Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-10-10
SPECIAL RELIGIOUS SERVICES
Held in Most Of the Churches Yes
terday-The Italian Colony
Leads Off Under the Auspices
of Baron Fava-New York a
Mass Of Flags and Bunting
From the Battery to Harlem.

WOlO 6lfOhs AO PNNRANS 1AN
affairs were adorned with flowers. All
of the discourses were prepared with
special consideration for the children,
so that the youngest attendant could
appreciate the importance OF the SER
vice.
This evening the italian colony. un-
der the auspices Of the Minister, Baron
Fava, began its Columbian celebration
at the Lenox Lyceum with concert
and a discourse by DR.. Luifii Reverb on
Columbus.
In the afternoon many people visited
the Italian transport, GarigIlano, which
brought over the Columbus monument.
All day long there was dense crowd on
Fifth avenue and other important
streets reviewing the decorations.
For the first time In some weeks the
sounds of the hammor an saw were not
heard. The decorations OF the public
and private buildings are all complet-
ed.
Flags and banners were streaming
from every pole along the line Of march
of the four big professions. A very
popular feature of the celebration is to
90 to the top Of some high building and
enjoy q birds-eye view which shows a
long line of colors stretching from the
Battery to Central Park and from river
to river with flags waving from the
house-tops on all sides.
Broadway is now kaleidoscope OF
chaaming colors. All the large whole
sale houses in the dry goods district are
artistically draped with gay bunting.
The drapiDg on majority OF the
hotels is now completed. From the
Morton House to the Plaza decoration
is general. The City Hall Is probably
the most profuselv and articallY draped
edifice in the city.
In addition to the big stands at the
city hall and in Union Square, Madison
Square and Washington Park, many
smaller ones have been put up. Seats
on all of the stands will be free for the
school and college parade tomorrow,
with tho exception Of a few hundred
seats already sold. Nothing else will
be reserved. The stands in Madison
Square, City Hall Park and Union
Square are free only to women and
children, and the first come will be first
served. There will be an awful rush
for these seats, but Supt. Byrnes has
arranged excellent police protection.
All along the line and near all the big
stands temporary wooden patrol boxes
have been placed.
As the celebration draws near, thieves,
pickpockets and crooks Of every descrip-
tion are beginning to come out from
their hiding places. They are waiting
for the big crowds next week. Supt.
Brynes will do as he did during the
Washington celebration, when his drag
net pulled in big load Of professional
thieves. Orders were issued to-day to
arrest all suspicious characters and lock
them up until the celebration Is over.
The Superintendent has Instructed In
spector Mclaughlin to make the raid.
Tomorrow the secular part of the
celebration will be opened with school
and college parade, with over 10000 In
line. This parade has occupied the at
tentIon OF its promoters for weeks.
For many hours to-day Italian work
men were busy at the site OF the Colum-
bus statue, Fifty-niRht street and
Eighth avenue. The shaft was placed
in position this afternoon. 1t is sim
gle stone, 81 feet In height and 4 feet
in dismet>r at the base. The weight Is
SO tons. 1t stands on a base that is
built up 90 feet from the ground. The
heroic statue Of Columbus is to sur
mount it. The total heighth OF the
monument will then be 7s feet.
The base Is worthy OF close attention
in ITSELF On opposite sides OF 1t are
panels OF bronze representing in base
relief two important periods OF the suc-
cessiul voyage Of Columbus. One shows
the wrapt attitude and attention of
those on board the vessels as they are
convinced that land Is close at hand,
almost within sight, and that at any
moment they may be able to distinguish
the welcome line on the horizon. The
other represents the landing OF Colum-
bus, himself kneellng devoutly on the
sand, while overhead floats the banner
OF Spain, and around him are grouped
his followers.
All day long to-day crowd OF
people thronged the piers and crowded
the embankments at the foot of Twenty
third and Twenty-fourth streets anxious
for q glimpse OF the foreign men-of-
war. A bland smile broadens on the
faces OF motel men in these days. The
beauty Of IL Is that the pilgrims come
with their purses well filed ready TO
pay any price for accommodations. One
wealthy brewer was perfectly willing
to give up $500 roll for single suit Of
rooms facing on Fifth avenue and that
for only one dsv, Wednesday.
"We get from SEQ to $50 room per
day where the windows face on Fifth
Avenue" said one hotel clerk. aud the
people are glad to pay that price.
Altogether the harvest Is plentiful.
although IL would be q mistake to sup
pose that all the hotels have increased
their rates. The best ones have not
Most OF the big railroads around New
York are so well supplied with extra
equipment that they do not need to
give much thought as to how they shall
handle the crowds that are expected to
come 10 town this week. Where spe-
cisl trains are necessary, they wa be
run as second sections to regular trains.
The railroads win have extra traibs
in reserve late 81 night on both 4 es-
day and Wednesday, and while q Do
not request eye1y visitor 20 wait
the last nomsEt before lsaylns.s
Il F.