Produced by Linda Cantoni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) [Illustration] OPENING CEREMONIES OF THE NEW YORK AND BROOKLYN BRIDGE MAY 24, 1883. BROOKLYN, N.Y. 1883. PRESS OF THE BROOKLYN EAGLE JOB PRINTING DEPARTMENT. TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE NEW YORK AND BROOKLYN BRIDGE. TRUSTEES. NEW YORK. JOHN T. AGNEW, JOHN G. DAVIS, J. ADRIANCE BUSH, HENRY CLAUSEN, THOMAS C. CLARKE, CHARLES MACDONALD, H.K. THURBER, JENKINS VAN SCHAICK, FRANKLIN EDSON, Mayor, _Ex-officio_. ALLAN CAMPBELL, Comp., _Ex-officio_. BROOKLYN. WILLIAM C. KINGSLEY, WILLIAM MARSHALL, HENRY W. SLOCUM, JAMES S.T. STRANAHAN, ALFRED C. BARNES, ALDEN S. SWAN, OTTO WITTE, JAMES HOWELL, SETH LOW, Mayor, _Ex-officio_. AARON BRINKERHOFF, Comp., _Ex-officio_. JOHN T. AGNEW, Chairman Executive Committee. OFFICERS. WILLIAM C. KINGSLEY, President. J. ADRIANCE BUSH, Vice-Pres. OTTO WITTE, Treasurer. ORESTES P. QUINTARD, Secretary. CHIEF ENGINEER. WASHINGTON A. ROEBLING. ASSISTANT ENGINEERS. CHARLES C. MARTIN, FRANCIS COLLINGWOOD, SAMUEL R. PROBASCO, WILLIAM H. PAINE, GEORGE W. McNULTY, WILHELM HILDENBRAND. PROGRAMME OF EXERCISES. 1. MUSIC-- 23d REGIMENT BAND. 2. PRAYER-- Rt. Rev. BISHOP LITTLEJOHN. 3. PRESENTATION ADDRESS-- On behalf of Trustees, WILLIAM C. KINGSLEY, Vice-President. 4. ACCEPTANCE ADDRESS-- On behalf of the City of Brooklyn, Hon. SETH LOW, Mayor. 5. ACCEPTANCE ADDRESS-- On behalf of the City of New York, Hon. FRANKLIN EDSON, Mayor. CORNET SOLO-- Mr. J. LEVY. 6. ORATION-- Hon. ABRAM S. HEWITT. 7. ORATION-- Rev. RICHARD S. STORRS, D.D. 8. MUSIC-- 7th REGIMENT BAND. Hon. JAMES S.T. STRANAHAN will preside. INTRODUCTORY.