Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-07-29
AN HILARIOUS CITY.
Albany Celebrating the Two Hundredth
Anniversary or Its In
corporation.
A Grand Procession, and Speeches by
President Cleveland and Sec
retary Bayaru.

Albanians gave themselves up body and
soul yesterday to the task of celebrating
the incorporation Of their city by Gov.
Thomas Dougan just 200 years ago, says an
Albany IN. W dispatch Of July 23. The
uproar that broke loose at midnight when
the bells announced the arrival of the an
niversary continued until daylight. Men,
boys, and even women went up and down
the principal streets blowing horns and
singing until morning came. Men and
boys organized themselves into marching
bands and went from one part of the city TO
another, blowing two or three horns to-
gether and stopping before hotels and pri-
vate residences and giving impromptu sere-
nades. Small cannon kept up their salutes
and bonfres lighted up the principal streets,
and the red-fre's glow was reflected from
the skies above until it paled in the gray of
approaching morn. All the noise and en-
thusiasm that Albany may have pent up
within herself for the last two centuries
seemed to have suddenly found vent.
Thousands of persons remained up through
the night, and the. uproar was continued
until dawn. President Cleveland, Secre-
taries Bayard and Whitney, and Private
Secretary Lamont arrived on n special train
soon after a. m, and were met at the
West Shore Depot by Mayor Thacher,
ex-Mayor Banks, and other notables; the
Burgess Corps, headed by the Plattsburg
Band, and about six hundred other citizens.
The Presidential party entered carriages at
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President Cleveland was warmly greeted by
an old farmer from Delaware County, who
broke through the line and clasped the
Presidents hand before any one could stop
him. We'll, this is Groverp he exclaimed.
"Yes, SIR" answered the President, smil-
ing pleasantly. After breakfast President
Cleveland called on Secretary Manning.
The chief event of the day was military
procession in which the local militia bodies,
the Seventh Regiment of New York, with
Cappas band, and many other State militia
~ organizations, Grand Army and other
veteran organizations, the Rose Guards OF
Philadelphia, Mayor Thacher, and other
city officials, members of the Legislature,
Governor Hill and staff, and President
Cleveland and members of his Cabinet had
places. The procession was formed in -four
divisions. The President rode in the fourth
division in an open carriage with Secretary
Whitney. He held his hat in his hand
while he bowed acknowledgment to the
fjpBpfeHss:: s:f Ike Govefnors stan 1on6wed,
and behind them rode the Governor in 9
carriage.
After the procession Gov. Hill delivered
rink. When he had concluded his speech
and the applause had subsided, Mayor
Thacher attempted to announce the next
thing on the programme, but his voice was
drowned by cries of "Cleveland!" "Cleve-
land!" The President arose, bowed, and
sat down again on the platform, beside
the Governor. This did not satisfy the
vigor. Finally, Mr.. Cleveland arose, and,
advancing to the front of the platform,
said:
Citizens of Albany: came here to-day as m
invited guest to q family reunion. 1 desire tC
bo modest and not mingle too freely in congrat
ulations and celebrations which belong more
properly to you. do not wish to sound single
note of discord, but have heard so much of the
Dutch Of this being Dutch city, so much talk
of the olden time and OF its customs, that when
remember that dwelt two years among you
wonder whether am in the right place or not Al
the risk of creating discordOce, will say that Ia
my time Dutch was not the language of the town
Tho people spoke English, and to me words In
English OF kindness that / will neverforget. / am
glad, however, you have got your charter. When
lived here it was, think, under charter, but
according to my remembrance, 1t was a charter
passed by the Legislature Of the State in the first
year spent here, and approved by me. must
not detain you longer; but cannot refrain from
expressing to you my appreciation OF the kind
ness with which you have received me. and
from repeating the homely and old-fashioned
wish, may the citizens OF Albany and their de-
scendants see many happy returns of the day.
The President spoke in clear, ringing
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the large building, and his brief remarks
were received with enthusiastic applause.
When he sat down the audience called
upon Secretary Bayard for a speech, and
he said:
N.Y. thank you most profoundly for your kind.
Eess In thus recognizing my presence among
you. came here as a friend and companion OF
one whom IL Is my honor and pleasure to assist
in the administration of our public affairs. II
is my further pleasure, as an American citizen,
to take part in the celebration OF honorable
American traditions that so frequently take
place in all parts Of our country, and rejoice
to see them so worthily celebrated have my
self something in my traditional ancestry OF
the blood OF the Dutch and thank you for an
opportunity of saying so.
Secretary Whitney was next called for,
and said:
will occupy but a moment Of your time
ladies and gentlemen, I'm taking this opportunity
of expressing TO you that common sentiment OF
every one inspired by such a beautiful day, by
such gathering OF people, and by the interest
ing exercises at which you have been present
for several hours. 1t Is an additional pleasure
to have an opportunity of thanking you for the
courtesy you have shown us and of saying
will bear AWAY grateful recollections of the re-
ception we have received this afternoon. Moth
ing more than this expression, 1 am sure, Is
called for from me.
The music was rendered by an orchestra
of fifty pieces and chorus of one hundred
male voices. The exercises concluded with
the singing of america" by the chorus and
audience.
At the conclusion of the exercises the
President, Secretaries Whitney and Bay
ard, and others drove to Secretary Man
ning's residence, where they remained
about an hour. They then drove to the
Governors residence, where, together with
Mr.. Manning, Francis Herman, Lieut.. Gov.
Jones, Rufus w. Peckham, Col. Lamont,
and others, they dined with the Governor.
After the dinner the President held a
public reception in the Senate chamber of
the Capitol, and later attended private re-
ception at Fort Orange Club. Later the
Presidential party left for Washington.
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