Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-10-13
THE DAY PARADE.
One of the Grandest Demonstrations
 Ever Seen in Now York.

One of the Grandest Demonstration
 Ever Seen in New York.
 Everything in this wonderful week of Columbian celebration progressed in 8 sliding scale of increasing merit.
 The fervor, earnestness and universal ity of the religious exercises of that "Twin Sabbath"-Saturday and Sunday last-were followed by the remarkable school and college procession of Monday.
 That, in turn, yielded in interest to the great naval pageant, supplemented as it was by the demonstration of the Catholic societies of New York in the evening, so successful and 20 startling in it's numeri- cal strength. But, to quote the official orders, the Assembling, movement and disbandment of the forces of the Army, Navy and National Guard, the organiza- tions of the Grand Army of the Republic and of the various societies" participating in the military parade under the marshall ship of Gen. Martin J. McMHhon, in cele- bration of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America eclipsed all the pre- ceding events, severally and collectively. The Governors of five States-New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Con- necticut and Massachusetts-the entire State National Guard of New York and powerful provisional brigades from Penn sylvania, Connecticut and New Jersey;
 
 bluejackets, reinforced by such majes tic civic parade as only the great cosmo- politan city of New York can produce, | and one which was never before equa1led, | all combined to do honor to the occasion. How much longer the fever of excite | ment could have been kept up without | public danger might be asked, if these demonstrations were to continue. | It seemed as If the city never had been so full of strangers before, yet they | continued to pour in. All the railroads l connecting with distant points were taxed l to their full capacity, and had to run their trains in sections. But good order and good humor everywhere prevailed. | Distinguished strangers were plentiful as blaokberries in August Without referring to those enumerated elsewhere as participating in the parade, among | those who viewed the proceedings from | different points along the route were Mrs. l U. s. Grant, Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Geo. B. Mcclellan, Secretaries Foster of both l the State and Treasury, Secretaries Rusk and Noble, the Italian Minister, | Baron Fava. who of right has been 8 l leading and interesting spectator of the honors paid his countrymen, the Turkish Minister (Mavroyeni Bey), and many | others.
 The order of procession being reversed from that followed on Monday and Tues day, and the parade beginning down town and marching up, instead of start ing in the upper portions of the city and marching down, all the leading streets of older New York were laid under con. tribution as assembling grounds.
 The numerous staff of Grand Marshal McMahon met in Washington square, near Broadway, at o'clock. Trooop A, of the New York National Guard, selec- ted as the escort of the Grand Marshal formed on Whitehall street, with its right resting on Beaver street, at o'clock
 FORMATION OF THE DIVISIONS.
 The first division, 2,0OO troops of the United States army, formed on the Bat tery and moved up Whitehall street un | til the right rested on Bowling Green which point they were timed to make al 9:45.
 The second division, selected men O the United States Naval Brigade, blu jackets from the warships Philadelphia Niantonomoh, Atlanta, Dolphin anG Vesuvius, formed on Bridge street, witt right resting on Whitehall street.
 The first brigade, State National Guart of New York, 5000 men, who acted a escort to the visiting troops, assembled ol
 Battery Place, State, Greenwich ant
 Washington streets, and the Second Bri
 gade of New York State troops gathered
 on Beaver street and many other streets
 south of it at 10 g. m.
 The Pennsylvania troops. 5000 strong