Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-10-12
MASsED WITH VISITORS.
New YOrk's Greatest Day i'll the
Columbian Festivities-A
Brilliant Pageant.

New YORK, Oct. 12.-Cannonades have
ushered in the great day. The chimes OF
Trinity and Grace, the bells of every
church from the Battery to Harlem have
rung out the great tidings that on Oc-
tober II, four hundred years ago, the new
world was discovered. At Fort Wadsworth,
at Fort Hamilton, at Riverside Park, from
the great guns at West Point to the rifle
pits on Sandy Hook there have belched
forth great volumes of sounds. Flags
flew to the topmasts of every ship, of
every public building, at every point
where the military is encamped. The city
is now fairly massed with strangers, and
the prices that are being asked and PAID
for available windows are almost beyond
belief. Fifth Avenue windows are in some
instances commanding $500 for the day
and night parades. The military parade
is already forming and Major General U.
O. Howard will lead with his regulars.
These comprise engineer corps from
Willett's Point and West Point, corps of
cadets, available companies of instruction
command from Dayid's Island recruiting
department, the first and second brigades
of New York militia; regular United States
troops from the Atlantic coast and lake
stations; cavalry from Ft. Myer, near
Washington; the garrison from Ft Nc
Henry, Baltimore; the garrison from Ft.
Warren, Boston; the engineer battalion,
200 West Point cadets; troops in New
York harbor, about 1000 from Ft. Ham
ilton, Ft. Wadsworth and Fit. Columbus;
1000 marines from the war ships Mian-
tonomoh, Philadelphia, Vesuvius, Atlanta
and Dolphin; the provincial brigade OF
New Jersey militia, about 1000 strong;
Gov. Albeit and staff, escorted by the
Essex troop, mounted; Pennsylvania
militia and Gov. Pattison and staff, es-
corted by the Philadelphia city troop;
Connecticut brigade, 1000 strong; Rhode
Island militia, 1,500 strong; the fire
department, New York, composed of
seventy companies, under Chief Bonner;
visiting firemen from Brooklyn and other
places the volunteer exempt veterans;
Grand Army posts of New York and
Brooklyn, 1000 strong; Italian, Spanish,
Swedish, German, Polish, Bohemian,
French, Irish, Danish and other unin-
formed foreign societies. Gen. McMahon
will be in command with Lieuts. X. ID.
Patterson and David Price and aids
mounted.
The lines are forming along Bowling
Green where once stood the statue of
King George, along State and Whitehall
streets and on all streets south of the city
hall. The great free stand at city hall
has been jammed since the dawn of day
with vast mass of humanity, and all
along the route, which is the same for
afternoon and evening parade, the surg
ing crowd is waiting the coming of the
militia. All along Broadway to Fourth
street west, and Washington square, to
Fifth avenue, and past the great review
ing stand, where the national authorities
await to review, there is black mass OF
humanity visible. Early this afternoon
the Columbus monument at Fifty-ninth
street and Eighth avenue will be unveiled
and tonight, through brilliantly illumin.
| ated streets the great civic pageant will
take place. The order of parade is
platoon of police, bicycling clubs carry
ing lanterns, mounted cavalier announc
ing the triumph of America, twelve
mounted heralds, Carrn's 7th regiment
band, Grand Marshal Col. John j. Gar
nett and staff, float, "the car of fame
group of Indians showing costumes o.
different tribes, float, scar of prehistoric
America" group of Toltecs, float, Homage
to Columbus" group representing mem
bers of the court of Ferdinand and
Isabella, float, "the Santa Maria" mounted
cavalcade, float, 'the car of liberty" groups
of Dutch and Puritan colonists, George
Washington and his staff, the G. A. H.
naval cadets, float, "the press" float
"poetry and romance" float, music,
float, "the car of science" float, "suprem
acy of the American woman" Columbia
car of state, the car of Electra,the Red Men
Many characteristic groups will follow