The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-10-29
LIBERTY.
IMPOSING CEREMONIES AT THE IN
YELLING OF BARTHOLDl STATUE.
Addresses of Messrs. Evarts, De
pew, Bartholdi, De
Lesseps, &c.


which fell almost continuously for
thirty-six hours did not cease until day
light this morning.
The sky did not clear, however, and
the thousands of anxious sight-seers,
who began to pour down the streets at
an early hour, met damp, fOggy atmos-
phere, which threatened renewal OF
the rain at any moment.
Between and 9 o'clock all the tho
roughfares showed signs of unusual ac-
tivity. All trains including those coming
into town as well as those of the ele-
waited railroads, were crowded 10 their
utmost capacity with people hurrying to
advantageous points to view
THE GRAND PROCESSION.
In the vicinity of Fifth avenue and
Fifty-seyenth street, the point at which
the procession was to form, all was hustle
and commotion as early as 8 o'clock.
Civic and military companies arrived
faster than they could be assigned to their
proper places, and for a while there was
no little confusion General Stone, the
grand marshal, and his aides, however,
soon brought order out of the chaos, and
at a few minutes past ten the head OF the
column began to move down Fifth
avenue.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND,
who was Secretary Whitney's guest over
night, accompanied by Secretary Bayard,
entered a carriage at 10 o'clock and drove
to the reviewing stand at Madison Square
He was followed by Secretaries Whitney,
Villas and Lamar and Colonel Lamont in
other carriages. As the column passed
down Fifth avenue it was received by the
enormous crowds which thanked it on
either side with clapping of hands and
mighty cheers.
As the procession approached the re-
viewing stand at Madison Square, where
President Cleveland and members Of the
Cabinet were in waiting, slight drizzle
of rain began falling; not enough, how
ever, to disturb the crowd or spoil the
spectacle. After passing through Madi-
son Square, the column moved on down
Fifth avenue TO Washington Square,
where it turned into Broadway, thence to
the open space behind the pOstotlice,
called Mail street, into Park Row, under
a triumphal arch in front of the lV0rd
office, and back into Broadway. This
detOur was made in order to
PAY A COMPLIMENT
to the enterprise of the World in raising
the sum necessary to build the pedestal
for Bartholdi's great work
From Park Row the route was again
down Broadway to COurtlandt street and
Madison Lane, where most Of the military,
turning to the right or left made their
way to the river. The head of the pro-
cession reached the City Hall at noon.
At the same time whenever the music
Of the bands ceased, the chimes Of Trinity
church could be heard playing the national
airs Of
FRANCE AND AMERICA.
The decorations along the line of
march were very meagre. This lack of
display, however, can be accounted for by
the inclemency of the weather for the
past ten days. The only really hand
somely decorated building is the City
Hall. After leaving Broadway at Court
landt street and Maiden Lane nearly all
the military and civil companies made
their way hOmeward.
At this hour Q:15 p. NJ the process
sion is still vending its way past the
United Press office, 1877 Broadway, having
been over an hour in progress. All the
vessels on the North river were gaily
decorated with flags, the great Atlantic
lines being particularly noticeable as
they lay at their dOcks-One mass of
color aloft.
THE NAVAL PARADE,
which forms another feature of the day,
was set for | o'clock.
The sound Of the preparatory gun,
which should have been fired at l2:45 +.
NJ. was not heard until l o'clock, and
there was considerable delay in meeting
the vessels which were to take part in the
line. Twenty minutes later the signal for
the start was given, and the vessels moved
slowly in double line from Forty fifth
street down the North river past the fleet
of war vessels toward Liberty Island.
The procession was in charge of Lieuten-
ant Commander Rich, and consisted of
two divisions.
The first division was headed by the
United States coast survey steamer Ged-
ney, and consisted of all the larger YES
sells; the second of tugs and miscella-
neous craft of all descriptions.
On reaching Bedloe's Island they came
too abreast of the statue-head, where
they remained until the end of the cere-
monies.
A gap was left abreast of the flagship
Tennessee for the passage of the boats
containing The presidential party.