Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-11
The New York Columbus Cele-
bration
AUsPIcl0USLY laAUGURATED
Thousands Of School Children Parade the
Sueets-BEilLans Fireworks st
Night On the Bridge.

celsOrat.On 10 lse3. Flags, sunshine,
the sound OF martial music, an army
of fAkirs OF sufficient nze 10 populate
new state, 5000 policemen and 500
detectives and 1000 thieves and pick
pockets serve TO leayen the spectacle of
respectabillty on. for holiday and
bring out the full force of New York's
cong gl0merate population Business Is
virtually suspended. The exchanges
were open, bat the transactions a them
we're very hight and very uninteresting.
Business As . standstiiL
The absorbing interest for the 3, 600
600 people OF New York, Brooklyn and
Jersey towns. added 10 10000 from
the outside world. was the school and
college parade which occurred at IL
O'Clock. The only real business trans
acted was IN the nature OF a cleanup
TO get ready for the general suspension
OF trade of every sort tomorrow and
Wednesday. when the great spectacles
of the celebration take place. These
are the naval parade down the bay to-
morrow, the military and night page
ant on Wednesday. In the
interim 10 expected that
200 600 more strangers will
incidentally be relieved of as much
money ss they bring, for although the
officials OF the celebration and city
have made every effort TO prevent eI-
tortion, people who have things TO sell,
from fakirs with programmes TO hotel
Keepers who let rooms, are not neglect
ilg their opportunities to make an
honest penny. Inc INVASION of the
town bg strangers began at midnight
ard by o'clock the reception
comm ttee estimated that 1000 had
arrived. The downtown hotels were
taxed 10 their utmost capacities and
those uptown are running shcy. OF
roo ms every hour.
Parade OF school Children.
The parade of scnool children was
the hrst event of the legitimate cele-
bratiou. About %, 900 children from
New York, Brooklyn and New Jersey,
each carrying American fiags, were IN
line. About ~, 900 of these represen ted
the public schools Of New York city,
5000 from Brooklyn and between 1900
and 5000 from New Jersey cities.
Results OF more than $50 years
OF educational work were rep
resented IN the parade, for the first
school founded by the old Dutch
settlers IN 1888, in that part of
'NGw Amsterdam" now known as
Wsst Seyenty-seventh street, Is still IN
existence and is called the School of
the Reformed Church. Twenty regi-
Inents of grammar school boys of New
York. Brooklyn. Long Island and Jer-
-ey City, each regiment at ieast 500
strong, marched with swinging step
and perfect alignment at the head Of
the parade
Catholics Ia Line.
In the second division came the pu-
pils of the ParOchIal schools, acade-
miesand coiiegesO Of tue Catholic church
m New York and adjacent cities over :, =
o00 strong, each pup! also carrying the
national flag in connection with the en-
blems and banners OF the churches and
academies tO which they belong. After
them Followed the uniformed schools,
and last the students OF maturer years
from the different colleges OF law, med
ICiue. eng .nsering and the arts, about
4 500 strong; 1000 from Columbian col
Isgs. 200 from the University of New
York, 200 from the Undergrad uates'
college. $50 from the college of dem
tsts. etc. In the third division was q
medley composed of numerous ''insti-
tutes." IL comprised Hebrew orphan
ssTlums; Germ an, Itallsn and French
institutions OF various characters, inter-
mlxsd with trade schools, business col
ieges. military Institutes and mechan-
tcs' societies, with 1000 Young
Dalton volunteers" Whatever they
may be, and sixty "0lIttering spears"
BrnIsat Fireworks
Thousands upon thoussndsof pairs OF
eyes Witnessed on the New York aud
Brooklyn bridge tons Sht a pyrotechuic
exhibition Of uaexcelled splendor. At
o'clock when tae ears on the xrea.
structure hsd ceased running, all That
could be seen was = string OF electric
lights and the dim outline Of the tow
ers, hsckgrouudsd by the dense black
OF night Far above, the few twink
Ing stars shed 90 light. below the NOV
iux light on river craft threw but hl-
tls radiance on the dark waters.
This river scene resem hled a panorsms
of huge dimensions. The going IN and
ont of multi lcolored lights. the weax
outline of masts and rigging, cabin
houses aud smoke stacks. search lights
tarow nx streams OF clear light over
NOV az sud pas.ing craft, presented a
lively scene, nihng the river 'front.'
from side 90 SIDE. suddenly there
was sound ss of distant shun ter ard
tns hundred detonaunK shells an
nounced the commencement of the
evenings program. lheu there was a
bifze - hight. which lit up tho entire
bridEr. lt the moving sTsciaeiss on
the water and showed tne crowded
mae OF hnnRnftY ou land.
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