The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-11
HONOR TO COLUMBUS.
New York Pays Homage to the
Great Discoverer's Name.
COLLEGE AND SCHOOL PARADE.
An Imposing Spectacle and Great Enthu-
siasm Over the Event that Happened
400 Years ago in the Greatest City in
this Land.

NEW YORK, Oct. 11.--New York was in
gala dress yesterday. Its streets, its pub
lie buildings, its stores and warehouses,
itsihomcs were gay with flags and bunting.
Even the trucks and wagons passing
through its streets, the cars that rolled
upand down its avensts, the trains that
pufied along the elevated roads, and even
the horses were decked with flags in honor
OF Christopher Columbus. Yesterday be-
gan tho series of impos ing pageants with
which the city for the coming two days
will honor the memory OF the great dis
coverer. To the children, TO the youth OF
Gotham, was giveQ. the honor OF Begin
ming the civic and military displays.
From public schools and from private
schools, from parochial schools, from in
stitutlors and from asylumS the children
were marsh hailed thousands strong, and
their older brothers from colleges
marched with them.
Fifth avenue from Central Park to the
Centennia ial arch at Washington square 10
a blaze OF color. Church and club, hotel
and hospital, business houss and private
mansion wed with each other In display
OF flags, in festoons of bunting, in wealth
OF bright hued shields ana streamers.
The Columbia arch at Fifty ninth street
and Fifth Avenue, with its statues, its
flags and bannerettes, was complete in al
it's bravery. From Tnirty-third street TO
the Worth monument, on either side OF
the avenue, stood poles, paint d and our
mounted by golden balls, from which
hung flags, streamers and gonfalons. At
Twenty second street an1 Fifth avenue
was another archway 100 feet in length,
covered with flags and wreathed with
evergreen, smilax and palms.
AT IL O'Clock Colonel David s. Brown,
grand IN hal nj tho sNhnol and rnilera
parade, gave the order To march, and
nearly 26 900 pairs OF legs were soon exc
cutting the command. The immenss
parade started at Fitty-seventh street
and Fifth Avenue ana marched TO Seven
tcenth street, and then across to Fourth
avenue ana through Fourteenth street TO
Fifth avenue. AS the long line OF march
turned into Fourteenth street loud
cheers went up from the Union Square
free stand and from the dense crowd on
the surrounding ground and IN the
buildings. The roofs of the Morton
House and other buildings were packed
with spectators. Alongside the marcn-
ers, and some distance apart, were the
doctors who had volunteered their SER
vices.
After passing under the Washington
arch TO University place the procession
went on to Fourth street, where II dis
banded.
were twenty regiments, 292 companies
ana 10000 pupils in line. Besides thes,
there were over a thousand students
from the Long Island City public schools.
General James r. Obeirne was marshal
OF the Catholic school and college divl-
sion. The Roman Catholic schools and
colleges OF New York were represented
by $500 pupils.
Probably the most striking feature OF
the parade was the appear nee in the line
OF 35J Indians, boys and girls, from the
Carlisle school.
Not since the three day celebration OF
the centennial OF the Inauguration OF
Washington have there been such crowds
in the city ns now. They have been pour
ing in from all directions since Saturday,
and each arriving train and boat IL rap
idly nugmentinc the crowd. All the
trains had at least five extra cars and al
ditional trains were put on the New
York Central Railroad.
One OF the amusing features to visitors
Ia the display OF different pictures of Co.
lun1bus in Broadway. Ii ~ said that
there are 1000 different pictures OF the
discoverer.
There was a grand display OF fireworks
on the Brooklyn bridge last night. In
order TO witness il great crowds gat hcred
at points OF vantage on the rive fronts
in both cities, while hundreds of craft,
loaded with passengers, were anchored in
the river and harbor. Among the set
pieces was a statue of Columbus and n rep
resentntion OF his ship. One OF the most
striking displays was a representation of
Niagara Falls ia silver fire. This was 6l5
lest wido aud 200 feet high.