The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-11
New York Starts the Celebration
With a Parade OF $4,000
School Children,
Houses. Horses, Vehicles and Ev-
erything Else Decorated in
Holiday Attire.
The Queen Regent and King of Spain Ar.
rive at Huslva to Attend the
Ceremonies There,

New YORK, Oct. 10.-The celebration of
the Columbus anniversary was taken up
! this morning with parade Of the students
from the schools aud colleges, in who
about $4,000 young people took part. The
day opened with salute at sunrise fro IN
the cannon Mt old Fort Columbus ut Gov
ernor's Island The city was in gala attire.
Everywhere public buildings. business
houses and private residences. elevated
trains, surface oars. wagons, ttuoks, oabs
aud even the horses were decked with bunt.
ing and flags, ssreamers gonfalons, rosetteB,
shields. festoons. and Rsrlands in honor Of
the day. The weather was perfect with the
bright sunshine and crisp, invigorating air.
Imp'ovised stands, front steps, trucks
and wagons ut intersecting streets-in fact
every coign Of vantage WAS seized on by as
many as could gain footing TO view the
procession.
The parade started at Fifty seventh
street, marched down Fifth avenue to
Seventeenth street, back to Fifth avenue,
arch at University Place. where the par
ade dlsbanded. The procession was made
up of twenty regiments of grammar school
children, numbering 10000. and 1000 from
the Long Island city schools. The Roman
Catholic schools of the city were repre-
sented by $500 scholars; then came the
students Of the Columbia college to the
number of LOCO, the University of New
York with 1.200, and the College Of New
York with 500. These were followed by the
colleges, art and other schools uniformed
| military schools private and other
| church and miscellaneous schools.
The marching column was reviewed by
Vice President Morton. Gov. Flower and
the mayor of the city. The boys pre-
served excellent order and passed the
| stands with the steady tread of veterans.
On one stand 1000 school girls, dressed in
red, white and blue, sang patriotic songs
as their mates passed by. Exp resident
Cleveland was among the witnesses of the
parade.
Brooklyn Bridge WAS the place of attrac-
| tion this evening. A gorgeous display of
fireworks had been promised and at an early
hour great crowds began to gather at points
of vantage the river fronts of both
cities, while hundreds of crafts loaded with
passengers anchored ut favorable points in
the river and harbor. All high buildings
near the river were utilized. The display
fully met the expectations of the people.
Among the set pieces was statue of Col
umbus and a representation of the ship in
which the discoverer set sail for America.
Two tons of powder was used in colored fire
for series of fifteen Examinations which
were accompanied with the salvos and
flights of screaming rockets, bombs Ro-
man candles and gas balloons. One of the
most striking displays was the representa-
tion OF Niagara falls in silver fire. 1t was
625 feet wide and represented dazzling
cascade of silver 200 feet high.
| An accident occurred on the pier at the
| f<<, Of nnIr utr ~ bal III
attended with loss of life. The pier was
packed with the people. On the southern
side the ship Reaper was tied up and the
captain sold seats on the vessel. The ship
being unloaded and standing high ont of
the water necessitated running a gan2way
thirty feet long from the ship TO the dock
at an angle of sixty-five deg rees. This gang
way was crowded when suddenly there was
a crash and the plank broke in the middle.
Some of the people were thrown in heap
on the pier, many sustaining painful cuts
and bruises. At least one man fell fell into
| the river and was drowned.