The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-18

Commissioners 10 the rrst door balcony, while the win
dows and balcony Of re second story occupied by
the other members u Inc Embassy. For few moments
prior 10 the passing Of he 6engine the attentonof all
who thus occupied ysominent places was attracted
by the multitude bebw, which, within two squares Of
the hotel, numbered least ten thousand Men, women
andlchdren chedng screaming, bawling, laughing
shouting, crowding AMI pushing Oahs and jeers and
bosterous sounds Of rdcule lent discord 10 the night
and when the engines npvcd post covered with reectrs
and lamps, like SO may chariots Of Are, and presided
over by crowd Of deHtu like men wearing red glazed
hats and red shirts or apes, all yelling and whoopng in
frantic drunken fury, While rockets few about in all
directions, often alshtn the midst of the crowd who
shrieked wildly under TO burning infection, the scene
would have done for representation Of Pandemonium.
Louder grew the clamor the procession advanced and
more tunuitnously sfa,td the masscs, whose cries
drowned even the eaeatsns Of the Aremen
Purple blue and crmsn flashed and gared before the
vision through an a,zpere clouded with the smoke of
gunpowder. The ho<se vhistng Of the steam are en-
gnes was painful 70 listen TO- and the ringing Of their
alarm bells and the chatter d the horses hoos that bore
them onward only made me harsh the mighty din. The
loud reports of the fireworks were, in combination with
the surrounding noise almost des5ning the strains Of
the bands heard a the changing Of tho bells, tho
loud and piercing shrek d the steam engines and the
increasing tuult below Occasionally shower Of sparks
would aqht near the bare heads Of tho Ambassadors,
much 70 their own terrd The effect Of the urd glare of
lanterns and torches rccors and fireworks, it fell
upon the dark tide ofhumanty that surged upon the
view, and illuminated W adjacent buildings, was highly
picturesque and surpassed its exciting influence
the Carnival Of Venice
For forty minutes It's stream Of IRE, this Gathering
army Of fire extingushts, passed in review There
in all ten divisions, ea preceded by band Of music.
The line Of route fbm Front and Arch streets TO Six
teenh street, and dom the latter 10 Chestnut street,
thence to hscA where the companies dis
missed.
On one Of the engins was perched boy with piece
Of sticking plaster stick of black sealing his
head for the purpose representing japanese, and he
conducted himself in avery excited and indecent manner
in passing the hotel sour Tommy" was written a
transparency that preceded him This caricature in
very bad taste and melting to the Japanese, who
much displeased with d
When the last light q the procession had become inv
sble to those balconies and the last rocket had
cast its shower OF sparks among the crowd that crowd
began to dsperse BY moving in two great streams the
one up and he other down the street. Even that was
great sight, with H accompanying tumult and confusion
The contrast between the Of many excited voices
and the silent star spruked canopy above impressive
But was glad that the procession had become
thing Of the past and the Japanese who were
few moments aftervards and five minutes past eleven
conducted 10 their rooms.
On the following orning, Saturday, the Japanese
astr early be in readiness leave after clock
Accordingly their baggage having preceded them they
ic the hotel in train Of carriages at past nine and
were driven direct 10 the railway ferry without
any escort beyond Vie Committee Of Councmen who oc
cnpied similar vehicles. The crowd In the streets
through which they not great and there was
but little show d disorder. After few minutes delay
the moved away from the wharf and across the
dark waters Of the Delaware, to the Camden station
There the special train consisting Of three passenger cars
and baggage san, headed by a locomotive gaily de-
corated with flags and streamer was in waiting to con.
vey the party to Amboy. INC next the engine
devoted TO the Ambassadors and other high
functioparies OF tbe Embessy, together with the
Naval Commission and the Committee OF Council.
men, who intended accompanying the Embassy
through TO New York. The second car was occupied
exclusively by japanese Of tho lower order, and
the third and last by few Of the intermediate officers
and several newspaper correspondents who had received
special permission to travel by the train.
At ten minutes past ten the locomotive emitted sound
between a whistle and groan, and moved away amid
cheers Of those who had assembled the depot
In the hope Of catching passing glimpse Of the renowned
0renals People OF both sexes and all ages crowd.
ed piles OF sleepers and lumber all rampant with ex
cement and smiling with qualification. The japanese Of
the lower and intermediate classes most cordial in
their Acknowledgements of the cheers and other NANTES
Of the multitude and they waved their hands in
return the who waved their handkerchief and repay
ed smiles with smiles which made il very pleasant for both
parties Away sped the the broad and grassy
plain while the smoke from the locomotive dlled the cars
TO an extent which all the Japanese smoking in self
defence the train passed field Of tomatoes one OF
the japanese called my attention il, the time
assuming the appearance OF eating fruit from his
hand tomatoes" said he, and nodded assent. lie
made pencil Of this indeed he had done Of every
thing else that had bis since the mc
n starting The decorations Of the locomotive attracted
n, eyes few the landscape Iaborers paused
rom their work and gazed steadsty at the running
rolumn, which they knew to contain the great Eastern
and his seventy satellites.
Al Burlington both sides OF the railroad were
hickly packed With men, and children,
who displayed the usual excitement these occasions
md Bordentown the crowd ten times greater and
.ome dcuIty experienced In preventing the doors
and windows OF the being broken through Such
shouting and pushing and anxiety in the OF seeing
delegation Of distinguished foreigners was for the sine OF
he community, never before equalled. The japanese
ubcrdinaies shook hands with Of the crowd and
waved their fans 10 the Afer the train len Bor
ien,own many Of them produced balls Of boiled rico from
cloths which they had been wrapped and commenced
rating They also drank water freely whats that
places nameS" asked the note taking japanese seated
ncS, 10 me, as passed small village. al don't
know !" my rcply-which, supposing such To be the
name Of the place. he repeated the same instant, and
transferred in japanese characters Of his paper
rocket handkerchicfs, which he using a note