San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-10-08
New York's Columbus Day.

New YORK. Oct. The state leg
islature, in order to avoid q conflict
with the great dedication services at
Chicago on the 2lst, decided to cele-
brate the Columbian anniversaries
during the days between October 7th
and October 18th, coming to a great
climax on October 18th in the military
parade of the afternoon and the pa
geant that night. So, too, with the
public school celebration, while In
other parts of the country October
2lst will be the day on which the i'm 4.
pIessive services will take place; New
York's children will do honor to the
name and fame of Columbus today.
There are but few Fairgrounds at
tached to the buildings In which the
children of the great metropolis are
taught, and so instead of open air SER
vices they will be conducted Ia the
pIsyrooms. There the national flag
will be unfurled and the military
salute given. Then the song of Co.
lumbus day will echo to the skies
and the address and ode will be de-
livered. There are three hundred
thousand children In New York and
Brooklyn who are today celebrating
the eventful anniversary. On Octo-
Der 10th ten thousand of these will
take part in the great school and coll
lege parade.
Today the finishing touches to the
private building displays are being
looked after, and hardly q dwelling
or business house along the line of
march, but has Haunting from its roof
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pictures of Columbus almost buried
in masses of magnificent floral de-
signs. The City hall is mass of
streamers in which flags OF Italy and
Spain wave In harmony with the
stars and stripes. Today, too, the
final tests on the great floats are to be
made. Only q few newspaper men
will be allowed to with ess the splen.
dor of the illuminated Edison design,
1.-THE Genius of Edison Controlling
the Hydra of Electricity" and these
will witness the turning on at one
time of four thousand electric globes,
which outline a great mythical con-
ceptlon. Even seach of the sixteen
horses attached to the float will be
ablaZe with cleverly adjusted lights.
The lighting of all the other
floats and groups for the pageant will
be tested finally today. This morn
ing there 10 hardly seat left on any
of the great reviewing stands. In
coming trains are filed with strangers
who are already ctowding the Inn
mense hotel capacity of New York.
1t is certain now that half a million
strangers will be in the city by the
haOinu inS Of naXt weak IF will he
interesting today to repeat the Of
fetal programme for the remaining
days of the great festivities, together
with all the changes made during
the last few weeks.
Oct. Sth-Services in all the syna-
gogues. Evening, loan exhibition of
Columb ian pictures will open in the
Academy of Design.
Oct. 8 th-Impressive church SER
vices in New York and Brooklyn.
Oct. lOth-College and school pa.
rade. Evening, rendition of Pratt's
cantata, Triumph of Columbus" in
Carnegie Music Hall; address of
Chauncey M. Depew.
Oct. I1th-Naval parade and mon
ster evening concert.
Oct. 12th-Military parade, unvetl-
ing OF Columbus monument and night
pageant.
Oct. 13th--Ban1uet to prominent
guests at Lenox Lyceum.
In addition to these exercises there
will be grand celebrations by the
Spanish, italian and German resi-
dents of New York and Brooklyn, all
under the auspices of the united So
cieties of these various nRtiOnalities