The New York herald., 1871-11-22

9, nis 6irth and BY burst OF enthusiastic ch eerno
ino ouhdin9 was gaudilv deckeu with -
| - - STRINGS OF FLAGS
the srsnsvsrss co csoss wnte ~ aS Of Russia marked wit
uous FROM here up to the corner or Leonard ssree
notice s,nt ny , oIonstrallon nat merted partcuIa
one 0l the most interesting Scenes i. The eni, % in
M pfOCessaon met the eve. There was At this noin %
months To- ne she ron building, destined In few
worS nsye however, only the general frame
walls STAND re,sing erec, IN. has been put up: Tht
are 9SSr1s sSr Q, bare ralsrs Tnstabe however as
building was crowded with eager c M
snnuss, loHc o. w0oawork, not slab OF masonry but
to see the renrssan weight OF human beings eager
was pretty sight to thus see the emnty 0', nousa
few hundred specrasers aamea y WITH the presence Vi
from ,harn the corner OF Leonard street. ' also
sm nsTS Of ris Inc aasSSSSS'esy sSS% the general
Far as the eve could reach down the sIona y. ry
s.ree. anu up me rise again until the gaze reste an
ce resseneu Out si graceful outlines of Grace
ever restless sea OF heads w. '1osAnS auu
st' 70 ana ITO by motion as capricious and
on ~ .eeuiAI III its now as the waves o fhe Oraar
ocean lnc long expafse OF human faces met ihe ev"
anu impressed the mind with a curlousIy str,ria1 1
sense OF the greatness the OCCASION II "a oniv -
times such as tnese that we realize the vastuy uy o.
me population Of the great city IN which we wa ~
to tne % msgina,o rseIson oi the view also appealed
ing manner. Broadway never LOOKS 40 beanri-
tur hnnt,nS ~ wnen anG LIGHTED lighted up with. nags and
tnts OF female ralnent for some grand holiday sssS
AZ yesteruay. And It nevel looked better than n
tnat mas now passed into history The crnwds tnyy
lineu tao Sidewalk the exten ed line or mIIitarv
~ uniforms 1 ana with glttcrnG Dayonets ihe
Ky fAsu iaces tnat Rieamed ou from every window
me nunureds or handsome uianslons OF triile ha
"alcn al inc Troops WIN tread marched
.csauiV . along tne fringe OF sxntseers uDon tha
ala
lnsd nss ssss.nn ass,ast the SKY, aud the banners
lays and bunting inas decorated aimosn anu vsr sne
louse-al tnese made up p..lure tnai viii i've Tor
y, ver u the memories @ OF the fortunate many VINO
1at was brlgn,er and gayer Inan tnat OF ma wei.
os sar y y sne @ Srsnd Duke From Leonard street on
Q push ones way betwcea tne lines of s,ntaesrs
nat iined each side OF the sidewalk, Packed tSTee
s iour 9syy rom me cuIDstone. and again from the
inch was never availaoie ior more
mere streamed an onward pound lIie OF al Cling
Jisy, enthuHlastc spectators. lacy we're All ~ inn
iaie sex, anu Indifferent themselves to nudYes and
4ueezLhS anu an occasional poke .n the rlDs from |
olle prolectlnS elbow, they pushed Dlayely on.
4laily CAfeless OF the groans ANA cries or me
Aicer. lhe worst Crush was at the CROSSING nf |
anal street, aud here IL was absolutely impOssipe
~, pssS as on ea'ue, sue o. te way the crowd
liu Mass, anu y WAS necessary 10 Green through |
40 vellc.es and run round Crosby street In orier
successfully get up town. |
The Prluce, however, must have derived Coma
fatincati0n irum the discomfort or those rho Thus
iuereI 70 Awe him fitting welcome. AS he passed
lere Was one ioIg, louu, nearly pnrst OF cneennw
lat ecn0ed between the lines OF stores on eitnerr
u., ao ana Was caught up by the masses Of people
ON on one end 81 broadway to the other. The Prince
uS luckleT tnan Andy Johnson ON the occasion or |
y ceiebrateu vislt " Bosom, when thar aslln.
aisIed statesn an was Kept on "oowlug stretch,
lt III coupe Of hours 0f really hard WORK II, the
ay oi uncovering his head and bending his
lck. Wltn 90 rtis courtesy he acknowledged each
pdTate outbreak Ci applauSlve welcome Dy IL wave
MS nat ahd y bow Even tne natural dignity OF !
l. omanon could not be preserved under these try
9 c0nuitOns ana the Duke, 1t must De Confessed ,
ORed extreine4y ike y wax-W0rk Cnluaman
oved by ciockwork. The populace, however. saw :
9 good nature that prompted his rccOynition OF =
ese friendly greetings and were IN high 1aod y; !
lni0r SOme lnaeeu, were so pr0fane to rs Onaniv =
out W tis representatives Of the divine rights OF
ynlty, 'how are y0u, Aleckr' "iuliy Tor yOu | Z
ung Russ al ~ II the Prince speaks English he ,
lst nave Deen hlghiy amused at these familiar :
OOis Of MS popularity with the vulgar herd | !
Perhaps. however, the Prince would hava been
Il more graeiheu II Ne could nave neard the com. | 4
,nts PASSED o 0oc- on his personal appearance
"A mixnsy handsome oung lell0w,n said an old | !
~. ave heard say that tnat kolnanon faulty IA
oniy royal iamiiy IN europe tnat worth con.
ne a play tae very mischief with the GIRLS" re-
rteu Memoer VI tho rising generalion iust in. ,
saus tSa IN 'ne novel recreation Of RAISING o mus
and as for the ladies' they OF course were w,,d,v
sns ~ Lavor ol the princeiy Stranger His
AOov6 ne tsE1Upvfn6n eA.o1 s.u
,s,Ser rllup1kf tue Enthusiasm and excnement
re siiil maintained a. lever heat. Tine appear
ce Of known member oi one Of tine regiments
variably than all. tne passage OF
} Grand Duke nimsei, PROVOKED On
sl,les loud and nearly cheers from | !
assembled multitude. IL was singular to notice,
wever tuat Dut few devices were displayed from
various stores, and PROBABLY In the whole iengtn
Broad Way there were not displayed more than :
upe Of score or Russian nags though there were !
snty Of stars and stripes In place of these mute
mno,s of welcome there were substituted the
ppy faces OF living men and women and audible
mo Union square the crowd again ne
me Imnense and loud shouts OF applause falrly |
nj the arr The Prince, however, must have been |
artllv o. al wren at last ne reached the Claren-
M ana the wearlsome ordeal OF acknowledging
a q ntnmm tuOus welcome of tie crowd was finished.