The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-10-12
Special to the REcoRp-UN1oS.

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Fifth avenue to witness the parade OF the
school children in honor OF the Column
bian anniversary. To-day they lined up
on each side of that greater and grander
thoroughfare, the Hudson River, TO wit
ness the imposing naval parade.
To even greater extent than yesterday
the city is buried in bunting and the
fashion has extended to the sightseers
themselves, almost every one displaying
the national colors on their lapels or
elsewhere as personal adornment.
All parts OF those cities surrounding
New York harbor. except those bor-
dering on the route of the pa
rade, were almost deserted. 1t was esti-
mated that not less than a million of
people were massed on both shores. from
the Battery to Grants tomb, and wit
messed the stately procession as it moved
grandly up the broad waters of the majes-
tic Hudson River.
The start was made at 1890 o'clock
from Gravesend Bay in three columns
800 yards apart.
The foreign war vessels occupied the
center, with the United States war YES
sells on either side as an escort. AS the
line entered the NarrOws a salute of
twenty-one guns was fired from either
shore.
The order Of parade was as follows:
The patroling flotilla, manned by the
naval militia of New York, to clear the
way; the naval division, consisting of the
United States steamer Miantonomah.
I nlted States flagship Philadelphia,
French flagship L'Arethusa, United
States steamers Atlanta and Dolphin,
French gunboat Hussard, Coast Survey
steamer Blake, United States steamer
Vesuyius, Italian cruiser Bausan. United
States ship st. Mary's, Revenue steamer
Grant, Spanish cruiser Infanta Isabel
lighthouse steamer Armenia, Revenue
steamer Dexter and the United States
steamer Gushing.
a special escorting fleet followed the
naval division. The first division of it
was composed Of the Fire and Dock De-
partment boats and fifteen yachts. The
second division had seventeen municipal
boats and seventeen yachts.
The third division had twelve steam
boats and the fourth fifteen steam and
ferry-boats. The fifth division contained
twenty-five steamboats, and tugs: the
sixth, twenty-five tugs; the seventh.
twenty-eight prOpellers, steamboats, and
tugs; the eighth, twenty-five tugs and
propellers; the ninth, eight merchant
men, and the tenth, fourteen merchant
men.
The eleventh division had floats illus
trating the progress of shipbuilding
since the days of Columbus. The last
was the feet of the naval reserve, con-
sisting OF sixteen tugs, divided into four
Squadrons.
AS the parade passed Battery Park
another salute Of twenty-one guns was
fired. Then the mighty host along the
shore began to cheer, and as the majestic
procession continued its course up the
river the cheers swelled to a mighty roar
from hundreds of thousands of throats.
When One Hundred and Twenty fifth
street was reached the boats cast anchor
and Mayor Grant, with municipal guests.
passed along the line amid the booming
OF cannon and the parade was at an end
Among the guests of the Parade Com
mittee We're: Nice-PresIdent Morton,
Secretary Rusk, eX-Secretary Whitney.
Governor Flower, Mrs. L. 5. Grant and
Minister Egan.
EX-President Cleveland was the guest
Of Benedict on his yacht.
The day was perfect and there was not
a cloud in the sky.
Never before was shipping in the har-
Dor SO profusely decorated as to-day,
Forests of maSts on both North and East
Rivers hung full of fluttering flags. and
when the anchors of the war fleet were
weighed and the command of Commo-
dore Erben communicated by signal to
the vessels to move down the stream to
the rendezvous below the Narrows salute
after salute rang out in deep diapason of
the shrill roar of steam craft, while col
ors were dipped in honor Of the passing
men-of-war. There was a spirit of car
nival abroad in all the waters of the
beautiful harbor. Ocean steamers, barks,
fishing schooners, tugboats, ferryboats.
excursion steamers and even numbering
lighters, pile drivers, gram elevators and
ali odd and shapeiess craft were seen
about the rivers, being bright with bunt-
ing.
The billy shore in front of the bay ridge
was thick with people who viewed the
procession from that coign of vantage
Clubhouses and hotels along the shore
were gay with decorations and black
with people. That Riverside Park was
one Of the best places from which to view
the parade was appreciated by fully 100 600
people, many OF whom took up positions
on the grassy slopes in the early morn
ing, long before many vessels participant
ing had started for the upper bay. From
the bluffs calm, interrupted view of
the Hudson could be obtained Under
meath the grassy slopes, below on the
railroad tracks, thousands of people stood
and watched and waited, while others
sought seats on freight cars that gave
them more commanding view of the
scene. When the vanguard of the parade
finally appeared the enthusiasm reached
the highest pitch. Almost every third
person carried field glasses. and these
were leyeled necessarily at the ships as
they glided up the stream among the
booming cannon and vociferous applause
of the crowd.
PARADE OF CATHOLIC SOCIETIES.
New YORK, Oct. Il.-AtS O'Clock this
evening the parade of the United Catho-
lie Societies was started at Fifty-ninth
street and Eighth avenue. They marched
to Broadway and Fourth street. where
the parade was disbanded. There were
., 600 Catholics in line, under command
of Fathers Keefe and Bowling. Arch
bishop Corrigan reviewed the parade as
it passed the orphan asylum.
in the Seventh Regiment armory Ger
man singing societies held a festival.
There were over 400 voices in the chorus.
The fireworks displayed on Brooklyn
bridge began at 1890 and lasted until
midnight, the display being gorgeous.
There were illuminarions in the shape of
Chinese suns six feet in circumference
and of illuminating power which en-
abled them TO be seen twenty-five miles
distant. AS a wind-up TO the evening,
there was second Falls of Niagara, occu-
plying the length of the bridge from
tower to tower. Immediately after this
display 5000 rockets were fired off sim
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