The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-05-09

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like some huge gaily colored serpent.
MADISON SQUARE
seems a map of flags and bunting. Two
of the stands were handsomely deco !!
rated and early in the day the crowd
began to gather. The President and
party arrived at 1890 O'Clock In the
box with the President were Vice-Pres-
ident Morton, Chief Justice Fuller,
Secretary of State Blaine, Major Grant,
General Sherman, Admiral Porter,
Hamilton Fisk, Eldridge T. Gerry and
ex-Presidents Cleveland and Hays.
For fully two hours before the parade
arrived, the stands were occupied by
people who had determined to be pa
tent and thereby secure good seats.
POLICE ARRANGEMENTS.
Company E, of the It'll regiment, n.
S. G., New York, patrolled in front of
the stands and kept loiterers on the
move. Inspector Byrnes, having as
aids, Captains Reilly, Cartright, Wes-
tervclt, Allaire, and Grant, was in
charge of police arrangements, being in
command of about five hundred police
men on the outskirts of the crowd.
New YORK, April 30.-At l O'Clock
there was a stir about Madison square
which betokened the drawing near of
the President and party. The soldiery.
had arrived at Twenty-second street
and were drawn up on either side. leav-
ing an avenue through which the COM
pany from the Sub-Treasury could be
driven. At ten minutes past one, the
carriages containing the President and
his party drove up. On the stand Pres
ident Harrison stood in the centre. On
his right was Gen. Sherman and on his
left was Mayor Grant. To the left Of
the latter were ex-Presidents Cleve-
land and Hayes; Russell Harrison stood
on an elevation little back from his
father.
But few minutes elapsed after the.
arrival of the Presidential party when
the military started with hardly halt;
the great column moved on past the
grand stand, and it was twenty minutes
past six when the last Of it had passed,
and the President was able to rest his
right arm, which for five hours had
been constantly busy in answering sa-
lutes. He removed his hat when Gen.
Schotield passed; as he did when the
Governors rode by. To leaders of bri-
gades, regiments and in some Instances
companies, he only touched his hat.
There were two notable exceptions
to the latter rule, however, when in
two instances the captains carried their
swords in their left hands, their right
coat sleeves were empty, and in recog-
milton Of this the President bowed pro-
foundry and raised his hat.
Throughout the soldiers made re-
markably fine appearance. The Sew.
enth New York won its usual laurels.
Pennsylvania made one of the big
gest turnOuts.
Gov. Hill was loudly cheered. Ova-
lions were given also to most of the
Governors, Foraker, of Ohio, and Buck,
ner, of Kentucky, being very prominent
among them.
From the Madison Square reviewing
stand to the disbanding point, at Fifty.
seventh street. the crowds were, if any
thing, thicker than below Twenty-sec
ond street.
AS the hours wore on the crowd re
freshed itself with fruit, sandwiches ant
: temperance drinks, purchased from
vendors who swarmed OH every side.
In one instance an enterprising truck
: man was shrewd enough to lay in {
key of beer and he bitterly bewailed hi
short sightedness, in not putting aboard
a dozen, when he found that his single
: key lasted just twenty minutes.
From Common Council stand came s
, perfect stream Of oranges to the tiret
f soldiers whenever the column halted.
I Barrels and boxes to stand on, read
, lily brought from Is to so cents, ant
, seats on trucks were often twice filled
as original purchasers became tirei
and forsook them. Many people brough,
chairs and camp stools to stand on ant
one long headed individual carried g
f step ladder about with him which he
planted wherever he pleased. The
only drawback to his perfect enjoyment
was the constant effort on the part O.
) numerous small boys to upset his lad
. der.
The stands in front of the various
churches were patronized and from 5Otl
street up, where broad ratings abound
ed each house had half hundred
sightseers, clinging below the stand.
built above the ratings,
Accidents were exceedingly rare
although fainting spells were common
enough.
On the whole the entire affair wa!
=, admirably managed.
The largest and most closely packed
crowd that tried to see the parade wa
at a point where it was dismissed. &C
{ cording to programme; the dismissal
should have taken place at 59th street
but owing to the inability of the police
to clear the Avenue from 57th to 59tl
g streets, the commanding general dis
8 missed the troops at 57th street, leav
d ing the assemblage entirely out in tn
o cold, that had been waiting above tina
), point since morning.
T When the head of the procession
D reached Fifty-seventh street the mount
d ed police made one effort to dispers
d the crowd, but they only succeeded i
d causing the greatest confusion and eX
l. element among the women and chi
dren. In the confusion three wome
were seized with commissions and on
t. tainted. They were cared for by
IS surgeon stationed near by i'll a polio
p wagon fixed up as an ambulance. Tn
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