The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-19
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TRENTODS' GLORY
The Spirit of the Reyolu-
ton Lives Again in
Jerseys Capital
BATTLE SHAFT UNVEILED
Magnates and Soldiers of
Sister States Lend Dig
nifty to the Great
Event.
SEVEN GOVERNORS PARTICIPATE.
Tens Of Thousands in the
Streets-The City in
Gala Array.
MUSIC, POETRY AND ELuQUENCE.
Formal Dedicatory Exercises
The Parade of the Military
Eodies.
MUSIC, POETRY AND ELuQUENCE.
Formal Dedicatory Exercises
The Parade of the Military
Iodies.
special to The Jersey Cgty, Ne,vs.

TRENTON. Oct. 19, 1893.-Trenton has
witnessed many stirring scenes In
the 1O3 years, she has been TIE capital
of New Jersey. but never has she looked
upon q more enthusiastic occasion than
this celebration OF the unveiling of ths
monument commemorating the victory
of Washington over the Hsssians at this
place on that cold bleak December morn
ing in those days that tried men 5 souls.
The city is one mass OF color Decora"
tions are universal. and no one can be
found who has not enough patriotism to
hang out a national flag or iraps his
home with more or less artistic designs
in bunting. EVERYWHERE the stars and
stripes proudly float in the morning
breeZes. and, standing at corner aud
looking ID all four directions, scarcely
anything can be seen except the colors of
the nation. Away out in the suburbs,
far from the route OF the procession,
where nothing can = be heard of,
the celebration except the booming
of the cannon and now aud then dis
tant strain of the music, the couptry's
flag floats from the humblest cottage.
Business men vie with each other In the
down town section in covering their
relieved here aud there with pictures OF
George and Martha Washington. the
memorable passage of the Delaware and
other Revolutionary subjects.
ARTISTIC DECORATIONS
II any one could be found who
caslon he would say that the deco
rations are too much alike and
there is no variety. When 1t is said that a
building is decorated with streaminess of
bunting and festovns of flags he has
described. with but few exceptions. all
the buildings in the city. One of the
most noticeable of these exceptions is the
State House. The exterior is almost
hidden from view by the mass of punt
ing which covers 1t. From the apex of
the facade to the balcony over the main
entrance extend red, white aud blue
streamers which hang 10 gracefu fes-
toons. Over the entrance is large gilt
Washington and holding in its talons
trophy composed OF the national
flag and coat of arms SINH
lar trophies, relieved by the
the coat Of arms of the State ornament
the pillars, while the wings and windows
are drapDed with the star spangled
banner.
HOW THE INTERIOR LOOKS.
The interior Is In keeping with
the elaborate decoration OF the exterior,
From the huge chandeliers which hang
in the centre of the ceilings Of the cor
ridors slreamers of red, white and
blue bunting run to the corners, while
the walls are festoouea with flags of tbres
broad stripes of the same colors. Tae
main corridor Leading 10 the Governors
reception room is lined with taIl palms
and potted plants. The rotuu la is hung
with the flags or the thirteen original
States. Superiutendent Ford of the
Il - H.. - a.
decoration aud wrote to the various States
asking for their flags. Eacn responded.
High above ali is a small national
flag with the New Jersey coat of arms fn
III. jack SURROUNDED by thirteen stars,
SHOWING that it WAS used when the
country was in S infancy. Underneath
.ng5 the flag of Pennsylvania famed
by tue banpers Of New York aud Georgia.
Next to New York Is handsome
white silk flag with the coat of arms of
Virginia embroidered upon 1T in silk by
s)me ladies of that State. who sent it to
grace the celebration. Then comes the
great uncouth flag of North Carolina
with its three irregular blocks OF red,
white and blue, its single stars and the
date of the States organization in 1775
The palmetto flag of Sonth Carolina is
next with the flag of little Delaware,
the first State to adopt the Federal Consti
tuition for neighbor. The crazy quilt
EN- Dl6Lu OIL uhEJlduQs Win lG5 ItQ AU1
white spade aud yellow and black
diamond quarterings. hang, next beside
the old pine tree flag of Connecticut with
Its legend "Qai Transtulit Sustinei." The
big naval lco6ing ensign of Rhode Island
with its stars aud anchors and the Indian
headed flag Of Massachusetts completes
the circle.
ATTHE CITY HALL.
The City Hall Is also maQuificenIly
decora,e ed as Is also the Cours House
where the stand from which the pro7
cession was reviewed is erected. st.
Mary's Cathedral on Warren strset and
Its rectory are also IVY of the most at
tractively decorated buildings IN the
sntire city. The rectory stands
On the site of the old build-
Ing in which Colonel Rail.
the Hessian commander. died on Decetn-
ber "a. 1877 from wounds recslve IN the
light. This aud otner buildings and
bpvts connected with the battle are suit
sply designated aud inscribed. The
principal streets all yesterday afternoon
aud late in the evening were crowded
with tnrong that made II a difficult
matter to pick one's way along the side
walks. In the crowds were many people
from ont of town. They wandered
through the streets. where the
buildings were most elabOrateiv
decorated, and thronsh the cor
naors of the State H usc. General
ssweil who will comfnand she prosession