Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-09-14
Reception of Jenny Lind i'm New
York.

YORK.
The New Workers are going mad about the
Swedish Nightingale. The following account
of her arrival is given by the New York Sun of
the cd inst.
When the Atlantic reached her wharf the
streets in the vicinity, for at least a block,
were crowded, and vast accessions were being
constantly made, whilst the decks and rigging
of the n%eighboring vessels were black with
persons anxious to get the first glimpse of one
| who, as yet, has been the admired of al admi-
rers. Some preparations had been made to
welcome the fair songstress. The long pier
was decked with beautiful flowers, flags and
evergreens, "Welcome 10 the Nightingale"
and "Jenny Lind welcome to America being
very appropriately interviewer among them. A
line of mating, from the gangway to a new and
very pretty carriage, expressly provided for Miss
Lind's use during her stay in the country, had
also been laid down, and many other little ar
engagements had been erected across the pier to
keep back the crowd until after the debarca-
ton was complete.
When all was ready, Capt West appeared
escorting Miss Lind, and followed by Benedict
and Belletti, who accompany her professional
iy, and also by Mr.. Barnum, who had boarded
the steamer at Quarantine, proceeded to the
| carriage, deafening shouts of welcome and APP
plause, in which the passengers and the crew
on the steamer joined, and a shower of beauti-
full boquets, marking the rapid transit. The
carriage was then driven rapidly to the Irving
House, attended by an immense coneourse, and
not less than FIVE thousand persons assembled
there soon after it's arrival, endeayorng, by
prolonged cheers, to induce Jenny's appear
ance at the window of her parlor. Many even
spent the greater part of the afternoon in front
of the hotel, reluctantly finding their way
home at nightfall.
Such was the arrival Of Jenny Lind. Wheth-
er she is worthy of it, and whether the expec-
tations Of millions who are soon to hear her
will be realized, are problems which the fu-
ture can only solve. We are at a loss to know
what will become of scores of poor fools who
seemed beside themselves merely on being in
formed that the occurrence here recorded was
in prospect. They cannotdo less than go mad
now, certainly; and we opine that many a So
Der head will be somewhat turned.
The same paper speaks Of the appearance of
the Nightingale as follows:
She looked remarkably well, and, although
not possessed of any great personal beauty,
her features are very regular, and she is very
prepossessing in appearance. She wore a pale
blue silk bonnet, covered with lace, a %slate-co-
lored dress, trimmed with gimp, and a brown
broadclpth cloak, faced with velvet.
The Herald has an immense amount of de-
tail, very minute and circumstantial, about this
young lady's arrival, from which we select the
following:
The carriage was so surrounded that it
seemed impossible for her to get into it. The
choicest bouquets were showered upon her;
and when, with the exertions of those friends
who accompanied her, she at length gained
the interior Of the carriage, the people got up
on the horses, while others climbed the car
rage roof, and bouquets were thrown to her
in profusion. She bowed with that soft and
simple grace for which she is distinguished, and
her face spoke more Of emotion than any words
could express. At this moment was heard a
wild hurrah at the gate, snch as proceeds from
besierers when they enter the breach they
have made in the wall or gate of city. The
| people who had been kept off with hard fight
ing by the police, at length made one tremen-
dous rush, carrying the gate in with them, and
this heightened the excitement to a pitch OF
wild tumult; and some apprehensions was
| felt, for q few minutes, that Jenny Lind might
be injured. There appeared to be no hope Of
getting through the crowd. The driver had
only to battle for it; he whipped the horses
which he found to- be useless, and then He
whipped the crowd, when immediately the
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