New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-16
AN ALBANY MARDI GRAG
PLANS FOR ALL NATIONS DAY.

DISPLAYS PROPOSED BY THE VARIOUS RACES LIVING
IN THE CITY,
lFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNAL
ALBANY, July 15.-Thc bi-centennial cele-
braon Of this city week bids fair important
feature to illustrate what tho foreign pop
uaton OF the city merge its differences In Americas
citizenship and still retain It's original national charas-
teristics and pride the iaherland After hosts
tion tho general Dioontennal committee determined -
set apart Tnesday ALI nations day and to entIu
TO each nationality the preparation OF u display
procession In which ali should take part
The scheme meeting tn success far heyoni the er-
pectaons OF Its projectors and strangely enough
quarrels and ealouses given way TO an enhuass
zeal on the Part OF each nationality 10 ousrp the othes
In display. The f)rcisn population Of Albany is. Of
course made up chiefly Of men VINO work for their daily
bread and TO whom the city has becn home for onya
few years Yet these naturszsd artisans have throva
themselves more enthusiastically into the celebration
than hare the descendants OF Dutch families wnoss
names written all through Abany's history Indssd
with few exceptions the rich Dutch families still 10
existence here have played only Insignificant part In
the preparations for tho weeks gayctes Before the
visitor in town wandered far through the humher
portions OF the city he 10 TO encounter carpenter
shop or edium sized stable about which Is tho hustle
Of unusual activity, yet withal pretencs TO secrecy
through which the nlusitivc, however, can readily
penetrate.
The different nations preparing In these places the
floats 81 illustrate events In their history, which viii
be the striking feature OF tao all nations parade %
Tuesday Some forty Goats of this kind are planned
ana In every the labor OF constructing them las
been labor OF love- performed IN hours subracted from
The time given to earning livelihood. The Italians
have perhaps the most ambitious OF these moving tab
under way They are building full rugged cara
vel Of the style OF the fifteenth century, which To 10
mounted on huge platform and drawn by eight horses.
sho taC
Christie pher Columbus Ia to stand and the vessel VIII No
manned by Dung Italian boys The ship Is to hOat
couutefeed stage and the crew IL In training, 10
perform evolutloDs supposed TO be nautical The
FIeuch Canadians, OF whom there are many IN the cig
and vicinity also chosen marine subject Tor me
Chief OF their foas II represents thevoyage OF Jacques
Cartier aud ths rivalry between the French and the
Italians as which nation Will produce the nest sup
gorgeous dscoverer and the most active crow
has arrayed ON opposite sides large part o the orega
population Tho excitement has gone 80 FAR that Aoerc
tredette The PRESIDENT OF tho local St. Jean taptiste
Society and well known to French societies through the
East, has summoned French Canadags from far ana
pear to contribute to the display OF Ia belle France and
has decided embark the ship himself In the gulsc Of
the great French explorer Besides this nOahe French
Canadians will draw through the streets quas-resloua
abeau symDOlzng st. Jean Baptiste anu vther groups
of local significance This zeal too, Is shown b. people
with whom early Albany ut war FOR nearly 100 year
who burned Schenectady from tho map in 1890. aud
who than tet the bite OF the sword oi fieter
schuyler. Albany's nrst Mayor.
The Irish, OF meriy stronger than any
other nationality aud events the ocean
have kinded national rrdo among them to an unusua
Ia allegory and The Present Contest pig noAt
bearing young Irish GIRL tyafyins Erin. ana sur,
rounded By girls represent the provinces ana
thirty represent the counties all cbatactest-
csy robe will be the central figure OF tn. irsn display
company OF young lrshneh ~ ha.gn., uuiio'n WI,
act ~ q guard Of honor. Close Dehlnu inc .iesoI.H
civic heroes with Parnc and Gladstone IN tue ccutfc
srro lnded by Emmett Grattan, OC0nnel, Me.gher ahd
others The Irishmen expect toturn 0nt LOO men IN
the procession and nave also arraneei Tor exercises IN
the Academy OF Music to commemorate Governor
irish officer IN the army OF James H. The bI-centonnl1
fever has indeed carried away more lrsnnen La any
0tssr ySs aeH q " irish have just
social club and secured spacious nomsD on TIA nsr.
gan Cub and promises To be social rival OF the Older
better known Fort orange CiMo oso, q, thai, a,.
rIay semi Martial group, desgEed Ia general ieaurs
after the great monnmcn On 'ue r"an,a anolIa
ami the Inuses Halt dozen smaller noats VI nstorcM
or aegorica iiDI ort complete their display Tue sing
Inc too have arranged for grand open AIR con.
cert in the evening aud thirty or forty VI Their social
organizations have proDerted "conmers and knrps"
on GENEROUS scale wind up the day devoted 10 the
nations Tie Dutch who are struggling against tnoir
relatively small numbers Ia make snow commensurate
wjtn their the oitys history have almost
conn eted floats representing Holland and her provinces
the windmir of Holland, aud Govern" Petrns o.uyve-
SAINT. America III this day when naturaliLed A'neri.
cans will segresate into the nations oI Tue Vt ~ W y"
represented Infantry cavalry ana artillery Ditt
ions the CluD. the strongest political org nLa-
ton numerically IN tho city. fhe Scotch viii be pro-
cedei by OF bag ppcrs; and the English are 70
he suitably represented ..-...
The processOn promises to be the most charsctensuo
OF those arranged for the week lct tue rLies p.re
of Monday afternoon Isl expected To los several tnes
larger lis floats Will illustrate the Development OF the
ntys industries Tue civic parade of Wednesday, 100.
ia 10 he g,rnshc iby floats sybozng the central ideas
NJ the many societies which will participate. Tnese
0oat been kept profound secret except in 50 far
AZ a Knight OF ~ ,hiss IiJatOn has put into ecua
lion the report the odd Fellows have beer Keeping
nule on low for the past fortnight In order thas
M Iuberant spirits be 50 far restrained ao 10 PER
mil tho Good Samaritan to rdo upon II on tile Odd Eel
lows luat representing Charity"