Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-04-05
a GREAT CENTENNIAL.
WASHINGTON'SINAUGURATTON

TO BE Celebrated WITH GREAT
PoMP IN NEW YORK CITY ON
THE BOTH OF APRIL-AN I'M
NENsE NAVAL FLoTILLA AND
AGRAND MILITARY PARADE.
The centennial celebration of the
Inauguration of George Washing
ton AS President of the United
States, to take place ia New York
city on the 9Th Of April, promises
to be a stupendous demonstration.
From day break of April 29th to
the morning Of May . the city will
witness scenes never before en-
acted there. Visitors by the hun
dred thousands are expected to
lam it's streets and hotels. 1t has
been the one ambition of the com
mIttee having the celebration in
charge to place it upon record as
the graudest event of Its character
known in American history, and II
the weather should prove pro-
pitlous its fondest hopes may be
realized.
RECEPTION OF THE PRESIDENT.
Early on Monday morning, the
29;h OF April, the President OF the
United States AMI his Cabinet, and
the Supreme Court Of the United
States. ana other officials OF dis
tinctlon who have been specially
invited, will leave Washington and
proceed via Philadelphia aud Tren'
ton to Elizabethport,in New Jersey,
taking the same route that Wash
ington took in going from Mount
Vernon TO New York, IN April OF
. l7S9, to be inaugurated. AT Eliza.
bethport the President and hls
suite. which is limited to fifty from
the necessities of the case, will be
taken in steam launches to the
United States Steamer Dispatch.
The President will be received with
all the honors and salute, and the
presidential flag Will he hOisted.-
All on board, the Dispatch, fol-
lowed by the Erastus Wiman and
the Sirius, will proceed through
the Kills of the upper bay. At the
northerly entrance to the Kills,
near Robbins Reef Lighthouse, will
be placed the right of the navel
ne. The Navy Department has
promised all the available cruisers
which the condition of the public
service Will admit, intending as
many new ships as possible. These
ships will here be drawn up in line.
To the eastward the steam yachts
OF the several yacht clnbs OF the
country which will beln commission
AZ that time will be drawn up. 10
the southwark of the two lines will
be formed the steamer service OF
the port of New York. Should
there be any foreign ships OF war
in the port at the time they will be
invited to assist, and will be given
places in line to which they would
be respectively entitled to under
the laws Of nations.
When the presidential steamer
arrives opposite the new ship of
war, on the right of the line OF
ships drawn up 10 meet It, the
wards OF all the vessels will be
manned and a presidential salute
of tweuty.one guns will be fired
from each. rs each ship is passed
by the Dispatch she will raise her
anchor and follow that steamer for
a distance OF about four miles. As
the vessels pass Fort Columbus
and Fort Wood a salute of twenty
one guns will also be fired from
these forts. The Dispatch Will
come to anchor off wall street.
President Washington was
brought from Elizabethport to
Wall street ferry in a barge manned
by sbipmasters of the Marine So
ciety of the port Of New York. A
similar arrangement will be fol-
lowed or this occasion. AT the
desire of the Marine Society, who
still have the flag which they car
ried when Washington landed In
Wall street in April, 1889, the
barge which will convey the presi-
dental party from the Dispatch to
the ferry house will be manned by
former shipmasters OF that society,
with Captain AdbrOse Snow, the
veteran president Of that society
and of the Board of Trade and
transportation, as cOxswain. The
Union Ferry Company have placed
the southerly half of their ferry
house at the disposal of the com
mittee, and William =. Clyde y
Co.. have consented to the use OF
their per, No. 10, next to the ferry
slip, for the debarkatlOn of the
. invited guests from the Erastu'
Wiman and Sirius. The ladies ot
the party will not land here, but
will be taken by the Sirius tC
{ Twenty.second street. AS Presi
r dent Harrison leaves the Dispatcl
| another salute will he fired by al
the ships Of war. He will debarl
r inside the ferry slip, where be vii
be received by Mayor Grant. From
this point he will be conducted 10y
[ the State committee.
| NEW YORK's WELCOME.
e On his arrival at Wall street th'
President will find awaiting him