New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26

FLAGS RAISED AND SALUTES FIXED

cr.RrNoxIrs IN BATTERY PARK. AT THE BLOCK
ro,-sF AND IN GRAMMAR SCHOOL NO. 10
PARADE OF THE OLD GUARD
Although it was Manhattan Day at the Atlanta
Exposition there the usual ceiepra"oh Va
Evacuaton Day in this city yesterday. Inc nag
was run IN on he flagstaff at the Battery al 'ne
time of sunrise. even II the sun was compe'e'y or
secured by the fog, and the cannon at Cas'ie "''
lam boomed a salute The Old Guard marcheo o''
in the dr.zzle and made brave display! i"e'e
were other celebrations OF the departure OF tno
British robps from New-York 1l2 years ago. III
cInd,ng patrlotic exercises in the public schools
According TO the arrangement made by the ran.
Commissioners the descendants OF the veterans Va
1872 headed by Christopher r. Forbes ho's'eu '''e
American colors 20 the top OF the hagstan IN ba'-
terry Park at sunrise 1t exactly 69s a. m wheh
tho gun from Castle William doomed ana inc nag
was sent futtering to the top of the stan ihefe
we're between six hundred and seven hundred peo-
ne In the park who cheered loudly as MI roipe'
raised the Stars and Stripes. MI fopes Is '"o
great-grandson OF the Van Arsdaie who hrs' hos'ea
the American ensign the pole as the briis"
sale4 out Of the harbor. There were present "a, III.
ceremony members Of the Anderson ana "iiiia"'
Post No S94. c. a. r., and the Anderson ~ou"'e
s21 Regiment New-York Volunteers. lneE a0'eu q"
an escort TO Mr. Forbes. Patriotic addresses 0o"
memorative Of the day were maze oy ape"
Charles E. Morse. who is president OF the Ahu'''V'
Zouaves and Comrade Charles u. RiKer'
Tho old Guard celebrated the day as usual Snort
i, before l o'clock they nbled at the armor!'
t,ourteenth-st and F1fth-ave., and unuer the ie""
ership Of Major T. Z. Sloan, about sNty stlons'
loft The Headquarters and paradeo through foui-
,sen,b-st and down Broadway to the Battery. Inc
Guard was attirel in fun winter uniform. "hen
the mon reached the Battery they marched across
the park and formed about the great hagstaii' bat
terry X of the lst Artillery, had already arrVeu'
Three guns were planted seward over the battery
wall and then the National salute OF twenty -oie
guns was fired Meanwhile the band played Amer
% ...rbe star-spangled Banner" and other patri-
o,i, Tunes The members OF the Old Guard then
raised a new American flag on the great sum "''e
which they formed in columns. four ABREAST anu
marched I'D Whitehal-st. and back 10 the armory'
The flag was flung to the breeze from the BLOCK
House in Central Park at sunrise by Captain John
G. Norman. OF the Old Washington Continental
Guard The Guard assisted by details from
the Continental Guard. Washington Light infantry
hudson Fitzpatrick Post, No. 143. G. A. r.; Veteran
Zouaves Association. the Society OF the sons ana
Daughters of Cuba and other organizations.
The pupils Of Grammar School No. H. at One-
hundred-and-seventeenth- and ST. Nicholss-ave.
received as present copy OF one OF Stuarts por-
traits of Washngton from me sons or re took
place in the grammar department, OF whlch " Il,
srniri reading Which was followed by the re
citai OF appropriate quotations reatye TO ne Ire
S cave rano solo and Miss Marion sproilles sang
a solo. with chorus by the scn00i. n panl.ouc
recitation was delivered by Miss Tillie Hamburger,
and Ms Parke gave mandolin SOLO Inc por-
frait a handsome engraving which was hung over
PrfncipaI Birkinss desk. surrounded by the Anerl-
can coors was then presented, with prieI au9iess
bv Edward Payson Cone. who represented me SONS
Of the American Revolution 1t was received , pS
Miss Nav Remington. The ceremony ended with
the singing of "Oid Glory" by the school, accom-
uan,ed by the fife md drum corps -
PGnnaroi Ferdinand p Earle celebrated Evacua-
lion Day at his home. Earle Cliff, formerly the
Jumel mansion at St Nicholas,aye. ana one,hui,
dag and hrng salute Of thirteen gunds at snnf f
ave said to be relics OF the Revolutionary war.
The General was assisted by his three sons: Inc
e9lute was fired from the spot where on November
~ l73 a salute fired by order or General
Washington 10 mark the evacuation OF the CITY Dy
the British troops.