The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-10
as an ' victorious warriors nave ever been

manly hearing and soldierly appearance.
The cheers. waving of Il 'gs of all
nations. the futfering of banners and
streaners of every hue, the martial
music of many bands. and the general
enthusiasm of the day only increased the
ardor and patriotism of the young Amerl-
cans, causing them to step out with
firmer and prouder tread.
1t was the first parade of the great
Columbian celebration in this CITY, and
could never be equalled in America, at
least.
The event seemed to be fitting open
ing to the week of pageantry, pomp. fes-
tiyity and patriotic purpose. So it was
that the school and college parade oc-
Cured today.
1t was announced that what might be
called the marshalling of troops would
take place at Fifth avenue and Fifty
seventh street, but of course that merely
located the vicinity in which the march
ers would assemble. They filed every
inch of space at the southwestern en-
trance to Central Park. overpoured iuto
the intersecting streets and were hnddled
and herded into all places where there
was room.
1t was indeed mighty gathering of the
clans. Boys were here, boys were there;
boys were everywhere. They ran, they
walked; they shouted; they cried; they
pushed, jostled, joked, laughed. and, in
fact, did everything that boys in crowd
and amid confusion always do. Even
from this bustling scene of apparent
chaos was evolved most perfect order
Out from this mingled mass of young
humanity at the rendezvous. moved the
long column with regimental precision,
which edited the sightseer along the line
of march.
The children first met at their schools
as rule and marched to tine point of as
nToh lorY haiu
teachers. They came from Murray Hill
and Harlem, from Five Points, the
Bowery and the extreme tenement dis
tricts of both the E SC and West Sides,
from Brooklyn, Jersey City, Long Island
and Westchester county.
Lads who have grown up only wit hin
the sight of green fields and semi
country surroundings gaped open
mouthed at the sombre and vacant front
of the big New Netherland Hotel to the
east of the avenue, gazed in admiration
at the clean stone exterior of the Hotel
Savoy opposite, the Plaza Hotel, the up
rearing structure of the Metropolitan
Club farther north, thus devoting the
Einutes before the command to march
was given, in studying the artificial fea-
lures OF the neighborhood.
Among the marshaling hosts were rep
resentatives of the public primary and
grammar schools, business colleges and
colleges of higher education. in the city
and out of the city. Pupils from military.
religious, mechanical, musical, charitable
ana art institutions elbowed one another
and patiently or impatienty waited to
start. II was interesting and amusing to
see these school boys of every size, an
pearauce and condition, dressing their
lines right and left flank and wheeling
into place when the commands were
given.
Although there was naturally great
deal of crowding owing to the immense
numbers on hand, there was also notice
able the effect of the drilling some of the
lads had enjoyed at the arnories of the
Twelfth and Sixty-ninth Regiments and
elsewhere during the past week. They
knew how to respond to Forward,
march," Company. halt" and other
commands, and conducted themselves
very well indeed.
Colonel David S. Brown, the Grand
Marshal. John Winfield Scott, the Ad ju-
tant General and the rest of the staff
were more than busy arranging the
proper formation. They galloped safely
through the thickest of little fellows, or
derlng this company to the front, that to
the rear and generally Strengthening out
matters.
They were assisted by Major George M.
Barry, the Assistant Adjutant-G enc raj
George L. Myers, the Chief Aide and
Aides Capt Charles Hubner, Capt. G. E.
Pevenoud, A. j. Connick, j. P. Kane, J..
NJ. Gano. G. j. Dodds, Hartwell Wilkins.
A. Willis Browne, Burt McClave, James
B. Dill, Charles T. Willis, Q. G. Smith
and Henry Claus.
They had formidable army of young
sters in array before the high arch across
Fifth avenue. This structure was consid-
erably commented upon by the juvenile
soldiers. They read oyer and over again
the inscription over the top: "The United
States of America In memorial glorious
to Christopher Columbus, discover of
America" and said that the white marble
illustrations of the famous voyager's en-
try into Madrid. the ship, the anchor,
the rampant eagle and allegorical figures
looked "bully," or something like that
They all aeemed TO think that the arch
was even more than 100 feet high, and
could not realize that 1t had been erected
within about one week.
Scarcely spot was sacred to the
throngs OF eager watchers.
For self protection many owners of
houses had conical shaped covers of heavy
planking nailed over their painted fences
and stairways to prevent intruders stand
ing or sitting on them.
Hundreds of persons howled and
cheered from the stands erected in front
OF churches. There were flags every
where. As some one remarked by way of
JOKE, mere were nags even on the side
walk, but then they were flags of stone.
A WALL OF SPECTATORS
A double wall of spectators, whom
many were women aud children, extend
ed from Forty-seventh street, whence the
procession may be said TO have made it's
start, to the big arch in Washfn gton
Square. An incessant f1utrering of hand
kerchtefs and continuous murm UT of
applause greeted the marching school
boys and students as they appeared
ut each point. Many people came
ont to see this parade for whom no other
pageant would possess attraction.
There were grandfathers and grandmoth-
ers. mothers. aunts and SISTERS, who
looked with pride at the boys of the fam
lily marching braveIy in the lines. 10 the
sound of martial music.
1t was the universal opin among
them all that never before in the world
had there been so brilliant parade OF
school boys and students, Great enthus-
iasm was everywhere manifested by the
spectators.
Grand Marshal Brown gave the order
TO march at eleven o'clock. AS the pro-
cession passed the cross streets the di-
visions which had formed in them fell
into the column at the end of the line.
1t was not uutil the parade cleared
Horty-seventh street that 1t attained its
| maximum length.
Each of the divisions bore a square yell
low silk standard, containing the words,
New York Columbian School and Col
| lege Parade, October 10. 1927 with the
name of its marshal. Grand Mar
shall Browns standard was yellow
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