New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-30

Governor Green, and he was followed by seven
other carriages In the next vehicle after the
Presidents were Vicc-lresident Norton Mayor
Joseph H. Grier. Of Elizabeth, General Wiillan D.
Sewall and Acknowledgement William II Hrykcr;
In the others were eX-GOvernors Price, Bedle and
Albeit, of Ncw-Jerscy; eX-ConSressman Amos
Clark, President WertS, Of the Ncw-Jersey State
Senate: Courtlandt Parker, Robert S. IIndspcth,
Speaker OF tho New-Jcrsey Assembly benjamin
/. Lee, Clerk OF the Supreme Court Senator RuiuS
Blodgett, Congressmcn Bergen, Buchanan, Geisen;
Ieimer, samuel Fowler, Herman Lehlbach ana
Z. d. Bcckwith, and five members of the Joint
Legislative Committee These carriages were
llanlxcd the right and left by twelve other car
ragcs containing the guard Of honor. composed OF
members of the Society of the Cincihnati, of the
Loyal Legion. Grand Army of the Republic TIC
Washington Association. the NewJersey Historical
Society, and the Sons Of the Revolution Then
came forty more carriages containing the members
OF the Committee Of Reception OF tho city ol Eliz-
a0eth, the Centennial Committee of tho Board Of
Trade, the City Council, the Board of Educ1tion,
the CITY 0ficcrS. the Frecholders OF Union Comfy
committees from boards of trade of Trenton, New
ark and Jersey City and III" Mayors OF the neigh
boring cities The organizations OF the other five
divisions were compose, rs follows:
Thirl Division.
GA cav s y H Hs1sni IT, g. f e. IammI.
Odd Fellows
Plat DentSch Vcrcln.
Uniform Rank, Knights Of pythas, Colonel Wilson COM
maud nC.
Eoys IN Continental Uniform t. represent the Orr cina
lafayette Guards in Continental Uniform. captain II. s.
Knights OF St John. Captain Edward Olmsted.
Fourth Division.
Chvary Captain George Bennett commanding.
Drum Corps
Ancielt Order of IIiIernans. john IIagscrty com
handing.
Fifth Division.
Agricultural Society OF Union County Dennis G Crane
S'Xih Division.
fenen ot hcf Ensneer W am D. Mgoncy
ana ten companies.
seventh Division.
COloe ell Citizens Major Josiah Richardson command NJ.
Cavalry, Count Leo Ch. DE Baleshy commanding.
TIE MARCH TO EIAzABETHPORr
These drawn mp OH the sides of the streets
on the line of march. and the first TWO divisions,
with the President and escort in CarraGcs, passed
between .he two lines and all of the organizations
then fell in line in the order named and marched
to Elzabethport. All along the route If thC
parade the President WIS greeted with continued
cheering. From the time that he got into his
carriage al the Governors hons' until they GOT
out Of il again AT EiZabci hp0rt, there were but
few periods Of minutes duration when he was
not raising his hai and bowling TO the mnltitudcs.
He WIS particularly cordial in his ST ntations to
the Grand Army men, especially when several
companies passed at the review bearing stained
and dilapidntel battle flags.
throug! On III Way. TO Eiizpbcthport. The first
one at Bread and East Jersey Sis, was made OF
rVergrccas. taSt"Iully decorated with taES and
bunting The second and most interesting arch
was ~ Elizabeth and The CroSs-itOadS. On ii
were stationed forty-nlpc pretty girs dressed in
costumes rebrescnting forty-two States and seven
| Territories. As the President rode under IL. he
| was snowcrcd with flowers thrown by the girls
| On the arch. The last arch vas at First and
Fulton SITS. in Elizabcthport. The decorations OF
| The houses along the route of the larade were
elaborate ard handsome. Sex eIal old houses on
The way have at different times been made fdmOu,
by the VISITS of noted PERSONS among them being
| enc where Washington and Lafayette had boil
stopped at different times. and ne decorations
| on these houses were particularly handsome
| Many stands were also erected along the rOut'
| At about the time that the procession
| cot we'll under way the sun came out, and lent
| m additional brightness to the scene, made more
| welcome bv contrast with III" number OF
| gloomy days which had preceded yesterday.
| GOING on BOARD THE DESPATCH.
After the President had departed from tho
| Governors hous' the other members of his party
| returned TO the special train which was standing
| on a siding and the train proceeded TO Elizabeth
| rort. arriving there AT about the same time that
| The President did. The work oil cmbarklng from
the float Of the Alcyon LIGHTHOUSE was then begun
| The President and Vcc-PreSidcnt were first taI"I
on board of the Despatch, ana just as they steppcc
| on the deck a salute Of twenty-One guns was iirrt
| on the Despatch and the yards were manned hi
| the saiIors The members Of the Cabinet were
| then taken on board, and the other members o
| the Presidents party went on board OF TN SPINS
| The Ncw-Jcrscy officials and guests were td"i
| ON hoard Of the Meteor and amid the boolnln@
| Guns the schrccching OF steam whistles, tho wav
| ;ng nf G,cS and thr cheering of the multitude
on the boats and on the shore the vessels steamed
| ri he