The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-10


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There viii b fireworks al along the
line of parade, and as Madison Square the
president and the honored guests viii
probably Be placed for review.
But the night parade will hare addi-
tional features. Six thousand bicyciers
with machines brilliantly illuminated will
be IN line. They will b followed by
delegations from the riding schools and
from the civic societies, all In costumes
illustrating some epoch in the period that
has elapsed since the discovery of America.
On October II the sthletic tournament
will give visitors IN opportunity to visit
the great outlying parks, and In the even
ing Of October Is the banquet to the prom
inent guests win take place at the Metro
politan opera house. Among the guests
win be President Harrison and cabinet,
the governors of oil the states, the vice
president. ex-presidents, ex-vics presi-
dents and mayors, foreign ministers, etc.
Each guest viii be presented with
medal struck In honor of the occasion.
The designs for tho floats, for the decora-
tons and the arches have been in the
hands of Q committee which numbers
among its members Augustus ST. Gaudens,
lam NJ. Chase, Albert Bierstadt, Kenyon
Cox. Francis D. Millet, Louis G. Tiffany.
J. Q. A. Ward. John La Fargo and J. Louis
Webb.
The legislature Of New York has appro-
priated $50, 900 for the celebration here. and
much more than this sum will be raised
by private subscription to defray the ex-
penses incurred. The work Of erecting
grand stands all along the line has already
begun, and these will be at City Hall park.
on both sides of South Fifth avenue, in
Washington, Union and Madison squares.
at the reservoir on Fifty-second street and
and at the plaza in Fifty-ninth street.
The old Essex troop viii make its APP
pearance in the military parade bright in
its new uniform Of blue frock coat, black
braid and yellow collar. white stockinet
trousers and high-top boots. As it is New
York's Oldest military organization its ap-
pearance II always an event of decided
interest.
The war department has detailed the
engineer corps from Willett's Point and
West Point, the cadets from West Point,
all tho available troops from David's
Island. from Fort Adams, r. l.; from
Fort Never, Va; from Fort Ontario, from
Plattsburg, from Fort Porter and Fort
Niagara.
The school celebrations all over the coun-
try occur on the new date, October q, and
the arrangements for-the event are practi-
cally completed. Francis Bellamy, chair
man of the executive committee Of the
Columbian public school celebration, tells
me that every school in the land, from the
parish school in the tiniest hamlet to the
high schools of the cities, will follow the
programme mapped out by the committee.
Thirteen million children will rise and
salute the American flag on the morn
ing Of that day. Then will come In re-
cital q pledge, in which the children
swear allegiance to the country and to the
flag. Original songs, an original ode and
an original Grafton. composed expressly
for the day by the best writer's in the
country, will end the school celebration.
The great services on that day will be
those defeating the Worlds fair build
ings in Chicago. but other American cities
will not be backward in their patriotism.
Baltimore will have q great celebration
and special services at tho foot of the
Columbus monument, on the Ready asy-
lum estate.
New Haven will dedicate its Columbus
monument ON October IL. The statue is
the WORK Of NJ. Buryens. of Client, from q
design by Richard Andrews, Of the Boston
art normal school. Tho figure is eight
and one-half feet high, of bronze. and will
cost about $4,000.
San Francisco is also arranging for cell
ebration on the new date, October 81.
One of the gentlemen at the head Of the
New York celebration told me that tho
ceremonies in connection with past nota-
BILE anniversaries would pale into insignifi-
canoe beside those of October 81 The ono
float prepared by the Edison Electric
Lighting Company will be worlds marvel.
It will illustrate the history of light from
the days of the phosphorescent wood to
the present. and will contain great globe