Democratic messenger., 1889-05-04
NEW YoRK's CENTENNIAL.
Celebrating the Inauguration of
Geo. Washington in that City
One Hundred Years Ago.

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One Hundred Years Ago.
The metropolis was one mass ofhuman
ity ON Monday and Tuesday. Pcopl,
from every section Of the country gather
cd there To witness The grand paradcs ant
receptions for which thousands upon
thousands Of dollars had been expended
to make II a success, whicl, Il was In ever,
sense of the word. President Harrison
was rowcd over in large from the Jersey
shore by sailors aud landed MS Washing
ton did one hundred years ago. lie was
received with cheers aud shouts from the
multitude. lie was then taken In hand
by the committee and the day was giver
up TO one round 6f fcasiing and enjoy
mcnt. 4 grand ball was the feature oftht
first evening.
The second day of the great Centennia
celebration cclipsed the first in point %
pomp, people and grandeur. While the
ball Of Mondaynighh was probably the
greatest social event that ever took place
ia New York, and the scene on the rivcl
was never cqualed before. they pale he
fore the magnificent military pageant 0
Tuesday, when sixty thousand men In
martial array passed in review Of the
President. The more than ten miles OI
marching men, with n thousand bands
braying. two million witnesses and II hun
drcd thousand buildings bcdccked with
red, white and blue. made up vast pic.
tnrc whose like was never seen before In
this country.
Ex President Cleveland was actually
chccrcd more by the visiting soldiery and
statesmen than was Harrison and Gov.
Hill was scarcely recognized. Mr.. Clevc.
land enjoyed the occasion.
Hon CLANCY Dcpew delivered the ora.
iion of,hc day ina mastery style and was
listened to aiicntively by President lIarri.
son and his cabinet, cx.Prcsidcnt Clcvc.
land and the Governors of all the states
except Maryland, Gov. Jackson being I'M.
able To attend.
\ grand banauc: was given In the Met.
ropoliian Opera House in the evening Ia
the distinguished guests of the city. II
was one that will long he remembered by
those who were fortunate enough TO par.
take. Gov. Hill responded 10 the toast
George Washington" .cx -Prcsiicn, Cleve.
land Our People" and General Lee "Thc
States"
In the evening the grca, iircwork dis.
play was given. Ncighbor WED with
ncighhor and each in turn with the city in
the richness and uniqucness of their dis
play. From twilight until midnight the
air was one vast Kaleidoscope. From
Brooklyn bridge the scene was one oi
grandeur. Above Governors Island were
bursting mammoth aerial bouquets of a
thousand colorcd rockets A little nearer
and over the Battery Park were explosions
of clgmbcrcd mines aud flights of fiery
whirlwinds. Just above the City Hall
Park jcwclcd strcamcrS and golden rain
shot up and down. 10 the farther east.
ward floral shells ever and anon studded
the heavens, while upward toward the
western sky rolled tinted clouds and show.
crs of pearls. while yondcr. above the Cen.
trail Park, the scene was positively cn,rnn-
cling. First i, would be an aerial bomb
that would explode and emit golden
shower; then an Alaidin's lamp with
hanging links and falling dew. The cx.
pcnditurc ofthc city was muniiceni. That
of the citizens was larger still. \, 10
O'Clock the heavens were just ablazc with
gorgeous inhcaux There were rcprcscn.
taiions Of the Centennial, sparkling cas-.
cades. fire picture Of the Falls of Niagara
and from the Battery u magnificent repre-
scntation sixty feet high and forty feet
wide of Washington taking the oath of
Office MS lirs, President. II was dazzling
with brilliant sun fires and col0rcd Stars
Brooklyn did ITS share in the Examinations
and high up on the lIudson's palisades
the Jcrscyites sent up their rockets aud
built great beacon fires on their hilltops.