bells mingled their merriest peals, the cannon spoke at morn- ing, noon, and night, in their most vociferous tones of power. There were flying artillery 68 270 CELEBRATION OP THE and artillery on foot, infantry and calvary, riflemen and marines, and soldiers of every rank and every service. The Scotch Highlanders, with the tartan and the plume, pre- sented a beautiful and soldierlike appearance. So did the heavy compact band of Ger- mans, who are capable of doing- good service, we warrant, whenever they are summoned to the field. The city companies never appeared better, and the troops from the neigh- boring towns, added not a little to the splendid military pageant. The Firemen presented an immense concourse of persons. The fifty companies of the city were all in the ranks, with guests from Philadelphia, New Jersey, Connecticut, Long Island, and from other quarters we believe. The Butchers were as numerous and respectable a body of men as could be picked from the city or any where else, and they were numeous enough now to slay a million of hecatombs of cattle, or to provide flesh for ten legions of the most carniverous of the hu- man family. The Temperance men, boys and women, for women were present, and many of them there were, presented a grand appearance, and added many a rood to the miles which made up the length of the whole procession. But we can hardly particularize any one class where all appeared so well." With every effort to obtain an accurate account of the different corps; associations, and crafts, in the procession, of their numbers, banners, and devices, we have been unable to procure all. We present however, the general result as follows, first taking occasion to express our special acknowledgments to Mr. C. V. Anderson, Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, for the detailed statement furnished by him of the magnificent display made on the occasion, by the Firemen, both of other cities and our own. The procession was thus constituted :— Escort of Cavalry from General Storms' Brigade. The Grand Marshal, General Gilbert Hopkins, accompanied by his Aids, General Prosper W. Wetmore, Colonel Henry P. Robertson, General Nathan B. Graham, Colonel William W. Tompkins, Colonel Florence Mahoney, Colonel John D. Van Buren. Military Guard of Honor to the Grand Marshal, comprising : The Independence Guards, The Sing Sing Guards, and The Washington Rifle Company. CROTON AdUEDUCT. 271 FIRST DIVISION. Commanded by Major General C. W. Sandford. General Sandford and Staff, mounted. First troop National Gaards. Troop of Washington Guards. Staff Officers, mounted. First Brigade of New York State Horse Artillery. Under command of Colonel Storms. Brigadier General Morris and Staff. Brass Band. The llth Regiment of N. Y. State Artillery, with their ordnance. Company of Light Artillery. Montgomery Light Guard. Benson Cadets. Band of Music. The Highland Guard, under command of Captain Greig. Brass Band. National Grays. Flank Company of the 222d Regiment. Battalion President's Guards. Brass Band. The Light Guard. Band of Music. The German Battalion, consisting of the Jefferson Grenadiers, Jefferson Guard, and Jefferson Rifle Corps. Colonel Hall's command. Troop of Horse Artillery. Third Regiment Washington Greys, preceded by a band. The Ninth Regiment National Cadets, preceded by a band. SECOND DIVISION. Under the direction of Major General Stryker, assisted by Mr. O. W. F. Randolph, Aids to the Grand Marshal, comprising : Commissioners of the Croton Aqueduct Board, Water Commissioners, and ex- Water Commissioners, in barouches. Members of the Society of Cincinnati, in barouches. 272 CELEBRATION OF THE Mayors of New York, Brooklyn, Albany, Troy, Jersey City, Newark Elizabethtown, New Brunswick, Princeton, and Trenton, in carriages — band of music. Second Regiment New York State Artillery, as an escort to the Common Council, consist- ing of the Governor's Guard, State Fencibles, and New York Cadets. Band. Committee of Arrangements of the Common Council, with staves of office. Member of the Common Council with staves of office. Ex-Members of the Common Council. Governor and Lieutenant-Governor and Suite, in barouches. Members of Congress and State Legislature. Common Council of Brooklyn, with staves of office. Trustees of Williamsburgh, Common Council of Albany. Common Council of Troy. Common Council of Jersey City, Newark Elizabethtown, New Brunswick, Princeton, and Trenton. Officers of the Corporation. County Officers. Engineers and Officers of the Water Works. Foreign Consuls, in barouches. The second division embraced a body of our most aged and distinguished civilians. Some were on foot, some on horseback, and some in carriages. The authorities were on foot, and with their staves of office but seldom seen, and seemed to embody in their per- sons the authority and trust which the people have committed to their hands. THIRD DIVISION. Under the direction of Gen. Wm. L. Morris, assisted by Capt. Andrew H. Mickle, Aids to the Grand Marshal.