The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-11

by tho wet EfGSlucut "h0 O'"CE
Distinguished People.
NEW YoRK, Oct. lo.-With the bright
fash. puis OF thick white smoke and
heavy boom OF cannon, old Fort Column
bus, in Governors Island, at 6 o'clock
this morning opened the secular part OF
tho celebration OF tho four hundredth
anniversary OF its namesake's greatest
deed. The cannon shot vas merely the
sunrise gun, but it was singu!arly APP
propriate that 1t should come on this
day OF all others from the fort named
after Christopher Columbus.
New York is crowded to-day. Its
streets and its public buildings, its
stores and houses and homes are gay
with flags and bunting, To-day began
rho series Of imposing pageants with
which the city for the coming three
DAYS will honor the memory OF Column
bns. To the children, to the youth OF
Gotham, was given the honor OF begin
ming the civic and military displays.
The children were inarshalOd thousands
strong, and their elder brothers from
the colleges marched with them. The
Columbia arch at Fifty-ninth street and
Fifth avenue. with its statues, its flags,
shields and banners, was complete III
nil its bravery. At Twcnty-second
street and Fifth venue was another
orrhway a hundred feet in length, COW
cred with wreathed evergreen, smilax
and palms. The police arrangements
were most admirable, All along the
entire route OF the parade pa.rolmen
were stationed about twenty-five feet
apart, while at street crossings and at
particular points where the crowds were
larger, blue coats were posted.
At II o'clock this morning Col. David
S. Brown, grand marshal OF the school
and college parade, gavo the order to
march and nearly $4,000 pairs OF legs
were soon executing the demand. The
immense parade started ut F~ifty-seventh
street and Fifth avenue and marched
10 seventeenth street then across to
Fourth avenue and through Fourteenth
street to Fifth VENUE. As tho long
line Of march turned in busy Four
,eenth street loud cheers went up from
the Union Square Tree stand and from
the crowd on the ground and in the
buildings. Alongside the marchers and
ut some distance apart were the doctors
who had volunteered their services.
After passing under the Washington
arch to University Place the procession
went on to Fourth street, where it dis
banded. John Winfield Scott was grand
marshal.
In the public school division there
we're lO,5OO pupils in line. Besides
these there were over 4 thousand
students from the Long Island City
public schools.
General James r. O'Biorne was a
shall OF tine Catholic school and college
division. The Roman Catholic schools
and colleges Of New York were repre-
scented by $500 pupils.
There wero thirty-two bands OF music
in the procession.
While tho limo OF march was banked
on either side by crowded muses. from
the starting point at Central Park plaza
10 the disbanding point at the universe
ty place, the greatest numbers congre-
gated in Madison Square, Union Square
and Washington Square. The west side
OF Fifth avenue at Madison Square was
occupied by an immense stand with
5000 seats. OF these 200 seats were re-
served for reporters and we're furnished
with writing desks. Opposite was n
stand thatseated 1000 persons. Among
those seated on the platform were Vice
President Levi p. Morton, Secretary OF
the Treasury Foster, Governor Il. P.
Flower and staff, Governor Tilman, OF
South Carolina, Marshal Fairchild and
other officials. This stand was placed
in charge OF eX-Mayor William II. Wick
ham.
Long before the procession reached
Madison Square the head of the ad-
vanCing columns preceded by 4 platoon
OF mounted police could DO seen adj
varcinZ down the avenue. As it
reached the square itself Vice President
Morton, Governor Flower and the
other officials present arose and stood
uncovered until tho thirty thousand
BOYS aud youths in tho procession had
passed the stand. Tho boys preserved
excellent order and passed the stands
with the steady tread Of veterans. On
n stand were 1000 school girls
dressed in red, whilo and blue, who
sang patriotic songs. AT Washington
Square two stands, seating 5000 spectG'
tors mad been erected, There tho
mayor aud SCHOOL commissioners left
tina ranks and took seats reserved for
them on the stand, from which they re-
viewed the procession rs IL passed by
on its way through Fourteenth street
and University place where it dis
banded.
The great parade OF school boys to-
day demonstrated tho patriotism OF tho
rising generation. Twenty-Five Harlem
school boys, however, gave evidence in
a more effective way by TEARING down
and trampling under loot an English
flag that was displayed alone in front
Of a Harlem store.
AZ 8 o'clock this morning the boys,
ranging in age from twelve to seventeen
years, were coming down Columbus
avenue on their way to join the big
parade. Near Tho corner of Ninety-third
stree: they saw q large English flag
floating IL front OF a cigar storo kept by
an Engilshman.
NJ bother flag was displayed, aud the
boys thinking it un-American to die
play Il foreign lag without n United
States flag with it, gathered in front OF
the store and demanded its store-keep-
or either 10 raise n United States flag
beside tho English one, or to lower the
English flag. This, the keeper OF the
store refused to do.