The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-05-17
Cor. Of the TpxEs.
The wsuhingtsn Centsnnial.

NEW YORK, May "a locSs--u nen Psv"
Ised TO send al account ofthe Washingtop
inauguration Centennial to your readers,
wss quite unaware Of the magnitude Of the S
Itwould take . dozen papers
like the TIMss 10 give an adequate ides Of
the "thrse days jubilee aud I must refer
my friends to the New York and Charlsstou
dailies for more extended account Of the
doing, Of "ws Cen..nuiei people"
On Monday last, May 20, the grand pa
seant, yolspt the Naval Parade, opened up
the Centennial Celebration. II was "fake.
"Faks," Is New York for any deception,
and the naval parade, although grand in
semc senses, was failure in others. We
viewed It from the deck Of an ocean steamsr,
aud If there bad been anything worth seeing
We might have caught It.
The City was full Of strangers, and many
Of the strangers were full, too. Harrison
was given big reception in Wall street, and
hs seemed to enjoy IL more than great
many Of the spectators. The first day
wound up with the much talked Of Csuten-
uial Ball and Banquet, at the metropolitan
Opera House, for which event che city sp-
| propriated Sl00,00Ol The free champagne
flowed like water, and the coasequsnos was
an indsscribsbls scene Of drunkenness
without exsggsration this was ono OF tho
greatest exhibitions ever given Of the intem-
perance Of the American people, and the
less said about II, the better. A crowd 10
crowd, and this was decidedly overorew-
1 IL nc...;.tv donobor knout
Tuesday, the military parade That WAS
worth going a thousand miles to with ess >.
any day /! Fifty thousand uniformed troops
marched up Broadway to tho tune Of Yam.
kes Doodle, representing all quarters Of the
United States, aud it was hne and impos-
ing sight! We didn't squauder enough cash
to pay six months bill for the privilege Of
sitting on . rouga hemlook plank, full OF
spliutsrs, but VIC, secured . ticket for the
Grand Stand ION the ourbstons.) We then
purchased soap box from ncwsboy for
50 cents, (private box, you know AID
mounting this elevated oursslf head
above our neighbors.
The procession had just started, AMI We
were Watching the advancing hosts, when
| Smash | Our box collapsed, aud in COM,
pauy with two hundred pounds Of ave rda-
pois, We resumed our station Of height
, among the cosmopolitan crowd.
III However, we saw the South Carolina con.
tingent approaching, and just as the Goser-
nor Of North Caroline came along the
Governor of South Carolina came along .l.c,
and they smacked their lips, whispered in
each others ears, aud poiuted over to the
Hoffman House. What they were suggest
ing to each other, of course cant imagine
but it caused good many smiles.
We recognised several familiar faces
emong the boys from South Carolina, Of CD
lumbia, Greenville, aud Spartsaburg; par
ticuIarly our old friend Capt. Bill Hunt, OF
the Butler Gnarls. Our buys marched
beautifully, but Gen. w y sse-r,.r say
that the President did not recognize then,
n as they passed the reviewing stand, because
- thay did nosoarry the na.io2sl colsEs,s, The
lutte, and Of course 1t tioklcd old Sherml 20
he loves to find any pretext for bslittlins th,
State in which he so courageousiy warred
against and conquered" helpless womsr
and children during tho ''lnts unpleasant
ness" That the first brigals OF this
3. q. troops col rie d the State and not th,
National colors, is true. But It wa. clearly
an oversight, rs the second brigade S,e
carry the "stars aud stripes"
At noon the marching columns halted and
formed in line as the President and stat
rode up tho entire limo in carriages. Til,
people roarsd. We caught glimpse OF tn.
white haired President, ha.less, smiling and
bowling at tho cheering populace. Glorious
moment for B. II A heathen Ch'nee and
an Italian Count -ere at this momsut crowd.
ing US, 50 We withdrew and sought more
4 Hosfssss,1slf s9fss fisistta fssta 4thiaaIllt aIllt.uss
| wednesday, ~. .cssgKt ssos sssds came sa
r = sat IL sne balcony ns~sAS
Vietori, Hotel Nr Cleveland Is looking
eorpuient an happy, whereas Harrison ar.
pears pale ami .'shaky." The reason is on.
| vieus. Is
The c vic parade conta'ne orr 10000
participants. and ianumerable a .sts, r.p.
resenting almost every branch Of Industry.
and was in motion from 800 a m. 10 s d. m.
II was grani success, and we'll worth 500.
ing.
The Military Banquet. the fireworks, and
numberless other events aud amuse nent..
would take week 10 describe. II will
suffice TO say that everybody was happy
and voted the celebration greu and c,oti
ous success. The weather wa, Ans through.
out and 1t ouly cost New York 100000,
to give the pionic
have lots more t,tell Of this Centennial,
but space will not permit, 90, with s prom.