Connecticut western news., 1886-11-03

1 The occasion of, the dedication of Bartholdi. Statue of Liberty presented by the Citizens o1 | france to the United States has been looked forward to with interest by all parts of the country. The day for the celebration was fix. ed for Thursday October 2Sth. The pro- gramme was one of the most extensive ever prepared ln New York. The programme was | as follows: l FIRST DIVISION. Col. John Hamilton, Fifth U. s. Artillery, | Marshal The U. S. Naval Brigade. commanded by Capt. | Robert Boyd, U. S. N. The U. s. Army Brigade commanded by Major Wallace F. Randolph, Fifth U s. Artillery. second Regiment National Guard, State of 1 New Jersey. A Detachment of Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. SECOND DIVISION Brlg.-Gen l.. Fitzgerald, Commanding First Brigade. The First Brigade N G., S. N. T., escorting the French column. Capt. A. George, Marshal. The French Column. united States Judges and high officials of tho United States Gin carriages). 1oYernors of States and Territories and high officials thereof. THIRD DIVISION. Hugh J. Grant, Esq.,, Marshal Mayors of cities and Municipal Officers Gin car
 riages), followed by Battalion of the Police Force of Philadelphia,
 and Battalion of the Police Force of
 Brooklyn. Veterans of the War
 of 1872 Gin carriages). me Aztec Club, Veterans of Mexican War Gin
 carrlases). The Military Order of the
 Loyal Legion.
 FOURTH DIVISION.
 Col. c. A. Wells, Marshal
 War Veteran Military OroaniZatiOns
 FIFTH DIVISION.
 Brig-Gen. James McLeer, second Brigade, N. G., s. N. Y., escorting the
 Grand Army of the Republic.
 Comrade c. H. Lutjens, Marshal.
 The Grand Army of the Republic.
 SIXTH DIVISION.
 Col. Locke Winchester Marshal. veteran Military Organizations other than
 purely War Veterans.
 SEVENTH DIVISION.
 Major-Gen. A. S. Webb Marshal, Aid Marshal Alexander P. Ketchum, U. s.
 Vols. The Educational Division.
 EIGHTH DIVISION.
 Gen. H. c, King, Marshal.
 Independent Military Organizations. Gen. Washlngtons carriage drawn by eight horses, escorted by the Continental Guards of Washington, D. O., and by the Old Washing ton Continental Guard, mounted
 Sons of the Revolution.
 NINTH DIVISION.
 Bernard J. Doran, Marshal. Sons of Veterans. Detached Fire Depart. ment, Brookl lyn. Association of old Brook lynltes. Representative citizens of Brooklyn
 TENTH DIVISION.
 Johr Decker, Marshal. Volunteer Firemen's Association. Board of Trade and Transportation. Regiment of Uniformed Knights of Pythias, Indiana.
 Regiment of Uniformed Knights of Pythias New York.
 Charity Associations and other civic soci- cites. Citizens.
 The line of march was fixed as follows, viz. Down Fifth avenue from Fifty-seventh street to Wayerly place, giving marching salute to the President of the United states, who was designated & position near the Worth Monu- 1 meEt to be occupied by him through Waverley place to Broadway down Broadway to Mail | street :; through Mail street to Park Row through Park Row to Broadway down Broad | way to near Bowling Green, where the several corps were dismissed, with the exception of the Second Battery N G. S. " This last named | to proceed to Battery Park, there to fire feu- de.Io1e of 10, 900 rounds at the moment of the | unveiling of the statue.
 THE NAVAL PARADE. The following order was issued by Commo- | dore Luce in regard to the naval parade IHe Ilafdl parade 10 take place Tn connection | with the unveiling of the statue of Liberty | Enlightening the World will consist of two | divisions.
 F1rst-Large steamers. Second-Tugs and other small vessels. and will be formed in the North River above Forty fifth street.
 A Government steamer will be designated to cad, on which the first division will form. At 12 45 signal will be fired from the flag vessel at which all the steamers will head down 'tream and take positions assigned them No vessel will be permitted to enter the formation, 'xcept at the end of its respective division, liter the signal gun.
 The column will continue on until the large -essels in the outer have arrived abreast of he island, when 1t is recommended that they nchor and remain so during the ceremonies ttending the unveiling of the statue. gap hould be left from directly abreast the flag hip Tennessee to the island to permit pas age for the boats conveying the Presidential arty to the landing we'll as to prevent in- ury from the salute to be fired by that vessel.
 THE PEDESTAL. Two large copper tablets were placed on the lght and left sides of the base of the pedestal 1onday. On one of them were the names of he Construction and Executive Commi f c T1th the inscriptions :" This pedestal was built by voluntary con- r1butions from the people of the United States America" /"
 On the other was this device: "A gift from the people of the Republic of ranca to the people of the United States. l