The Brookhaven leader., 1889-05-09

thought of, and the weak went to the wall
literally to the wall Of the houses and
away from the curb and the center
of attraction. The lamp-posts were all
occupied by hardy street boys, and every
fence and railing that offered even a pre-
carious foothold was at a premium. The
streets themselves were filed with peo-
pie who, before the procession started,
were driven along and out of the line OF
march by a platoon of police.
Every thing was in readiness for the
start at ten O'Clock, and as soon as the
President had passed the corner of Wall
street and Broadway on his way to the
Sub Treasury, officers began to give or
ders to their waiting men; horsemen
looked to their horses and saw that al
was right, and the bands of music got
ready for lhe start. AS soon as the liter
ary exercises began at the Sub-Treasury
the word to start was given, and the great
parade, the principal feature of the Sec
ond days celebration of the Washington
centennial, began.
The route was: From Wall street up
Broadway to Waverly place; through
Waverly place to Fifth avenue; up Fifth
avenue to Fourteenth street; through
Fourteenth street to the east side of
Union Square; around Union Square to
west side to Fifteenth street; Fifteenth
street to Fifth avenue; Fifth avenue to
Fifty seventh street.
Previous to the start the Grand Army
of the Republic had been formed by their
Grand Marshal, Colonel VIM. p. Walton,
Cn streets west of Fifth avenue and
moved through East Fifteenth street +,
Broadway, East Seventeenth street,
Fourth avenue, East Fourteenth street,
Fifth avenue, Waverly place and Broad
way to Duane street. On reaching that
point the line was formed through the en-
tire route enumerated in double rank
against the west curb of Broadway, the
south curb of Waverly place, the west
curb of Fifth avenue, the north curb of
Fourteenth street, the west curb of
Fourth avenue, the south curb of Seven
teenth street, the east curb of Broadway
and the south curb of Fifteenth street,
the right resting on Fifth avenue, thus
fronting a solid line of men on one side
of the route as far as Seventeenth street.
The column moved from the head Of Wall
street, there being between fifty and sixty
thousand men in line.
The most impressive feature of the day
occurred when the literary exercises at
the SubTreasury were over The PreSi-
dental party, in eleven carriages, drove
over the route of the procession up to the
reviewing stand in Madison Square be-
tween two lines of troops drawn up at
either curb of the street. The Presidents
carriage was drawn by four horses in sill
yer harness. 1t had two footmen. The
other carriages were drawn by two
horses. During the literary exercises
the van Of the parade, which had started
when the exercises began, had marched a
long distance up town, but had not
reached MADISON Square. When Arch
bishop Corrigan had pronounced the ben
ediction at the Sub Treasury, word was
given to some of the marshal's aides who
were waiting, and they passed along the
line giving the order for each officer to
halt his company. In this manner the
whole procession was halted from Wall
street to the head of the line up
town. Then, at the order of the officers,
the troops below Duane street divided,
part forming a continuous line on the
western curb Of Broadway and part form
ing line on the eastern curb. Above
Duane street the G. A. r. men were
drawn up in line on the western curb, and
the regulars and militia made line op-
vailed from Wall street throughout the
line OF march as far as, Seventeenth
street where the head of the procession
was resting. Then between these living
walls the President aud his party were
driven, up Broadway to Waverly place;
through Waverly place to Fifth avenue;
up Fifth avenue to Fourteenth street;
through East Fourteenth street to the
east side of Union Square; along the
Square to Fifteenth street; through Fiji
teenth street to Fifth avenue, and up
Fifth avenue to Madison Square.
AS the Presidents carriage passed
along through the lines, the soldiers sa-
iuted and the crowds on the sidewalks, in
the windows and on the use-tops cheer
cd themselves hoarse. After the party
had passed, each regiment and division
fell in line again and resumed their for
mer ranks and waited for the word to pro-
ceed, which was not given until the Presi-
dent had reached the reviewing stand.
Arriving at the reviewing stand in
Madison Square the President was re-
ceived by the committee on the army and
escorted to his seat on ths grand stand.
The order was then given to resume the
march, and soon the column came in
sight as it approached the Square, COM
ing up Fifth avenue. The troops march
ed well and presented fine appearance
as they passed the reviewing stand.
The President did not attempt to stand
during the whole of the time while the
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