The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-10-26

the stand at the Reservoir, Fifth avenue and
Forty. street, composed Of sixteen
hundred school girls costumed in red, white
and blue, and so arranged that they formed
a perfect representation of the Stars and
Stripes. On tho stand at the east side Of
Union Square were sixteen hundred girls
from Catholic schools, similarly arranged.
Each group Of girls sang patriotic airs as
the parade passed.
On another stand at Union Square three
hundred children from tho Children's Aid
Society waved small American flags as the
column moved by.
The $50 Indian boys from the Carlisle
tPenu.) Industrial Institute were taken to
Ellis Island, where breakfast was served.
They then were taken by ferryboat to the
foot OF West Tenth street, whence they
received great applause all along the line Of
march.
In the evening S. G. Pratt's cantata, "The
Triumph of Columbus" was sung by a large
chorus in the Carnegie Music Hall. Begin
ming at $50 at night there was brilliant
fireworks display, costing over $4,000 on
Brooklyn Bridge. Niagara Falls in fire was
represented. There were 500 feet Of fire
falling a distance OF 1S0 feet from the road
way Of the Bridge to the river.
Tho tops of the towers were illuminated
with huge prismatic lights. In all there
were fifteen displays and each was marked
by great flashes of colored light from the
towers produced by burning fifty pounds Of
colored fire composition. There was steady
running fire Of six-pound rockets Of shells,
bouquets Of magnesium, Roman candles,
whistling rockets floating meteors. and
other devices known only to manufacturer
of fireworks. The two hours display opened
and closed with the discharge Of 1Oo giant
shells in groups of from twelve to twenty.
The river was thronged with all sorts OF
craft, crowded with delighted spectators.
There were no decorations on the Wash
ington Arch, but six powerful search lights,
furnished by the Edison Electric Company.
were arranged about its base, and their rays
were thrown upon the beautiful structure,
and this. night after night, produced
beautiful effect, which was novel as we'll.
On the fourth day OF the Columbian OBJ
servanccs New Yorkers and their vast num-
Der Of guests saw the greatest naval parade
that ever occurred in America. Over two
hundred vessels were in line, incluling
American, French, Spanish and italian
men-of-war.
The parade formed in Gravesend Bay and
the Narrows at 1890 p. m. The course was
up tho bay and North River to and around
buoy above Grants Tomb and return:
The director was Nicholson Kane, Of the
New York Yacht Club. he sailed at the
head of the column on the United States
torpedo boat Cushing, and following
him on the Philadelphia came Com
modore Henry Erben and staff
with the Committee OF One Hundred.
Then followed the United States steamships
Miantonomoh, Atlanta, Dolphin and Yes
uvius. Next in line were the French flag
ship Aratheuse, and the Frenc- man.of-war
Hussard, the Spanish cruiser lnfanta
Al
lowed by the naval militia Of the State OF
New York.
The others in the parade were fifteen mu-
nicipal vessels, seventeen steam yachts and
102 merchant vessels, divided in eight di-
visions.
One of the sights N this parade was
series of gigantic floats, upon which were
shown scenes illustrative Of the remarkable
advance in shipbuilding since Columbus dis
covered America. In addition to the feet
in the parade there were number OF free
excursion steamboats, for the benefit OF the
women and children Of the tenements.
The war chips proceeded in three columns
with the foreign vessels in the middle. They
rendezvoused in the lower bay, and as they
passed I'D through the Narrows they were
saluteu By the forts. The other vessels
1ell in after the head Of the column
had passed. Thence the column passed
site Grants Tomb, where the warships came
to anchor and the rest Of the feet returned
down the river in double column on the OPP
posite sides from which they passed up. The
parate attracted thousands Of persons to
every available place on and overlooking tha
bay where it could DO seen.
IN the evening, at seven o'clock, the parade
Of the Roman Catholic societies took place.
1t was over the same route as the school
parade Of the day before, and was reviewed
at the Cathedral by Archbishop Corrigan.
As soon as night had fairly set in there
was q grand illumination Of dwellings,
hotels, cluuhouses, public buildings and
business places. Prizes were awarded for
the most effective disrings, three for the
best arrangement Of lights-gold, silver and
bronze medals, in order Of merit-and three
for decorations.
The parade consisted of $4,000 Roman
Catholics in line under command of Father
Keefe and Victor Bowling. Some OF the
organizations in line were the society OF the
Holy Name, 5000 strong: Catholic Benevo-
lent Legion, 6OOC; Young Mems Catholic
Society, $500; Catholic Knights OF America.
25O9: Catholic Mutual Benefit Society, 1900.
and st. Vincent de Paul, 5000.
The German singing societies OF New
York and other cities gave mammoth en-
terrsinment that evening at the Seventh
Regiment Armory. Tho choruses aggre-
gated 5tO0 voices. and the entertainment
was lengthy one.
The citv's display of fireworks from the
Brooklyn Bridge occurred at 10:3O p. m. 1t
was one of the grandest features OF the cell
ehratiop. 1t comprised grand illuminations
from the towers, consisting OF Chinese suns
each six feet in circumference and OF SUI.
ficient brilliancy to be seen for distance OF
TWENTY-FIVE miles. They showed the Amer
lean and Italian colors. Aerial bouquets were
fired and the "Falls of Niagara" that Gre
ated such sensation the night before, was
repeated.
The fifth was the most prominent day OF
the entire celebration. 1t had been made a
legal holiday, and was generally observed.
There were salutes bv the First Battery,
under Captain Louis Wendell. at daylight,
church bells were rung, and flags hoisted at
the Battery pole and on the old fort in
Central Park.
The military parade which occurred on
this day was a gigantic affair and possibly
the largest of its kind ever held. General
Martin T. .McMahon was the Grand Marshal.
The line of march was from the Battery.
up Broadway to Fourth street, around
Washington Square to Fifth avenue,
thence to Fourteenth street, to Fourth
avenue to Seventeenth street. 10 Fifth
avenue, and at Fifty-ninth street the signal
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