New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-22
BROOKLYN'S CELEBRATION.
COILMBUS HoNORED AND THE ARCH DEDl-
GATED.
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND MEN AND BOYS PARADE
THE CITY DEcoRATED-cRowDs VIEW
THE pgoCEssIoY-oSE MARCHING
VETERAN DIES-REVIEWED BY

| VETERAN REVIEWED BY
| wELLrKNowN MEN.
| Rrook,rn.s buildings bossomed with nass ana
b,rpers Yesterday In honor OF the celebration Oh '
tourbundrcdh anniversary OF the discovery OF Amer
| ;c, bv Columbus, and the dedication OF the great
| arch croe,ed TO the memory the soldiers ana sao'S
from Kings County who died In the war FOR inc 'i'
| The day WAS filed with appropriate exercises "
In. streets were throngcd with sightSecr' from '''
| uorllnc until late at night. Early riSerS hau ST.
| ,rs that unprorltiats weather would pat camper
| rpon the enthusiasm, and prevent inc P"''u' ~
,ublic exercises, but before long The sun res"n'.
| v.ov and the clouds scattered, so that VI" 'n"''
| - Tho great column of 1000 men ana boys WI"
| begun and finished with sIccess. ana ,"c 'o
| - half "A million spectators was pres'rFeu
| one tragic incident marked the parade ''' W
| tho comrades OF c. \. IL. post i''' "o" 80.
| ai.,,sc in front OF the reviewing staad OPPOSITE '"'
| r,ai, /, prospcct Park Plaza, and near the arcn
| ,h,cb he hoped to march through. and he died i"
| few moments. ,,,c and
| Tn. pa,adc WIS reviewed by the city ohc'hiS anu
| OK President Cleveland. and after IL was o'c'
| deiicatory services OF the arch were h''u "''' "
fool Mayor Eoody. the Rev. Dr.. IainaG' anu '"'
| Rev f.. ". Mccarthy making til" addr'S''H'
SCHOOL GIRLS PARTICIPATE
| Tho Columbus memorial exercises SGT down lot ,ne
a &, ,bo nullc schools were deferred owing TO inc
furflCl
| Girls High School where the programme WIS ''''i''
| on, Tho coo girls Of the school were present
| Nelson J. Gate, opened the cX'rclS's' anu '' Wy
| President Hendrix, Of the Board OF T""." "
| nresdc The girls sang patriotic songs ana ,p'r.n''
| rorc mad. by General II. W. Slocum, d. W. Nor'hup
| -, r. King y J. Gates and Calvin Patterson
! . ,rca- WIS sung at the close OF the exercises
| VIII. ,hesc we're going forward hundred COM
ric y, mon and boys were assembling for the Pir"ue
the head of the column forming at Henry anu '"..'
| -. Al tho adjacent south Brooklyn streets were
ned with the troops. school boys ana '''' o's''"N
,,,os General l. :. Callin, the grand marshal ANU
his mounted stan aud body guard wer" busy ior u"
hour and half getting the ranks In order ana sue
dcd I'm arranging the details - that the START was
attracted with commrndallc pronlptness' Inc llH"'
| of the column given to the ponce ~ ' w.
| might bc ready to keep the crowds III "'"'I AZ ,'
Memorial Arch. and the city "moaS !" '''rm ~"
| o,,,d. u,-e noxt The grand marshal was I"0o"'N
he the soldier, Of the Army and the marines anu "''
| ,.o,,. ~ tho Navy and they by the nhh'h' WI"
c,o, q, escort 10 the veterans ana ''ann @N"'
Of ,hc R,pubnc post, Of Kings county WIN '''I,
! =, b,nor the memory 81 their dead commune WYNN
81, civ ba also Lonorci by erecting an aroh '"'''ns
, o,orter of million Of dollar. IN" army o' SENIOR
| boys had tho neat pno" ana ih"h s'''' VI "''' 49,
Organization. joined In tho parade
IN. Start WAS made about II a. m. ana inc h'"n
~, Tho column rcnchcd tho arch a' IL 80. II loon
tour hours for the column 70 pass a gwen point nv
ron,o Of tho pirade In Horny RenS"n 'ou'' anu
-cDerr,.rnorn St.. GnfayettcaV". SCUM 'Nl""'N'"
u-r.on place Fourthave, Narren-S'' fHn'hs'
r-.,... pInre siN'hare Uuon-si.. Eehth ana f'n'
bum ayes, 10 he i1nzn. wheT" h wound h'"'n" w
| ,.,,,,io and under ths soldiers and sailors M'n
.,- -, ling under the arch ~. parade VAS dismissed
! .r,. .,,.,fs OF the d'y never SO SacN'd Win
! uoo.lc y, thcv were for hours Yesterday Inv P
| aloo- he .urh in tho streets through VIII" ~"
,,r,d. w.. io pa,, wore taken and every po'n'
from, row naloonl~ and steps o' houses W.T.
| .-,re.a and every window occupied whie ro''s
-. utilized I'm many Instances Stands were ereo''N
| ~, , ,o,nts The greatest crowds were nj IN"
corner, whGre ~" , one While N the vicinity
., The arch stand, stretched for ons a.an noo,S ..
either SIDE 81 me I ooc v WE'RE provided in the Vicinity
- ,i reviewing stand for which tickets were gwen
"""'' SOME HANDSOME DECORATIONS.
,...,,,,,,. q, M. public and private buildings
| ~ ,h. city vrr. cllboutc and ia''"Inl' "'''ne
| a., -, r,e. W. TO be seen upon tho ivy h"''
| , Nm. and adjoining buidine-. ana t''e
structure. were brilliantly Illuminated In III" ''''"s
rhc-o v.ro row, of different color"d electric M
d,.uo.d over the front. and roofs oil me pu''',e'
md they presented picturesque seh'' Inv
c-,, Arch wa, also lighted up with el'ctr''''y a"'r
| ,, rho urh,s werc 20 disposed a. to throw IL III
strong relief - o.,,roa
| r, r.,t.,,irr land on tao Plaza was o'cup'"
| ., ,,,.- po,dy ~ President Clevclnnd "ehcgm JOHN
| r. Woodward ~ Mayor schiocn"r ""rs
pcah.dy Hugh Mclaughlin. H. II. Nh'''r' N'''" %
| swan cx senator Eugene +. oConnor' '"hs' 'S'"''"
Manner John T. Adams. Ihon"' 'r"' ~''' = ~
= urovcr The Rev. L. ". Mctary, Professor T.
| t,dn.r If d. pohcuus. r. NJ shephlG W. =,
| Furry and others. Inc Nayor $1,000 WI" n,,,,.
| t column pi.s under bl, 'yc rr'pohu'nt d" 49, -,
' 'o" r rio 'ook nj, scat after the war veterans
rs med AIr cleveland r"nalncd ,'n,'o u "a
lima r' and received little attention. Nh,n ~. hpp C,N
| tm' anu anu, nd hing driven from the Nontnuk n'n
house where bee had reception inr n n , md
m uaradc arrived there wa only si6h' "Pp'""" INV
| ,.' bI@'i,cc VA. taken OF his departure" - ..,
Grand Marshal Cailin ana . Il, tnr nonr The
| mointei hodygari from the hdirV nan ,,,c %
"rhnoi made neat appearance. ~, mar Tonn,
"r md Tho costumes u the marines ana n,n
,srlc;S under Commander Horace Elmer atta,c"
,rn o,tcniIou The appearance OF the Hth krglhri,
~ tc *ew York City National Guard. under rooa"'
scott the only representative al me @ hh,nt mo
Nal deiecnmcn member Of the crew of the famous
Monitor rode IN uniquely decorated carra t.n, .,
ari! nc frat ranks dressed in red. the second IN
white the third in blue. and the fourth IN the I,aiu
SorS ~ ANY, the nroccs.on The Grand Army OF the
pemiIIc posts With their tattered battle flags were
chccrcd repeatedly
DEATH or ELwAnD ;. EARLE.
II va. when George G. Strong Post. No 'JA'
Grand Army 81 the Republic. passing In review
tho, Edward : Earle fell unconscious In front OF the
reviewing stand. He was picked mp by comrades
and hastily horne 10 II reporters table on the fountain
sfrri Dr. j. VI. Crcnm"r hurried to his assistance
lu, could not revive him and he died In short time
MI Earle wns sixty years Of age. aud his home was
ut M snt IclTcrS0n.nvr. lie WI, employed nj INC
Rcdford BANK. II" served In III" war with me ia
Michigan Volunteer. aud was past hd)uihn OF M.
| most Ills death attributed Ia heart disease ma
| Exhaustion The body taken In n patrol wagon
| witch was secured before nm ambulance arrived \
Nil, IIcnncssry OF No. ia lndinst. tainted on Inc
grand stand and went away with friends inter sh'
was rrsuscItatcd. while th" schoobo's were under
| review.
Tho boys Of the public schools In sixteen rcg
ments OF gro each. led by hnnd OF High Schoo
BOYS IN "gwcatcrs" bearing the name Broohlyn Bows
High school," large letter TO each boy. The
marching Of tho boys Of some of the schools wa
grentlv applriried. 4 huge dog accompanied one
company Dr. ". II. Maxwell WAS marshal Of thu
bOys' army.
\ large number Of civic societies and organizations