The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-03

available space wide awake young
Americans were discovered waving flags.
The Barnes Manufacturing Company
contributed "a float composed Of sashes
and blinds, Relieved by spaces Of bright
hued stained glass, arranged in such q
manner as to produce an attractive effect:
Behind this display came the teams of
Mullins & Co., the furniture dealers.
The gaily caparisoned horses which drew
their artisIically decorated trucks seemed
to enter into the. spirit of the day, and
pranced about as though conscious OF the
honor which was theirs to bear such a
conspicuous part In Labor Day process
sion The trucks themselves were COW
cred with red. white and blue bunting,
and were filed with children.
Cole, the florist, followed with dis
play which did credit to his artistic
taste. His float was mass of gay colors
and handsome floral designs High over
the whole spread the immaculate sails of
miniature yacht, made OF beau
tiful flowers aud marked Model
of the Volunteer" Near to this,
and looking as though she was rocking
black and white tunnels of the lnman
line. A large placard informed the pub
lie that this was the ''City of Paris" with
a record of five days, nineteen hours and
eight minutes. At the other end of
the float .Duffy's Goat" done into
flowers, disported amid bed Of
fragrant roses and lilies, while
''Harrison's Rocking Chair sedately
nodded to the frisky animal from the
opposite side of the float A large floral
urn, filled with eXotics of rare hues, was
back of. the drivers seat, and smilaX and
gladiolis almost completely enveloped the
horse which drew the car.
A large covered wagon of Marshal q
Ball, the Newark avenue ciothiers, which
followed Coles float, created much
amusement. 1t was devoted to the Early
Closing Association, and on its roof were
three urchins with huge papier mache
masks on. One represented Ben But
Ter, another q Chinaman, and the third
real old Irish gentleman. The boys
bore out their parts well and their antics
were most laughable. William Danagh
handled the ribbons on this wagon and
guided the fiery steeds with the hand OF a
master.
A large four-h horse truck of C. III. Evans
e. Co., the brewers, loaded with many
children, came next, and then followed
the large four-horse and two-horse
wagons of Hoos & Schultz. These were
elabOrately trimmed with bunting, sprays
of green and flowers, and made a most
creditable showing.
The natty little turnout of E. r. Wes-
sells, 1.-THE only hat manufacturer in Jer-
sey City," appropriately decorated,
brought up the rear.
ALONG THE ROUTE.
Passing down Pavonia avenue the pro-
cession turned up Henderson street and
proceeded to Hoboken. That city was
reached at Washington street and the
processionists, after marching through
Jersey City at Grove street, marched
down Grove street to Grand street.
AT Newark avenue Sergeant Reardon
and his gallant policemen turned over the
safe keeping of the paraders to Sergeant
Joe Carroll and a squad of men from the
Gregory street station. AS the procession
proceeded across Newark avenue, Chief
Murphy, in full dress and carrying the
gold mounted baton which the members
of his staff presented to him some years
ago, and which he only carries on state
occasions, came around to the City
Hall with detachment of policemen from
the Gregory street station. The steps of
the municipal building We're cleared and
an enclosure was roped off fer the Mayor
and other city authorities to review the
parade from.
While this was going on, Sheriff Davis,
President Edelstein, of the Board of
Finance; President John p. Feeney, of
the Police Board: Charles Somers, presi-
dent of the Street and Water Commission
ers; Aldermen Hoos, Priggie, Keogh and
Connolly. City Marshal Long, Poormaster
Hewitt, Daniel M. Aghon, clerk to the
Mayor, and James Connolly, clerk of the
Board of Tax Commissioners, gathered in
the Mayors office, and while waiting for
the procession regaled themselves with
choice peaches, which the Mayor brought
direct from his farm in Morris county.
The procession passed down Grove
street to Grand street, to Hudson street,
to Montgomery street, and up Newark
avenue. AS they passed the City Hall
the Mayor stood on the last step with
~ ,sr~I,k
Sheriff Davis on his left. The remainder
of the step was occupied by Aldermen
Prigge and Hoos, and Justice Stilsiug.
Every one of these gentlemen had bald
heads, which all barred to the mercy of the
sun as the procession passed. The other
city officials who were in the Mayors
office before the procession arrived
arranged themselves on the stoop in full
view of the paraders. Each organization
passed in review, and greeted the Mayor
and other authorities with enthusiastic
cheers and waving hats.
After passing the City Hall the process
sion continued up Newark avenue to
Baldwin avenue to Caledonia Park.
The entire route over which the pro-
cession moved was thronged with en-
thusiastic admirers, who bestowed much
applause upon the various organizations.
The crowd was largest on Newark
avenue, and in the vicinity of the City
Hall, ana the ponce aI unlS point expert
enced considerable difficulty in clearing a
way for the procession to pass before the
Mayor. The crowd was as enthusiastic as
it was large and the cheering as the
various organizations marched proudly
by was long and sincere. All along the
route flags were displayed from stores and
dwellings, and in many cases there were
successful attempts at an elaborate dis
play of bunting
Rusin ess was generally SUSPENDED. and
the entire day.
AT CALIFORNIAN PARK.
Nearly 1000 People Watch the Athletes