Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-11-05

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3 It is estimated that fully a million peo.
pie took part in the festivities connected
with the unwilling Of the statue OF Liberty
Enlightening the World on Thursday the
rs in New York. The wet pavement the
mud. the chilly atmosphere and general dis
comfort We're not appreciable to public EN-
thusiasm. sz1=Z} z. w ll..5' - .'. ~
The drapery Of the flags and bunting up
on the city buildings and upon the federal
buildings tapped fitfuliy in the moist air,
while the banners on thousands OF tall
stats trailed idly or streamed Justify out
intensity for steadiness in their courses.
Promptly at 10 O'Clock the president.
accompanied by Secretary Of State Bayard,
descended the steps and entered an omen
carriage. They were followed by the Secre.
tary OF the Navy Whitney, Postmaster
General Villas, Secretary OF the Interior
Lamar, Private Secretary Col. Lamont,
Rear Admiral Luce and staff and Mai.
Whipple. The procession moved at 1O:15.
" The prssidentreached the review ing stand
at Madison square at 10:40 o'clock, He
was greeted with hearty cheers as he drove
down the avenue and drew no in front OF
r.
carriage with him. After the presiden t
had taken his place on the reviewing
stand the members of the French delepa-
ton were presented to him. Most OF the
space in the stand was reserved for the
French guests They were haadea NV M
Bartholdi, Count de Lessons. Admiral lon.
res, Gen. Peliscer. Col. Dep,lsv. NJ. Bavol
Col. d'Elusedat and Lieuf. V;i,eoert The
French delegation was in charge OF Capt.
Levy, Capt SchiIlinger, Lieut.. Waltze and
Col. Collins. Among other Distinguished
guests on the reviewing stand were Gen.
Sheridan. and his staff, Col. Sheridan, Col.
kellogg and Col. Blunt. Gov. Hill accom-
panied by Lieut.. Gov. ones and his staff,
Judges Brown and Benedict CT the supreme
court and Gen. Rufus Ingalls,.
Bartholdi, the sculptor appeared, and was
easily recognized by the mass, who
had seen his portrait on the pro.
grammes and in the illustrated papers
n shout went up from those nearest the
stand. The cry of "Bartholdi was then
caught up on both the reviewing and grand
stands. The crowds on the avenue curb
ings, up and down, heard the name and
passed it to the people in the park and
side streets, until the heavy air
was shaken with roar OF
cheering that must have gladdened the
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land was recognized and again the crowds
shook the welkin with their shouts, and
from the house tops and the windows of
the near. by hotels came shouts and the
sounds OF clapping hands to swell the roar
OF sound.
After the procession had passed came
the grand naval parade, in dense fop. A
few minutes after l O'Clock the gun to
start was fired, and the flagship, Sidney
weighed anchor, swung around and started
down stream. Close in wake followed the
squadron OF vessels, all steamers.
At o'clock the flag ships Of the feet an
island. Here was gathered q feet of YES
sells that can be better imagined than de-
scribed. All manner OF craft were at an
chor in the waters about the statue The
war vessels came in for their share OF at
traction, with their tiers Of black muzzles
protruding from either side. Presi lent
Cleveland was cowed ashore, then the whist
les were blown, the guns OF the men, of-war
belched forth and colors were dipped
For exactly halt an hour this was kept up.
ferdinand DE Lesseps was then intro
duced, and was received with q round
of applause. He spoke in French, and
with an energy equal to any speaker OF
the day, far exceeding in this respect Sen
u 10 Fynr ri wi, 40 ,ko%
address.
Senator Evarts, when the firing had sub
sided. introduced President Cleveland,
who, in accepting the statue. said:
The people of the United States accept
with gratitude from their brethren OF
the French republic the grand
and complete work OF art we
mere inaugurate. This token of the affec-
ton and consideration OF the people of
France demonstrates the kinship OF repub-
lies and conveys to US the assurance that
in our Efforts to commend to mankind the
excellence OF government resting upon
popular will, we still have beyond the
American continent a steaafast ally. We
are not here to-day to bow be-
lore the representation OF q fierce
ternlat to inatead onr own da;tv Laor;no
watch and ward before the open gates OF
America, and greater than all, that have
oeen celebrated IN ancient Troy. Instead
OF grasplng IN her hand the thunderbolts
OF terror she holds aloft the light which il!u-
mines the way TO mans acknowledgements.
we viii not forget that Liberty has here
MADE ner nome nor shall ner chosen altar
be neglected. willing votaries will constant
~ Keep alive Its tires, and these shall gleam
upon the shores 81 our sister republic IN
enc east hehected thence, and Joined with
answering rays, a stream OF light shall
pierce the darkness OF ignorance and mans
oppression until Liberty enlightenS the