The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-25
THIS IS EVACUATION DAY.
NxrHlN HAZE WILL ne THE HERO OF
THE CkIEBRA ZION.

a ststus o. the Patriot spy - ne Unvetisd
n the city Halt Psrk-Aruy and Navy
Forces 20 TsEs Part n the Parade.
We are to have day one Of the most inter-
estinR celebrations OF Evacuation Day since
that Grst celebration. one hundred and ten
years ago. when the British left this city. and
when that great event was celebrated at a
banquet given by Gov. Clinton to Gen. wash
ington and officers OF his army What marks
this day is the added significance given to 1t
by the unwilling Of the statue OF Nathan Hale.
American scholar and patriot who was hanged
without trial By order OF the British General
who. defeated. evacuated New York on Nov.
%. 17S3
Detachments from the army and navy Of the
United States will march with the Sons OF the
Revolution. with tho Old Guard. Naval Brigade.
Society OF the Cincinnati. and representatives
from the societies OF the war OF 1912. OF tho
Mexican war. and the Military Order OF the
Loyal Legion. There will be other patriotic
societies marching under the Stars and
Stripes. somo old and battle-worn flags with
bands playing Yankee Doodle" and other
noble American tunes.
Up ut the head OF the parade there will he q
battalion OF United States Engineers. ten bate
res Of artillery. and company OF infantry. and
a little down the line will be battalion OF Unit
ed States marines and two battalions Of United
States scamen. the bluecoats representing
the United states ships New YORK. Mafhias.
under com mand OF Col. Loomis L. Lanedon.
commanding at Fort Hamilton. and the sailor
lace United Statos Navy.
The principal event q the day will be the
street. marches TO City Hall. and there takes
part in the ceremonies Of unwilling the Nathan
MAI sff Major Henry IT, viii re-
Fraunce's Tavern. Broad and Pearl streets.
where Washington. Gov; Clinton. and goodly
dance to the whipped Britishers. 10 years
ago this evening. The paraders will form in
the nelghboring streets and begin TO march at
2:3O O'Clock exactly The march will be up
Broad street to Wall. to Broadway to Park row.
There. when all the commands have taken
their allotted positions. the, Rev. pr. Morgan
Dix will begin tho ceremonies with prayer.
ly present the statue TO the Society, of the sons
Of the Revolution. Mise Cornelia Montgomery.
Treasurer OF tho society will unvel the statue.
disclosing the bronze figure Of ,apt: Hale as
S $1,000 ponna on om e ss" nS ntersd
with his last breath hts regret that he had but
one life to give to the cause otAmerican ITO;
states KftiIlery' under ' com mand d Capt j. W
DIilen beck, will fire a salute OF thirteen guns
After that the statue will be. accepted by the
!sTociety and in turn presented to the city.
Howard I and d the S ReS Edward Everett Hale.
great grandnephew OF Capt. Nathan Hale.
and there will be. plenty OF mniic ~ the bands;
Yankee Doodle" and Tho Star span gls ed
Banner.,", 1t is intended that the ceremonies
shall not last more than hall an hour; Az,
with other ceremonies. The Old Guard will.
as usual. raise tho stars and Stripes on the
Battery. and Can't. Dillenbeck's battery will
fire a salute there. There will be Ave COM
memorative tablets placed. respectively, at ]
broadway. in broadway mar Forty-second
street, on the corner Of West and LaiRht
streets. on the corner Of John and
William streets, and on tho corner OF
1881 street and Eleventh avenue Ali OF
these tablets are erected by, the, Sons OF
the Revolution; The day will end as Gen.
ago, with a banquet. At night the New YORK
Society of the Sons OF the Revolution meet
with their guests and dine at Delmonico's.
Delegates will be there from sister societies
in q half dozen States.