Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-09
RETURN OF THE TROOPS
DELAwARB SOLDIER BoYs NAN :
GOOD TIME.
Tho Grand Wind-up- End OF the
New York Centenniai--The Hush
OF Travel Away from the City-.
Scenes and lncidenIs.


The great civic and industrial parade
IN New York, which was described al
length by telegraph in last weeks
GAZETTE, was an imposing demonstration
throughout, In which nearly 100 900
people took part. The magnitude Of the
parade was too great for even New York,
When night came the procession broke
up In oonfusion. To great extent the
parade was gigantic advertisement tor
the manufacturers Of New York, The
brewers, the bakers and all the other In.
/, dnstrial interests were represented by big
Ndelegations,
The artists' 6oat, on which were 20
young girls, was wrecked. There WAS a
triumphal arch rs feet high and the
overhead electric wires brought II to
grief. Some OF the girls were slightly
injured in Jumping from their seats into
the street. The float was wreck. There
was no end to the tablsaux and nearly
every societ in New York was repre-.
Bented by big delegation. President
Harrison, with Mayor Grant at his elbow,
watched the members OF Tammany gs
they passed by. Mayor Grant pointed
out the fellows who do the big political
work and the President eyed them
lntsntly.
The old time volunteer aremen won the
crowd. Their red shirts aud big black
hats and long coats made hit. The
Live Oak" veterans had little boy
pisde up as George Washington sitting
on their hose cart. He had hatchet in
his hand, and before him was fallen
cherry tree. The crowd hurrahed the
miniature father Of his country until
they were hoarse. .
VETERAN OF THE MEXICAN VAR.
There was scene al the Presidents
stand whish was not down on the pro
gramme. A deorepit old man in Cont
mental uniform hobbled along supported
by two men. He could not have walked
alone. The crowd cheered him. He
tottered over to the Presidents stand and
a handed him paper. The President took
v 1t but did not read II and handed it Ia
Postmaster general Wansmnlter. Mr..
Wanama1er read the paper. 1t was Q
complaint that Chief Marshal General
Butterhsld had refused to let the old
man ride in carriage. The complaint
stated that the old man was soldier in
the Mexican war and that his name was
Abraham DAILY and that be was 93 years
old.
Postmaster General wanamaker told
the President hurriedly Of the contents
of the paper, and the President told the
Postmaster General to have the old mar
brought upon the stand. Postmaster
General Wanamaker sent for the old nlsr
A and he was helpad up on the stand, while
u the crowd eheered for several minutes
The old man was given q scat slongsid;
of the President, and the crowd was st
taken with the touching incident anC
President Harrison's thoughtiuiness, thA
they kept up the cheering for q lon(
time. Every time the President woult
turn to speak 10 the veteran the shout
would break out afresh. The old mar
remained on the stand until almost dark
President Harrison and the Presidentia
party left the stand at $50 to take th'
train back to Washington. After the
President had gone tens OF thousands il
the vicinity of Madison Square lost in
terest in the show and left their seats il
droves. At night the streets were packed
with people wandering up and down
From monetary point OF view the cen
teunial has been q great success. Th
visitors parted with their money freely
When they got broke they made bee
line for the railroad stations and got on
OF town.
Ter thousand people choked Yves
street at Oortlandt street yesterday after
noon, trying to get on the train whicl
left the Pennsylvania depot at O'Clock
About 500 got through the gates. Tn,
other Q, 500 had TO wait for the mex. train
Halt Of them got tired waiting. Two
thirds Of them had to give up going hom
until morning. It will take the railroad
is0veral days TO carry the people away
twhe have gathered IN the past ten daye
The celebration, on the whole, was biz
succsss. II might have been better man
aged, but it was too big for the realiza
ton OF almost anybody. Its like wa
never seen before, and New York did tn
best she knew how to make everybod.
welcome.