Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-10-13
ALL HONOR COLUMBUS.
Nav York Inaugurates the Big CeieDra-
+ian-school Children March.


tion-school Children March.
New York, Oct. 1O.-With the bright
fash. puff of thick, white smoke ana
heavy boom of cannon. old Font Co.
lumbus, on Governors Island, at y
o'clock this morning, opened the secu-
lar part of the celebration of the 4ooth
anniversary of its namesake's greatest
deed. The cannon shot was merely the
sunrise gun, but it was singulariy ap-
propriate that it should come, on this
day of all others, from the fort named
after Christopher Columbus.
New York is in gala dress. Its
streets, it's public buildings, Its stores
and warehouses, its homes are gay
with flags and bunting. Even the
trucks and wagons passing through the
streets, the cars that roll up and down
it's avenues, the trains that putt along
decked With flags in honor Of Chlsto-
nher Columbus. In the synagogues
on Satu rday, in the churches yester-
day. Hebrew and Christian emulated
each other in service of prayer and
song in commemoration of the landing
of Columbus 400 years ago.
Daylight had hardly daWned when an
army Of carpenters appeared along
the avenue and busily went to
work, as though preparing the
houses there for siege. On
every block fences were appraised be-
fore the stoops and areas to keep back
the invasion OF the expected crow as.
At many houses board-coverlng was
fastened over the brown stone ratings
of the areas and stoops to save them
iy,;,
the street lines, were other carpenters
at work erecting stands on which were
placed chairs or plain board seats from
which spectators could view the parade.
At many Of these places placards an
nounced that seats would be let. At
the churches seats were provided for
parishioners; at the clubs for members;
at St. Luke's hospital for convalescent
patients and the staff; at the Roman
Catholic Orphan Asylum for the child
rem; at the hotels for the guests.
At II o'clock this morning Col. David
S. Brown. grand marshal of the school
and college parade, gave the order to
march, and nearly $4,000 pairs Of legs
were soon executing the command.
The immense parade started at Fifty
and marched to Seventeenth Street,
then across to Fourth Avenue
and 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 stands and from the dense
crowd on the ground. Alongside the
marchers, and at some distance apart,
were the doctors who had volunteered
their services. After passing under
the Washington arch to Uni
versity Place, the procession
went onto Fourth Street, where it
disbanded. John Winfield Scott was
marshal.
In the public school division there
were 90 regiments, POP companies and
10000 pupilsin line. Besides, there were
over ] 900 students from Long Island
City public schools.
Gen. James L. Obeirne was marshal
of the Catholic school and college dlvi-
sion. The Roman Catholic schools and
colleges Of New York were represented
by $500 pupils.
The grand marshal's standard was
yellow satin banner, and he and his
aides and the division marshals wore
sashes and batons. They were all
mounted.
While the line of march of the parade
was banked on either side by crowded
trail Fark plaza to the disbanding point
at University Place. the greatest
numbers congregated in Madison
Square, Union Square and Washington
Square.
The west side of Fifth Avenue, at
Madison Street, was occupied by an i'm
mense stand with 5000 seats. OF these
200 seats were reserved for re-
porters, and each seat was fur
nished with a writing desk. Opposite
was a stand that seated 600 persons.
Among those seated there were Vice
President Levi P. Morton, Secretary of
the Treasury Foster, Gov. r. P. Flower
and his staff, Gov. Tillman, of South
and many local officials. This stand
was placed in charge of ex-Mayor
Wickham.
Long before the procession reached
Madison Square the column, preceded
by platoon of mounted police, could
be seen advancing down the avenue.
AS it reached the square Levi
p. Morton and the other Off
Gals arose and stood uncovered
until the 5000 boys and youths in the
procession had passed the stand. The
boys preserved excellent order. and
passed the stands with the steady tread
o! veterans. Their bearing won them
continuous and welI-merited applause.
On one stand were 1000 school girls
dressed in red, white and blue, who
srng patriotic songs as the procession
passed by.
At Washington Square, two stands,
seating $500 spectators, had been
erected. There the mayor and
school commissioners left the ranks and
took seats reserved Tor them on the
stand, from which they reviewed the
Fourth Street and University Place.
where it disbanded.
Ex-President and Mrs. Cleveland.
with party of friends, witnessed the
parade.