The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-30
GOTHAM GLORY
The Big Celebration Mag :
niifcenIly Begun.
THE TRIP OF THE PRESIDENT
A Continuous Ovation from
Sunrise to SundOWn,
PARADE OF THE Ships.
The Scene in the Bay One
Never to be Forgotten.
PARADE OF THE SHIPS.
The Scene in the Bay One
Never to be Forgotten.

Patriotism at the Highest Pitch Both
Afoat and Ashore The President
Given Reception by the Lawyers
Club at the Equitable Bu lding-
subsequently He Starts on His
Triumphal March Uptown The
Arrival and Reception at the City
Hall-The Ball
NEW YORK, April 29,-New Workers
scarcely know their own city to-day. The
resident is crowded to the wall and is glad
Of it. He welcomes all strangers. Every
body, generally, greets every other body.
The spirit of the occasion and
the democratic impulses Of the
hundred -year-old republic were with and
upon each, and pervaded all places. The
atmosphere was the chilliest feature Of the
early day. At 5 o'clock bars Of leaden
clouds had curtained low down o. the
eastern horizon, and soon the broad fore
noon sunshine was broken by clouds that
seemed not to have determi ed whether
to go or stay. But mea ltime, in the early
morning and all through the night, the
city was restless and awake. Every artery
Of travel was contributing to the chrong
which this week will, it is believed, aggre-
gate 1000, 900 of strangers in the city.
TRAMP OF THE TROOPS.
Troops, to the measure Of the drum, were
tramping through the avenues and streets
all night, seeking the places assigned them,
while hundreds who had been assigned
places, and who had deposited their lug
gage, we're tramping hrough the streets
viewing the decoral ions by lamp light.
Groups of civilians and jolly militiamen
logged all night without repOse, and there
was, all through the city, from the
dusk of yesterday to the dawn OF to-day, a
feeling that there was little use of retiring,
small need for sleep when only three da s
should mark the century's growth, and SO
the Zig city teemed in the gaslght. The
blue coats of Grand Army and natio al
gusrdsmen gave a touch of color TO the
streets yesterday.
ACcoMMOD ATOMS OF THE TROOPS.
A large number of troops had arrived
during the day and the halls where the
commands were going to mp were rapidly
filling up. The corridors OF the Fifth
avenue hotel, where the army committee
has Its headquarters, were tnroGged with
guard. TIE quartering of such al army Of
vIllng militia even has beea serious
problem, but every detail of it has been
carefully attended to ard the
visitors will all be properly
housed and fed. A few of them,
however, will sleep on spring mattresses,
ana III some Of the halls men will have to
oe satisfied with the soft 81 le of q boa:d
ana blanket to cover them. Only
small part OF the tr ops can be accom-
.hodsfed IN the armories, and in addition to
y1e hutels and halls the steamer Grand
hnepuDHc Will shelter three companies of the
Fourth New York brigade, that are unable
70 ma quarters in the Twelfth regiment
armory.
The NAVAL CONTINGENT
Iue United States naval aud revenue
marine contingent Of the great naval pa.
aeoe, Whicl has been gathering like a q 'ck
ir4 ~ VI as from all along the coast, was got
.1VV pace yesterday. The flagship Chicago
a., E,t ~ Ine historical Kersage which both Law
~ ~ 'ne navy yard, got under way to-day in
.ee morning, and they steamed out int1
NJ stream without accident
tt C1icago cast anchor IA
s Sue place from which she was to start to-
Nay at head OF the two-miles-lnng pro-
tS99si0h-she lay in deep water off Bedloe's
''"ilo' almost IN line with the Battery.
THE WORK OF DECORATION.
a., ne clocks in the city steeples had not
nilsnel the stroke OF midnight when the
mug oi hammers and the wheeze of the car
prnCer ~ saw was heard in the squares whe
uu o'npiet stands were to DO finished,
,u ulong the avenues and in the streets
tI'3i9 was beginning of the adornment uf
SSuiiulngs tr the day bv poor and rich alike.
ue put out poor little priut ban ief, the
o,s 0ssI he could afford, but just as loyal, while
ovuers o, rs spread forth wealtn OF rich bunting
'o uu SIX but IN both instances the colors
Aere ne same. 1t was the same banner
A'nericaS embiem for hundred years.