Evening journal., 1889-04-19
THE BIG CELEBRATION.
Ward McAllister Succeeded by
Edmund G. Stanton.
PREPARING FOR THE GRAND BALL.

The Attendance 10 he limited TO 0ooo
Accommodation for Strangers.
The Programme Of the Naval Parade.
Three Hundred Vessels in Line.
NEW YoRK, April l9.--Ward McAllister's
official connection with the centennial cele.
bration ceased yesterday, when his resigna-
tion was accepted BY the entertainment
committee. The vacancy was filed BY the
election Of Edmund c. Stanton, with the
title Of director Of the ball His duties viii
be practically those assigned 70 Mr. McAllis-
ter and he win act under the supervision Of
the entertainment committee and OF tho spe-
cim committee OF managers comprised oi
Messrs Fish, Stokes and Oin. MIR stanton
viii also be chairman Of the floor committee.
The report circulated a week ago that Mr..
MeAnisters withdrawal would cause the
Abandonment Of the Quadrille d'Honneur is
denied by the entertainment committee. The
quadrille will open the ball, after which the
regular card of dances will be taken up The
music for the BAH has been placed IN charge
fifty pieces each, alternating SO that Tho
music viii be continuous Most Of tho dane
ing viii be 10 waltz music
The question " accommodation, in view Of
the great crowds expected, has become a
most important one II IS intended to limit
the attendance to 6,00O persons, which Is
well within the capacity OF the opera house
This is proved by the fact that at the Old
Guard ball during the winter there were
6,G00 present There win bo 1900 square
feet Of dancing room and 1900 square feot
OF supper room
The ball win begin at o'clock and by
o'clock, or shortly after, it will be IN full
splendor II is intended to begin thus early
80 as not to exhaust the president and other
guests for the long and trying programme
Of the following day There is great pres
sure on the committee for boxes and tickets
In one case nearly 5000 was offered a com
mittoeman If be would get box for the
evening, and there have been a number Of
offers of s 600 for boxes There will he fow
changes, however, in the list Of boxes as
printed already
Each lady attending the bali viii receive a
souvenir in the form Of a beautiful twelve
page pamphlet Of such artistic value as 10
render it worthy Of preservation. AT the
bah Of 1889 every lady present received
fan
Accommodation for Strangers.
The arrangements for providing accommo-
dations for the thousands Of visitors expected
tocrowd the city for the next week or 50 are
now complete. This feature practically will
be in charge Of the police department An
persons having apartments TO rent with or
without board, are requested 10 send their
addresses 70 the police station in their pre-
cinct general list win be kept at police
headquarters. Strangers upon their arrival
in town, looking for lodgings, will inquire Of
the first policeman they may meet and be
win direct them 70 the nearest station house,
where the list Of lodgings can be inspected
The stoppage Of the street cars on the days
of the military and civic parades win throw
the work Of transporting the immense crowds
Of people from one end Of the city to the
other upon the elevated roads In order,
therefore, TO meet the heavy demands that
win be made upon these roads trains win be
run a minute apart, which is the fastest run
ming time.
The Naval Parade.
The naval committee held an important
meeting yesterday From the secretary Of
the navy was received a communication
stating that Commodore Ramsay, Of the
Brooklyn navy yard, had been directed to
confer with the committee and rendor Il
every assistance in the power of the navy
department The application Of the steam
yacht Meteor TO join the excursion Of the
presidential party from Elizabethport to New
York was denied, as it was thought unsafe
to have any other than the Erastus Wiman
and the Sirius in the wake Of the Dispatch.
A general order was received from Admiral
Porter regarding the government Of the naval
parade.
II provides that the naval vessels partci-
pating in the review will be the Chicago. car
rying the flag Of The secretary Of the navy at
the main, tho Boston, carrying the flag Of
the admiral Of the navy at the main; the At
lanta, Yorktown, Juniata and Yantic. They
win anchor off Ellis Island in the order
named, the Chicago one or two lengths north
OF the island, the others 10 the southwark Of
that ship, at II O'clock, meridian April 2S, TO
be ready 70 participate in the ceremonies Of
the following day Each vessel will be pro-
vided with howitsers for saluting
On the morning Of April 20 the ships win
be dressed with rainbow arches with the ma
tional ensign at mast heads, except on the
main Of the nagships, and a salute Of twenty
one guns will be fred While the president
| is passing each vessel viii man yards and fire
a national salute. AT sunset a national sa-
lutte will also be fred BY each ship ana all
flags hauled down.
The revenue cutters and yachts will be an
chored in double columns, 100 yards apart.
April 2S TO the southwark Of the naval YES
sells and will dress ship on the Goth Those
which have guns viii follow the motions Of
the naval aeet in firing salutes. The river
and sound steamers viii form in double
column to the southwark Of the yachts, 100
yards apart.
The procession Of river and sound steamers
will consist of 800 vessels, more or less,
formed in twenty three divisions
Died on Train.