The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-11-04
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fefy unpfom1slng Tor the festivities
which are to take place In connection with
he Inauguration of the Bartholdi Statue
81 Liberty. slight fog hangs over the
city and obscures, in measure, the elAb-
crate decorations OF buildings with which
The city has been beautified. Freneh and
American f1ags are flying from the house
tops and windows In every direction and |
q general holiday appearance Is presented |
by moving bodies of soldiers, militia, CIVIC |
and by the collection on the |
of great crowds of people. Bust |
ness during the day viii be almost entirely |
sus pended, the public schools will be |
closed. and all New York will Join in the
celebration Visitors from all sections of
the country have been coming into the
city for two days past, and this morning
thousands more were added to the great
throng. The storm greatly interfered with
the work on Bedloe's Island yester-
day, but as very little was ltf; 20
be done it did not matter much
whether it rsineJ or not. The platform
that has stood in one OF the northwestern
angles of the enclosure was removed and a
platform for the speakers stand is ready
for their reception. a handsome silk
French flag will be placed over the face OF
the statue. AT word from President
Cleveland it will be drawn, unwilling the
head of the goddess.
The land parade which moved out at 9
O'Clock includes between %, 600 and 80 ,OO0
men. The head of the column will reach
the battery at about noon. The naval pa
rade starts at 12:45. The president will
resch BedIoe's Island it is expected about
8 O'Clock and the exercises will commence
as soon as he has reached his seat.
It is estimated that fully one million
people took part in the festivities to-day.
From the boundary line east and west at
the river front the drift moved until
when nearing the line of march there
grew to be q tide of humanity that jam
med up against the police lines and set
back It's constantly flowing stream to
near by avenues. The procession WAS to
have started at 9. At that hour it had
| only begun TO form. The fifth United
States artillery, commanded by Colonel
John Hamilton, and the engineers corps
took q position in front Of Secretary
Whltney's house at Fifty eighth street
| and Fifth avenue, few minutes after 9.
Next came the old guards, who stood
| near the carriages in waiting for Presi-
dent Cleveland and the members Of the
cabinet. Promptly at 10 O'Clock the
president, accompanied by Secretary OF
State Bsyard, descended the steps and
entered the open carriage. They were
| followed by Secretary Whitney, Post.
master General Villas, Secretary Lamar
Private Secretary Lament, Rear Admiral
Lioce and staff, and Major Whipple
The Old Guard preceded the carriages
| and at 10 10 commenced the march down
| Fifth avenue. Both sides of the avenue
were crowded with people who waved
their hats and applsuded loudly as the
| presidents carriage passed, followed By
| q battalion of 250 police. The United
States naval brigade came next with en-
| gineers corps, followed by the SECOND
| regiment n. G. S., New York detach-
ment, Massachusetts volunteers, militia
Seventh, Eighth, Twelfth, Eleventh anc
First regiments, French societies, Cover.
nors Of Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont
Connecticut, Rhode Island, New jersey
| New York, MaTylsn'', and their staff
together with the United States judges
mayors and officials from various cities
| visiting policemen ard firemeD, veterans
of 1912, Grand Army posts, civic socie
ties, volunteer firemen association, K. O.
p. of Indiana, Odd Fellows and other or
CARNATIONS.
The president reached the reviewing
stand at Madison So IAre at 10 40, auC
was greeted with hearty cheers Score
terY Bayard rode 10 q carriage with him
After the presentation had taken plac
on the reviewing stand the members O
the French legation were presented Il
him. Most OF the space in the stand wa
reserved for the French guests. The.
were headed by M BArtholdi, Count De
| Le5seps, Admiral JaureS, Gen. Pelisier
Col. DePugy, NJ. Bigot, Col. DsLoosse
dat and Lieut.. Viueger. The French
delegation was in charge Of Capt. Ferdi
nand Levy, Capt Schil,ing, Lieut.. Walt
and Col. Collins.
Among other distinguished guest
were Gen. Sheridan and staff, Col. SheTi
idan. Col. K -llogg, Col. Blunt, Gov. HI
accompanied by Lieut.. Gov. Jones ant
| ~ I'M M RGnn6YRF of
| supreme court, and Gen. Rufus ingalls,
When Governor Hill mounted the plat
form there were cheers, but when Bar
tholdi, the sculptor, appeared and ws
recognized Dy the mass, q s5oUt went u!
from those nearest the stand The or
of ''Bartholdi!" "BaTthOldi ~ was the
| caught up on both the reviewing an
| grand stands. The crowd on the cur bing
up and down heaJ the name and passe
it 10 the people in the park and sid
streets until the heavy air was shske
with it aud must have Rlsddened tn
heart of the Aisatian, who bowed al,
bowed his acknowledgement, snd then il
| carris ges which were driven 10 the reR
of the stand came President CLEVELAND
and his party Instantly he was recog
nized and agaiR.the crowds made the wei
kin ring with their shouts. The signs
service OpeTstor of the Twenty eight
street station made known the fact 4
rhe thropZ By waving a Il x, ard tn
/ pressure incrt ased toward the svenu
until the people became packed Rs close
ly as possible.
The formation OF the marine part O
} the parade began in tue Hudson rive
opposite West Forty fifth street q
: early hour but owing 10 the fogG
j weather it was nearly l O'Clock befor
the signal gun WAS fred. At tn tim
} there were probably one hundred vessel
drawn up in two divisions. The hrs
was compost d Of large steamers and III
second of trgs ard smaller vessels
Some Of these were beautifully decorate
with flags and bunting. The Unite
States steamer Despatch lay Off Yves
TweRty- third street and ss the colum
I of boats approached President Cleve
land and suite arrived aud prepared
go on board. AS the guns fired tn
: president's salute, q halt was ordere
; until the Despatch got under way, wheI
with loud blast Of whistles, the colum
OF boats followed in behind, bound sout
to Bed oes island.
3 On the reviewing stand Presider
Cleveland was presented with thre
I handsome baskets of fio~eTs, the gift
I of young ladies in tho city. As th
I various military and civic organization
passed they saluted by dipping the
cOlors and the president responded
: u11nR MS nat. n carly every DSnQ
] passing played the Msrsellaise. a
e soon as the procession had passed Pres
J. dent Cleveland and party were driven I
North river and wee taken On board ii
Despatch.
j Three batteries took part Ia the salui
g of one hundred guns fired from ii
1 battery on given signal at the momel
q | Of the unwilling OF the statue. tt
cleaners in the bay blew their whistle
and the men of war returned the sRlu
, from their guns. At O'Clock the vel
4 sells, which bad taken part in the nav
{ parade, began to return and deposite
| their earg0es of sight seers ct the batter
j and near By the whaIvss. at 20 I'll
e guns on Governors Island and other for
D and thnse on the war ships were nI
{ masked and belched forth their thunds
{ for half an hour.
. The New York society of amateI
{ photography chartered 8 steamer for ii
day and conducted art experiments
the scenes Of the parade and at Bedloe
Island.
e The New York World, which boz
= SUCH o prominent. part in reaising Il
= PEDESTAL fund wss represented in the ns