Evening journal., 1892-10-12
GLORIFYING COLUMBUS.
New York's Celebration a Mar
vel of Fiery Magnihcence.
THE CATHOLIC sOcIETIEs PARADE.

Twenty-Five Thousand Men in Line Re
viewed by Archbishop Corrigan - An
other Brilliant Display of Fireworks ON
the Big Bridge
NEW York, Oct. 12.-The number Of Wis.
itors attending the celebration of the 4OOth
anniversary of the discovery Of America
far exceed that which attended the centen.
nial celebration. A conservative estimate
places the number of additional visitors
that have arrived in town today at 100000
During the pyrotechnic exhibition on the
Brooklyn bridge last night in some Of the
streets such a rushing and thronging was
never before witnessed. The house tops foI
miles were crowded with eager spectators
South street was impossible for a distance
of two miles, so dense was the throng.
Mr.. and Mrs Cleveland witnessed she
naval parade yesterday from the deck OF
Mr. Benedict's steam yacht Oneida. The
yacht anchored off East Twenty-sixth
street. Mr.. Cleveland wore yachting suit
and cap. Mrs Cleveland walked up and
down the deck of the craft looking very
happy.
The climax to the naval parade was a
tribute to General Grant When the naval
committees boat with the vice president,
Governor Flower and its other distin.
guished guests aboard turned the buoy and
passed the warships on its homeward trip
the signal to salute was given, and the Co
lumbian naval pageant closed with the
echoes Of the great guns reverberating
round the tomb of the silent Grant.
Tho Display of Fireworks.
The display of fireworks from the Brook.
lyn bridge last evening began at $3.50 o'clock.
The big span was one immense arch of fire
As early as $3.50 o'clock crowds began Ia
gather along the East river front, and the
streets from Broadway to the river were
crowded with men, women and children
all looking toward the bridge and all seek
ing some point of vantage from which to
view the pyrotechnic display.
Exactly at $50 o'clock, the bridge having
been closed TO traffic, small Niagara OF
fire, accompanied by the explosion Of i'm
mense bombs, was let loose from the bridg,
and fell in a sheet of liquid fire 40 feet tC
the river below. Then with another roai
of bombs each tower became mass OF
light, surrounded by immense suns Of rain
bow cOlors, which shed a radiance over tn,
river far below and above the sister cities
A moment of darkness, and then far NJ
| in the air a spiral of flame seemed mount
| ing toward the stars. 1t burst and ther,
hung a lantern of many colors swayinl
lazily in the still atmosphere, but movinl
not from its position directly over thu
bridge. Again and again were small ball
| OF fire shot forth into space, each one ap
| parently going a little higher than its pred
ecessor, and then bursting forth into
myriad of tiny stars, each showing differ
ent color as it fell in graceful curves TO
ward the river
| Those peculiar combinations of man,
colored fire known as the japanese spread
ers were fired from huge mOrtars, the light
changing as they fell, looking like hug
willow trees of fire. Other combination
of fire were sent high up into the air, onl,
TO burst and shower the great iron spai
with mVriads of stars, each of a diiieren
color
AS the city clocks struck o o'clock ther
was a roar of bursting bombs, a shower O
sparks and a most terrific screeching O
steam whistles from all sorts of steam Graf
in both the East and North rivers. Bot
towers Of the bridge were illuminated. ant
for few moments the bridge resembled
scene from some fantasma, and it SCENE,
as if pandemonium was let loose on tn
water.
From then until nearly II o'clock tn
bridge was one blaze of light showing al
the tints known TO the pyrotechnic art
when with one last flight of rockets,
shower Of stars and a bursting of bomb
the display of fireworks on the Brooxlyl
bridge was ended. The bridge was agaii
thrown open TO travel, the crowds wandere
homeward and the down town district ono
more resumed its usual midnight aspect.
The Catholic Societies Parade.
Amid another blaze Of illuminated glor
the parade of the United Catholic societie
took place last night, and was witnesse
by great throngs of New Workers and ten
of thousands of visitors Madison squar
and Union square where the crowds wer
largest, looked like sections of fairyland
The numerous trees in these squares ha
depending from their branches thousand
of colored lanterns the rays from whic
cast a variegated glow on the steady strear
of people moving under them
There were 5000 members of variou
Catholic societies in line, most of whor
carried lanterns, some red, others whit,
with still others blue
As the huge body Of men moved dow
Fifth avenue the sight presented whe
gazing up the avenue from Madison squar
was a curious one. 1t looked as if myriad
of will-o-the-wisps were holding mad rev,
in the metropolis most aristocratic tho
oughfare.
Archbishop Corrigan reviewed the parad
from the stand at the Worth monument i
Madison square. With him were Bishop
| O'Farrell, of Trenton, and Mcdonnell, {
Brooklyn, Judges DAILY and O'Brien, job
ID. Crimmins, j. j. Donohue and other
They remained till the whole parade ha
passed.