The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-10-19
DISCOVERY DAY.
Climax Of the Quadrennial Celebra-
ton in New York.
ganizations Reviewed by Vice Presi-
don't Morton and Other Nota-
bles - dwelling OF the
Statue of Columbus.

NEW YORK, Uct l3.-Ine military anu
civil parade Of yesterday capped the
climax Of the most successful series Of
consecutive public demonstrations in
the nations history. Everything in this
wonderful week of Columbian celebra-
ton has progressed in sliding scale Of
increasing merit. The fervor, earnest
ness and universally Of the religious
exercises of that ''twin Sabbath"-Sat-
urday and Sunday last were followed
by the remarkable school and college
procession of Monday. That in turn,
yielded in interest to the great naval
pageant of Tuesday, supplemented as it
was by the demonstration of the Catho-
lie societies of New York, in the even
ing, so successful and so startling in its
numerical strength. But the official
order, the assembling, movement and
disbandment of the forces of the army,
navy and national guard, the organiza-
tions of the Grand Army Of the Repub-
lie, and of the various societies partici-
pating in the military parade, under the
marshalship of Gen. Martin 7. MacMa-
hon, in celebration of the four hun
dredth anniversary OF the discovery Of
America, eclipsed all the preceding
events, sevcrally and collectively.
Two ex-presidents of the United
States-Hayes and Cleveland-the gov
ernors of five great states-New York,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecti-
cut and Massachusetts-the entire state
national guard of New York and pow
erful provisional brigades from Penn
sylvania, Connecticut and New Jersey,
strong forces of United States troops
and blue jackets, reinforced by such a
majestic civic parade as only the great
cosmopolitan city Of New York can
produce, all combined TO do honor to
the occasion.
At 1l:05 a. m. n little procession was
seen coming from the Fifth Avenue
hotel and making for the grand stand.
At its head was ex-President Il. b.
Hayes followed by Secretary Foster, Of
the treasury; Secretary of War Elkins,
Secretary of Agriculture Ruslk, Maj.
Gen. Schofcld, general-in-chief of the
army; Gen. o. O. Howard and Maj. Will
lam Broadhead, chief Of Marshal Mac
Mahon's staff. This procession was well
coined by Vice President Morton and
took seats on the stand. A few minutes
later ex-President Cleveland appeared
and was warmly cheered as he took a
seat on the stand. The reviewing party
then stood as follows: The vice presi-
dent; to his right, Gov. Flower; to his
left, Gen. Schofield, ex-President Hayes
and ex.President Cleveland
Hardly had the reviewing officers ar
ranged themselves when, at 11:40, the
head of the procession appeared. Mar
shall MacMahon with his aides led the
way. The United States troops had
been dropped out of the line TO shorten
II and the New York national guard
took the head Of the column.
The first division was made up Of sol
diers from the United States army, in
command of Col. Langdon, U. S. A., and
numbered about $500 men, and six
bands
The second division was made up Of
the United States naval brigade. There
were nearly 1900 blue jackets and ma
rines in this division.
In the third division there were from
5000 to 5000 men from the national
guard Of New York; $500 men from the
national guard of New Jersey; $500
men from the national guard of Con-
necticut and 1000 men from the nation
al guard Of Pennsylvania.
The fourth division was made up Of
Grand Army men. In all it numbered
about 5000 old veterans There were
also $500 Sons Of Veterans in command
Of U. s. 0benderf.
The fifth division was made up OF let
ter carriers, TO the number OF about
!, 800. The remaining five divisions were
made up Of New York and visiting fire
departments; Italian, French and Ger
man military organizations and inde-
pendent societies, the whole number in
line being ..bout so, 900 men.
The southwest corner OF Central park
was filed with dense mass Of human
beings yesterday afternoon, when the
Columbus monument presented by the
italian citizens OF America TO ths city
of Now York was unveiled. The cere-
monies we're Of an imposing nature,
and were under the auspices Of COM