Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-05-09

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literary exercises was unparalleled IN
splendor, fully ~, 900 sold ers marching III
the ranks. The head OF the line began TO
move about one o clock and the rear OF
the column did not reach it's destination
and disband until seven clock.
The banquet in the evening was the
browning glory of the day. Addresses
were made by ExPresident Cleveland,
Chief Justice Fuller, Gov. Lee of Virginia,
Gov. Hill of New York, Gen. Sheridan,
Elk President Hayes, and other distinguish
cd gentlemen.
The last event in the series Of centennial
celebrations TO commemorate the Inaugural
ton of Washington was the civic parade on
May LIST, designed TO Illustrate the industri-
al progress of the country during its centu-
ry OF national life.
The splendid naval and military demon
stration of the past two days, surprising
anything of the kind ever witnessed In the
new world, seemed not TO have satiated the
appetite Of the people for sight seeing.
From an early hour in the morning crowds
began TO gather at all the places along the
line of march from which view OF the
parade could be had, and by eight o'clock
the sidewalks all along the route were well
fringed with the walking throng. The
stands soon began to fill up with ticket
holders, and the open spaces in the vicinity
of the Presidents reviewing stand at Mad
lSOn squire WCNS especially CIONuCus DO
fore the hour arrived for the parade 10
move, every available site had been pre-
empted all along the line of march, and the
windows and DOORS as well as the SIDE
walks, were well flied with spectators.
The parade was under the management
of Gen. Daniel Butterheld as chief marshal,
and the smoothness with which the pro-
gram was carried out showed the excellent
result Of his careful attention To details
during the elaborate preparations which he
has been making for weeks
The president was escorted from the
residence of Vice President Morton 10 the
reviewing stand at Madison square, which
he reached few minutes after o'clock.
The parade started at $40 a. m. from
Fifth avenue and Fifty seventh street the
column passing down the avenue. AS its
head reached Twenty seventh street, May
or Grant, with the representative delegates
from the civil, industrial and commercial
societies and organizations OF New York
who had been stationed in that vicinity
awaiting its approach, moved and took the
lead until the presidents reviewing stand
was reached. The mayor bore an address,
which, on reaching the stand, he form ally
presented 10 the president, amid great APP
plause from the multitude and the booming
of a hundred guns salute from the naval
vessels anchored in the North river, below
Fifty ninth street The president grace
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idress, and extended formal greeting TO
the city representative who then took the
places reserved for them on the grand stand
around the president.
The column then proceeded down the av-
enue past the great stand, with bands
playing and flags waving in honor Of tho
President, who courteOusly responded to
the salutes Of the various organizations. A
continuous cheer from the ranks, with as
constant response from the admiring
throngs, added excitement to the scene as
the procession swept past.
First came detail of mounted police,
which swept the street from curb TO curb
of all stragglcrs battalion. of police on
foot followed escorting the chief marshal.
Gen. Butterteld. a standard bearer waved
aloft the chief-mar.hals banner, flag Of
yellow silk, adorned with the arms of the
state and city. The generals mounted
staff, distinguished by their yellow sashes,
came close behind.
On Gen. Buttergelds staff, representing
Michigan, was Gen. Anger. Next were the
chief Of organizations of the veteran regi-
ments of New York militia and volunteers
They acted as escort TO Alexander Il.
Butts, commander-in-chief of the society
OF veterans of the regular army and navy
of the United States
Then, separated by drum corps. came
10J veteran regular soldiers and the Tween
~ fifth regiment New York volunteer vet
eran association. surrounding as an escort
the first tableau in the parade, which rep
resented the reading OF the declaration of
independence in the state house yard,
Philadelphia, by John Nixon, July :, l716.
The next division, led by Marshal Ketch-
um, contained 400 students of Columbia
college and 300 of the college OF the c W of
New York, escorting tableau of Washing
ton and his generals, mounted. rho life
like representation # the features and
costumes of Washington, Putnam, Schuy-
leo, Lee, Lafayette, Steuben, Rochambeau
and other revolutionary leaders evoked the
enthusiastic plaudits of the spectators.
York and Brooklyn followed, escorting
tableau of Washington crossing the De.e-
ware and Washington at Valley Forge.
The next division was headed by the La
fayette Guard. 100 strong the Liberty
Guard and the Second battalion Irish vol
unteers, guarding "A tableau OF Washing
toms farewell 10 his officers in l1Sl The
picture represented the historic scene in
Fraunce S tavern, one of the few buildings
of the revolutionary era still existing intact
in New York
The division consisting of visiting and To-
cal exempt and volunteer firemen's asso-
Citations represented large number of
cities and towns throughout the eastern
states, and presented "a fine appearance.
The widely known veteran volunteer fire
men, Harry Howard and Michael Crane,
lie them, and were themselves among the
most notable figures in the procession. A
feature of this part OF the parade was the
old mechanic bell of the eleventh ward,
New York. 1t weighs 800 pounds, and
has rung the hours of labor in the ship
building district for go years or more 1t
hangs in a high skeleton tower at the foot of
east Fourth street. II was mounted on a
platform, drawn by eight horses and rung
at intervals by Peter Il. Haulenbeck, the
oldest living ship-builder on Manhattan
island.
The Alexandria fire company of Alexan-
Gria, Va, had in line the hand engine
which was the property of the fire company
Of which George Washington was "a mem
Der. The next division consisted of the
New York association, 5000 strong, led by
Gen. John Crane with his staff and escort.
This band Of well known and popular polit-
ical lights received fiattering ovation all
along the route.
A LEADER GONE.