Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-12
GOTHAM'S JUBILEE.
October IL, 400 Years Ago, The
New World Was Discovered.
An Event That is Being Appropriately
Celebrated To-day in the Greatest
City of America.
Special to the Leaf-ChronieIe.1 !

NEW YORK, Oct. 12.-CannonadeS
have ushered in the great day. The
chimes of Trinity and Grace, the
bells of every church from the Bat
terry to Harlem have rung out the
great tidings that on October IL,
four hundred years ago, the New
World was discovered. AT Fort
Wadsworth, Fort Hamilton, at Riv-
erside Park, from the great guns at
West Point to the rifle pits on Sandy
Hook there have belched forth great
volumes of sounds. Flags fly to the
topmasts of every ship, of every pub
lie building, at every point where
the military is encamped.
The city is now fairly massed with
strangers, and the prices that are be-
ing asked and paid for available Win
dows are almost beyond belief.
Fifth avenue windows are in some
instances commanding $500 for the
day and the night parades.
The military parade is already
forming and Major-G General o. o.
Howard will lead with his regulars.
These comprise Engineer Corps,
from Willett's Point and West Point,
Corps of Cadets, available companies
OF instruction command from David's
Island recruiting department, the
First and Second brigades OF New
York Militia, regular United States
troops from the Atlantic Coast and
Lake Stations, cavalry from Mt.
Myer, near Washington; the Garri-
son from Ft. Henry, Baltimore; the
Garrison from Ft. Warren, Boston;
the Engineer Battalion, 200, West
Point cadets; troops in New York
harbor-about one thousand from
Ft. Hamilton, Fit. Wadsworth and
Ft. Columbus; 1000 Marines from
the war ships Miantonomoh, Phila-
delphia, Vesuvius, Atlanta and Dol
phin; the Provisional brigade of
New Jersey Militia, about two thous-
and strong; Gov. Albeit and staff, es-
corted by the Essex Troop, mounted;
Pennsylvania Militia and Gov. Patti
son and staff, escorted by
the Philadelphia City Troop;
Connecticut brigade, two thousand
strong; Rhode Island Militis, 1900
strong the Fire Department, New
York, composed of seventy compan.
les, under Chief Bonner; visiting
firemen from Brooklyn and other
places the Volunteer Exempt Vet
Grams; Grand Army Post of New
York and Brooklyn, 1000 strong;
Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Germans,
Polish, Bohemian, French, Irish,
Danish and other uniformed foreign
societies. General Mcmahon will be
in command, with Lieuts. II. III.
Patterson and David Price and aids
mounted. The lines are forming
along Bowling Green, where once
stood the statue of King George,
along State and Whitehall streets,
and on all streets south OF the City
Hall. The great free stand at City
Hall has been jammed since the
dawn of day with vast mass of hui
manity, and all along the route,
which is the same for afternoon and
evening parades, the surging crowd
is waiting the coming of the militia.
All along Broadway TO Fourth street,
West and Washington Square, to
Fifth avenue, and past the great re-
viewing stand where the national
| authorities await to review. there is
a black mass of humanity visible.
Early this afternoon the Columbus
monument at Fifty-ninth street and
Eighth avenue will be unveiled, and
tonight, through brilliantly illum-
mated streets the great civic pageant
will take place. The order of parade
is, Platoon of Police, Bicycling Clubs
carrying lanterns, Mounted Cavalier
announcing the triumph of America,
Twelve Mounted 4eralds, Cappa's
Seventh Regiment Band, Grand
Marshal Col. John J. Garnett and
staff, Float, "The Car of Fame y
Group of Indians showing costumes
of different tribes-Float, "Car of
Prehistoric America" Group OF Toll
tecs-Float, "Homage to Oolum.