The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1889-05-10


April 80 l,':t where the literary EXERCISES
took place The invocation by the Eey. Dr.
Richard s St1lrs WAS profoundly impressive,
and Chaumccy NJ. Depew never delivered II
moro masterful oration. The presidents all
dress followed. The exercises ,vcrc over w}1eu
Archbishop Corrigan uttered the beu"liction.
While the literary exercises were going On
the military began to move fru!u the head Of
Wall street and Broadway. Tins pageant,
which was the granaest ever seen in the his
tory Of celebrations III the United States, was
marvelously well managed, and There was
little Of the clumsy organizing which occa-
sionally delays and mars the inauguration
professions in Washington. The chief mar
shall Of the parade was Maj, Con. John NJ
Schoheld the head Of tic United States
army, and there were % 600 tnen in line The
National Guard Of almost every state of the
Union was represented, New York and Penn
sylvania furnishing 12,0J0 and 5000 men re-
spcctively Only the best regiments and
companies as a rule took part iii the pm
radc. First in line OF march We're the cadets
from tho Military academy Of West Point.
and the naval cadets from Annapolis; then
the troops of the regular army and navy,
followed by the National Guard Of each state
in tho order in which the states ratified the
constitution or were admitted into the Union.
The president tho members Of tho cabinet
and tho chief justices and associate Justices
of the United States supreme court reviewed
the parade from the stand at Madison Square
Garden. The many miles of streets through
which the parade passed were lined with i'm
luellso reviewing stands for the public, and
they were all densely crowded. EXorbltant
prices were paid for seats on these stands,
and startling figures were also paid for seats
in windows and on the roofs of buildings.
One wealthy man paid 5000 for the use of
q window on Fifth avenue, and thero were
many other instances Of the same sort. No
pen can write a description that will convey
an adequate idea of the magnincence of this
parade. 1t took seven hours in the passing,
but owing to the widely different uniforms
Of tho militia Of the various states, there was
no clement of sameness about 1t. Tho ccle-
bratc1 Seventh regiment of New York city
probably mado tho finest show so far as
marching is concerned, and the other famous
New York and Brooklyn regiments, which
had long been drilling for tho occasion, sur
passed themselves.
Notable amon., the citizen soldiery was the
militia Of Virginia, with Gen. Fitzhugh Lee
tho nephew of Robert f. Lee, on prancing
horse at its head. Tho Ancient and Honor
able artillery Of Boston, inspired enthusiasm
not only because Of tho fine show it mnde,
but on account of tho historic associations
attached to the company, ono Of tho Oldest in
tho United States. To cnumcrate the merits
Of the various regiments that took part in
the pageant would require page of this
newspaper. A remarkably fine concert of
vocal and Instrumental music was given at
tho reviewing stand on Madison square in the
evening under tho auspices of tho German
Americans of New York city.
Tho banquet at the Metropolitan Opera
house was given early in the evening, and it
was attended by the president and his cabinet,
governors of nearly every state and territory
in the Union, and the most distinguished rep
fesentatives of art, science, literature and
finance. Covers were laid for 500 persons,
and tho price of tickets was S25 Finer toasts
were never delivered within the walls of the
Metropolitan Opera house, where many
splendid banquet has been given. The feast
that was spread before the guests was one .'fit
for king" Tho wines were tho best in tho
world, as may be guessed from the fact that
the Burgundy cost 81 Il hottie. The cigars
smoked were especially imported from Ha-
vana for the occasion.
While this banquet was going on one Of tho
greatest pyrotechnic displays that the world
has ever seen was taking place in tho streets.
The entire city was bathed in q halo Of light
From tho Battery clear up to where the line
between New York city and Yonkers is drawn
tho sky was made weirdly lurid by Kissing
rockets, bursting Roman candles and thousand
hued flower pots. Theroar Of cannon lrecrack-
ers was deafening, and thecity seemed to be on
fire with the glaro of red sulphur. Soldiers in
groups OF hundreds, many of whom had be-
como hilarious from too frequent winks at