The New York herald., 1871-11-26
Cool Trip to He'll Gatc-The Tunnelling-
A Flfty-Bl Salute-The Forts In the
Bay Burning Powder-The Fun
Of Q Stand-Up Lunch.
WHILE sALUTING
The Dance in the Pavilion on
Governors Island.
Philadelphia Crying for.
It's MuScOvite.


What Of the Grand Duke to-day? was the qucs-
ton asked bv ten thousand tongues yesterday
True, the HERALD had already indicated
what would be the entertainment offered to our dis
tinguIshed guest, but the incredulous mul
htude still asked the question. With
q calm worthy OF Tetrarch the HERALD
reporter alighted yesterday morning at nine A. NJ
from the Second avenue cars at Thirty third street.
and betook himself towards a mass Of bunting noat
Ing from the masts OF steamer ct the foot of the
same street on the East River. That steamer was
the Antelope, and its bunting nung abroad to all
who cared to read that the two nags commingled
were those OF Russia and America. Early
as the hour was the folks In the neigh
borhOod had come out on their front
stoops to scrutnize those who pursued their
pathway to the Antelope lying at the wharf below.
1t was fine, Gear morning, with the wind cool and
bracing and settled In the northwest The heavy
clouds OF the previous night had flown, and the
glorious sun hung forth his banner OF fire in morn
ing ar with an efrulgeuce worthy OF early summer
hut yet with o not unpleasant reminder OF Jack
Frost. Many
CARRIAGES WERE ROLLING DOWN
that East side street. and the thing seemed so
unusual that much comment was induyed in by
The reporter was a pedestrian, and he passed down
without any endeavor being made on the part OF
the residents to confound him with the Grand
Duke, whom neither IN stature nor physique
he resembles. Nearing the river he found
thar vast sea OF mud watched
over by guardian .cops" had to be traversed. The
spiles OF new pier formed convenient perc hes for
the urchins OF the district from whence they passed
sneerlng comments on all foot passengers.
'He amt the Dook, not by two feet" said
boy as the reporter passed. The mud ocean was
crossed ar few standing jumps which, being
literally applauded landed the reporter safely
on the boom, along the edge Of the bulk head
pasteboard sign waited before the eyes or the in
credulous "cop'' on duty procured admission, and
now no.hlnR was wanting save the Grand Duke.
Carriages came IN quick succession and deposited
their fair burdens before the gangway. General
q heavy mnltary overcoat, completely hiding his
regular army coat stood just beside that gangw ay.
At the loot OF the gangway stood
MISS NRLLiE MCDOWELL
clad In very dark caret- colored suit, and In her
soft entity, bcaming all over with smiles As the
guests arrived they were presented 10 Miss Nellie
and welcomed by her, and, with few EXCEPTIONS
Introduced to her mother, Mrs. General Mcdowell
How the dear girls chartered when they gor to-
Mcdowell suggested That they should go upstairs.
After this the coast was comparatively clear, ana
1t was mattor OF surprise au first but looked
on alone as Christian charity afterwards to hear
Miss Nellie say to the succeeding arrivals
The young girls arc UPSTAIRS"
Being mpersOnal on this sacred topic the re.
porter can safely say that OF the three hundred
ladies who heard the sentence fully eighteen were
At quarter-past nine there was a
lull, and then came doubt. This was
m %r IN 1oe Spsn Gqy a hapa
at rapid rate. The first OF these last
arrivals drew up and form stepped tne Grand Duke
LOOKED AS CHEERFUL AS USUAL
and was clad In the uniform OF lieutenant OF the
bearing the monogram 4. H., or Alexander the
Second; aiguletles and sword, fhe whole
covered @posSx Sy eu, n0xs xsE mini military
Catacazy, close cropped beard ana hair and looking
as much unlike CORPSE as his reported decapIta-
heels with glance, IN which defiance and oDse-
quiousness were mixed curiously, wearing Dun
Importance. Thls being futtered up and down the
gangway, and was Secretary OF Legation, Mr.. 1
waterman de Sherkof Also noticeable was the hand
some, young medal-adoined Count OlsOnfcn the
Dukes friend. There were number or Russian
officers on board all In u Dress and all gentle
men. With the gallant young Prince IN his blonde
ness and mis- six feet one, came Admiral Possiet
IN his iron-gray hair and siroDg- -faceduess, and
TuE CROSS OF ST. NICHOLAS
over the other orders which adorned his
breast; Sa, Belonging ,,, TO his ship the frlgate
shipman Alexander Iliergomisne, Doctors Koudrin
and papon IN nis tortoiseshell spectacles. Or the
HideorandI, Lieutenant Constantin Osteleizsy,
Passed Midshlpman Alexander Glasenapp. or the
clipper Abrcck were Second Engineer Lavrincni
Deiier ana the handsome Passed Mdshipnan Con-
stantin Cle0pin.
As the Prince stepped on board he was received
way, ana by MISS Nellie ana MIS- mcdowell lion on
board. The young Duke bo we'd and shook hands
ali all the imperial condesccnsion imagna5Ie. Then
His Highness was conducted up stairs, with many
expressions OF regard, and when reporter, iul IN
the boom-0f manly beauty, was taken OH board,
the Antelope cast on her lines and steamed up the
East River IL Is not now necessary TO say how
much beauty and how much romance lie buried
WITHIN the shores OF Backwcll's Island. or how
keenly our Muscovie missionaries felt The en-
TO the scene transactug on the cabin deck OF the
steamer That poor Grand Duke st0od
and there were some nye hnnared nersohs who ie
sired an introduction. Alexis threw back his CLOAK.
prepared TO receive Americans. Male and female
they were generally and, fortunately Tor Alexis, in
pairs. The males he bowed 10; the ladies' he
grasped by The hands. lie smiled, too, and
how could he do otherwise, since beauty IN
every form known under the name OF per-
fecti0n was being presented 10 MN almost
witnout interruption. some OF the fair ones lt Is
true had been regning beauties when the Prince OF
Waies was mere, eleven years ago. ana II Is crafty
ing 10 remark that In this particular there were
than into iha, shadowy, wrnkled phase when some
cynics think belongs TO America
"srcn AN ARRAY OF BEAUTIFUL LADIES
am astonisncd,r said Alexis To the HERALD re- !
porter, with thai sweetness or accent for which the
true Muscovite Is remarkable when he attempts the
English tongue.
And the young Russ was right Faces and forms /
were presented % MIN whose outlines and grace !
could not III their fautess peauy be eunaec at any
court III Europe He smiled on one lCyeiy creature |
dressed IN purple wltG q close.bttil9 Astrakhan |
Jacket 10 match he cast an admlrlng glance winch |
round mirror m eyes OF deep brown, clear as those
that lnxanous solomon speaks oi "a Like the Gsh
pools IN HesnbUn. py tae gate OF Bath. |
rsbim.r Amer gazing on black-eyed /
beatty with raven han, shifting from burnt up |
oinc 10 BACK" Win duck OF u vhlte bonnet on !
her oa.n;y heai aud sacqGe OF wHiie Astraknan
over a lark uEaerskrt, nc closed ais eyes as II /
longing % keep The ecsiatlc VISION Deiure ms mind
lhai " migh, haunt hin IN ms ,.rea.As. when Iom /
Mnrphy m regal manner presented TO ham, with u |
smt.e OF familiar equality, The lovely descendant |
Dl hunersd IRISH Kings IN the sweet person OF has
daughter ~ Q Granp Duke bowed grave welcome, |
nacating that ne neld the dear Nellie IN iRh csti-
.t.n ntI Inr n q In