New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-05
BIC PARADE USHERS IN
SAFE AND SANE Fourth
Brilliant Exercises in City Hall
and Outside Follow Review
by Mayor.
GsYNOR LIKES CELEBRATION
Citvs Head Declares Observance
OF Day Demonstrates Spirit
of Patriotism Has
Not Abated.
GaYNOR LIKES CELEBRATION

Not Abated.
Promptly az the scheduled hour, g O'Clock.
yesterday morning, the military and civic
parade. which was the opening feature OF
Ire -safs and sane celebration OF hide
pen6enoe Day planned by the Mayors COM
utr-ee. started away from the corner CT
7srh street and Fifth avenue on its journey
20 The Mayors reviewing stand IN front of
TIE CRY Hall
Mounted policemen, who lead the way for
a. O. Father Enickerbockers parades,
were the advance guard Major General
Charles 2. Roe, in his capacity Of grand
MARSHAL. LED the parade proper. and IN his
wake raled the national guard regiments
q re city, preceded by only q detachment
O. United States regulars.
Moderate and comparatively quiet crowds
we're gp1nkled along the line Of march
dow FIFTH avenue. across 4th street and
6ovu Broadway 20 the City Hall. In the
Cty Hall Park the reviewing stand and
s-zndstzn6s lined tbs north side Of the
plaza, and good portion OF the south side
-as occupied By the stand for the band and
singers Of the Peoples Choral Union
Policemen guarded al the entrances TO
these stands. and the public had 70 be sat
.geed with standing room IL the south
zss- grass plots OF TIE park Something
Isss than thousand people were gathered
there though another and larger crowd
took ID is position along Park Row tow
sra ne Brooklyn Bridge entrance where
raey Viewed the 1A-che-s before they dis
banded
Mayor cgyno- himself encountered some
difficulty Il getting through the police lines
When he walked u 70 the City Hall shortly
-7a- -Oflfa
barred his entrance
.~vVhers are you going through here7' the
Szs-diao o. the peace snapped az him
poIioe-,ars. "Bouehead" Play.
r1--h-- co-ol,cations were avoided when
"a. Mayor, after e scathiug glance al the
man forged his way in just as another
policeman frsutically signalled &c the Of
Tending policeman that he was making
-oonehesd' play.
The national guard marched by with
numerical strength OF approximately one
tenth less than Il turned out on Memorial
DAY Il averaged about ten companies,
With sixteen flies. instead OF the fun COM
rlerneut OF twelve companies with twenty
@les
Major General Roe, who Joined the party
% CITY officials and guests Of honor IN the
.rev7e-i-g stand. after leading the parade
n TIE City Hal. said after IL was over that
he vas tremendously pleased with the
s-re-zrh CT the guards turnout II was
susr1Iv larger than the turnout on Me-
moral Day. General Roe said, though an
sr--1af count and comparison indicated the
reverse.
E,-1ou-ng tie regiments through City
la Park came division Of the Fire De-
rz--r7err. ed by Chief Croker. in his road
es-rE red motor car
-e- erelnes. z half dozen hook and ladder
Trucks with No. water tower and high
Pressure hosecart MADE Up the FIRE De-
Ts-tmert's display but the centre o. IN
terest was u Chief Croker
TIE ehief was not smoking. did not even
-nsve : cigar IN his mouth, and his evident
su1ar-assrnert caused gales Of laughter al
across ne park. TIE city officials Joined II
tae laughing salute with which Croker
Rs greeted when ne first sat al rigid sa-
lEte Is he approached the reviewing stand,
shen STOOD Al The same rigid attention, then
renovec mis- hat, smiled, bowed, apparently
laughed IN fact seemed almost On the
point q saving, Hello. people" and nnally
rolles by, having done everything possible
exceFt Turn on his motors fierce siren
whistle
chef halted MS car and conducted prie1
review e MS own while the Fire Depart
noert apparatus rolled BY
Police Let the Crowds In.
Spanish War Veterans, division Of high
school, boys OF the city. detachment rom
ne Street Cleaning Department ana
series q civic marching bodies brought up
ne rear OF the parade. and the police lines
were discontinued 70 allow the crowd 10
set close as possible 10 the reviewing
ssne. from which the succeeding speakers
sDoke
II the stand, besides the city officials and
nenb Of the Mayors Independence Day
committee were the specially invited guests
Colonel George E Dewey. with the Rev
~. :. Ford Sutton, represented the Grand
army OF TIE Republic Colonel Dewey hao
aothing but words Of praise for the celebra-
ION and for the way IN which IL had been
asn5ied-
I don't remember when such & coElpi-
~elL has been paid TO the Grand Army,
a4o Colonel Dewey. They sent US q blue
p'-at or the seating accommodations. with
Ae Request 70 select what seats best suit
eous"
IT {. I. Morehouse represented the Sons
ene Revolution, and Mrs. A. N Garoi-
'' Q, Philadelphia. another Of the invited
~ls. was Il the audience which heard
seaarn Lincoln deliver his immortal Get
."z address In 1868.
Mayor IN his address TO the assem-
q CITY Hail Square after Lie parade