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

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COLUMBUS MONUMENT.
Ths six days celebration in New York
City in honor of tho four hundredth ami
versary of the New World passed of with
all the eclat and brilliancy that the Com.
mittee of One Hundred who had spent full
year in preparation therefor could desire.
There were military, naval and school pa
rades, fireworks displays, bauquets, art e1-
hibitions. singing festivals, speechmaking
and sufficient other things in the way of cell
ebrating to keep every New Yorker and the
800, 600 visitors to the city busy from begin
ming to end.
It was the longest holiday that New York
has ever known, and the sum Of 81, OOO, 600
was expended to make it thoroughly enjoy
able. of which amount tho city contributed
100000, the State $50 900. the Worlds Fair
Commissioners $40, 900, while the remainder
was made up by private subscriptions and
the salo Of seats from which to view the
parades.
The city was mass Of bunting, an artis-
tic combination OF colors such as no sun
ever shown down on before. From the top
and from the top window OF the topmost
story Of the tallest tenement down to the
Iowiy peanut stand, patriotism, such as
could be displayed by bunting, ran wild.
The Mayor asked the people to show their
patriotism by flying the Stars and Stripes
during the celebration. The people more
than responded to his appeal. Nearly every
building along the route Of the land pa.
rades, from the Bowling Green to Central
PARK. was gayly decked in flags, shields
banners, bunting and National emblems.
Naturally Columbus and everything that
appertains to the discovery were features OF
the corations-Columbuss bust, pictures
of the landing. the numbers 1492 and 1882,
the orange and red-bordered Spanish flag,
the red, white and green Italian flag, and
the American flag.
Broadway, uptown and downtown, wal
street. Fifth avenue and Third and Sixth,
Fourteenth street and Twenty-third were
long vistas of red, white and blue waving
flags of all Nations banners and bunting
and streamers Of every hue.
Public buildings, like the Postofice and
City Hall, were radiant in the National
colors, and on many of them, as upon the
fronts of hotels and great business houses,
were mammoth pictures, gracefully draped
with flags giving scenes from Columouss
life, and eugravings OF colored Autographs
presenting the familiar features Of the great
mariner were everywhere.
The great retail st,res uptown were fairly
covered with bright colors. There seemed
to be great deal of rivalry among them es
to which should heve the most brilliant and
artistic display.
Downtown all sorts of business house
were beautified more or less, and the res;.
dent streets also showed liberal displays,
Tho fever for decorating extended even
to the people of the tenement districts and
in nearly every house some patriotic inmate
expended q few cents, il no more, in putting
dag or O Gwo or few yards of bunting ut
the window of his little hat.
The Sandtord White arbor, through which
the paraders passed in Fifth avenue ct
Twentieth street, was beautiful copy OF the
white marble original in Spain. 1t was 100
foot span. Its six white pillars. trimmed
with evergreen, and its roof, laced with
green vines made a beautiful effect. The
arch was double, having cross passage g.
Twenty second street.
Among the notable displays along the line
of the parade those at the National Head
quarters Of the respective political parties
should be mentioned.
The Manhattan, the New York, Union
League and Democratic Clubs decorated
their houses elegantly. The decoration dis
play eliminated at Fifth avenue and Fifty
eighth in the Herts Arch, q graceful, stately
piece OF work in imitation OF marble and
granite.
Sacred melody, brilliant eulogies and
widespread devotion in all the synago5u
of the city usherel in the opening day Of
the great Columbus celebration. The He
brew Sabbath was given over almost cn-
.tircly to tho festive occasion OF the weeF.
All the places of worship were decorated i'll
a most patriotic way. Festoons of bunting
in the National colors nearly concealed tho
pulpits, galleries and entrances to the syna-
eogues. Potted plants and masses OF cut
flowers perfumed the air. The services con-
sisted of song and sermons, with the dis
,covery Of America and Columbus as the
leading topics. In many Of the synagoSues
the school children sang, and in some the
services closed with the singing OF HandePs
.Halleujah chorus In Brooklyn the syna-
.aogues were also filed with celebrants.
These religious services We're continued OF
the second day OF the celebration in th'
Christian churches, with many sermons ant
music appropriate to the time. In tn
Roman Catholic churches. as BELTS cele
bration of the voyage of Columbus under
taken with the Popes blessing and with the
patronage Of the most Catholic" SOW
ereigns Of Spain, mass was sung with sumptu-
GUS ceremony. At Trinity, among the
Protestant churches, the communion ottict
was sung.
The day was ushered IN by the tolllng ol
bells at sunrise on all the churches in town
The chimes on Trinity Church and Gracs
Church were rrng early and late.
Commemorative services were held at the
Young Mems Christian Association rooms
Tweuty-third street and Fourth avenue.
As part of the inaugural ceremonies Of
the Columbian festivities, grand sacre
orchestral and voca. 'oncert took nlace ir
the evening at $50 at the Lenox Lyceum
Madison avenue ancl Fifty-ninth street.
There were elaborate coecial Columbian
services at night in scores Of churches.
The scenic celehra ton began on the third
day of the festivities with the school and
college parade Mt ten o'clock in the morn.
ing. Over $1,000 3upils took part and the
line Of march was thronged by vast crowds
Of delighted spectators. The school children
had bsen drilling in the armories and in the
uptown streets Cor a week or two and their
alignment was almost perfect and their
marching was the admiration Of everybody.
They marched from Fifth avenue and
Fifty-seventh street down the avenue to
r,evenueenun street, thence to Fourth ave-
nue.. to Fourteenth street, to Fifth avenue
to Wasnington Square, to Waverly Place.
to Fourth street. where they diSbanaed.
The pupils, each carrying an American flag,
were arranged in twenty regiments, con.
tanning POP companies Of fifty each.
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