The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-05-01
NEW YORK'S BIG BLOWOUT
PRESIDENT HARRIsows ARRIVAL
1he Occasion of n Monster Naval Display
-BanqusE mt the lawyer Club and Re.
ceptIon ut the City HaIl-The
Great Centennial Ball.

NEW YORK, April 90 New Workers scarce.
ly knew their own city to-day. The resident is
crowded to the wall and is glad of it. He well
comes all strangers. Everybody genially greets
every other body. The spirit of the occasion
and the democratic impulses of hundred-year-
old republic were with and upon EACH and per-
vaded all places. The atmosphere was the
chillieSt feature of the early day. At 3 o'clock
level bars of leaden clouds had curtained the
town on the eastern horizon and so on into the
broad forenoon the sunshine was broken by
clouds that seemed not to have determined
whether to 60 or stay. But meantime,
in the early morning and all through
the night, the city was restless
and awake. Every artery of travel was con-
tributing to the throngs which this week will,
IL is believed, aggregate million OF strangers
in the city. Troops, to the measure of drum
taps, were tramping through avenues and
streets all night, seeking places assigned them,
while hundreds who had been assigned places
and who had deposited their luggage, were
trailing through the streets viewing the decora-
tons by lamplight. Registering groups of civil
ians and militiamen logged the night echoes,
and there was ali through the city, from dusk
OF yesterday TO dawn to-day feeling that
there was little use retiring. small need for
sleep when only three days should mark
century's growth. And so the big city teemed
in the gas light.
A large number of troops had arrived dur
ing the day, and the amories and halls where
the commands are going TO camp were rap
idly filling up. The corridors Of the Fltth-aye.
hotel where the army committee has Its head
quarters, were thrOnged with officers OF the
regular army and the National guards. The
m~rF aeHF4aw IL
tia has been a serious problem. but every de-
tail of il has been carefully attended to and
the visitors will all be properly housed and
fed. Few of them, however, will sleep on
spring mattresses, and in some of the halls the
men will have to be satisfied with the soft side
OF board and blanket to cover them. Only
a small part of the troops can be accOmmo-
dated in the armOries, and in addition 10 the
hotels and halls the steamer, Grand Republic,
will shelter those companies Of the Fourth
brigade that are unable 10 find quarters in the
Twelfth regiment armOry.
The arrangements for the naval parade were
carried ont to the letter. At o'clock the
steamer Dispatch, having on board Admiral
Porter. Gen. SchOfeld and representatives of
the centennial committee, lett the loot OF r.
Twenty-sixth-st., and. gay with fluttering flags,
steamed down East river on her way to Eliza
bethpOrt where she was to meet President
Harrison and his party. Crowds had gathered
at the pier and cheered the DisDatch as she
steamed away. Tho harbOr was literally alive
with sailing craft OF every description, and
whistles sounded and guns doomed salutes
the Dispatch picked her way on her course.
Half dozen big men-Ofwar were anchored in
the vicinity of Governors island and Ellis
island, awaiting the return of the presidents
boat The men-Of-war were the Chicago, carry
ing the flag of the secretary of the navy; the
Boston, carrying the admiral's flag; the Atlanta,
Yorktown, Juniata, Yantic Essex and James
town. The staff of the admiral and grand mar
shall reported to Rear Admiral JOuett at a. m,
on the tug Nina, foot of +. Twenty-sixth-st
who at once steamed down the bay and went
aboard bis flagship, the Chicago. The Chicago
was gaily decked with flags and bunting. The
official flags were the presidents flag ship and
boat secretary OF the navy's flag admraPs
flag and the rear admiraPs flag. The Boston
was flying the admiral's flag.