The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-10-12
Monster Parade of Military and
Civic Organizations
Now Moving.
ITS LIKE NEVER BEFORE WITNESSED
IN THE METROPOLIS.

America will reach fitting climax, so
far as public display is concerned, with
the completion of the programme mapped
out for to-day. This will be the grand
est day of this unequaled demonstration
of reverence for Columbus and love of
country.
The patriotic fervor which pulsated
rapidly at the sight of thousands Of
youths carrying their country's flag dur
ing the parade of Monday will reach its
extreme tension tonight, when the most
gorgeous pageant of modern times will
electrify the people of New York and its
hundreds Of thousands of visitors
The line OF the military parade is from
the Battery to Broadway, to Fourth street
West. around Washington square, to
Fifth avenue, to Fourteenth street, to
Fourth avenue, to Seventeenth street, to
Fifth avenue to Fifty-ninth street, where
it will disbaud.
The parade is under the command of
Gen. Martin Z. McMahon, Grand Mar
shall
DIVISIONS OF THE PARADE.
The first division is composed entirely
Of United States troops, under command
lery U. s. A.
The second division consists exclusively
of $50 men from the United States Naval
Brigade under command of Lieut.. Com
mander Asa Walker. There are COM
panies of bluejackets from the United
States ships Philadelphia, Atlanta. Mian-
tonomoh, Dolphin, Vesuvius and Yer
mont.
The third division includes 5000 men
from the National Guard of the State of
New York under the command of Brig. =
Gen. Louis Fitzgerald, and several thous-
and militamen from Pennsylvania and
New Jersey, under the command of the
Governors of those States,
The fourth division has been given
over to the Grand Army of the Republic
1t is marshaled by David S. Brown, com
manding, Grand Army of the Republic,
New York City, With Commander
Brown will ride Capt.. Jack Crawford,
the poet scout. This division includes
5000 men.
The fifth division consists of the
United States Letter Carriers Associa-
tion.
The sixth division consists of the New
York Fire Department.
The eighth division has been allotted
to the Italian Military organization.
The ninth division consists of German
American societies.
The tenth and last division is headed
by the Ancient Order of Foresters and
includes only independent organizations.
UNWILLING THE MONUMENT.
Vice President Morton and several
members of President Harrison's Cabinet,
Gov Flower and staff, Archbishop Corri-
gan, the Italian Minister and Italian Con-
suls, will aid in unveiling the Columb us
Monument this afternoon at Fifth-ninth
street and Eighth avenue promptly at 4
o'clock.
Tonight at s o'clock the most brilliant
and dazzling spectacular pageant ever
undertaken in this city will move from
the Battery TO Broadway, and thence pur-
sue the same line Of march taken by the
military parade.
THE NAVAL PARADE.
With every favoring condition of skies
| and weather, the naval pageant was a
| spectacle to be once seen and always re-
membered.
Not even the famous roadstead oi
! Spithead-England's great naval review
| ing ground-with all its surrounding
panorama of beautiful scenery, could sur
pass it.
At 1890 the signal to start was given
and the column formed. First came the
| Naval Militia of the State of New York
consisting of the tugs of the Pennsylvania
and Erie Railroads, of the Bee Transpor-
tation Line and of the New York Light
erage Company These, divided into foul
squadrons, formed the patrol line of the
parade Every tug as it fell into line
/ ,l,I .arbf ha
voice fog signals Of the larger steamers
beloved response,
These were but for the police to cleal
the way.
Swiftly darting through the water camt
the torpedo boat Cushing, the flagship
of the parade, its three attendant vidett,
boats the steam yachts, Aida, Allegr'
and Helvetia
Next in order was the steamer Howard
Carroll with the distinguished guests o
the Naval Committee. Then the visiting
warships and the United States Nava
Squadron escorting them at the rate o
about seven knots an hour, with the Visi
tors IN the center.
The Flagship Philadelphia headed tn,
starbOard column followed by the Dolphin
and the Vesuvius; the Miantonomal
headed the port column, followed by TIN
Atlanta and Blake.
The three steamers Of the Committe
of One Hundred fell in after the wa
vessels and headed the column Of the es
corting fleet
So they moved through the long doubl
row of gayly decked waiting vessels
bands playing whistles blowing, flag
dipping, yards manned and every posi-
bic display or enthusiasm being made.
When she last boat of the war nest haC
run the gauutle. of this peaceful holiday
making hotiila, the escorting vessel
weighed anchor and followed in set orde
in their wake,
The first division. flying the municipa
flag of the City of New York, with it
conspicuous crossed anchors, was heade
by the tugs of the Dock and Fire Depart
ments, and consisted of a special divisio
of chartered steamers.
The signs of merrment on board tn es
well appointed steamers were too obvlou
for concealment. Evidently all ON boar
were having the best of times.