New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-12

aTonyT wa"hirron SQUARE. to Fifthave to Four
eenth-st, to rourthave to seveneSns,ss even eSi.snns
Fih-av-.. to Fifty ninthgt. ana th'rr uisot - p,h,h
4 p. m.-tnveillng Of Columbus Monument at E's"'"'
ave- ''" Tirht nmreant With alleroncsl floats and
fireworks illumination, over the route OF the 'h'"s
parade. ,o. 90 tho snod
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TOMORROW.
: y. m.-Pubc dinner at LenoX Lyceum'
,s tho metropois of a Nation with bright men,
ories and strong hopes of great merchant marine
and with a history of warlIe achievements on
the sea that is the pride Of her people, New
yorl, Yesterday continued its Columbian oele>
bration with a great naval parade. mighty
fleet Of vessels of peaceful commerce and GRIM
v;sagod war swept up the harbor and the nonie
Hudson as far as the hilltop where lies purie'
the patriot hero General Grant Returning the
armada passed back again under the brow oil the
Giant Palisades and along the wharves of the
city of a thousand industries
Countless numbers of citizens and visitors
razed upon this spectacle of the sea 1hey saw
come Of the countrys new battle ships those
marvels of Amer skill and science from wnch
foreign lands may learn something new oil MI
ri,c architecture. construction and armament
They saw the vessels of the French people, allies
Of this lands Revolutionary forces; of Italy,
birthplace OF tOlulibur, anu VI ''P"i"'
him upon his voyage of discovery. They saw
fleet steam Yachts. abodes of wealth and luxury,
and they saw a great flock of merchantmen, rep
rcscptinr a leading industry of the chief gateway
Of the New World All these ships were a-tutter
with nacs and bunting, with tho Stars ami STRIPES
tbc rcd white and green of Italy, the rel am
yellow of SPAIN and the rainbow hucs OF ianci-
ful ensigns.
MASSES OF SPECTATORS.
This navy bore great army of sehtseers and
alonc the river front and in the housctops were
myriads more All means of transportation were
utilized 70 increase the mnlttudcs which hal been
gathering from all directions since last week. The
effect intrudcd itself all over the city ana was
visible in every street and public place Tic
imagination hardly dared dwell on the state OF
affair, today when the population OF yesterday
will have been increased by many tens of thousands
Every New-Yorkcr who walked through the
streets yesterday must have felt that he lived IN
city well worthy of all the honor that the presence
Of these hundreds Of thousands Of strangers did H.
The natural beauty and nobility of the metropolis
had been enhanced by decorations Of an extent,
attraciivcness and richness such as living man
cannot remember Il have seen equalizer here. VI
course along the line Of the land paradcs, TINS
abundance of partcolorcd ornamentatlon was most
overwhelming, Yet the more streets the cIflz'h
tr,ycrsed the deeper he plunged into the districts
where il is supposed the English language Is heard
less than others. the deeper would be his JOY AMI
prde at th,. unnnIIity and la:ishness with which
the people had ;cautiicl thciI homes. On many
huildlncs in Broadway and Fifth-ave., the bunting
was wreathcd and fcstooncd with an artist" taste
worthy Of permanent interior decorations. On the
Fast Side and IN the other quarters given up 10
tenement houses and foregn-born inhabitants, the
cloth was Of cheap material hut its significance
transformed it into richest texture
ADDING TO THE DECORATIONS.
There were some who last week misu1god or
dierpearlcl the importance of th" celebration AMI
he widespread and deep interest which New
Workers would take in it. These woke mp to the
fact on Monday anl yesterday that the city was
bending its best energies to make the affair one
worthy of Columbus and of its own honor and dir
nity They therefore made haste - keep abrc' -
of thcir reighbors by putting out their flags ani
holiday drapcfy Many decorators were kept busy
far into last night, the great parades of today
will find city which has added much to its
adornments since Monday.
The discomforts attending the seeing Of the
march of lie children on Monday made it clear
that the merely human efforts of carpenters
would fail 70 provicc seating and standing accom-
modation for all to-day and tonight. The
raradc, TO cone will trlvers, longer distances
than those that have been held already, but even
if allowance l.. made for this il l. e'sv 10 sec
that there will he many who cannot get more
than glimpscs Of the marching troops. ON Monday
business was carrie or as usual Today VIII
hc u holiday Stores and public and private
Office, will all be closed and release thous ands TO
become spectators. The capacity of many stands
was increased yesterday and many more new ones
wcrc built. 50 that fifth-ave. is lined with them
from Central Park 10 Washington Square. II will
hn found vie to-day to get early good position
overlooking the line OF march.
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CELEBRATION.
The members Of the Roman Catholic churches
Of the city. with confidence in their own
powers which might have seemed foolhardy to
somc faint-heated ones. gave two great enter
tanrents last night The mutual rivalry, in
stead of hcng blight 10 both, was an incentive
which led TO superb effort, and magnificent
achievements. Many thousand uniformed men
of the United Catholic Societies marched down
Fifth-avc in parade that would have taxed the
whole energies of other cities to equal. Lanterns
were carried to aid the electric lights in disclos-
ing the excellence Of the march and the slories
of the bluffs of bunting arising on either side the
ihoroughfarc.
Az tho same time an indoor celebration was in
r,ooros. m the Carnegie Music Hall Here the
rraise, Of Columbus were sung by great choir
and TOLD i'm nclodious prose by eloquent speakers
The German citizens wh So devotion TO music
has suffered no dimming from their migration,
raised their voices in paean to Columbus at the
,th Regiment Arrnory in the evening. Among
the SINGERS were those Of the Arion Society, who
showed their fatherland last summer that the
transpanted shoot Of the tree of music had
nonrished az well as the parent stem. There
was another display of fireworks from the Bridge
last night.
The weather, beyond "A slight mstincss IN the
afternoon was reproducti' n OF Monday IN fair
October charm