Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-04
CENTENNIAL,
Distinguished Honors to the Nom
Dry of Washington.
Impressive Ceremonies aud Grand Mill
tary Display In New York City-The
metropolis Ablaze with Hunting,
Brilliant Uniforms and GLORY.


OF tho civil war. And Ohio was In the front
rank and really little in the lead. To-day
MY thousand soldiers representing nearly all
INC states OF the Union, marched through the
streets OF New York, and two milton people
looked upon the unprecedented pageant.
FROM the mountains OF the old Granite State
10 the plans OF Texas the American soldicry
gathered and marched to the music OF the Union
IN the same seemingly endless line and under
the same flag.
inc veterans OF the famous old Vermont bri.
gade marched to the same music with the vet
erans OF Stonewall Jackson's no less famous
division.
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery OF
Massachusetts marched with the Marylanders
who reddcned the pavements OF Baltimore with
Massachusetts blood, the first blood shed in
the civil war
oaio and kentucky marched in lIne and
tAentucky led the Buckeye State. u w--. ~
1 aouth Caroiina mtrched her'meE along with
lhose OF Connecticut. The Washington Light
Infantry, OF Charleston, marched under the
Stars and Stripes aud carried also the Eutaw
ilag and they and the Butler Guards made
friendly rivalry in appearance with the fine.
looking Foot Guards of Connecticut, who were
dressed in the Continental uniform.
The order Of States In the line was regulated
by their date OF admission to the Union. The
states represented were: Delaware, Pennsyl.
vania, New Jersey, Georgia. Connecticut Mas.
sachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New
Hampshire Virginia New York, North Caro-
lima Rhode Island Vermont, Kentucky, Ohio
Louisiana Illinois, Mississippi, Michigan,
Florida Texas West Virginia and District of
Columbia.
Some of these were merely repres ented by
some official or small detail.
The great military displays came fr ON New
York. Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, Vermont Connecticut and the
Southern States, The first three ma med fur
nshed over one-half the troops in the parade.
New York had over twelve thousand, Pennsy-
yania eight thousand, and Ohio thirtyfye hum
dred.
AS sight to arouse enthusiasm and thrill
one with proud and patriotic emotion, the land
demonstration could not equal the naval dem
onstraton OF yesterday. But it gave the peo-
pie all the pride, pomp and circumstance
OF glorious war accompanying the spectacle
with popular exhibition of vast throngs and
brilliant and enormous aggregatons OF human
ity with respendant concomtants amid an un-
precedentodly magnificent combination OF sur
roundings that vii make the day and the occa.
u
either us spectators or participants
Ten o'clock a IN. was the time set for the pa
rade to start northward from the Battery, but
it was not later than when the people began
to gather along the line OF march and by 10
o'clock milton and half OF people we're
massed along the four,mile line of march
There was not break in that mass.
When the parade began the sidewalks were
tightly packed down to the curbstoues the
hundreds OF stands capable OF seating hun.
dred thousand people, were full to overhowing
every window and all doorways and steps were
crowded. At every crOss-street the people
fought for places on the bank. seated drays and
wagons.
Upon the house.tops were black throngs Of
human beings, some Of the people upon them
looking down hundred and fifty feet upon the
wondrous scene below. Every telegraph and
electrlc'light pole and lamp post had its human
burdens Upon lofty buildings men and women
lay on their faces upon the fiat roofs pcepng
over the edge OF the cornice and kept their
places for hours.
An instance Of this sort was noted upon the
roof OF the Vice Presidents house. from whence
the Merton contingent Of household retainers
enjoyed the sight
II took three thousand policemen to regulate
this enormous assemblage. But there was
comparatively little trouble, for, between the
proyerbia good nature OF an American crowd
and the trained considerateness of the New
York police, matters went smoothly IN the
main
At times the police had to do o little smash
ing OF hats and tapping OF shtns with their
batons, and in some instances felt 1t their duty
to whack head or two, but, as my head was
-, z ,,tn int
Tho two ccnters OF popular interest were the
grand reviewing stand in Madison Square and
the Vice Presidents house at Sixteenth street
and Fifth avenue,
The front OF Mr.. Morton's house was elabo.
rately decorated But more significant than
all the decorations was the little blue flag with
the coat OF arms OF the United States in white
which fiuttered over the entrance.
1t was the flag OF the Commanderm-Chief Of
the Army and Navy OF the United States, com
monty called the Presidents flag and marked
tho headquarters OF the chief officer OF the ma
ton That flag IS the only one Of its kind, and
only one man in the world can use II,
BY 10 o'clock New York was divided into two
parts by the pack along the line of march from
the Battery to Forty second street, and there
was no getting across the city except for the
police, fire engines, hospital ambuances and
u. S. mail wagons. Sometimes even these
were unable TO get through, with oil the work
of the police. Perhaps this did not happen to
the u S. mail for crowd has got to get out OF
its way or be calmly ridden down. When
Uncle Sam appears upon the scene in any guise
there has to be way cleared for him
The events of the day have been rs numerous
as those OF yesterday, from the services at 81.
Paul's this morning TO the great banquet to-
night at the Metropolitan operali House and the
wonderful display OF fireworks at half dozen
points.
In Madison Square there was the greatest
crush that has ever been IN New York, and the
most exciting in times OF peace and the abb
sence OF riots
The middle OF Fifth avenue, from Twenty.
sixth to Fortysecond streets, was packed win
n tremendous crowd Tens Of thousands of
waiting men, women and ch dren, were jam
med in a solid mass The police were power
less TO do any thing with this great multitude
Of persons who had come TO see the parade,
and were going to see II II the soldiers had 10
walk over their heads.
AT lf:45 n big squad of mounted police
charged from Twenty-third street right at the
crowd There terrible crush occurred, They
mndc their horses prance and rear In the faces
of those in from. but those behind held thelr
ground crimly, and the police couldn't make
any headway whatever. IF there ever was
such n crowd In New York before, said sun
man. no one present could remember IT,
The mounted police were simply powerless'
The side streets were blocked with slghtseers
and trucks, and there was no place ior the
crowd TO go. Finally, inch by inch the crown
was moved back fighting, pushing swearing
and yelling. Women tainted and children were
almost crushed to death. IL was wohderiul
sight, and New York has never seen the IKE
before ..,.,
At1aoclock n delegation OF noted men, VINO
had been at the sub.Treasury exercises arrived
nj the Madison Square stands and their coming
cave promise that the President ana the elec'
would soon be there. II was long tlne peioro
they came, though. At O'Clock ths fresiuc"',
Vice President, Chief Justice secretary o'
State and other members OF the Caplhe'' Masor
Grant General Sherman, Admiral Porter,
Hamilton Fish. Elbridge 7, Gerry OK ftes'uui'
Clcyeland and Rutherford H. Hayes drove up in
oarr,ages and were received by the four mem
hers of the Army Committee. Thoy were 'ho
oniv ones who occupied the Presidents rc'
viewing stand. The party was received win
tremendous and long continued cheering
Mon stood up and waved their hats; ladlos
anttsred their handkerchiefs; umbrellas were
swung nbout In the air and evcryoouy went
cr,yv for while. Tho roofs OF tue liouihah
,nd riub Avenue Hotels, OF the Mhu'son
e,unr, Rank building, and OF every o'hor 'ai'
hnila,ny nenr was crowded with enthusiustc
spectators, ,,,,wod nv his
80, ,nn Iudges Of the Supreme Court ana
other or mt men, set the crowd on "s",,' M
prssident looked tired but happy ho knew