Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-10-22
UNPRECEDENTED sPLENpoR.

columbus Eclipses Any Like Amir Ever
Held In New York-Fifty Thousand Men
I'm Line-A Procession Fifteen Miles
Long Viewed by a Million Spectators
Gorgeous Spectacle at Night.
New YORK, Oct. 13.-The military
and civic parade capped the climax of
the most successful series of consecu-
tive public demonstrations in the ma
tion's history.
1t is estimated that fully 100000
people witnessed the great parade, and
that $4,000 men were in line. and that
the total length of the continuous col
umn was 10 miles.
The military parade was scheduled
to start Mt 10 o'clock, but it was some
time past that hour when Grand Mar
shal Gen. Martin T. Mcmahon gave the
word for the head of the column to
move. Gen. Mcmahon was accompa-
MED by brilliant staff
The first division was made up of
soldiers from the United States army
in command of Col. Loomis l.. Lang
don, U. s. A.; the United States mill
tary band, battalion of cadets from
the United States military acad-
emy at West Point, three bat
teries from Fort Hamilton, three
from Fort Wadsworth, two from
Fort Columbus Governors island),
three from Fort Adams (Rhode Island)
and two from Fort Schuyler; the First
artillery from Fort Hamilton and
Light Battery B from Fort Adams.
This division numbered $500 men and
six bands
The second division was made up of
the United States naval brigade in
command of Lieut.. Commander Asa
Walker and Brigade Adjutant j. B.
Briggs and aides. There were nearly
1900 blue jackets and marines in this
division.
In the third division there were from
5000 to 8, 300 men in command of Brig.
Gen. Louis Fitzpatrick from the ma
tional guard of New York, $500 men
from the national guard Of New Jersey
in command of Gov. Leon Albeit and
staff, $500 men from the national
guard of Connecticut in command of
Gov. Morgan G. Bulteley and staff, 1000
men from the national guard of Penn
sylvania in command of Gov. Robert
Z. Pattison and staff.
These were followed by the grand
army posts of New York, Brooklyn,
Jersey City and surrounding towns,
about 5000 men, headed by Comman-
der David S. Brown. Then came the
Sons of Veterans, Second Duryea Zou-
aves and naval veterans.
The letter carriers constituted the
fifth division. The sixth was the new
fire department, under command of
Chief Hugh Bonner. The Exempt Vol
unteer and Veteran Fire associations
made up the seventh division, which in
cluded about $500 men, representing
New York, New Jersey and Long Island
associations. This division also includ-
ed the Second regiment of Fire Zouaves
(Seventy- Third New York volunvecrs).
Italian and French military organiza-
tions made rp the eighth division. The
ninth division was composed of German
uniformed societies, over IL, 900 strong,
Italian organizations and French mill
tary organizations, and the tenth of
independent organizations, including
Knights of Pythias, foresters and
Polish and Bohemian societies.
The line of march was from the bat
terry up Broadway to Fourth street,
around Washington square to Fifth
avenue, thence to Fourteenth street,
to Fourth avenue, to Seventeenth
street, to Fifty-ninth avenue, to Fifty
ninth street, where the ceremonies at
tendant upon the unveiling of the Co.
lumbus monument were held.
'S Among those who took part were
Vice President Morton, Gov. Flower
and staff. Senator Hill, Baron Fava,
the Italian minister, and the officers
OF the Italian cruiser Bausan. Ad-
l. Ill
gentlemen: Carlo Barsotti, president
of the Columbus monument eXecu-
tive committees; Gen. Dingi Palma
DeCesnola, in behalf of the Italian
president of America; Di Lingi
Reversi, in behalf of the Progresso
Italo- -Americano; his excellency, Baron
Fava, Italian minister in behalf of the
Italian government; Mayor Hugh j.
Grant; Roswell p. Flower governor OF
New York, and Charles G. +. Wahle,
ar, secretary of the committee of 100.
Archbishop Corrigan oblcssed the
= monument and it was unveiled by
Annie Barsotti, daughter of the
president of the Columbus monu
ment executive committee. During
the ceremonies the Italian bands
played Italian and American hymns,
and the national battery gave the
salute. The ceremonies were witnessed
by Gaetano Russo, of Rome, who de-
signed the monument.
Electricity furnished the main fea
lures of the street pageant at night.
Incandescent and arc lamps turned
Broadway and Fifth avenue into blaz-
ing pathways of light for the hundreds
of thousands who were banked along
the route of the parade. Globes of fire
swung across the intersecting streets
and turned black night into dazzling
day as far rs the eye could see up and
down the two great highways.
The route of the parade was up
Broadway to Fourth street, west
uround Washington square, to Fifth
avenue, to Fourteenth street, to Fourth
avenue, to Seventeenth street, to Fifth