The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-10-29

was clogged with vehicles and stree
cars above and below the intersection
Of the line of march When Governo
Hill mounted the platform there wert
cheers. When Bartholdi, the sculptor
appeared and was easily recognized BY
the mass, who had seen his portrait
on the programmes and in Illus
trated papers, a shout went VI
from those nearest the stand
The cry of "Bartholdi, Bartholdi,
was then caught up on bott
the reviewing and grand stands
Crowds on the avenue curbings up anC
down heard the name and passed it to
the people ia the park and side streets
until the air was shaken With the roal
OF cheering that must have gladdeneC
| the heart of the Alsatian, who bowed
and bowed his acknowledgements and
then the carriages were driven to the
rear of the stand, when came the
! President and his party. Instantly be
was recognized and again the crowds
| shook the Welkin with their shouts. On
| the reviewing staEd President Cleve.
land was presented with three hand
some baskets of flowers, the gifts OF
young ladiJs in the city. As various
military and civic organizations passed
| they ssluted by cropping the colors
and the President responded by lifting
his hat. Nearly every band played the
"Marseillaise' the French national
hymn. AS seOn as the procession had
passed, the President and party were
driven to North River and were taken
On board the Dispatch.
On reaching Main Street to the north
of the post Office, the procession turned
in towards Park Row and then marched
down again towards Broadway. This
was done in order to pass under the
magnificent arch of evergreens, flags
aud notices erected in front of the
World building. 1t was just about
noon when the column reach, !
this point. The Tribune, Times, Sun
Mail and Express, and other newspaper
buildings were all tastefully decorated,
as were buildings generally in the lower
part of town, the fronts of some of the
immense structures being here hidden
almost from view.
The formation of the marine part of
the parade begun in Hudson River OPP
posite West Forty-fitth Street at an
early hour but owing to the foggy
weather it was nearly l o'clock before
the signal gun was fred. All this time
there were probably 100 vessels drawn
up in two divisions, the first composed
of large steamers and the second of tugs
and smaller vessels. Some of these
were beautifully decorated with flags
and bunting. It was after 1 O'Clock
when the signal gun to start was fred,
and the column began its forward
movement. The United States steam
ship Dispatch lay off West TwentY-third
Street, and as the column of boats ap-
preached President Cleveland arrived
with his suite, and prepared 70 go on
board. As the guns fired the Presi-
dents salute a halt was ordered until
the Dispatch got under way, when with
a loud blast of whistles the column of
boats followed behind, bound south
to Bedloe's Island. ~
The music that was played, while the
officials and guests were assembled on
BedIoes island this afternoon was fol-
lowed by a signal gun that announced
the beginning of the ceremonies,
Prayer was offered by Rev. Dr.. Richard
S. Storrs and Count Ferdinand De Les
seps then delivered an address on be-
half of the Franco American union.
Senator Evarts next made the presenta-
ton address. The ceremony of unveil-
ing the statue of Liberty then took
place and was followed by salvo from
ali the guns in the harbor. after
music, President Cleveland formally
accepted statue. An address was then
made by Representative of France Lee
ministre PlenipOtentatiarle ct delegate
extraordinaire A. Lefalvre. There was
more music by Gilmore, TWenty-Second
Regiment Band and then Chauncy NJ
DeDeW delivered commemorative ad-
dress; "OId Hundred was played by
the band and the assembly Joined IN
singing doxology. The ceremonies were
closed with benediction pronounced by
the Right Rev. Henry G. Potter,
D. D, assistant bishop Of do:
oese of New York. A national
salute was then fred simultane-
ous,v by all batteries in the harbor,
af1oat and ashore. The programme
provides for an evening illumination OF
the statue, with fireworks on Bedloe's
and Governors Islands and the Bat
tery. A dinner in honor Of the french
guests will be given at Delmonlco's this
evening by the Chamber of Commerce.
New YORK, October 28.-Three bat
teries took part in the salute OF 100
guns fred from the Battery on the
wired signal at the moment OF unVel
ing the statue. The steamers IN the
bay blew their whistles, and the men
of-war returned the salute from their
guns. At o'clock the vessels, which
had taken part in the naval parade, be-
gan to return and deposit their cargoes
of sight-seers at the Battery and near
by the wharves.
At42O the guns on Governors Island
and other forts and those on the war
ships were unmasked, and belched
forth their thunder for half an hour.
The New York Society of Amateur
PbotOuraDhv chartered a steamer for
the day and conducted artexperiments.
At the scene of the parade and at Bed
ioe's Island, the New York World,
which bore such a prOminenf part IN
raising the pedestal fund, was repre-
sented in the naval parade by two
! steamers.
! SENATOR EvARTs' ADDRESS.
Dir. President:
The scene upon which this vast as
gemblage is collected, displays a trans
action in human affairs which finds nc