New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-26
EVACUATION DAY OBSERVED.
RAISING THE FLAG ON HE BATTERY.
THE ANNUAL PARADE AND DINNER oF~THE
OLD GUARD.

THE ANNUAL PARADE AND DINNER oF~THE
OLD GUARD.
From every pole that could be pressed into service
yesterday there uttered shining and lovely the stars
| and stripes, and under the blight autumn sky New
York had decked itself In holiday attire OF hylng
banners celebrate the anniversary OF Evacua-
tion Day. On the morning of November 20 l'o3'
while the dew still lay the Weschester hills In tho
early November light, there great hustle in the
country known Harlem. All through inc
previous night campfres had cleaned from the heights
where few thousand in ragged bun ana oihe
uniforms waiting to move into NewYork In the
town ts,lf there was also much excitement, where the
rcdcoated soldiers of King George III preparing
for their departure the English ships In the harbor
According to the terms Of their agreement they en-
barked at p. November 25, just 1Oo years ago
yesterday. AS they went aboard the transports ara
frigates the remnants Of the Continental Array came
marching down from Harlem to the I" Bowery road to
Boston, At the head of that little army, grander In
lis tatiers than II would have been in the finest rcS
mentals ever wore, there rode quietly tall man.
with n STILL resolute face. lie was Commanderhh-
chief of the Continental Army and his name was George
Washington AS they approached the old Battery the
flag OF King George borne away upon the blue
bay on the last of His Maesty's frigates. But over
head on the old nagpoe there uttered still the red
cross; not for long, however In the crowd was 'ohh
Van Arsdale. sailor and in twinkling the Drawny
that had often gun through port to below
at the had lifted him to the peak. Then as inc
red flag fuered to the ground lie nailed another Color
there, and the British soldiers from their ships in the
harbor saw the flag of free Nation floating In the
place Of theirs.
Ever since then the day has been celebrated in "due
and ancient FORM" and yesterday was no exception
As the sun rose the quiet trees in Central PARK
where old Fort Fireman still stands, detail OF the Ola
Guard with delegations from the Farragut veterans
Washington
rived, under command of Major George W. Mclean, ana
with the singing of 1.-THE star spangled Banner Dy
twenty young women, the banner of the United states
saluted the morning. From Harlem Heights captain
Wendel's 1st Battery fired salute. At the same TIME
the Anderson and the Rlker Zouaves, under CaptlhS
Charles f. Morse and George Moses, arrived at the
Battery and Christopher T. Forbes. the great grandson
of John Van Arsdale, whose raised and nailed the
flag TO the old pole los years hauled up hahh-
some flag forty-fve feet long Later in the day TINS
flag at the Battery hauled down again to be raised
In formal manner with the honOrS of a military salute
At D. m. Captain Dillenbeck brought four guns OF
his battery Battery X, 1st Regiment, United States
Army, from Governors Island TO the Battery, and
shortly aferwaId the members of the Old Guard arrived
from the armory Foqrteenthst. and Fifthave. They
came in gllttering " with swords guns, and bayo
nets cleaning and d. cd out in respondent uniforms
with their customary huge bearskln shakos The guns
had been put in position. pointing down the Bay and
with the first report the Old Guard band struck up
"The star Spanglcd Banner and detail of the Old
Guard hauled up The fas.
After the ceremony Of raising the flag had been
through with the Old Guard, together with Battery
X marched up Whitcfall-st., to Broad-st thence to
Wiliam-st. and then 10 the City Hall, where they
passed in review before large number 81 city officials
who were assembled on the steps. Acting Mayor
Arnold and a bearing the Mayors nag saiuted
the Old Guard il passed by. Among others WHO
watched them from the steps OF the CITY nan Nete
Thomas F. Gilroy, Commissioner OF Pubic "orhS'
Controller Myers, Supervisor Kenny and Judges Nc
Gown Fhrllch Mccarthy and Newburger. Then the
parade broke up the members Of the Old Guard going
IN their armory, while Battery returned TO Gov
ernor's Island. In the parade the Old Guard had
It's new band out for the first time. Inc men "oie
scarlet uniform gorgeous with gold and whte' anu tne
mnsic was excellent. II is expected that this Dalu
will be one of the best in the city soon. cohsi''.
NJ forty pieces besides drum corps. The leader Oh
,ba hand &c II A. Hail. formerly of Gilmore's band
In the evening the Old Guard with its old leader
Major George W. Mclean, presiding had an lniornai.
but Jolly dinner during which oratoacai peariS Vi
nrce dropped from the lips of many speakers Aiohs
other speakers were Major McLean oaps ~ Mnvin
Henry White, Augustus G. Foster dneooore naIn
CAPTAIN wilson and Lieutenant oyster Uaptai rm n
Frank Barry was chairman OF me raTsn Wer oms
Blnmenthal Of the Amoskeag Volunteers. VINO at
acted much attention d ur6rm e ana the officers Of
Battery X, of the LIST Regiment patry 81 Se
states Army and Of the 1st and "a battery Oh uhe
New York National Guard a., A., -, ,ho
General Ferdinand p. Earle and the oncers OF ue
Old Guard who all participated in tle paue, VIZ
also nresent. There were, besides Major Gtoree W.
Mclean Captain Rastus :. Ransom, firstLIeutehaIL'
Fben b. Woodward second Lleutenant Geors ie,o ~,
Wvntt Captain william Henry White, tlrstLeulenill
Frank Barry second Lieutenant James /. Wen.
man: staff oficers-adiutant Isaac +. iioaslanu
ouortermaster Horace II. BrOckway asslstehtqutir-
taermaster. James p. whitfield paymaster Henry L.
TnriH: ind .ad yocate Joseph Koch cOmmssary,
Tbarlcs g. Reed: assistant commissary: $ NJ sann
ders CAPTAIN Of engineers. Joseph Naylor hentenans
p Moore: chaplain. the Rev. Charles L. IlnHhy' anu
DIR H. Ii. Warner, surgeon