New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-01
100000 INSTREETS
SEE BIG PAGEANT
Tercentenary Procession
Makes Fine Show in
Long March.

More like n tribute TO military than
commercial supremacy, the city's ter
centenary pageant. swept from Harlem
to Bath St last night. The crowds lin
ing the streets were estimated at 25o.
900 20 100000.
Martial music. the presence of the
Old Guard. Spanish War Veterans and
numerous other patriotic bodies above
all the battle flags Of the last war
turned the pageant. in so far as il
could be turned, into a military spec
tacle. The Boy Scouts, who marched
like veterans, came in for most of the
cheers.
Delayed by an accident at 59th
ST., the pageant reached the reviewing
'tand at 42d St and Fifth av. at $3.50
p. m, some two hours behind time.
First came a squad Of mounted police,
then the flag and band of the list Reg
iment. Following, mounted, came the
grand marshal. Louis Amin Ames,
and the pageant committee.
After them. in a carriage alone. rode
the Mayor, the city flag borne beside
him. A string of carriages bearing
city officials followed, with the Balti-
more contingent. Mayor James a. Pres
ton at the head Of it, close behind.
Floats lell lily otory.
Then the Old Guard band and the
Old Guard; the Spanish War Veterans
the Army and Navy League and the
Naval Veterans. bearing the flags they
fought under in the Spanish war; regi-
ments OF Boy Scouts and college stu
cents from Columbia, the City College
and New York University.
The historical floats covered the SUI
years from 1914 to to-day: The FUR
chase Of Manhattan Island with refer
Minuit making his record bargain;
"The Dutch Reformed Church OF har-
lem" with her bells ringing Justify as
she passed the stand; The lombard
ment of New York and Washington
Entry. in 1882; "The First Telegram,
in 1874" and. last of all, The Melting
Pot" symbol of the city's successful
smalgamation races
After the equestrian division and
horse show, which did not seem to eN-
hilarate the crowd, came the hippo
drome. which did. "The World Famous
Clown Marceline," as the programme
cautiously termed hin, proved has right
10 the title in front of the stand, ana
tho Hippodrome Zouaves proved them
selves as coed as the best Of the Scouts.
A regiment of postoihce employees and
innumerable detachments from leading
commercial houses followed, cheered by
the employees of the Hudson River Day
Line, who sang patriotic songs from
scafolding opposite the stand.
Among the guests of the committee
besides Mayor Mitchell and the Mayor
Of Baltimore, we're Senator James
a. O'Gorman, Police Commissioners
Wood Judge Alton b.: Parker. Dud-
lev Field Malone. Collector OF the
Port; Jacob H. SchifF, Frank Munsey.
George W. Perkins. Rear Admiral
Robert Peary, DR.. George F. kunz and
General Nelson A. Miles.
Deplores Spirit of Arms.
The Harlem festival and pageant and
the cannon dedication at Battery Park
comprised the ceremonies for the al
ternoon, the latter marking the gift by
the City History Club an old Revo-
lutionary fiedpiece to the Park Depart
ment.
The presentation itself was made by
Mrs. A. Barton Hepburn, president OF
the club. and the speech Of acceptance
BY Park Commissioner Ward.