Evening journal., 1892-10-13
THE BIG PAGEANT ENDS
A Brilliant Finale to New York's
Columbus Celebration.
MORE THAN A MILLION SPECTATORS

hlatluN tl tht ANuI nuuQIthln anniversary
u the discovery Of America by Columbus
reached its climax yesterday in themilitary
parade in which 10000 uniformed meL
participated, and which was witnessed by
at least n million more, and in the night pa
geaut which followed it, The whole dis
play of the celebration makes one wonder
so gorgeous was it, what the Worlds faii
would have been had it been held here.
Since Howe's redcoats chased Washing
ton up Bloomingdale road and, nearly
gohbling Sullivans brigade at the place
where Union square is now, retook posses
sion Of Manhattan Island, no body Of sol
diers so large and so soldierly looking as
that of yesterday has marched on Manhat
tan Island.
Larger forces have marched, notably at
the centennial of the Washington inaugu.
ration three years ago last April. More ex.
perienced troops have marched, as when,
for instance, the Continentals came tramp.
ing under the leaiess trees of the Bowery
at a discreet distance behind the patriotic
troop which was looting Tory houses at
one minute after noon of the original Evacu.
alton Day; or when General Worth and
Colonel Baxter came back from the Mexi
can war to have the disreputable old Five
Points named after them; or when johnny
came marching home again"
''There Goes an Army"
But never since Sir Williams men came
over from Long Island on that brotherly
visit which lasted for seven years Of misery
has any general led as solid and homogene
GUS force up Broadway as that which
yesterday followed the lead Of General
Martin r. Mcmahon, grand marshal Of tho
Columbian parade
Between the left Of the line Of the West
Point cadets, which led the military divi
sion, to that of the Fourth Connecticut
regiment, which closed IL, there was force
of federal and state infantry and artillery,
armed, equipped, uniformed and drilled
alike, with the exception Of the old fash
ioned "milish" uniforms Of the Seventh
and Twenty second and the Atlanta-to-t the
sea garb of the pennsylvanians, which
amounted to a good sized army corps.
There was large brigade Of federal
troops, say 1000 strong; full division OF
twelve regiments and three batteries oi
New Yorkers, say 5000 strong.
There was big parade Of Pennsylva
mans, four regiments, battalion and
troop, say $500 strong another brigade Of
two twelve-company regiments and
troop of Jerseymen, say 1900 strong, while
the four regiments of Nutmeg states men,
with their battery made up the army
corps Of two divisions, mastering in all
between 10000 and 1900 men. Their ranks
were not broken by the parade Of honorary
stats or other semicivilian excrescences
Save in the case Of the Twenty second
and Seventh New York regiments and the
Philadelphia City troop they wore the uni
form either OF the United States army on
the United States veterans, and the people
the pervasive, the omnipresent, the over
whelming people-could echo from the
battery to Fifty-ninth street the saying
which General Sherman was said TO have
used but once after the grand review
''rhere goes an army"
The Statue Unveiled.
Just AZ the crowning festivities of the
great celebration were being veiled In dark
nass the strips Of white muslin that con
sealed the marble statue OF Columbus at
the entrance 70 Central park fell away and
ahoarse thunder Of applause rose up from
5000 men and women.
In the absence Of Vice President Morton
and Mayor Grant Uncle Jerry Rusk, on the
part of the d0uors. presented the statue e
tte city and il was received by General
James Grant Wilson.
annie Bars0iis. who was 70 unveil the
Esstue was iressed in white, and she pre-
seu-ed q pretty picture Of modesty and
Frzce.
A. ths white veil nuttered down the
ter1s tired t0 play. but they were hushed
and Tor few seconds the great multitud,
lad a ctance 90 view the splendid figure
Ia poe was q familiar one Il show
tts graf admiral with the big cloak fall
lrx nearly 10 the ankles. his heavy lock
cirstering thickiy about his neck. his lef
had resting On bis hip and his right han'
hanging at bic side.
IL the granite column the three caravels
tte santa Maria. the Pinia, and the Nina
fr which Columbus started on his first voy
age of discovery for the honor and glory O
spain, are represented by three bronze &c
ures that appear 20 pierce the column
showing on both sides. just below on
these words in bronze letters. "a. Crists
f0ro Columbo.n At the base Of the colum
g. q winged figure scanning marble globl
Tho Night Pageant.
The historical and industrial night p.
ge4nt. which closed the outdoor part
The Columbian celebration, had many din
culties 10 contend with. The crowds
people were simply so vast as 70 be abs
lutely unmanageable. They were GOO
uatured and raised no disturbances bl
there were simply too many of them.
The line OF parade from the Battery
Fifty-ninth street was inclosed by wa
a. solid as II il had been masonry for O
parade purposes. and il was thereto
near 10 o'clock, an hour and three-quarte
after the appointed time, before the p
geant was put in motion.
The preliminary part of the proceedin
was parade Of bicyclers, some OF the
dressed in fantastic costumes 10 represe
Indians, etc, and each machine carried
lighted lantern. The effect was very preti
There were a number Of women in lin
and they rode more gracefully than {
men.
The leading feature Of the parade Of floi
was the application Of electricity to d
plays of this kind. So far as regards I
illumination of the city this was a splent
success without qualification. II is aim
impossible TO conceive of anything fiji
than some Of the electrical effects produ'
on public and private buildings on the I
Of march by the use Of colored elect
lights. As to the result Of the appli
ton of electricity to the illumination
street tableaux the verdict of those famil