Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-02

inspect ) is, and his 300 policemen,
had all they could do to keep the immense
thrOng in order. The stands, every win
dow facing the square, the roots of sur
rounding buildings, and the sidewalks
were crowded and packed with mass OF
humanity. The seats on the Fourth
Avenue side OF the Square from Four
tenth to Seventeenth street were
free TO women and children, but long be-
fore il was time for the parade to start they
were crowded. Many OF the people came
as early as three and four O'Clock in Ofder
TO secure sests. At nine o'clock it was
impossible to get from one portion of the
square TO another and when once one got
into the crowd there they had to stay.
AT THE PRESIDENTS STAND.
President Harrison in his barouehe
drawn by five horses and headed by asq uad
Of mounted police accompanied by Vice
President Merton, Coz. Cruger and LIEUT..
JudsOn, L S. A., drove up to the Madison
Square reviewing stard at ten minutes past
ten. EX-Presidents Hayes ard Cleveland,
Secretaries Proctor, Tracy, Window aud
Rusk. Gen. Sherman and Russell b.
Harrison had previously arrived Others
on the stand were Gen. J. M. Varnum,
Governor Burleigh, of Maine. and staff OF
eight officers and six aides; Brig. Gen. H.
NJ. Sprague, Brig. Gen. John Harper,
Fred. Douglass, who received a cheer as
be entered the stand, and Senator Gibson
of Maryland. Mayor Grant with the body
Of aides who had been waiting at Twenty
Fifth street then stepped forward and pre-
sented the President with the address en-
closed in q cylinder Of repousse silver.
1t WAS IS follows:
"TO Benjamin Harrison. President Of the
United States Aprl 80, 1889:
The undersigned representative of the
civic, commercial, industrial and educs-
tiOnal organic atoms and bodies Of the city
of New York, on the occasion o. the Gem
tepnial celebration of the inauguration of
Washington, the first President, present
anew to the President of the United States
in his official capacity their allegiance to
the Government, Constitution and the laws,
with their congratulations upon the COM
pletion Of q century of Constitutional Gov
ernment and the progress made in that
century.
1Sipned Hugh j Grant, Mayor of City Of
New York; Daniel Butterfield Chief
Marshall; Charles s Smith, President of
Chamber of Commerce; Robert Rutter,
General Secretary Of Merchant Trades
men; Henry Drisler, Acting President OF
Columbia College; Bryce Gray, Presi-
dent of st. Andrews Society; Henry w.
Dunsher, President of the School Of the
Collegiate Dutch Church; Ambrose Snow,
President of the Marine Society"
The address WAS also signed by large
number Of the leading business men of the
city.
The Mayor then took his place on the
stand beside ,he President, and the
parade began to psss by.
THE ORGANIZATIONS IN LINE.
The first organization in the parade
which made it's appearance was the body
of Columbia College students. 1t passed
the Presidential stand st exactly twenty
FIVE minutes past ten o'clock. The hOys
created much amusement by repeating In
unsiou the cry of WHO was George Wash
ington, - and accompanying the answer by a
break down. Next followed the public
school children. They made an excellent
appearance, and in maoy instances marched
better than some OF the rank and file OF
yesterdays pageant The children were
welcomed by tumult of applause accom-
panied by waving of handkerchiets and
dipping Of miniature hags in the hands in
children and ladies. The applause and
hearty greeting continued until the chill
dren we're we'll past the reviewing stand
and made way for the next organization.
The Grand Army men, as they psssed the
reviewing stand, were warmly greeted.
An old veteran improved the opportunity
afforded by the accessibility of the Presi-
dent to hand him a note. II WAS taken
by President Harrison. AS the parade
passed before the President the bevy of
handsome young girls on the hests show
cred huge bunches Of roses on him.
rAMNIANY's OVERSIGHT.
Some little excitement was caused by
some of the Tammany braves refusing or
ueelecting to salute the President as they
psssed by. At first shouts OF hats oh'
were heard, but when it was seen that this
had 10 effect, the balance of the files were
loudly hissed except in few instances
WQcIt tue plOpCA SnAhNO Wao
not thought that the Tsmmsnyites we're
intentionally disrespectful but that they
did not know they were expected
TO salute. Shortly before Gen. Butterheld
and stsff passed before the President.
julius SterbeTger, one of his aidee, was
thrown from his horse and Suffered bro
ken leg. Quite number OF Gen. Butter
fields aides were thrown from their horses,
bu, this is the only case where serious in
Jury resulted. Among the school chill
drsn was a troop dressed in the garb OF
Continental soldiers. The little fellow
who led them could not help laughing as
he passed the PRESIDENT and received prob
ably the most profound salute Of the day.
The lads powdered periwig was hid jaun-
tily with three cornered hat OF the time
of General George Washington. He had a
miniature baton in his hand and he kept
exact time to the martial music.
The President lett the Reviewing stand
at $40 and drove at once to Vice President
Morton's. It is estimated that up to that
time ninety thousand men had passed be-
fore him