, 1886-10-29
The Bartholdi Festivities.

last night. out the weather this morning
was very unpromisiug Tor the fesdi,itie.
which were To take place in connection
with the Inauguration of the Bartholdi
statue OF Liberty. A slight fog hung over
the city and obscured in II measure the
elaborate decorations Of the buildings
with which the city was bcautiied The
French aud American flags were flying
from the house tops aud windows in every
direction. aud a general h ,liday appear
ance Was presented BY moving bodies of
soldiers. militia and civic organizations.
aud 10y the collection On the sidewalks of
gre It crowds Of people.
1t is estimated That fully 1000, 600 peo
rlc tuuk part in the festivities. Tue wet
pavement, the mud The chilly atuius
phere aud general discomfort were no
bar TO the public enthusiasm. From the
boundary hue cast aud west at the river
irunts the DRIFT of people moved, until
when nearing the line Of march there
grew to be a tide of humanity jamuned up
against the Iu ice lines, and sent back a
constantly Il wing stream into near bv
avenues the crowd in Madison square
was vast When the president reached the
reviewing stand. The side streets were
clicked with hum tuity, and Broadway
was clugg,d with street cars alb we and
b low the intersection Of line Of march.
When Governor Hill mounted ne plat
form there were cheers, but when bar
tholi, the sculptor. appeared, aud was
easily re;ugu zed by the mass, who had
81 en- his portrait on the PROGRAMMES aud
IN the illustrated papers, "A shout went up
from those nearest the stand The cry
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