The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-05-09
THIRD DAY
And Last But Not Least of the
Washington Centennial
at New York.
A Grand Civic Pageant Represent
ing the Personages and Events
of Two Centuries.

NEW YORK, May 1.-The third day of
the great Washington centennial celebra-
tion broke clear and cool, another fine day
for marching. The chief and almost only
notable feature of the day was the great
civic and industrial parade which started
streets. The route was just the reverse
of that of yesterdays procession, and
there was every prospect that the parade
would be great one and consumed nearly
all day in moving. The president ex-
pected to leave for Washington imme.
diately after the conclusion of the parade.
The evening was devoted to series of
farewell gatherings in honor of different
visitors to the celebration, the most i'm
portsnt being a reception by the Bar as
sociation to the justices of the supreme
court.
The parade started shortly after l
o'clock with Mayor Grant and representa-
tive delegates from the civil industrial
and commercial societies and organiza-
tions in advance. When the reviewing
stand was reached the mayor presented
This body then took the places which
had been reserved for them on either side
of the president and after him received
the honors of the parade.
Next came General Butterfeld, chief
marshal, followed by his staff. Tne first
tableau, "The Declaration of Independ-
ence," was intended to represent the
reading of the declaration of Independ-
Iah in he tn 70 .hnT1aa
yard, Philadelphia, July 8, l776. This
float was surrounded by an escort of 100
members of the Society of Veterans of the
Regular Army and Navy.
Following this tableau came float rep
ressnting "WashiDgton crossing the Della
ware" with its guard of several hundred
cadets in uniform.
Then came $500 school children, escort
ing their tableau of "Washington at Val
ley Forge in the winter of 1777 and 1778."
It represents VIII ter quarters at Valley
Forge and the meeting of General Wash
ington with Baron Steuben and wounded
soldiers.
The next float represented washing
ton and his generals mounted" Washing
ton as communicative chief occupied the
center of the line, Major Generals L.
NdTuY oAN
Charles Lee on either side. Closely fol-
lowing were the nine brigadier-gener
the number appointed by the continental
congress in Philadelphia in l775; also
Marquis De Lafayette, Baron Steuben, In
spector- General Count Rochambeau and
others. This tableau was guarded as
special escort by the Weir battalion No.
10, Brooklyn, uniformed, numbering sew
enty-fve men, Maj. F. H. Ni,hols, com
manding.
The exempt fremen's association of
the city to the number of 200 came next,
and after them the Tammany Hall Braves
under the chieftainsbip of General John
Cochrane, genuine Indian squaw and
two copper colored braves with color more
than skin deep accom- panied them. Fire
Commissioner Croker, Justice Weld, Maur-
ice F. Hanlihan, Register Kelvin and sew
eral 9th ers were on horseback at the head
of Tammany. The Manhattan Ship
Joiners ASSOCIATION were early on
the ground with the mammonth model of
ship-rigged vessel which was much ad.
mired. Carpenters and joiners looked
picturesque with their small aprons. The
Hoboken fire department. brought their
antiquated hook and ladder and was much
admired by the old volunteer tiremen from
Brooklyn and Philadelphia. Eighty of
these veteran fire laddies came on from
Philadelphia to do their share in honor
ing the father of his country.