The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-23
CLEVELAND AT ALBANY.
THE FOURTH DAY OF THE BI.
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.
The Procession Reviewed by the
President and His Cabinet Great
Enthusiasm Manifested.

people have given themselves up,
body AID soul, toiav 10 the tssk of
cs.e ranEg the NC lrpor,t on 81 their
81 y by Gov. Thrm4s Dcngsn, ju-t
200 years ago. Ths upIo ir that broke
oose at midnight when tbs bells an
nounced the arrival of the lnivsr-
sary cot nued uatil dayl ght. Men,
boys and even women We4t up aud
down the principal streets blowing
horns and singing until m rniog
came. Men aud boys organic d them
selves int marching baads and went
from one part OF the city to anlther,
blowing two or three horns toge; her
and stopping before hotels and pri-
vate RS dences and giving impiompu
serenades. Small cannon kept up
their salu es and boz fires lieh ed up
the principal streets, and the red fires
gov was r. Elected fr I'M tue skies above
until they paled in the gray apprt aeh.
ing morning. All the morse snd en-.
thu.issm that Albany may have bal
peLt up within herselt for the last two
ceniu.i les seemed to have found vent.
Thousands Ct persons remained up
through the night and were az ready
and eager to start on today's celeb
ion ~ though they had enjoyed the
most Iefres hing sleep.
THE ARRIVAL OF PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
WIS the first imporiant event of the
day. The time fixed for his coming
WAS o'clock an. Before that hour
the Blu gesaes Corps, under command
Of M,jr Venzandt, with the Pats
bu G oand at their head, marched TO
thu Wet Shore depot and drew up ia
line in readiness for the coming train.
ariages containing Mayor Thstcher,
ex-Msyor Banks and other ciizei s
and ci y officials were also in waiting
Without the liDe' formed by ihs mil
tia stood 500 or 600 citizens who had
come to welcome The Pre- sident. A
few minutes after 6 o'clock the ex
pccted spe cial tain beiriug the Preti-
Dental party steamed into the depot.
Mayor Tn tcher, ex Mayor Banks and
several Of the Anniversary Committee
boarded tue train and exchanged
greetings with the President. Mayor
1 hatcher, on behalf OF The city, babe
him welcome and warmly thanked
him Tor coming from Washington to
join them in celebrating the niver.
saty OF Albany's natal day. The Press
iient greeted his f,iends warmly and
aid 1t gave him pleasure to be with
Them again. Seer taries Baysrd and
Whitney and Private Secretary La
mont. like the Pres d mt him
self, whom they accompanied, looked
blight and flesh after their nights
rest in the sleeping cosch of the
fpecial rain on which they had made
their journey. The par y were i'm
mediately escorted to the coaches
awaiting, Before entering the car
riage, in which he rode without the
May or, President Cleveland was warm
ly greetsd by an old farmer from Della.
ware county, who broke through the
line AID asped tn Presidents hand
before anyone could stop him. "Well,
this is Giover?" he exclaimed. Eyes,
sir" answered the President, smiling
pleaEnty. The Burge ses Corp,
which acted as escort for the Presi-
dent, at once ook up the line OF march,
md tire Presidential patty were driven
TO
THE GovERNoR's MANSION.
While PASSING a handsome private
residence one OF the blir DIS opened
Just sufficiently to permit white,
shapsly arm 10 be thrust forth. TIE
arm waved q handkerchief, and the
President raised his hat in response to
tue gree log The arm was Withdrawn,
apparently pleased with the tcsnowl-
edgment OF its salu alton. On the
arrival Of the visitors at the ExeCu-
tive Mansion Cav. Hill received them
as his guesis. Soon after breakfast
was served and sll partook of it with
appettes whstted by their long jour
ney aud early rising. Having dis
charged their duty 10 the President,
TIE Burges5es corps at once Get about
accomplishing another pie 3sipg task,
This was IT, welcome the veteran corps
Of the Seventh regiment Of New Yoyk.
The corps marched down the steam
boat wh2rf, snd st about S O'clock,
the Dew, bearing their expected
guests, arrived at its lending. The
veterans breakiasted on bead the
steamer, and having f,rtified them
selves for the work Of the day, disem.
barked, and with Cappa's band at
their head, marched to the srmory of
their escouing hosts Every arriving
tain aud boat brought in new uni
formed companies who had accepted
the invitation 70 take part in the mill
L II mi 2
their bands aud ths measured tread of
their iset could he heard on every
side az they marched hither and
tblther, escorted by companies of
Albsny's militia, who performed the
pleasant duty OF h ST.
REVIEWING THE PROCESSION.
Alter the Governor and his guests
had breakiasted Pre- ident Cleveland,
accompanied by Col. Lamont, went to
S4prptarV Manninp'a residauca IN rall