Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-10-14


marched to their position in the line. They
received great applause all alonS the hns OF
march. ,r
In the evening S. G. Pratts cantata, "rhs
Triumph of Columbus, was sung by a large
chorus in the Carnegie Music Hall. Begin
ming at SD at night there was a oriIiiant
fireworks display, costing over S4OJO, ON
BROOKLYN Bridge. Niagara Falls IN fire was
represented. There were 500 feet OF fre
falling distance of $50 feet from the road
way Of the Bridge to the river.
TIA tons of the towers vera Illuminated
with huge prsmatic lights. In all there
were fifteen displays and each was marked
by great flashes Of colored light from the
towers produced by burning fifty pounds OF
colore1 fire composition. There was a steady
running fireof six-pound rockets, OF shells,
bouquets of magnesium, Roman candles,
whistliug rockets, floating mateOrs. aud
other devices known only to q manufacturer
of fireworks. The two hours display opened
and Closed with the discharge of 100 giant
shells in groups of from twelve to twenty.
The river was thrOnged with all sorts OF
craft. crowded with delighted spectators.
There were no decorations on the wash
inOton Arch. but six powerful search lights,
furnished by the Edison Electric Company.
vvsre arranged about its base aud tder rays
were thrown upon the beautiful structure,
and this. night after night protucet
beautiful effect which was novel as wei.
On the fourth day OF the Columbian OBJ
servances New Workers and their vast num-
Der of guests saw the greatest naval para1s
that ever occurred in America. Over two
hundred vessels were in line, iuc.u ling
American, Frenc1, Spanish AM Italian
men-of-war.
The parade formed in Gravesend Bay AMI
the Narrows at 1870 p. m. The course was
up the bay and North River to and around
buoy above Grants Tomb AMI return
The director was Nicholson Kane of the
New York Yacht Club. He sailed at the
heal of the column on the United States
torpedo boat Cushing, and following
him on the Philadelphia came Com
modore Henry Erben and staff
with the Committee OF One Hundred.
Then followed the United States steamships
Miantonomoh, Atlanta, Dolphin aud Yes
uvus. Next in line were the French flag
ship Aratheuse, and the French man-of-war
Hussard, the Spanish cruiser lnfanta
Ysabel and the Italian cruiser Bausan, fo.-
lowed by the naval militia of the State OF
New York
The others in the parade were fifteen mu-
nicipal vessels, seventeen steam yachts and
102 merchant vessels divided in eight d.
visions.
One of the sights in this parade was a
series of gigantic floats, upon which were
shown scenes illustrative of the remarkable
advance in shipbuilding since Columbus dis
covered America. In addition to the fleet
in the parade there were a number Of free
excursion steamboats, for the benefit of the
women and children Of the tenements.
The war ships proceeded in three columns
with the foreign vessels in the middle. They
rendezvoused in the lower bay, and as they
passed uD through the Narrows they were
saluted by the forts. The other vessels
fell in after the head of the column
had passed Thence the column passed
up the North River to a point oppo-
site Grants Tomb, where the warships came
to anchor and the rest OF the feet returned
down the river in double column on the o.
posite sides from which they passed W. The
parade attracted thousands OF persons TO
every available place on aud overlooking the
lay where it could be seen.
In the evening, at seven O'Clock, the parade
of the Roman Catholic societies took place
10 was over the same route as the school
parade of the day before, and was reviewed
at the Cathedral by Archbishop Corrigan.
AS soon as night had fairly set in there
was a grand illumination of dwellings,
hotels. cubhouses, public buildings and
business places Prizes were awarded for
the most effective displays. three for the
best arrangement Of lghts-gold, silver and +
bronze medals in order OF merlt-and three
for decorations.
The parade consisted Of 5000 Roman
Catholics in line under command Of Father .
Keefe and Victor Bowling Some of the /
organ zltions in line were the Society OF the +
Holy Name SCC0 strong: Catholic BenevO- 4
lent Legion, $780, Young Mems Catholic
Society 300: Catholic Knights of America.
25CO: Catholic Mutual Benefit Society, 1900,
and st. Vincent de Paul, 50OJ
The German singing societies of New .
,, ef,-
fertainment that evening at the Seventh
Regiment Annoy, The choruses aggre-
gated 5000 voices and the entertainment
was Lengthy one.
The city's display OF fireworks from ths
Brooklyn Bridge occurred at t0:S0 p. IN II
was one o. the crandest features OF the CO..
ebratiou. It comprised grand illumination;
from the towers, consisting OF Chimes sun
each six feet in circumference and Of SUI
ficient brilliancy to be seen for distance OF
twenty-five miles They showed tie Amer
lean and Italian colors. Aerial bouquets were
fired and the Falls of Niagara" that Gre
ated such sensation the night before, wa;
repeated.
The fifth was the most prominent day Of
the entire celebration. ! had been made q
legal holiday, and was morally observed.
There were saluteS bv the First Battery,
under Captain Louis Wendel. at daylight,
CuuTCu boiio were Iuilg, anu udIc nOiotcu IL
the Battery pole and on the old fort in
Central Park
The military parade which occurred or
this day was gigantic affair and possibly
the largest of its kind ever held. General
Martin I. Mcmahon was the Grand Marsha
The line of march was from the Battery.
up Broadway to Fourth street around
Washington Square to Fifth avenue,
thence to Fourteenth street. to Fourth
avenue, to Seventeenth street, TO Fifth
avenue, and at Fifty-ninth street the signal
was given to disban1. Soldiers Of all sorts
took part. There were regulars. militia,
private military organizations AMI thou
sands OF mounted men. At least 500 mill
tiamen from neighboring States partic:-
pateG. Teere were at least 10000 men from
other States, ami every available United
States Army regular. ilc.u ling a regiment
OF cavalry, were in line
General Schofield AMI his staff partci
pated.
The column was in ten divisions. The
first was the Brigade Of the United
States Army, under Colonel L. /.
L1ngdon; the second was thu United
States Naval Brigade. the tn ird the
National Guard. First Brigade, General
Fitzgerald Seconi General McLser; the
Tnird Division included New Jersey
Georgia, Pennsylvania and Washington
military organ cations Governor Pattison
and Governor Russell and their staff, AMI
the Connecticut troops
The Fourth Division WAS composed Of
1000 veterans OF the Greni Army of the
Republic, Co'one d. s. Brown. Marshal.
the letter carriers formed the Fifth Divi-
sion; the New York Fire Department, the
Sixth, the old Volunteer Fire Department
the Seventh; the Italian military oIgani.l-
tons the Eighth; the German uniformed
societies, the Ninth AMI host of unclassi-
fed independent uniformed organizations,
the Tenth Division.
Inc parade took nelriy SIX houc, to pass
given point. At 1 p. NJ Mayor Grant ~
yelled the monument o. Columbia, ersc.el
10y the New York City Italians at EgntI
avenue and Fifty ninth street He was
assisted by the Italian Minister Baron
Favs, Consul-Genera Riva, Carlo B9rsott
and the officers Of the Giovanni Bausan
The statue is Of marble and bronz, IRON
drawings by Rossi The base reliefs nj the
base OF the column are symbol'cai of tn
Genius of Geography.
But the grandest OF all ths parade, WIS
the night pageant which moved from the
Battery in the evenin~ ami followed
exactly the same line Of marca as the ml-
tary parade in the morning.
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