“Hang out that glorious old Red Cross;
Hang out the Stripes and Stars;
They faced each other fearlessly
In two historic wars:
But now the ocean-circlet binds
The Bridegroom and the Bride;
Old England, young America,
Display them side by side.
“High up, from Trinity’s tall spire,
We’ll fling the banners out;
Hear how the world-wide welkin rings,
With that exulting shout!
Forever wave those wedded flags,
As proudly now they wave,
God for the lands His love has blessed;
The beauteous and the brave.
“But see, the dallying wind the Stars
About the Cross has blown;
And see, again, the Cross around
The Stars its folds has thrown:
Was ever sign so beautiful
Flung from the heavens abroad?
Old England, young America,
For Freedom and for God.”
At one o’clock the procession formed at the Battery and marched from there to the Crystal Palace, then standing at Forty-second Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues.
The account which follows is from the New York Herald of September 2d:
THE CABLE CARNIVAL.
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“Achieved is the Glorious Work.”
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THE METROPOLIS OVERWHELMED WITH
VISITORS.
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Over Half a Million of Jubilant People.
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Broadway a Garden of Female Beauty.
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A BOUQUET IN EVERY WINDOW.
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Glorious Recognition of the Most Glorious
Work of the Age.
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REUNION OF ALL THE NATIONALITIES.
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THE CABLE LAYERS.
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THE BRITISH NAVAL OFFICERS IN TOWN.
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The Jack Tars of the Niagara on Hand.
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THE BIG COIL OF CABLE.
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SCENES AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE.
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THE CITY AT NIGHT.
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THE FIREWORKS IN THE PARK.
THE CITY HALL SAFE.
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Torch-light Procession of the Firemen.
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ILLUMINATIONS.
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The Colored Lanterns a la Chinois,
etc., etc., etc.
“The scene presented along Broadway altogether transcends description. Every available and even unavailable place was secured long beforehand, and from the Battery to Union Place one was obliged to run a gantlet of eyes more effective and more dangerous than any artillery battery. This display of female beauty, conjoined to the great array of flags, banners, and mottoes, made us think of a Roman carnival. To the pet military regiments, the Montreal artillery, and the officers and crews of the Niagara and Gorgon there was given a most splendid greeting all along the line. Everywhere we heard cheers for Field, Hudson, Everett, and their British coadjutors. We have never heard a more cheerful, hearty, and cordial shout than that which welcomed the gallant tars of the Niagara as they moved up Broadway....
“The crowd upon Broadway was so great that the military had much difficulty in getting through it, and so the procession was somewhat retarded....
“The hour appointed for the interesting ceremonies inside the Palace to commence was half-past four o’clock, but the procession did not arrive there till within a few minutes of six. By that time there were about ten thousand persons in the building anxiously awaiting the arrival of the celebrities, whom all were desirous to see and hear....
“The crew of the Niagara, with a model of that ship, entered by the front door, and, marching up the centre aisle, took their place in front of the platform. They were loudly cheered, and they responded in true sailor fashion by cheering lustily for Captain Hudson, Mr. Field, the mayor, and almost every one they recognized on the platform....