Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-12
RONORING THE MEMORY OF COLUMBUS
Scenes on the Crowded Streets OF
the Metropolis.
SPAIN PAYS HER TRIBUTE.
Today's Military and Civic Parade in Ne~
York I'm Honor of Columbus.

in this wonderful week Of Columbian oclebra.
ton has progressed in "A sliding scale Of incr,as
ing merit. The fervor oarrestness and mi.
versatility Of the religious exercises of th.t
Twin sabbath, SATURDAY aud SUNDAY last
were followed by the remarkable school and
college procession Of Monday. That. in turn.
yielded in interest 90 the great naval pageant a
Yesterday. supplemented as Il was by the demon
stration of the Catholic societies Of New York
in the evening. 80 successful and 10 startling m
its numerical strength.
But, 10 quote the official orders, the Assem-
bling. movement and disbandment Of the sor-.s
Of the army, navy and National Guard ;he or
ganizatlons of the Grand Army of the gepullic
and Ot the various societies " pnrticinating IN
the military parade this morning under the
n'srshalshiP Of Gen. Martin T. Mcmahon. In
celebration of the four hundrcdth Anniversary
of the discovery Of America cclipsod all the
preceding events. severaIly and collectively
Ihe governors OF five great states New
York, New Jersey. ponnsy lvania, Connecticut
and Massachusetts entire state National
Guard Of New York and powerful provisional
brigades from Pennsylvania, Connecticu, and
New Jersey, strong forces Of United States
troops and blue jackets, reinforced by such a
majestic civic parade only the great cosmo-
politan city of New York can produce. all COM
bined 70 do honor to the occasion. Assurodly
that mysterious light" which history saws Co
lumbus thought he saw on the eve Of this day
800 years ago and anNiously waited for the
morning TO verify NAV now be said 10 have
fully dawned. and in the luster of it's beams
the country enters upon the fifth century Of its
known history.
MORE CROWDS ARRIVING.
How much longer this fever Of excitement
could be kept up without public danger might
be asked if these demonstrations we're to con-
tinue. Ii seemed yesterday as il the city never
had been full of strangers before vet they
a non IN h.. 4
connecting with distant points the peunsyl-
vania, New York Central Erie, Delaware
Lackawauna and Western. New Jersey Central
and West Shore reads taxed TO their full
capacity and had TO run their trains in SEC
tions. But good order aud good humor every
whore prevailed.
Distinguished strangers are plentiful as black
berries in August. Without referring 20
those enumerated elsewhere "a participa,ing IN
the parade, among those who viewed the pro-
ceedings from different points along the route
were Mrs. I. :. Grant, Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs
George u. Mcclellan. Secretaries Foster If
both State and Treasury. Secretaries Rusk and
Noble, the Italian minister, Baron fava, who
OF right has been leading and interested spec
tator of the honors paid his countryman; the
Turkish minister and many others.
MUsrERrSG THE COMMANDS
The saving often aseribed on very doubtful
authority to the old Duke of Wellington. that il
required military genius TO march 10000 men
through the gates of HYDE Park, London. and
march them out again without a hitch was
illustrated in the eiaborate ARRANGEMENTS made
for the mastering of tho immense host TODAY.
The order of procession being reversed from
that followed on Monday and Tuesday, and the
parade beginning down town and marching up.
instead Of starting in the upper portions OF the
city aud marching down. all the leading streets
Of older New York were land under contribution
as assembling grounds.
The numerous staff OF Grand Marshal Nc
Mahon met in Washington Squnrc, near Broad
way. at $50 o clock. Troop of the New York
National Guard, selected as the escort Of the
grand marshal, formed on Whitehall street.
with its right resting on Beaver street, ut 3
O'Clock.
The first diyision-2.O 900 troops Of the United
States army-commanded by Col Lancdon,
Col Finley Anderson, chief of staff formed on
the Battery and moved up Whitehall street IN
I'll the right rested ON Bowling Green, which
point they were timed 20 make at 9:i5.
The second division, selected from men Of
the United States naval brigade. blue Jackets
from the warships Philadelphia, Miantomomoh,
Atlanta. Dolphin and Nesuyius under Lieut.
Commander Asa Walker. formed in Bridge
street with the right resting on Whitehall
street.
The first brigade, state National Guard OF
New York, 5000 men. who acted as escort 60
the visiting troops, assembled on Battery place
the second brigade of New York state troops
gathered on Beaver street and streets out of it
at 10 am.
The PENNSYLVANIA troops, 5000 strong, under
their commander-in-chief. Gov. pattison,
formed on Wall, New and William streets, with
their right resting on the corner of Broadway
and Wall. at 1920.
The New Jersey troops, $500 Of them, under
the command of Gov. Leon Albeit formed on
Liberty street, west of Broadway and streets
N On
the Gate City Guards of Savannah. Ga. and
other Georgian visitors made their rendezvous
on Cedar street.
The Connecticut militia, 1000 OF them, Gov.
Bulkeley commanding, formed on Liberty
street east OF Broadway. They were followed
into column by the governor of Massac husetts
and his staff. After the governor of Massachu-.
setts came the Fencibles of Washington city,
the champion drill corps Of the country
The Grand Army posts, 1,750 strong, were
formed In line in Broome. Spring and Prince
streets and got into position at ii o'clock sharp.
The New York city and volunteer FIRE depart
ments-what would any civic parade be in New
York without the old volunteer fire depart
ment2-formed on Cortlandt, Dry Fulton, ve-
sey and Barclay streets and Park place.
The Italian countrynen Of Columbus mar
shaled their military organizations IN and
around Beekman street
The German uniformed societies. over f2 900
strong, stretched all over the streets east Of
Beekman and north of Park Row, with their
right resting Broadway and Mail street
They formed the ninth division of the parade
The French military organizations "Gardes
Lafayette" and ''Grenadiers Rochambeau"
very limited in numbers, were grouped with
other independent military organizations in the
tenth and last division. The mere numerical
order of the forces making up the mighty host
Of today's paraders shows how formidable was
the task Marshal McMahon and his aids under
took.
1t is deemed good marching, under favorabls
circumstances, TO put from ten TO twelve thou
sand men an hour past given point The
great two days review in Washington in 1865,
at the close of the war. when 60 900 veterans
swung past the reviewing stand in quick step,
occupied six hours each day. The Grand Army
parade in Washington city last month, when .
like number OF veterans passed in review, 90
cupied the same time.
TIE MARSHAL AND HIS AIDS.
The working staff Of the marshal Was % fol-
lows; Grand marshal, Gen. Martin T. MeMa-
hon; chief Of staff, Gen. VIM ID. whipple. Us.
A.; senior aid. Gen. Anson @. McCook; aids In
charge of headquarters, Lieut. r. II. Patterson,
U.SA.; Lieut. David Price, U.s.A-; Qu&rssr-
master Col Samuel Truesdell, U.s.A-; aids In
charge OF signaling and telegraphing, Albert
Gallup. N.G.S. NY, Col 8. q. Reed.
Then he had long list Of additional aids,
embracing many Of the best-knoxn names In
the city.
MILITARY srArrs or THE oovERSoRs-