Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-05-08
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BE Likely to Witness Such Monster
Parade - That Which Marked tho
Close OF the Centennial Celebration ON
Wedneslay-A Grand Industrial DIsplay.
NEW YoRK, May 2.-The centennial cele-
prahon IN this city was concluded by q
grand industrial parade. General Butter
neld, with bis staff of 100 men, took up a
position at Fifth avenue and Fifty-fifth
Astreet at $50 a, M by Q q. m. the organ
1zatons began marching and counter
marchlng In the side streets The
procession finally started shortly after
III O'Clock, with Mayor Grant and repre-
sentative delegates of the civil, industrial
and commercial societies in advance Next
came General Butterfield, followed by his
stair The first tableau, 1.-THE Declaration
or independence" represented the read
Ing OF the declaration by John Nix
On, In the State House yard, at
Philadelphia, July 8, 1776. This repre-
sentatton was surrounded by an escort of
100 members of the Society of Veterans
OF the regular army and navy The
next float represented washington and
His Generals" (mounted). Washington. as
Commandment Chief, occupied the center
of the line, with Mai Generals Ward. Put
nam, Philip Schuyler and Charles Lee
on either side; closely follow
ing were the nine Bri gadier- Generals.
the number appointed by the Continental
Congress at Philadelphia in ITS: also Mar
quis de Lafayette, Baron steuben, In
spector-General Count Rochambeau
and others. Following this tablcau
came the float representing ''Washing-
ton Crossing the Delaware" Sever
al hundred cadets in uniform guarded
this Then followed $500 school children
escorting their center tableau of ''Washine-
ton at Valley Forge, Winter of TIT and
lH8.' The float represents winter quarters
ut Valley Forge and the meeting of Gen.
eral Washington with Baron steuben.
The German section of the parade was
composed OF three parts; first, marching
societies, with bands and banners; second.
industries on floats. and third. singing and
musical societies. The most attractive part
was the second, which was shown in five
subdivisions as follows:
Subdivision A treated of the history of
German immigration, and was shown in eight
tableaux; first, German immigration 100
years ago; second German immigrants going
to the west; third, pioneers of agriculture;
fourth, herrenhuter: fifth, German heroes Of
the American revolution: sixth, immigrants
OF 1880 and 1913: seventh. Germans in the civil
war, and eighth, immigrants Of to-day.
Subdivision B-First tableau, printing and
press work 100 years ago; second, floral dis
play; third, wine culture: fourth, group of
Bacchus; fifth, group OF Gambrinus, and sixth,
the different trades.
SUBDIVISION C-First tableau, kindergart en- !:
second, Christmas; Third, singing societ es !;
fourth, Scheutzen corps; fifth, volksfest So
ciet!es; and sixth, carnival societies.
Subdivision D First tableau, technical
achievements; second, science. with an inn
h1c nf n1a, TI,,,~
arts; fourth, church and concert music; fifth,
volkshead; sixth, opera music, and seventh,
Wagner:an music
SUBDIVISION E was grand representation Of
Columbia and Germania surrounded by Ger
mans OF every tribe OF ancient Germany
Over $50 Irish Catholic societies. with a
membership OF 5000 to s., 900, took part in
the parade. The German Catholics, to the
number of l., 600, also participated
The veterans of the old volunteer fire de-
partment made grand appearance in the
parade. Among other organizations We're
U. $. Grant Hose Company, Old Protective
Engine Company, Veteran Firemen's Sons
and the Volunteer Firemen's Association
To these were added the Volunteer Fire
mems Association of Long Island, Veteran
Volunteer Firemen Of Brooklyn, Volunteer
Firemen's Association, of Brooklyn: Tiger
L
mond Fire Engine; Coney Island Fire De-
partment, and Hope Engine Company, of
Jersey City. Firemen from other points
were also present. A battalion of the
paid fire department brought up the rear
of the iremens division in the parade
About midway was one of Washington's
coaches drawn by four horses, and spe-
cially escorted by 800 colored men FORM
ing the Centennial Committee. The Sixty
ninth regiment famous for it's gallantrv
during the late war, came in for large
share of the applause that was awarded this
section of the parade.
This division ended the procession 1t
had originally been expected to have over
1m, 900 men in line, but this number was
deemed unwieldy, and General Butterfeld
issued orders for q reduction of 90 per cent
in all delegations, so that the number
actually marching was about $4,000
AS the head of the monster procession
reached Twenty-seventh street Mayor
Grant, with the representative delegates
from the civic, 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 formally
presented to the President amid great
applause from the multitude and
the booming of a 10O-gun salute from
the naval vessels anchored in the North
river below Fifty ninth street. The Presi-
dent gracefully signifed his acknowledge
ment of the address and extended formal
greeting to the city's representatives.
The President left the reviewing stand at
$40 and drove at once to Vice-President
Morton's and, after light lunch, proceeded
to the Jersey shore, where he started for
Washington at 5 o'clock
The reception rendered at night by the
Bar Association Of the city to Chief-Justice
Fuller and the Associate Justices of the
United States Supreme Court, although
purely an informal affair, drew together a
most distinguished company. There were
about $40 gentlemen present Ex-President
Cleveland was one of the early arrivals.
Chief-Justice Fuller, with Justices
Blatchford Field and Justice Strong
(retired), stood together in the library for
an hour while the members We're presented
in person.
The New York Sons of the Old Dominion
gave banquet to the centennial commits
sioners from Virginia at the Equitable
building. The guests numbered about 100,
among them being Governor Ntzhugh Lee,
Prof. Thomas r. Price, NJ. D. Conway, Hon.