Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-02
TIE CIVIC PARADE.
President Harrison ON the Review.
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President Harrison ON the Review-
ma stnnd-Prasentod sYiIh an Adj
dress.
Nav YoRK, May 1.-The crowd OF Union
Square to day was II anything greater than
that. OF yesterday. Inspector Steers and
his 800 men had all they could do to keep
the Immense throng In order. The stands,
every window facing the square, the roofs
OF surrounding buildings and the sidewalks
were crowded and packed with a mHss Of
humanity. The seats on the Fourth ave-
nue. aide OF the square, from Fourteenth to
Seventh street, were free 10 women and
children, but long before II was time for
the parade to start they were crowded
Many Of the people came as early Rs 8 and
Z O'Clock Ia order 10 gat seats. At O'clock
IL was impassihle from one part OF the
square to auother. and when people once
got into the crowd there they had to stay.
President Harrison In bis barou0he
drawn by I've horses and headed by q
quad OF mounted police, accompanied by
Vice president Morton. COLONEL Cruger and
Lieutenant Judson, U. s. A Drove up to
the Madison Square reviewing stand at
10 10 o'clock, Ex Presidents Cleveland and
Hayes, Secretaries Proctor, Tracy, Riudom
and Rusk. aqd General Sherman, had pre-.
vIously arrived.
As soon as the President had entered the
platform resei we'd for himself and party,
DIR. Blrtssil, the Rsv. Sylvester Malone and
the Rav. james Nllan OF PoGghkeepsis were
presented to him.
Mayor Grant, with thA body OF aides who
had besn waiting at Twenty. Itch street,
then stepped fofwrd aud press nted the
President with the address enclosed IN a
cylinder of reiousse silver. The mayor
then took his place on the stand beside tue
President and the big parade bsgan TO pass
By.
THE BOYS WIRE ALL RIGHT.
The different trades and associations were
30 late IN arriving Ut the point OF assembly
that they could not take the places q signed
IN the line by Gen. Buuerheld. The boys
from the verlOus cnaIliable Institutions aud
the public schools, being nssd to m re- dis
nipline,t than heir elders 10 the parade, were
first on the ground. Toe pub 10 sob II
scholars som prising eight baltalions OF 4U0
each aud escorting the raoleaux Of 'Wash-
ingtou az Valley FDrVa," we're wheeled into
Fifth avenue from Fifth street, alicitinR
much applause from the masa OF people on
the side walks. The table4ux represented
the general In his winter quarters az Valley
Forge and his meeting with Baron SteuDen.
TAMMASY HALL BRAVES.
The EXEMPT Ftremen's Association OF this
city. 10 the number OF 400. came next, aud
after them tho Tammanp Hall bra, Q under
the craftsmanship OF General John Cochran.
"a kbuulub euNtW anu TWO fOIp6T-cOlOTtU
braves With tue color more than skin deep
accompanied them. Justice White was not
on horseback. Fire Commissioner Croker,
Justice Welte, Maurice q. Houlihan, Reg.
lister Slsvein and several others were on
horseback.
mammoth globe representing tho New
York World drawn by two horses and sur
rouEd9d BY several mon, apparently keep
Ing II In position. rolled down Fifth avenue
hon Fl ty seventh street ut 0.45 O'Clock aud
was muen admired.
THE TABLEArS.
The dret tabledux was that OF the Decla-
ration OF Independence, representing the
reading OF the document by John Nixon, In
tina ward OF the State Houss at PhilRde phia.
Following this were the 400 Columbia Col.
lege boys, whose blue and white banners
called out the applause OF the ladies all
along the line.
"wsshlnGton and his generals" mounted,
were escorted by company OF Brooklyn
school boys, and close behind them were
eight battalions Of New York school-boys.
These ba,talions were divided into escorts
OF other taGieaux
washington Crossing the Delaware, {"
''Valiay FoTge"ant 'Fraunce's ravern"were
among the earliest representations. Several
temperance so"ieties and Knights OF Pythias
preceded the Il )at. "The II sivnation OF
the Commission" and the YohkArs Cadet
Corps escorted 1.-The First Inauguration"
Between the Washington 0untinsntali and
1000 Sons Of Veterans was tbH elaborate
tableaux the estate Of Virginia." represent
ing ship o. the 10th century with ad.
venturers In Eilz4betaan costumes crowd
Ing the poop deck descryiug the land.
Then followed a series OF fAbleaux repre-.
senting various states as follows;
THE STATE DESIGNS.
New York--A bost load OF Dutch sailors
and voysgets.
Massschusetts--The sneborlpg Of the
Maydower.