Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-11-04

Ia almost entirely suspended, the public
schools are closed and all New York Is
taking part in the celebration. Visitors
from all sections Of the country have been
coming into the city for 10 days past, and
this morning thousands more were
added to the great throng, the prospects
OF unpleasant weather in no way deterrinQ
them. II is estimated that fully million
people will take part in the festivities.
The multitude 10 simply enormous. Along
the streets to be taken by the pro-
| eession the crush is terrible and every
window afording view of the parade ia
filled with people. The head Of the land
parade 10 expected to reach the battery
at noon. The naval parade will begin at
l o'clock.
The wet pavements, the mud, the chilly
air and general discomfort were no
| appreciable bar to public enthusiasm over
the event of Iiberty's unveiling. Streams
| OF workingmen and women, who usually
thread the streets at early morning hours
carrying dinner pals and lunch baskets,
were to-day as early astir, but with the
difference that they wore their holiday
attire, and their faces had expectancy in
every feature. As early as O'Clock
the tenement districts began the move
ment toward the streets and avenues
where they might see the pageant. They
had no money TO pay for vantage ground
on balconies or in windows on the line of
march, and so they went early out from
their homes to secure places on the curb
stones and street crossings. From o
boundary line east and west at the river
/ fronts the drift of people moved until
when nearing the line of march there
| grew to be tide Of human beings that
| ut length damned up against the police
lines and set back its constantly flowing
| stream to avenues near. Meantime the
favored dwellers In houses on Fifth
avenue arose at leisure, and servants
hung out bunting on the etfronts of the
brown-stone dwellings whence il was fut-
tered by occasional and bitter gusts of
wind. On nearly every street-car, uni
formed troops and members of societies.
were early on their way to their places of
rendezvous.
Gorgeously attired bands trailed the
streets in silence seeking their detach-
ments, and drum corps beat the step for
| Grand Army posts, upon their sodden
drum heads. The drapery OF flags and
bunting upon the city buildings and upon
the Federal building tapped fitfully in
the moist air, while the banners on thou
sands of tall stats trailed idly or streamed
Justify out in vagrant puffs Of wind that
supplied intensity for steadiness in their
| courses.
| The hour of O'Clock was marked on
| the towers and steeples, and at that time
| all organizations to take part in the
parade should have been at their posts in
| the streets from Fifty-sixth to Thirty
| fourth, with right and left resting on
Fifth avenue. At this hour, however, only
three of the many segments Of the great
whole had reached assigned positions
The Fifth United States Artillery, oom-
manded by Col. John Hamilton, and the en-
gineer corps, took their position in front of
Secretary Whitney's house at Fifty eighth
street and Fifth avenue q few minutes
after o. Next came the old guard who
stood near the carriages waiting for the
President and his cabinet to leave Score
tary Whitney's residence, where they had
spent the night. Promptly at 10 O'Clock
President Cleveland, accompanied by
Secretary Bayard, descended the steps
and entered an open carriage. They were
followed by Secretary Whitney, Postmas-
ter General Villas, Secretary LANAI, Private
Il
Luce and staff, and Major Whipple. The
old guard preceded the carriages and at
10.16 O'Clock began the march down
Fifth avenue. Both sides of the street
. were crowded with people who waved
their hats and applauded loudly as the
Presidents carriage passed On all the
side streets from Central Park down to
| The reviewing stand on Twenty. fourth
Ia a
civic organizations were formed. The car.
riages containing the President and cabinet
were followed by q battalion of $50 police
under the command of Captain Mount.
The United States naval brigade came
next with the engineers corps, which con.
sisted of $50 men. The Second Regiment
i then fell in line together with 200 mer
, composing the detachment of Massaohu.
setts volunteer militia. These were fol.
lowed by the Seventh, Eighth, Twelfth,
Eleventh and First regiments and the
, | French societies numbering 2,600 men.
The governors of Massachusetts, Maine,
Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New
: Jersey, New York, Maryland, and their
staffs. together with the United States
] judges, entered carriages at the Windsor
Hotel and fell into line behind the French
1 1
, mand Of Hugh j. Grant, con.
sisting Of the mayors Of cities,
and municipal officials, battalion
a of the police force Of Philadelphia, 4Ou
! men, commanded by Captain james
, Smith, battalions of the police forces OF
/ Brooklyn and Jersey City, veterans OF the
i war of 1912, the Aztec club, 4O men,
! veterans of the Mexican war, and the
) / n a Z
The Fourth division was under the com
4 mand OF Dol. O. A. Wells and was made
! nm of the war veteran military organiza-
i tions, the posts of the Grand Army OF th'
Republic of New York City, New Jersey
and other states.
Brioadier- General James McLeer was il
0 command of the Fifth division, which Wai
also composed of Grand Army posts.
= Col. Locke Winchester acted us marsha
a of the Sixth division, which numbered
a 500 men belonging to washington olty
Continental Guard with Gen. Washingtont
i carriage, old Washington Continental
n Guard Sons Of the Revolution and som
OF Veterans.
4; \ the Seventh division, had in his command
4 800 men, comprising the members OF I'M
o different educatloudi ihnittupA"'
6 The Eighth division was commandet
by Gen. Horatio O. King, and WAS mao
8 M of the independent military organlza
y tions. -,
3 The Ninth division was commanded b.
Bernard j. Dolan, and WAS composed
n representatives of the Brooklyn IRE de
o partment, Association of Old Brooklyn
ties. the mayor of Brooklyn and CIT
officials. r
9 John Decker as marshal OF the Tent
division, which was composed OF th
ie Volunteer Firemen's Association, boar
10 of trade and transportation, Unltorne
as KNIGHTS of Pythias, Indiana; hnights 9
Q. Pythias, New York, 1900 men; va
Ve FalIows and other civic societies.
ct Il was Just 10. 40 O'Clock when the Pret
o, ident reached the reviewing stand. d
al was greeted with hearty cheers as q
ID 5rove down tho avenue and drew up i
of front of the stand. Secretary bayar
a: WAS in the carriage with him.
tn After the President had taken his plac
SO ON the reviewing stand, the memoers
" the French delegation were presented
-. him.
te About q O'Clock, when the head OF Il
in naval fIeet appeared Oh the Battery, th
he mjst had thickened considerable. "
he from the mist appeared slowly the lutte
~ ing yards of the leader OF the hee.' DIG Ut
en as was the bunting, the atmosphere ~ su
dued its tints with most graceiui eneo
u and in moment 1t faded from s, sisn
The next puff of wind disclosed IN u y
nm leaders, traila procession extending aw'
ed up the North River, while the sdr% neau sUa, Us