The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-04

now living remember the departure OF i
the Seventh regiment to the Civil war,
which was the occasion of q notable
popular demonstration. In the last
few years there have been a string Of
celebrations on scale Of magnifcarve
never before approached in this coun-
try. The first Of these was that on
the occasion of the opening os the
Brooklyn bridge in May, 1888. Them
on Nov. 25 of the same year the one
hundred anniversary OF the evacuation
of New York by the British was APP
propriately celebrated. There was
big parade, the pleasure of which, was
marred by rain. An interesting nci-
dent of the celebration was tho lu,.ch.
con held in the Faunces Tavern. in
Broad street, in the very room where
Washington said farewell to his Off
GERS. Few people are aware that this
building exists to this day and one
may take dinner in the same historic
room. In the same celebration WASH
ington statute, on the sub-treasury
steps, was unveiled by President Ar
thur. on April 80, 1882 was celebrated
the first centennial anniversary Of
Washington's Inauguration. This was
an elaborate affair lasting three or
four days. Besides splendid parade
up Broadway and Fifth avenue there
was a great dinner and n ball in the
Metropolitan Opera House. The din
ner was attended by President Harri-
son, ex-Presidents Hayes and Cleve-
land by the chief justice OF the United
States, the members OF the cabinet
and governors of many states. Mayo;
4 4 mn. .Fa--
ial arch in Washington Square is
product of this celebration. Originally
constructed Of wood and other peri 5h-
| able material, it was considered 80 flno
| from the artistic standpoint tGnt $3.50
600 was raised by public subscription
| for its reproduction I'm stone Pcr-
haps the necessary money may now
| be raised to reproduce in imp arlshabl.
stone and bronze the splend,l Dewey
| arch in Madison Square.
COLUMBIAN CELEBRATION.
The next important celebration was
! that of the 4OOth anniversary of the
| discovery of America. This celebration
| is OF too recent a date to require an
account of It here. The Columbus col
umn, at the Eighth avenue entrance to
|
! this celebration. There was a naval
parade in this celebration, which was
the largest ever held here with the ex-
| ceptiOn Of that of today. A Spanish
! cruiser was its chief feature The Law
! ing of the cornerstone and the dcdi-
! cation of the Grant tomb at Claremont
were the occasion of two remarkable
| celebrations. The parade in the second
! OF these affairs was commanded by
! General Horace Porter, and wss the
| largest and best directed military pa
| geant ever seen in New York. The two
| most notable funerals in the history Of
the city were attended by long parades
! of societies and military organizations
that make them properly the subjects
| Of this historical reca pitulation These
| were the funerals of Alexander Hamil-
| ton, in 1904, and of General Grant, over
| eighty years later. It is worth noting
that the greatest statesman and the
| greatest general this country has pro-
| duced are buried in this city, the for
| mer in Trinity churchyard and the lat
ter at Claremont, and that they were
borne to their last resting places by
practicallythe entire population of New
| York. The last of the celebrat tions was
the popular reception given last year
to the fleet of Admiral Sampson and
Admiral Schley on it's return from the
victory at Santiago. But probably the
! most memorable parade ever held in
this city was that of the campaign of
1896 This was a non-partisan demon
stration in favor of sound money, and
over 100000 men were In the line of
march. It's size may be appreciated
when it is said that it was three times
as long as was the Dewey land parade.