Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-10-12
THE CLIMAX OF
 NEW Y0RK'S FIFE Monster Parade of Military and Civic Organizations
 Now Moving.
ITS LIKE NEVER BEFORE WITNESSED
 INTHE METROPOLIS.

Demonstration Catholic Celebration
 Produced-UnveilinGo of the Monument
 TO-day--To-night's Grand Pageant
 Festivities at Other Cities.
 NEW YORK, Oct. 12. The magnificent celebration in honor of the discovery of America will reach a fitting climax, so far as public display is concerned, with the completion of the programme mapped out for to-day. This will be the grand est day of this unequaled demonstration of reverence for Columbus and love of country.
 The patriotic fervor which pulsated rapidly at the sight of thousands of youths carrying their country's flag dur ing the parade of Monday will reach it's extreme tension tonight, when the most gorgeous pageant of modern times will electrify the people of New York and it's hundreds of thousands of visitors.
 The line of the military parade is from the Battery to Broadway, to Fourth street West. around Washington square, to Fifth avenue, to Fourteenth street, to Fourth avenue, to Seventeenth street, to Fifth avenue, to Fifty ninth street, where it will disband.
 The parade is under the command of Gen. Martin T. McMahon, Grand Mar shal.
 DIVISIONS OF THE PARADE.
 The first division is composed entirely of United States troops, under command of Col. Loomis A. Langdon, First Artil- lery, U. s. A.
 The second division consists exclusively of 3SO men from the United States Naval IO-..- .l OR r Ha, mander Asa Walker. There are com panies of bluejackets from the United States ships Philadelphia, Atlanta. Milan tonomoh, Dolphin, Vesuvius and Yer mont.
 The third division includes 5000 men from the National Guard of the State of New York, under the command of Brig. : Gen. Louis Fitzgerald, and several thous- and militiamen from Pennsylvania and New Jersey, under the command of the Governors of those States. The fourth division has been given over to the Grand Army of the Republic. It is marshaled by David s. Brown, com manding, Grand Army of the Republic, New York City. With Commander Brown will ride Capt. Jack Crawford, the poet scout This division includ es 5000 men.
 The fifth division consists of the United States Letter Carriers Associa- tion.
 The sixth division consists of the New York Fire Department. The eighth division has been allotted to the Italian Military organization. The ninth division consists of German American societies.
 The tenth and last division is headed | by the Ancient Order of Foresters and | includes only independent organizations. UNWILLING THE MONUMENT Vice President Morton and several members of President Harrison's Cabinet, | Gov. Flower and staff, Archbishop Corri- | gan, the Italian Minister and Italian Con- suls, will aid in unveiling the Columb us | Monument this afternoon at Fifth ninth street and Eighth avenue promptly at | o'clock
 Tonight at o'clock the most brilliant and dazzling spectacular pageant ever undertaken in this city will move from l the Battery to Broadway, and thence pur- | sue the same line of march taken by the | military parade.
 l THE NAVAL PARADE. ! With every favoring condition of skies | and weather, the naval pageant was 8 | spectacle to be once seen and always re- | membered.
 Not even the famous roadstead O. Spithead-England's great naval review ing ground-with all its surrounding panorama of beautiful scenery, could sur pass it.
 At 12;30 the signal to start was given l and the column formed. First came thG Naval Militia of the State of New Yorl consisting of the tugs of the Pennsylvania and Erie Railroads, of the Bee Transpor tation Line and of the New York Light craze Company. These, divided into foul squadrons, formed the patrol line of tn, parade. Every tug as it fell into lin sounded its shrill whistle, and the deel voice fog signals of the larger steamer beloved response.
 These were but for the police to clea the way.
 Swiftly darting through the water cam the torpedo boat Cushing, the fiagshi of the parade, its three attendant vidett boats, the steam yachts, Aida, Allegr and Helvetia.
 Next in order was the steamer Howart ; Carroll with the distinguished guests c the Naval Committee. Then the visitin wafships and the United States Maya Squadron escorting them at the rate c about seven knots an hour, with the vis1 tors in the center
 The Flagship Philadelphia headed tn starboard column followed by the Delphi and the Vesuvius; the Miantonoma
 headed the port column, followed by tn
 Atlanta and Blake.
 The three steamers of the Committe
 of One Hundred fell in after the wa l vessels and headed the column of the es Corting fleet.
 = So they moved through the long doubl = row of gayly decked waiting vessels
 bands playing, whistles blowing, flag dipping, yards manned and every poss
 ble display or enthusiasm being made.
 When the last boat of the war fleet ha
 run the gauntlet of this peaceful holiday
 making fotiila, the .escorting vessel
 weighed anchor and followed in set orde
 in their wake.
 The first division, flying the municips flag of the City of New York, with il
 conspicuous crossed anchors, was heade
 by the tugs of the Dock and Fire Depart
 ments, and consisted of a special divisio
 of chartered steamers.
 The signs of merriment on board tn es
 we'll appointed steamers were too obvior
 for concealment. Evidently all on boar
 were having the best of times.