Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-05-09

4EA<4t ~ 114 ~ weak Went 70 LGe Wall
literally 70 the wall % the houses and
away from the curb-st0us and the center
o. attraction The l~anp-Posts we're all
occupied by hardy street boys. and every
fsae- and railing that offered even \ pre-
eariOus fOothold vas ut . premium The
streets themselves were fIled with peo-
pie who, before the procession started.
were driven along a1d out Of IN. line OF
march by . platoon OF police
Every thing vas in readiness for the
start at ten O'Clock and as soon ~ the
President had passed. ta- corner o. Wall
street AMI Broadway On his way to sh-
Sub-TreasGry. 0s9eers began to give or
ders to their waitiny men; hors-men
booked To their horses AMI saw that all
vas right and the baats % music got
ready for The start As soon as the liter
a-y exercises began ut the Sab-Tr~asury
the w0-d to start was given AMI the great
parade. the principal feature % the sec
OGd days Celebration u the Warrington
centennial began
III route WAS From Wall street NJ
Broadway to WlverIy place; through
Waverly place 70 fifth up Firth
avenue 10 Fourteenth street: through
Fourteenth street To the east side %
UBtou Squarr: around Unfsn Square TO
vest sbis to Fifteenth street: Fifteenth
street 10 Fifth avenue; Fifth averus 10
Fstv-s-venth street
Previous % the start the Grand Aruv
q the R-PHbIic had been formed by their
Grand Marshal Colonel VIZ p. Walton.
Oh streets west OF Fifth avenue and
moved through East FIftes1tl street =.
broadway. East Sevente nth street.
Fourth avsnue. East Fourteenth street.
Fith avenae, wavsrly place and Broad
way to Duane street ca reaching thai
point the line vas formed through the en-
tire route enumerated in double rank
against the west carb % Broadsay, the
south curb % WGverly place. the west
curb % Fifth avenue. he north eurb os
Fourteenth street. the west curb OF
Fourth ave1g>, the south curb % Seven
tse1th street. the asst eurb % BrO1isay
and the south curb .. Fifteenth street.
the right resting On Filth avenue. thus
fronting n solid line Of msu On one side
o the route a. FAR ~ Seventeenth street
The column moved from the head OF Wall
street. there being between 6fsy and sixty
Thousand men in linz
Ia most impressive teat1re % the day
occurred when the literary exercises at
the S9o-Treasury were over Ta- Presi-
dential party IN eleven carriages, drove
over the roate OF the procession up to the
reversing staai in M1iis0u square be-
tween two lines % troops drawn up at
either curb % the street The Presidents
carriage Vas drl~a by four horses in sill
yer harness IL had two sOosneu- III.
other carriages we're drawn by two
horses During the literary exercises
the van ct the parade. which had started
shea the exercises beSsr. had marched q
lons distance up town bus had not
reached AalisOn Square. Wh4n Arch
bishop C0rrigaa had pronounced the b~u-
e~siiefi7n at the Sub-rreasarY. word xas
givea 90 some OF the nlarshal's aides Who
we're waiting. and they passed along the
line giving the order for e1eh ocseer to
halt ais company In this uanner the
whole procession was halted from Wall
street 10 the head % the Iiae up
town Then, NJ the order os the oac-rs.
the troops below Duane street divided
part forming n continuous line oa the
western curb % Broadway and part form
ing n line on the eastern curb. Above
Duane street. the G. A. r men were
drasa up II line n the western curb. aud
the regulars and militia male n line op-
Posit- the veterans This order pre-
~ al @AErct AAEDQ-4O1t the
line % march n far as Seventeenth
street where the read os III procession
vas resting Then besxeen these living
walls the Presideat aai his party we're
drIve1- up Broadway to W,verIy place:
through WaEerIy place to Fifth avenue:
up Filth averHs to Fo7rt--nta street:
through East Fourteenth street to the
East Il % Unioa Spare; Aloag the
square TO Fifteenth stree; through FL
teeuth street TO FIsta aTenu-, and ID
Fifth avenue TO Madison Square.
As the Presidents carriaxs passed
aiony throGgd b lines, the soldiers sa-
lzted aud the crowds on the sidewalks, in
The windows and on the oase-tops cheer
81 themselves h0arse. After the party
n passed each regimsnt and division
Eel II line aSAi1 AID resumed their for
Z a1d waited tor the word TO prs-
esec- which =as zos Sissz EatiI the Presi-
tent had reaeaed the reviewing stand-
Arriving 81 TIE reviewing stard in
Madison Square the PTeSi1eat vas re-
eeived By thu eOuzIttse ca ne army and
escorted TO bis seat on th- graud-stand-
! order v@s then given TO resume the
march, ard sooa the column came In
sight a. II approached the Square. CON-
ing Up Fifth avsnue- The troops march
ed vel Z presented n fine
as they passed tAe Retrieving ssaz1
The Presideat did not aEtegspt to stand
during the whole Of the time while tbs
regiments passed n rsvisw. but ~ unes