The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-01-03
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NEw FORK, Dec. 21.-This 10 IN era Of
centennial celebrations. Thirteen years
last April. took place the centennial Of
the battle Of Lexington, then came the
Bunker Hill celebration Of June II.
1875, and the great centennial cole.
bration Of the Declaration of indie.
pendence In Philadelphia In 1876. Since
then have taken place the Yorktown oele-
bration, the Evacuation day celebration,
the celebration of the formation Ct the
constitution of the United States and
other smaller centennial celebrations
The last of our centennials will be the
Tooth anniversy Of the Inauguration Of
George Washington as President of the
United States. The formation Of the con-
st'tution was the outgrowth Of the Dec
laration Of Independence; but the CAP
ping to the foundations that were
laid in 1773 occurred thirteen years later.
when the first President of the United
States was ina2gurated. This historic
ceremony was the final setting in motion
tho wheels of Government The United
States Of America then became O reality
In every sense of the word.
1t seems fitting. therefore, that an event
60 august as tue Inauguration Of WASH
ington should be grandly celebrated, and
every thing possible is being done in New
York to make this last of the centennial
celebrations the most brilliant An out
line OF what it 10 proposed to do in this
city on April - and April 80 can not fail
to interest A synopsis of the proposed
progre NINE is as follows:
early on Monday morning, the 29th OF April.
tho President Of the United States and his
cabinet, and the Supreme Court Of the United
States and other off1cials OF distinction, who
have been specially invited, will leave Wash
ington and proceed via Philadelphia aud
Trenton to Elizabethport. In Now
Jersey, taking the same route that Washing
ton took In going from Mount Vernon to New
York In April OF 1859 to be ,naugurated, At
Elzabethport the Presidential party " II take
New York bay to the foot of Wall
street. passing, en- route, foreign ves-
sells and vessels from our own navy and
boats of every description that will be ranged
In line by the Navy Committee. These vessels
will salute the Presidential party as the YES
sells in the harbor In 1859 satutcd Washington
as he was rowed by thirteen pilots in au ele-
CANT barge up to the foot OF Wall street.
On the arrival of tho party at the foot
OF Wall street President Harrison will be
met by the mayor aud the committee and es-
corted to his headquarters. That evening there
will be hall In the Metropolitan Opera-House
In this city, and it is proposed to make it the
grandest ball that has ever been held in the
city Of New York.
On Tuesday morning. April 81. it Is proposed
to hold bret religious services in St. Paurs
Church, where Washington, Vice. President Al.
ans and the two houses OF Congress at
| tended service on the day OF the IN
suyuration. As DR.. Provost the Bishop
OF New York, and the chaplain OF
the Senate conducted the serv ice q hundred
years ago. so Bishop Potter, of New York,
will conduc: the service on April go next.
He will be assisted by Rev. DR.. Morgan
Ok, the rector Of Trinity and St..
Paurs churches, and member Of
the committee. President Harrison and
other invited guests will be in attend
a1ce at the special service In ST. Pauls Church.
The ministers Of this CITY have also been asked
to hold special services in their respective
churches in the morning at 9 o'clock, April 20,
and nearly eve y one who has been written to
on the subject has replied favor:ng the
| Idea. 1t was at Q o. clock on the morning of the
| inauguration, In 1850, that the doors Of all
churches in this City We're thrown open for Q
br ef service OF prayer, and it is proposed not
only to have brief services OF thanksgiving in
the churches of New York, but also throughout
the State and Union.
The formal literary exercises will take place
on the steps OF tho sub-treasury, corner Mas
sau and Wall streets, ut 10: o. Rev. Richard
S. Storrs, d. d., L. D., OF Brooklyn, will
offer the prayer. A poem Is expected from the
venerable Quaker poet, John Greenleaf Whit
| tier. Chauncey M. Depew will deliver the ora.
ton. The President Of the United States will
speak, ana Archbishop Corrigan Will pronounce
the benedict,on.
At precisely II o'clock salute Of twenty one
e1,il0 ho rvi> In
ships OF war OF every nationality In New York
harb0r, and from the batteries OF Castle Will.
lam and Forts Hamilton and Wadsworth; then
the grand military parade will pass the re.
viewing stand, ut the corner OF Wall and
Nassau streets, whore stood 100 years
ago old Federal Hall, the scene Of the
Inauguration ceremony. 1t Is proposed to
AIDE ever held in the City. 1t has
boen suggested that the entire Ma.
tional Guard in this State turn out and
such an event has not occurred in tn city
since the close Of the war. Tue comm ttee is
anxious to have every State and Terri
tory in the Union formally represented
. in the parade, and the Governors OF
vited to appoint comm ssioners to attend
. to the representation OF their respective
States and Terr tories. Connect CUT New
Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsy.-
vania Virginia Ohio and Washington Terri
tory have already appointed commissioners.
The other Suites ind Territor. es are yet to be
heard from. In the evening Of April 30 there
" II be banquet at the Metropolitan Opera
House.
/ During the month OF April there will be an
exhibition OF historical portraits in the Metro.
pol tan Opera.House, and also memor al
exhibition OF Wash: ngton relics. The por-
traits Of Washington and his Cabinet,
and the members of the FIRST Congress
under the constitution, and it is expected that
| the chair that stood IN Federal Hall, which
| Washington occupied as fist President, the
Bible used at the inauguration and other au'
theutic relics will be exhibited,
At the last sess:o Of the Legislature OF thia
State law was passed making April 30 q legal
holiday, and every thing is being done by the
! committee, whose headquarters are In the
Stewart building; this city, to make the cele-
brat,on In every way worthy Of tho historic
event Of 1850. The president of the com.
| m,ttee is the venerable Hamilton
patriot and q friend Of Washington. The
chairman is Mayor Abram S. Hewitt and the
chair man Of the Executive Committee is FL
| bridge T. Gerry, the grandson OF Elbridge
Gerry, q member of the first Congress under
the constitution, a Governor OF the State OF
Massachusetts and NONRESIDENT OF the
| United States.
Two Glrls Drowned.
EAST BRADY, Pa, Dec. 27-Two younl
ladies named Smith were drowned Tuesday
at Hillsville, four miles from here They, IL
company with another girl and two youne
men, were crossing the Alleg eny river il
u SIX. Il when 1t sank with them The bodie:
have net yet been recovered. The rest q
the party were rescued in an exhausted
cond: ton.
rrafnc ON New York Surface aud Elevated
| Roads.
New YORK, Dec. 27.-There was an in
crease Of IL. 400 0OO in the number of pas
sengers carried on the various lines of sur
face and elevated roads this year: The in
crease on the elevated roads alone wa
nearly 100000 more than than mum
Der, but there was falling of in the mum
Der Of pa sengers on the surface lines O
,ver 1901
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