Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-11
ING AMERICA
Thousand Strong
bnors Columbus.
1eH1 AND BRAVE BOYS
k0s City March In Line as
Veterans.


Tear John bulFs Ensign
Down and TramPle H.
|Dov Oct. 10.-With a bright
Ia ~ thick white smoke and
n cannon, old Fort Columbus
..Oorr;s Island, this morning
y secular part Of the celebra-
III lOOth anniversary OF It's
X greatest deed at 500 this
The cannon shot was merely
u pun, but it was singularly
II hat 1t should come on this
|otbers from the fort named
imbus. ..,.
sldings, stores and warehouses
n sre gay with flags and bunt-
LII trucks and wagons passing
In streets; cars that roll up
4 IA avenues, trains along the
road and even horses are
Ia flags In honor oil Christie
nbus.
agogues Saturday and In
yesterday. Hebrew and Chris
sted each other in their SER
Sayer and in song in comment
N lie landing Of Columbus 400
began a series Of imposing
h with which the city for the
kree DAYS will honor the mem
lumbus. To its children, the
Gotham, was given the begin
"a civic and military displays.
public schools and private
fom parochial schools, from
II and from asylums, the
were marshaled, thousands
Id their older brothers from
les marched with them.
k3O o'clock before any OF the
companies Of the public schools
began To arrive at the desig-
inning places on the cross
Contiguous TO Fifth avenue.
N line formed on Fifth avenue
sseventh street. Here, Grand
flol. David S, Brown and his
tIhbled OF 10 o'clock. The diff
Regiments Of the division
from the school dis
along Lexington and
'aenues principally, and rested
.teets most convenient for them
line, All the streets from
enth 70 Forty-second were
4. pied by paraders. The delay
Npg, almost invariably feature
L parades, was not absent and
Dearly IL o'clock before the
% order was given.
4ute was Fifth avenue to Seven
btreet, 10 Fourth avenue to
1th street, to Fifth avenue to
~ place, to Fourth street,
Banding.
I'ng order was; A platoon Of
police, band, grand marsh al,
~ S. Brown and twenty-five
mounted. Public school di-
fder marshal John D. Robin
.ident Of the board Of education;
Pm L, Hunt City Superenten-
|chools John Jasper.
public schools district there
enty regiments, 202 companies
pOO pupils in line. Besides,
70 over a thousand students
~ Island City public schools.
polio school and college divis-
represented by $500 pupils.
Pge division included Columbia
l,GOO; University OF the city Of
|lGGrk, 1900; Under grad
|lege, graduates OF semi
|edieal school, law school.
pedagogy and school Of enpin-
|sT college city of New York,
iork college OF dentistry, $50;
|n9edical college, $50; New Am,
|r'uo college Of social econo-
IS Students Of New York, $50;
81 John the Baptist, Brook
.voe hospital medical college,
ping school. Then came mis-
schools and institutions in
Fere thirty bands in line. AL.
mere were at least $4,000
In the parade.
/ i sS square was q stand that
W people. Among those
", ~ were Vice President Nor
4 nv Of the Treasury Foster,
ssoser and staff, Governor
south Carolina, United
''nal Jacobs and many local
e ,Ore the procession reached
uare, the head of the adj
S'uilni preceded by a platoon
police was seen advancing
. a,,sage. As it reached the
ISe n, slce-President Morton,
~ iran ana other officials present
~ sypod uncovered until the 25,-
~ s,5 youths in the procession
u A Preserved excellent order
leterans. 4y
! s6hdiIngton Square two stands
M ~ spectators, had been
ora nore me mayor and school
men left the ranks and took
IN ny Tor them on the stand.
~ lney reviewed the process
! D'I ~! by on Its way TO Fourth
0HiVersity Place, where 1t
| sldent aad Ms. Cleveland
nv o i'i9ads, witnessed the
led rHr tiosrs TArL.
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