The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1892-10-13
IN HONOR OF COLUMBUS
Third Day Of the Great Celebration In
New York City.
MAGNIFICENT PARADE
Tens Of Thousands OF People In
Line-UnvellIng OF the Monu-
ment to Columbus
Memory.

New YORK, Oct. 12.-The climax of q
series Of fetes of the Columbian anniver.
sary was reached to-day in the grandcst
military pageant seen In this country since
the close OF the war of the rebellion.
People were present from every state of
tho union and every country on the globe.
The morning was ushered In with the
booming of cannon from all the ports in
the harbor and American and foreign war
ships. The parade started from the bat
terry shortly after 10, marched up Broad
way and Fifth avenue TO Fifty-ninth
street, where the Columbus monu-
ment was unveiled. The first di-
vision was made up of United
States regulars. battalion of cadets
from the United States military school
at West Point and batteries from all tho
neighborng forts, the division numbering
$500. The second division of the United
States naval brigade. $50 blue jackets
and marines; third of 1900 state militia
OF New York. New Jersey. Connecticut.
PENNSYLVANIA; fourth of 5000 &. A. II.
veterans. $500 Sons of Veterans: sixth of
1000 New York and visiting iircmcn: sew
enth of 400 exempt volunteers; eighth of
$500 Italian and French societies: ninth
Of 4,00) Gcrman-American societies; tenth
of 12.0JO miscellaneous societies.
The central point Of congcstcd humanity
In a long line of parade was about the Of
ficial reviewing stand in Madison square.
The ''old guard cscorted Governor
Flower, Vice President Morton. General
Schofield and me mbers of the cabinet to
the reviewing stand. In the party were
Secrctarys Rusk, Elkins, Noble, Tracy.
General Howard and staff and Baron
Fava, the Italian minister, occupied po-
sition of honor beside tine governor and
vice president. Among Others on adioin-
ing stands were Russell Harrison and
wifc. Ex-Governor Waller. Cavalier De
Bonane, Italian consul general. Marquis
Imperali and other no,ablcs. The crowd
around the reviewing stand swarmed
within the lines marked of and the police
were compelled TO summon patrol wagons
and drive them along the line. Cons'cr-
nation ensued but the crowd gradually
worked backward.
The head of the grand parade reached
the city hall at 1O:25 amid a scene of great
enthusiasm. The West Pointers called
out even greater applause than the lead
ers of the parade. The Ninth regulars
followed in full strength. Then came the
Twenty-first infantry. Both the Ninth
and Twcnty-first presented fine appear
| ancc. and IL was hard to award the palm
between them. Then came the engineers.
rumbling artillery and the Sixth infantry
| till the enthusiasm reached the climax
with the appearance of the blue jackets
and marines of the naval brigade. The
| applause OF the day was naturally re-
| served for the local militia. General Fitz-
| gerald rode at its head. followed by the
| gallant Sixiy-ninth. who received q trc-
mcndous ovation. There was great en-.
| thusiasm when the crack regiments. the
| Seventh. h.Twenty-second and Sevcnty-first.
came along. BROOKLYN and other visiting
| regiments and separate companies were
also literally applauded. nor was the ma
val reserve slighted. The G.. A. r. posts,
the old veteran firemen. as well as those
i'm active service. the Italian societies. the
German Turn vereins and the Schuctzcn
corps were heartily greeted. When the
leaders of the great parade reached Union
square. il is estimated that fully 10000
people were packed therein. The police
were unable to drive them back. as the
cross street was jammed full also. As the
column passed the reviewing stand. Vice
President Morton. General Scholicid
and others were kept busy lifting
their hats in acknowledgment of salutcS.
When Fifty-nn,h street was reached
Grand Marshal Mcmahon took up his po-
sition besides the Columbus memorial
arch and reviewed the pageant. The
scene AT this point suspasses description.
II is impossible 10 describe the immcnsity
of the crowd. Several women so severely
crushed as to require an ambulance and a
number of ladies tainted. II is estimated
that $1,000 men were in line. II took fully
six hours TO pass given point. The pa
radc was more than IL miles long. After
the military pageant the crowds directed
their steps to Central park. where tho
Columbus monument was unveiled.
The exercises at the monument con.
sisted of an address and presentation to
the city and responses and blessing by
Archhish hop Corriuap