Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-10-15
PUPILS PARADE.
Children of the Schools of New York City
and Vicinity, to the Number of Over 1O,-
900, March In Honor of Columbus.

NEW YORK, Oct. ll.-1oung Amerl-
cas- patriotic tribute to Columbus
thrilled the metropolis Monday, the
third day of the Columbian celebration.
There was a triple programme by
which the refinement of the nation was
to be commemorated, showing the
progress of art in the exhibition at the
National Academy of Design, the adj
vance of education in the marching
youth of the schools and colleges, and
the allegory of the Triumph of Column
bus" at Carnegie Music hall.
The parade of school children was
the first event of the legitimate cele-
bration. About 10000 children from
New York, Brooklyn and New Jersey,
each carrying American flags, were in
line. About 10000 of these represented
the public schools of New York city,
5000 from Brooklyn and between 1000
and 5000 from New Jersey cities
Results of more than $50 years of
educational work were represented in
the parade, for the first school found
ed by the old Dutch settlers in 1888, in
that part of New Amsterdam" now
known as West Seventy seventh street,
is still in existence and is called the
school of the reformed church.
The girl scholars who were denied
participation in the parade We're as
signed peculiarly appropriate and
ornamental part in the proceedings.
Artistically grouped on the stand in
the reservoir square, at the junction of
Fifth avenue and Forty-second street,
were nearly 1,7OO pretty faced school
girls, each wearing a liberty cap
and costumed in red, white and
blue respectively. The tableau had
been so arranged beforehand that on
the approach of the procession almost
instantaneously the smiling, bright
faced children so disposed themselves
and their costumes as to present the
effect of the American shield, with
three American flags artlstically
punched on each side of it.
But the feature of the parade which
perhaps attracted more attention than
any other along the line was the march
of, not six little Indian boys" but 800
of them from Carlisle (Pa.) In
dian industrial school, accompanied by
their own band of music and partly
dressed in Indian costume, partly in
uniform or their School.
The presidential reviewing stand in
Madison square opposite the Worth
| statue was pleasantly shaded by pink
striped awnings supplementing the
| fall foliage of the trees in the
| square.
1t was 11:15 o'clock before the first
| distant strains of the numerous bands
! fell upon the ear and at 11:25 the ad-
vance squad of splendidly mounted po-
lice and the marshals and his aids,
wearing gorgeous sashes of the ma
tional colors, rode past. The vice presi-
dent and governor rose to receive them
and bowed as each of the well-mounted
aids raised his hat. Next came
Mayor Grant and Commissioner Gug-
genheimer, sturdily marching on
foot at the head of the first di-
vision and Justify cheered as they
came along. Then came the boys,
with their own bands in uniform,
marching twenty abreast with a ryth-
mic swing and military bearing
which carried all before it, and COM
| pany after company was greeted with
shouts of applause as each seemed to
| march even better than the company
preceding.
Brooklyn bridge was the place of at
traction in the evening. A gorgeous
display of fireworks had been promised,
and at an early hour great crowds be-
gan to gather at points of vantage
on the river fronts in both cities,
while hundreds of craft, loaded with
passengers, were anchored at favora-
BILE points in the river and harbor. All
the high buildings in New York near
the river were utilized, and those
on Park row and other near streets
We're fairly covered with people. The
display fully met the expectations of
the people. Among the set pieces was
statue of Columbus and a representa-
tion of the ship in which the discoverer
set sail from Genoa. Two tons OF
| powder Were used in the colored fire
for the series of fifteen illumina-
tions, which We're accompanied with
salvos and flights of screaming rockets,
bombs, roman candles and gas bal
looms. One of the most striking dis
plays was a representation of Niagara
falls in silver fire. This was at the
New York end of the bridge. 1t was
625 feet wide and represented a daz
zling cascade of shining silver 200 fee,
high. There was a novel telegraph,
message, written in letters of fire, sen,
from one tower to the other by the
Morse code.
The audience that listened to Sila.
G. Pratt's ~ 'cal cantata columbus,
which was .ldered in the Carnegie
music hall Monday night, under tine
auspices of the committee of 100, wa:
not large one. The chorus was abou
400 strong The chief feature of the
evening was the speech of Chauncey
Nj. Depew. 1t was delivered after tht
festival march entitled 1.-The Empir,
State"
Mr.. Depew then departed and thu
programme was carried out. The prin
cipal participants were Miss Jenui'
Dutton, Mr.. Homer Moore, Mrs, Ros;
Linde, Misses Hike and Gillette, Mr.
Gillette and Miss Dutton. The cantat;
| 1vas div,dpd into siy DartS-the DrO