Pipe was hauled along to show what had been done by men, and by what means it had been ac- complished. Pipe of every weight and dimension, the implements of the workmen, their carts, machinery, (fee., all made a part of the tout ensemble of this division. 288 CELEBRATION OF THE The Printing Press was the same that Benjamin Franklin had worked upon in London, and on the same car was one of the new fashioned ones of our day, occupied in striking off an ode written for the occasion. The North River Navy was represented in a long boat well filled and manned, and hailing as " The People's Line." The Miller and his Men were up to their eyes in meal. The corn was ground, bags of meal laid by, and everything betokened the thrift and enterprise of the laborer, and of the business. The Phenix Foundry in this division was a model piece of work. It was a live foundry, with live coals of fire, and smoke enough almost to have driven those out of doors within, as it certainly would have driven those in doors out. Various emblems and in- scriptions adorned this live house, one of which was " Strike while the iron is hot.'' " Practice makes perfect," &c. SIXTH DIVISION, Under the direction of Capt. Win. H. Cornell, assisted by Mr. George G. Hopkins, Aids to the Grand Marshal, — comprising the Butchers of the cities of New York and Brooklyn. The Butchers had a banner with the inscription " Agriculture is our National wealth." Here was another and one of the grandest of the exhibitions of the day. Every butcher was in costume, with his clean white apron, and both arms covered with a checked sleeve, slipped on to make all neat and tidy. A large part of the number were on white horses. Many amusing badges, banners and appropriate devices were scattered through the procession. A large ox and a lamb were upon one platform ; upon another enclosed as in a yard, was a cow, calf, and a score of sheep, all alive, bleating and kicking, and seem- ing amused and delighted at being the lions of the day, not bearing a load, but being borne and well fed by the corn and hay which had been abundantly provided. Next came the SEVENTH DIVISION, Under the direction of Mr. John Ridley, assisted by Mr. Silas J. Howell, Aids to the Grand Marshal, — comprising Gold and Silver Artizans. Mercantile Library Association. Marine Society. The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the city of New York. CROTON AdUEDUCT. 289 With the Apprentices' Library and Male Department of the Mechanics' Society School belonging to the Society. Band of Music. Banner of the Society. Of blue silk, edged with white silk fringe and tassels. Description : crimson draperies on a blue ground, in the centre a Medallion, representing a pelican feeding her young, surmounted by the American Eagle, bearing the Arm and Hammer, the well known emblem of the Society : Under the Medallion, "General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen, instituted,'' MDCCLXXXV. Marshal, Richard E. Mount, Ex-President of the Society. Aids, Edwin B. Clayton, Samuel Roome, Ex-Presidents of the Society. President of the Society, Linus W. Stephens. First Vice President, James Yan Norden. Second Vice President, Shivers Parker. Treasurer, Adoniram Chandler, Ex-President of the Society. Secretary, Isaac Fryer, Ex-Presidents. John McComb, Brigham Howe, Cornelius C. Jacobus, Eleutheros D. Comstock. Members of the Society. Apprentices' Library. Banner of blue silk. Medallion. The Arm and Hammer. Readers of the Apprentices' Library. Chairman of the Library Committee, James B. Bensal. Members of the Library Committee. Readers of the Apprentices' Library. Banner of blue silk. Medallion. The Arm and Hammer. Knowledge is Power. Male Department of the Mechanics' Society School. Banner of blue silk. Medallion. The Arm and Hammer. Mechanics' Society School. Instituted 1820. Chairman of the School Committee, James Phyfe. Members of the School Committee. Principal of the School, Isaac F. Bragg. Pupils of the Male Department of the School six abreast, in charge of Assistant Teachers. Banner of blue silk, same as last mentioned. 73 290 CELEBRATION OF THE Whole number in procession, 367. American Institute. Mechanics' Institute, with a miniature steam engine in full operation. School of Mechanics' Institute. The banner borne by the Gold and Silver Artizans was of blue silk, about two yards square, surrounded by a rich gold colored fringe. On the front was painted a shield, in the quarters of which was represented in gold and silver the different articles of their manu- facture ; under the shield on a ribbon was the motto "Union and Perseverance ensures success." On the reverse a shield, on which was represented a mechanic's arm and ham- mer, and around it, in letters