Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1886-11-05

NEW YORK, Oct. 2S.-At club dinner In
Paris 20 years ago there came to Auguste
Bartho.di the conception Of French-Ameri-
can statue to Liberty, and to-day, under
heavy skies, more than a million people made
business of commemorating its completion
All night had the rain fallen at intervals, and
day broke with no rent Or seam In a curtain
of le1den cloud. The wet pavements, the
mud, the chill air and general discomfort,
however, were no appreciabe bar to public
enthusiasm over the event of Liberty's un-
yelling. The decorations Of the City Hall
were completed yesterday, and consist of
flags and banners, festooned on spear heads,
extended along the facade Of the building.
Mayor Grace garrived at the City Hall
shortly after o'clock and welcomed the
different mayors and heads Of departments
from various cities who had arrived to take
part in tho festivities. Among these were
Mayor Whitney of Brooklyn, accompanied
by his STAFF occupying 25 carriages; Mayor
Joseph Haynes Of Newark and the beard OF
| aldermen of that city; Mayor Morgan G..
Buckley of Hartford, with Alderman Sluyter,
Crilly, Lawrence and G .iffin and Councilman
Bliss and Billngs Mayor John A. Thatcher
Of Albany and alderman; Mayor Beaugrande
Of Montreal Mayor Cleveland of Jersey
City; Mayor Rockefeller of Plainfield and
Mayor Raymond of Salem, Mass. After
being welcomed by Mayor Grace, Sheriff
Grant escoi ted the guess to the carriages,
where Police Captain Stewart and corps
of officers kept the large crowd already as
semb!ed in order. The grand marshals en-
tered the first carriage and led the way up
town.
New YORK, Oct. 28.-At9 O'Clock the first
! divls on Of the parade commenced to form
| en- Fifty-eighlh street and Fifth avenue The
fifth Uni ed States artillery and the engineer
corps took their position in front OF Secretary
Whltney's house a. few minutes after
| o'clock. Next came the Ola Guard, which
stood near the carriages waiting for the
President and his cabinet to leave Secretary
Whitney's residence, where they had spent
the night. Promptly at 10 o'clock President
Cleveland accompanied by Secretary of
State Bayard descended the steps and entered
an open carriage. They were TO lowed by
Secretary Whitney, Postma star General
Villas, Secretary Lamar, Rear Admit al
Luce an staff and Major Whipple The
Old Guard preced the carriages. and ut
| III. ID O'Clock commenced the march down
Fifth avenue Bo,h sides Of the street were
crowded wi b people, who waved their hats
and applquded loudly as the Presidents
carriage passed. On all the side streets from
Central Park down to the stand on Twenty
fourth street the different military com
pan!es and civic organizations were formed
| Ihe carriages con- aiming the President and
cabinet were followed by a battalion of 250
police, under the command of Capt. Mount
The Unitel States naval brigade came next,
with the engineer corps, which cOnsiS ted Of
$50 men. The I'd regiment n. G. s. n. Y,
numbering 32j men, f9ll in line at Fifty
ninth street, together with 200 men compos-
ing the detachment of Massachusetts volun-
teer militia. These were followed by the 9TH
regiment, 400 men; Sth regiment, 250 men;
18th regiment, 500 men; 1lth regiment, 224
men; lst regiment, 800 men, and the French
societies numbering 900 men. The Governors
| Of Mt ssachusetts, Ma ne, Vermont, Con-
necticut, Rbole Island, New jersey New
York, Maryland and their stats, together
with the United States judges entered car
riages at the Windsor Hotel AMI fell into the
line behind the French associations.
At O.40 o'clock the Old Guard, acting as
guard OF honor TO the President, and headed
Ly the 18th regiment band and. drum corps
arrived at the reviewing stand. The Presi-
dent was greeted with hearty cheers as he
drove down the avenue and drew up in front
of the stand. Sec etary Bayard rode in the
carriage with him ccompanying the presi-
Dental party and the French delegation on
the reviewing stand were the members of the
diplomatic corps, Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan, Col
NJ. V. Sheridan, Col S. G. Kellogg Col.
Blunt and his aides, Gen. Schofield an staff,
Gov. Hill, Gen Wiley, Col. Judson, Secretary
of State Cook, Lieut.. Gov. Jones, Col. Roger
Jones, Gen. K. Knox, Gen, Duryea, Admiral
Luce and staff, Lieut.. Waring, Judges Brown
and Bened ct, ex-Mayor Wickham j.
Parker, Gen. Daniel E. Sickles and Gen. In,
gals.