The Washington Centenary Celebrated in New-York April 29, 30-May 1, 1899 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 Excerpt: ... in place nearly all day have created a new fleld for the fakir, or huckster. Men went into the stands wherever they could got through the police linos yesterday, and sold everything, from a Centennial" programme to a glass of water. Sandwiches, lemonade and fruit were rapidly disposed of by crowds, who were willing to pay 5 centa for eveq a glass of waler. lt is a pleasing commentary on American character that, with all the crowding and massing of largo numbers of peoplo in those hasty structures yesterday, few accidents and no fights resulted. LIVELY TIMES IN "WASHINGTON SQUARE. EARLY THEONGS AT THE STAND--COLLISlONS BETWEEN THE CROWDS AND THE POLICE. At 7 o'clock yesterday morning the immediate neighborhood of the Washington Square stand, on the Waverley Place side, showed signs of activo life. Several hundreds of spectators had mounted the hard wooden seats, and a score of policemen were kept busy even at that early hour, answering questions and keeping the ever-increasing orowd from being run over by the carriages and saddle-horses which were taken downtown by way of the parade route. The decorations in Washington Square were exceptionally fine. Mr. Rhinelandor's house, at Fifth-ave. and the Square, was surrounded on all sides by terraced seats, and the private stands thus arranged for were almost hlddon in bunting. The owner of the house entertained 600 guests. lmmediately opposlt ex-Mayor Cooper's house was elaborately adorned, and the seats under the oanoples accommodated 1,000 persons. All of Waverley Place between Broadway and the square was occupled inside the stoop-lines by private stands, sumptuously adorned. The police protection was afforded by Captain Sohultz. Sergeants Kelly and Bairy, and forty-five men from the Thirteenth Precin...