Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-05-08
THE CELEBRATION N D
Concluding the Festivities With an In
dustrial Parade-New York's Guests
Going Home-President Harrison Re-
views the Procession and Leaves for
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the Floats
and Deyices-Societies in Line.

and Deyices-Societies in Line.
New York, May 1.-The third and last
day of the great Washington Centennial
celebration broke clear and cool. The
chief aud almost the only notable fea-
ture of the day was the great civic and
industrial parade which formed early
this morning at Fifth Avenue and Fifty
seventh Street.
Gen. Butterfield with his staff of 100
men took up their positiona at Fifth Ave-
nue. and Fitty-fifth Street at $3.50 A.
BY 8 O'Clock the organizations began.
marching and counter-marching in
the side streets, getting into posi-
ton. The parade finally start
ed shortly after 10 O'Clock
with Mayor Grant and representative
delegates IRON the civil, industrial and
commercial societies and organizations
in advance. When the reviewing stan1
was reached, the Mayor presented an
address to the President. This body
then took the places which had been
reserved Tor them on either side of the
President, and alter him received the
honors OF the parade. Next came Gen.
Butterfeld, the chief marshal, followed
by his staff.
The first tableau, ''The Declaration of
Independence" was intended to rep
resent the reading of the Declaration
of Independence by John Nixon in the
state House yard, Philadelphia, July 3,
1916. This float was surrounded by an
escort of 100 members Of the Society of
Veterans Of the regular army and
navy.
The next float represented "Washing-
%o,, r,.l liz I~o-4 ---Al -
Washington as commander-in-chlef oc-
cupies enter of line, Maj.-Gen. Sward,
Putnam, Philip Schuyler and Charles
Lee, on either side; closely following
are the nine brigadier generals, the
number appointed by the Continental
Congress at Philadelphia, in 1775; also
Marquis de Lafayette, Baron Steuben,
Inspector Gen. Count Rochambeau, and
others. This tableau is guarded as
special escort bv Weir Battalion. School
No. 10, Brooklyn, uniformed No. 70,
Maj. +. II. Nichols, commanding.
Following this tableau came the float
representing washington Crossing the
Delaware" with its guard of several
hundred cadets in uniform. Then came
1910 school children escorting their
center tableau f"Washirgton at Valley
Forge, Winter of 1777 and 177S." Rep
AOCOhtC WAALOA 10h4tOLO az fQlACJ GO1SO
and meeting OF Gen. Washington with
Baron Steuben. Sick and wounde6
soldiers.
The exempt Fire mems Association of
the city to the number of 200 came next,
and after them the Tammany Hall
Braves under the craftsmanship of Gen.
john CocDrane. A genuine Indian
squaw and two copper colored braves
with the color more than skin deep &C
companied them.
Fire Commissioner Croker, Justice
Welde, Maurice +. Hanlihan, Register
Kelvin and several others were on horse
back at the head of Tammanv.
A mammoth globe representing the
"New York World" drawn by two
horses and surrounded by several men
apparently keeping it in position, rolled
down Fifth Avenue from Fitty-seventh
Street at 9:45 o'clock, and was much adj
mired.
The Manhattan Ship Jolners' Associa-
ton were early On the ground with s.
mammoth model Of a ship-rigged YES
sci, which vas much admired. The
carpenters and %joiners looked pictur-
esque with their small aprons.
The Hoboken Fire Department.
brought with them their antiquated
hook anG ladder, and was much admir-
ed by the old volunteer fremen from
Brooklyn and Philadelphia. Eighty of
Philadelphia to do their share in honor
ing the father of his country.
Several temperance societies and
Knights of Py:nias preceded the float,
"The Resignation of the Commission
and the YoDkers Cadet Corps escorted
THE First Inauguration" Between
Che Washington Continentals and 1000
Sons of Veterans was the elaborate tab
leaux 1.-THE State of Virginia." repre-
zenting a ship Of the sixteenth century,
with adventures in Elizabethan cos
iumes crowdIng the poop deck, descry-
ing the land. Then followed a series of
tableaux representing various states. as
follows:
New York-A boat-load of Dutch sailors and
voyagers.
misunderstanding anchoring of the Mayfower.
Delaware-ChristianiziDg the savaaes.
Maryland-Lord Baltimore and George Calvert.
Pennsylyania-Penns treaty.
Georgia-The last personal---very. colonial set
tlement.
After these came a most interesting
feature-the C~aledonian Club, of New
York, and the Seventy-ninth Highland
Regiment of Veterans.
The ScOtsmen in their kits attracted
a great deal of attention and their
pipes stirred up considerable els
thusiasm all down the avenue:
The Swiss Centennial committee
with the Swiss tableaux we're es.
corted by the Centennial sharpshooters
and then came the firemen's division.
Chief among these 'laddies'' were the
900 members of the New York Volun-
teer Firemen's Association. The en-
CINE and hose companies from out of
town presented a fine appearance
with their highly polished ma
chimes and new uniforms. There
were about 1900 men in this
division, the rear being brought up by
the Brooklyn Fire Department. The
400 Brooklyn police who came alongjust
after the fremen, also presented q fine
appearance. Then came the .Manhat-
tan ship-joiners andsfhe fosta exhibiting
their handicrait. the Operative Plaster
ers' Society at work at theiftrade, the
cloak and suit industry hard at it with
scissors and needle, the marble cutters
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