The record-union., 1892-10-11
Special to the REconp-uxros.

up this morning with parade of students
in the schools and colleges, i'm which about
$4,000 people took part. 1t started at
Fifty seventh street, marched down Fifth
avenue to Seventeenth street. back to
Fifth avenue, thence along Fifth avenue
and under the arch at University Place.
where the parade was disbanded. The
procession was made up of twenty regi-
nents of grammar school children, num-
bering l0, 800 and 1000 children from the
Long Island City schools. Tie Roman
Catholic schools of the city were repre-
sented by $500 scholars. Then came the
students of Columbia College to the num-
Der of 1000; the University of New
York, 1000; and the College of New
York, 500. These were followed by the
students of the Medical and Pharmaceu-
teal Colleges, art and other schools, uni
formed military schools, private and
other church and miscellaneOus schools.
The day opened at sunrise with a salute
from cannon of old Fort Columbus on
Governors Island.
The city was IN gala attire. Everywhere
public buildings, business houses and
private residences, elevated trains, sur
face cars, wagons, trucks. cabs, and even
the horses were decked with bunting and
flags, streamers, gonfalons, rosettes,
shields, festoons and garlands in honor
of the day.
The weather was perfect, with bright
sunshine and crisp, invigorating air.
Improvised stands, front steps, win
dOws, trucks and wagons, at intersecting
streets, in fact, every coign Of vantage
was seized on by as many as could gain
footing to view the procession,
The marching column was reviewed by
President Morton, Governor Flower
and the Mayor of the city.
The boys preserved excellent order,
and passed the stands with the steady
tread of veterans. On the stands were
1000 school girls, dressed in red, white
and blue. They sang patriotic songs as
their mates passed by.
Ex-President Cleveland was among the
witnesses of the parade.
GORGEOUS DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS.
NEW YORK, Oct. l0.-BrookIyn bridge
vas the place Of attraction this evening.
= gorgeous display of fireworks had
peen promised, and at an early hour great
crowds began to gather at points of want
age on the river front of both cities, while
hundreds of craft loaded with passengers
anchored at 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
a statue OF Columbus and representa-
ton OF the ship in which the discoverer
set sail for Genoa. Two tons Of powder
We're used in colored fire for series of
fifteen illuminations, which were accom-
panied with salvosand flights of, scream
ing rockets, bombs. Roman candles and
gas balloons.
One of the most striking displays was a
representation of Niagara Falls, in silver
fire. 1t was 625 feet wide, and represented
a dazzling cascade of shining silver two
hundred feet nigh.
An accident occurred on the pier at the
foot of Beekman street that was proba-
bly, attended with loss of life. rhe pier
was packed with people. On the south
ern side the ship Reaper was tied up, and
the Captain sold seats on the vessel. She
being unloaded, and standing high out
OF the water, neceSSitated the running OF
agangway thirty feet long from the ship
to the dock at an angle OF sixty-tive de-
grees. This gangway 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 into the
river and was drowned.
CANTATA COLUMBUS"
New York, Oct. 10.-Silas G. Pratts
musical cantata columbus" was rem
dered in Carnegie Hall tonight under
the auspices Of the Committee of One
Hundred.
The chief feature of the evening was the
speech OF Chauncey NJ. Depew, in which
he spoke of the advance in the world
since the discovery of America and the
results of Columbus voyage, etc. 1.-The
procession of children to-day" he said
''was the Hover of civil and religious lib
erty OF the American people. In the age
OF Columbus bigotry ruled the State and
bigotry in the church was one of the
things Columbus had to fight, while
superstition was almost universally '
amongst them. 1t was an age when al
races and all nations were arrayed agains
one another. But to-day the children O
parents Of every creed and descendants o.
every race marched under one flag and
to one music-the music of the nationality
of the flag of the United States. All were
in harmony with the flag and music
growing up to be American citizens, nc
matter what their creed or religion.
''It there is anything detest more thar
another II Is the spirit of incredulous his
torical inquiry which doubts everything
in modern spirit, which destroys the like
ness of all heroes who have been the
inspiration of heroism through all thes,
centuries. We are told that William Tel
never existed, that Washington had nc
hatchet and that Pocahontas never saved
the life of the settler. 1t is this spiri
that would destroy our Columbus Co
lumDpS was DOeti Utit h0 D6IIeNeu GOt
had meant him TO convert pagan people
and he found them. He was Admira
of the Ocean, because he was mad
Christopher Columbus 10 carry Chris
across the sea-"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Depew's re
marks he departed. and the programm
was carried out. The cantata was di
vided into six parts-Prologue, Counci
OF Salamanca, Columbus and his boy ID
ego. Queen Isabella and her court. and
grand triumphal march and reception.
TORE DOWN THE ENGLISH FLAG.
New YORK, Oct. 1o.-Twenty-fiv fiv
Harlem sehoolboys, coming down Colun
bus avenue this morning 70 join th
parade, saw a large English flag hoatin
In front of a cigar store kept by a
Englishman. No other dag was dis
played. and the boys demanded of th
storekeeper that he either raise Unite
States flag beside the English or lowe
the English flag. This he refused to d'
4 fter much angry discussion the boy
pulled down the dag and tore it IN piece
The Englishman was very indigGan
but contented himself with threatenin
to have the boys arrested for nlalicioJ
destruction of property.
CABINET MEMBERS WILL BE THERE.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-A special NEE