New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-28
THE GREAT CELEBRATION.
PLANS FOR ITS OBSERVANCE.
AN OUTLINE OF THE THREE DAYS PRO-
GRAMME.
THE MANY.sIDED FEATURES OF THE AMI
EXTENSIVE PREPARATIONS FOR
PlTLY HoNoRING THE MEMORY OF THE
FIRST PREsIDENT-THE RXER


FIRST PREsIDENT-THE RxER
cIsEs TO BEGIN ToMoR'
ROW MORNING.
An exact repetition OF the inauguration cere
monies of / 7s9 would be needless absurd ana I'M
possible The progress OF the country ana the
he alth and convenience Of the President iorDid an
attempt at such thing. General HARRISON must
have started from the White House last MoHday
in order TO repeat the seven days journey 'h''
Washington made from Mount Vernon to tins CITY
On his way hither Washington stopped at VII
Lge blacksmith shop TO shoe horse, and the con
dition OF the times that confronted him requireu
the doing Of numerous other little things that the
living President would not be inclined nor pre-
pared 10 do
Az the first Inauguration the wealthy New
Workers who entertained Washington were waited
on hv slaves Their houses were lighted by tallow
dips. and in additions 10 the candelabra in tlrr
dining rooms the tables were surrounded by regl-
ments Of black csndlcsticlSs that could walk and
talk and work and command In the chattel market
from $500 10 $1,000 apiece. Battery Park ana
Bowling Green were then the centre Of space, so
far as society was concerned and the journey -
Harlem was even more pcrlous than II is to-day
To-morrow's naval parade Will come one hundred
years and six days after the one that welcomed
the first President, and the evenings festivities
will occur four miles nearer the north pole Than
they did century ago
But these small matters Of detail are of no CON
sequence in the celebration OF the one hnndfed'h
birthycar Of the Government They are lost 10
sight and significance in the magnificent proper
tions of the festival But for the Rebellion we
might hand this down 10 history as The Last OF
the Ccntennials7 Our children are bound to try
10 outdo u.s. however, in 1865, when they cclc-
brate the surrender of Lee TO Grant, and if they
profit by our example they will probably eclipse
all previous efforts Public interest in the present
celebration is far more acute than it has been in
any previous demonstration in the United States
So much that is impressive and historic is TO he
crowded into the brief space Of three days that
feversh excitement Iervadcs the people
The indications are strong that the countryside
will be depopulated during the interval Rail-
roads began TO feel the pressure of travel on Fri
day. hotels are filling up with guests who engaged
apartna nts weeks ago, and clearinghouse are
turning parors into bedrooms as fast
as possible There will be room for
ALL" said Mr. Wall, manager Of the
Bureau of PiHlic Comfort Three thousand
private families opened their doors 10 visitors ana
provided accommodations for some $4,000 persons.
a bureau of information for rooms and boarding
houses. and thousands Of strangers were thus en-
abled 10 find quarters. BY tomorrow morning the
cjtv will be filed Those who arrive later than
noon expecting TO find rooms and board, are likely
TO be disappointed They had better stop IN Brook
lyn or jersey City and engage places to sleep IL
is too early in the season for such west Ihdia
luxury as sleeping on roof. Manhattan lN"hd
has been called clearinghouse on former occ'-
sons but a boarding house as well as stock com
pany is limited, and the little bit of ground be
tween the North, East and Harlem Rivers cannot
.'f>fy ACCOMMODATE more than half million
visitors at once.
NO LACK OF THINGS TO EAT.
There will be plenty to eat Ncw-York's feed
ing caracity is unlimited. The market WAS never
So full OF good things since bear and deer were
killed in the wild woods about Central Park ana
canvasbacks were slaughtered in the Upper Bay.
Fish, flesh and fowl Of every edible description
have been ordered in extra large quantities The
commissary general Of Xcrxcs'S army would have
been delighted to have come across snch an ahuh-
dance The prices Of some things are bound TO
20 I'D, but keepers Of hotels and boar'Ilng-houscN
guarded against this in IA large degree by laying
in their supplies last week. hcfrgcrators ana zee
chests are bursting with fulncSs. OF course oir
couutrv cousins who come To spend one day Will
fetch their lunch baskets along and picnic, lnNt
as we should do If we were gon. TO visit their
domain for n frolic.
The astonishing fraturc Of The celebration Is The
dcsir1 Of every corporation official 10 he accom-
modating to the public. With such "a una
nimity of good feeling, the affair could not
fail of beng Il complete and uncqulNoch success.
Aew-York CITY, like shre~l politician, vii pat
herself in touch with the people g. tho whole
country, and more than ever deserve Their al
lairation, respect and goodwill
1t would require the destruction OF q consid
cradle forest to produce the lumber that has been
nut into the various rcVirWn. stands. The en-
tire seating capacity Of all th>r structures. public
and private is estimated al 10000. Tine stands
seem TO he securely built OF seasoned material ana
will probably support all who can find room on
them Do not be alarmed ii - small break should
occur for. remember, the earth Is less than hitech
feet below YOU. 4 fall OF that distance should
hurt no one Under no circumstances VIII there
he occasion for panic. Keep cool IN every cnler-
cencv II is extremely unfortunate that tickets
shouh have allen into the hands of Spectators
These fellows are an unavoidable bOthcration. In
the absence of n law governing them, we must
submit patiently TO their impudcncc and impor-
tunity They are hard 10 head.
Over G. 600 applications were made by owners
md drivers for permission 10 stand their trucks
in the streets crossing FifthaNc and broadway.
OF these only about LOCO were granted. there
being room for more Zach truck Will hold
from fifteen to twenty persons, A. men ana BOYS
will hank on TO wheels. sidc-ba and daShboards
and the lot will provide seeing room for some
ls.OOG pc )?le Then come the sidewalks. windows
and stoops with their thousands ana tens OF
thousands.
FLAGS AND BUNTING EvERYwHERE
So much bunting was IN demand for decorative
purposes that factories could not turn out the
new forty -two-star flag fast enough, and dealers
were forced TO fall back Oh the old stock OF
thirteen strings and thrive ght stars From the