Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-12
TIE FAMOUS CHRIS.
COLUMBIAN CELEBRATION coNTIN-
UeoAT NEW YORK.
Catholic Society Parade-GermaD Cantata'
Gorseous Fireworks-Ths Navsi Pa
Decentralization In Philadelphia.
GBy telegraph to the Dtspa,ch.l

NEW YoRK, October 11.-At 8 O'Clock this eve"
ming tho Columbus parade OF the united Cntho-
lie societies was started at Fiity-ninth streetand
Eighth avenue. They marched TO Fifth avenue,
to Seventeenth street, to Union Square east, 70
Fourteenth street, TO University Place, to
Waverly Place, TO Washington Square, and 10
Broadway and Fourth street, where tho parade
was disbandcd. There were $4,000 Roman
Catholics In line under tho command OF Father
Keefe and Victor Downing. Archbishop Corri-
gan renewed the parade as 10 passed the kO-
man Catholic Orphan Asylum.
GERMAN SINGING FESTIVALS.
AIS p. NJ, the time the biz parade started OH,
hundreds were assembled at the Seyenth-hegl-
meni ArmOry 90 hear the German singing socic-
ties IL was one OF the most su ocesslul singing
festivals the city has ever had. Some time ago
prize was offered for the best cantata; ms was
won oy DR.. helanet, Of Baltimore. There we're
over 1000 voices in the choir.
NoEg BIG FIREWORKS.
The fireworks display on the Brooklyn bridge
began at 1890 and lasted until midnight. The
display vas gorgeous. There were illumInations
from the towors in the shape OF Chinese suns ak
feet In Circumference and OF an Illuminating
power which enabled them 60 be seon at dis
tance Of twenty-five miles, showing the Ameri-
can and Italian colors. There were groups OF
Don iaess ana thousands OF rocke's htea rt1ult
neously from the towers, crossing and intersect-
ing IN their fight.
MILLIONS or STARS.
Millions Of magnesium stars Of the spreading
variety and OF tue largest calibre Here nred
skyEsrd from Inortars distance OF 500 feet
As q wind-up OF the evening there was second
Fall OF Niagara, which occupied the length OF
the bridge from tower 10 tower. There waro
| more than 500 square foe' OF waterfall IN mo
shape OF LIQUID Ore. Immediately after this
5000 rockets we're fred oil simultaneously In
From the start to the end all kinds OF are
works were discharged anu the most iAs'iuiou9
individual was satisfied.
BIGGEST THING TO-DAY.
The military parade which occurs tomorrow
will be a gigantic affair." and possibly the largest
Of Its kind over held. Wednesday Is the ami
versEry-day proper IL is legal holiday and
one which will long be remombere1.
THE NAVAL PARADE.
The naval parade was a grand success Tho
weather was perfect, and business was generally
suspended. Tho city seemed deserted and
everybody was on the water front OF the bay or
aboard steamers, yachts, orr row-boats. The
witnessed. The best display was series oil
gig lntc floats illustrative OF the advance in ship
/ a lding since Columbus's voyage.
MEN.0F-wAR.
The men-of-war participating were the United
ststes steamers Pnilsdelpnia, hanionomoh'
| Atlanta, Dolphin. NesuVius, Gushing, and 81.
Marys. tho French az ship Arothuse, she Italian
| ship Bausan, and the Spanish cruiser lnfanta
| Isabel, and in addition there was large numpef
| OF steamboats,, steam-yachts, tugs ana 'erry-
boats. The New York Naval Reserve was
aboard sixteen tugs divided into four squadrons'
| The bay seemed covered with sailing and stoam
| craft OF all descriptions.
THE GREAT PROCESSION.
The PROCESSION was made up OF ten divisions
headed by the Naval-Reserve fotills. The guests
| OF tho Parade Committee were aboard the low
ard Carroll, md included Nice-Prosident Nor
ton, members Of the Cabinet, tho Diplomats
| Corps, Governor Flower, eX-Presdents Cleye-
! land and Hayes and other notable persons. lhe
J parade started at 1880 amid such cheering and
| shouting and whistling and booming OF guns as
has mover been heard in New York bay. Clouds
| Of bunting lowered over every vessel Inc
/ scene was dazzling and glorious, and New ORR
| mace demonstration she need not blush for.
FlRsr PNEUMATIC GUN SALUTE.
For the nrst time in history pneumatic CUR
| was fred as & salute to-day. This was when the
! dynamite cruiaer Vesuyius, following sigma
| from the Philadelphia TO salute Forts Wads
worth and Hamilton, responded with her pneu
/ matte guns and surprised the whole feet; moi
/ only the visiting war-ships, but the American
| wen-of-wnr rs we'll The salutes from the
| Vesuyius we're as rapid ami sure in their actor
| rs those from the secondary batteries OF tht
| cruisers, aud belched forth roar which made
| tho rGpii-nrng guns sound like pistols.
! Quaker City Catholic Celebration.
| PHILADELPHIA. October 1.-THE Columbia;
| celebration by tho Roman Catholic Church II
! Philadelphia was begun this morning with pa
| rsde OF 5000 boys OF the parochial schools an1
| was nttiHgly concluded this evening with torch
| 'ht procession and pageant parade by 2O,COi
| 1thocs. Tho parade was held on Broad street
! aud the line OF march was from honig0mer!
avenue to Moore street. countermarchlng L
| Sp,ipg Garden street. distance OF five miles
q .'4fy'1f 10 hcu-er nnd clubs along the rO1t'
! were handsomely decorated and blazed viii
light. ard the street ON both sides was closel,
| packed.
| c. T. A. L.
Tho first division OF the parade consisted o
10000 members OF the Catholic Total Ab,ti
| nence Union. The second and third divisions wert
| made up Of the different societies Of the Church
| Iu each division were a number OF floats, pOr
| tfaving scenes from tho life OF Columbus an,
! the early history Of the country. At Rae
| street, where the Catholic High School Is stu
atod, Archbishop Ryan. Mayor Stuart, and
| number Of prominent clerGymen and laymel
awaited the procession and reviewed IL as
passed.