The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-10
THE W0RLD D'S FEAST,
Opening of the Celebration
of Columbus Great
Discovery.
SCHO0LCHILDRENPARADE
Jersey City Unites With New
York in the Jubilee and
Sends Her Boys to Join
the Pageant.
BUNTING DRAPED BUILDINGS.
Wednesday Will Be General Holi-
day-Public Offices and Stores
TO Close.
BUNTING DRAPED BUILDINGS.

About seventy Jersey City High School
boys went to New York to take part in
The school aud college parade. The lads
looked bright and neat. They wore
yellow aud black colors and
natty little blue cap.
Each boy carried a small flag. A large
banner IN the centre of the company pore
the inscription "Jersey City High School !"
The boys started about A. M. They went
directly TO Fifty-tifth street and Fifth
avenue, where they wheeled into the line
at the proper hour. Master EalY was in
command.
The boys after their march returned to
this city about halr-past one O'Clock and
marched TO High School, where they dis
banded. All were greatly pleased with
the festivities of the day.
THE ARRIVING THRoNG.
At the Pennsylvania depot all was ac-
tivity today. Men were busy decorating
the interior of the depot with flags and
bunting, and probably by tomorrow the
great Office building will be artisticaliy
trimmed. This could not learn definitely,
for I.could find no one who had charge
of the decorations. In this connection it
is but fair to say that nearly all of the
buildings on Exchange place are hand
somely decorated and Tsylor's Hotel pre-
sents a beautiful appearance caused by
hundred flags waving from the windows.
Extra trains were run on the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad to accommodate the in
creased travel. and hustle and hustle
about the depot denoted that the mum Der
of people who desired to witness the Col
umbus eelebration was legion. To-
morrow the travel will be
the great resources of the company. The
Pennsylvania ferryboats are all artistic
ally trimmed with bunting and flags and
for that matter flags fly from nearly
every mast on the river.
This morning four hundred Indians
from the Indian school at Carlisle, Pa,
arrived here and went to New York.
They were fine body Of men and Gre
ated very favorable impression. All
wore army uniforms.
BUILDINGS DECORATED.
Many business buildings and private
residences are Respondent in gay flags
and flying emblems of patriotic rejoicing
The yellow and red of Spain. and Italy's
red, white and gresn nin2le with the
national colors of every people
on the face of the globe.
The red, white and blue of the United
Stated are every where, and on almost
every flagstaff in the city the star span
gied banner floats high above all other
colors.
Lower Newark avenue aud Montgom-
cry street shows the most gorgeous dis
play of bunting.
The entrances to Brown & Van
Annglen's large stores, on New
ark avenue, are beautifully
decorated with United States flags. The
front of the building is artistically deco
rated with bunting and flags. The pro-
fusion of red, white and blue is relieved
by occasional Spanish and Italian flags.
The decorations on the pretty building
~ 4 ho II
Company also attract considerable
attention. Large s5reamers reach from
the flag pole on the roof to the second
story windows Mr.. George Young per-
sonally suDerintended the adornment of
the building and the result does honor to
his taste.
The front of Meschutts Hotel is also
decorated. Twelve streamers reach from
the roof to the ground floor, and big
American flags float at regular distances
between the windows.
The Boston" has decorated its WIN
dows with srare good taste. Groups of
wax figures representing Columbus
Planning the discovery of America"
The Discovery" and 1.-The treaty with
the Indians" cause hundreds of people
to stop. The sidewalk in front Of the
windows was crowded all day with people
who admired the exhibit.
The headquarters OF the "Elks" at No.
tlous than its next door neighbor,
Meschutps Hotel. but the gay streamers
:s.a much to the appearance OF the build
lug, nevertheless
P. q. Hauley's building on Newark
avenue, Perlmutter's and the P. Fl.
O'Neill ASSOCIATION building have ali
bzen tastefualy decorated.
Decorations are general all over the
city. Some OF the tenements on Grand
street aud Railroad avenue show
fronts of dazzling color, evidently the re-
suit of rivalry among the tenan 8. There
are as many as half dozen different de-
sixus Oh the same front OF some
houses. Many of the residences are
on the Hill and in the Greenville section
artistically decorated, and very often the
prettiness of the design and the worK be-
trays WomaD's hand.
Almost every wagon and vehicle roll
ing through the streets is decorated
American Aags are OH every car of j. c.
& b. Il. X.
WEDNESDAYS HOLIDAY.
On Wednesday next all the offices in
the City Hall will be closed save the
office of City Clerk Scott I he order was
made public this morning when Mayor
Wanser decided to close his office Oh tnat
day.
At noon today the Street and Water
Commissioners passed resolution direct
ing that all the offices under their con-
troll be closed Tor the day.
1t is highly probable that all the county
offices will also be closed.
The closing move created considerable
pleasure amongst the clerks and officials
who desired to witness the Columbian
celebrations.
The stores OF many merchants will be
closed on this day and the city will put
on It's best holiday appearance. Thou
sands of people left he city today to wit
ness the big parade in New York.
THE NEW YORK PARADE.
Streets Densely Crowaed- Features of the