New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-18
THE EMPEROR'S MOVEMENTS.

THE NORMAL COLLEGE-vIsITING ST. LUKE's
AND BELLEVUE HosPIrALs-Gov. DIx's ADDRESS
| OF wELCoME-THE DEPARTURE.
Although the gas was burning in the En-
perors apartments at the Fifth Avenue Hotel I'll AFTER
midnight, Dom Pedro up early yesterday morning.
and ordered his carriage at o'clock. with two OF MS
suite started out feeling gratihed that nobody knew
| where he was going. But unhappy nOtoretY over
| took him. a Knckerbocker ice wagon camc into col
llsion with the carriage, Sixhave near Ninthst ana
overturned the occupants into the street. damaged INC
carriage so much that another ordered No bruises
we're received by the Emperor his companions ana
| they were driven to tho Hobokcn Ferry and trans
| ported to the NewJersey siie. There they IN
| spected some OF the shipping and walked about
! the wharves They walked down the piers OF
the Hamburg steamship line, where the steamship Ger
cr was loading sea- and observed everything closely
the Emperor jonG down things that interested nm IN
small notebook. No about the piers had tho slight
est suspicion Of the presence OF emperor aud the oil
GERS OF the steamship company, when questioned CON
corning Dom Pcdro's movements, said that letwcen
! ana O'Clock they noticed two ordinary-lookng men,
talking Portuguese tall and stout. with white beard
and a silk hat, peerng nqusitiycly about the pier.
The Emperor returned tho hotel In time 10 receive
| Gov Tiden and Col. William T. Pcon. who called al
$50 o'clock Mayor VIM. II. Wickham called by appoint
| lnent with Dom Pedro Sunday immediately after
ward and VIM. Wood, President Of the Board OF Eduoa-
tion; Alexander Mel Agnew John JAY Theodore Ioose-
Welt H. T. Terbell, School Trustee Of tho Eighteenth
| Ward the Rev. Mr.. Stevenson. and the Rev. Mr..
J Fletcher OF Dublin; ex-Goy l.. ID. Morgan, The
| Brazilian Minister. aud the Brazilian Cow.'is-
| sioncr were also received by the Emperor. Tho
/ arrival OF many carriages mt the Twenty
lirlst entrance of the Fifth Avenue Hotel attracted
large and curious crowd, and open windows 81 I'd
oin ag houses were nled with outsirctchcd heads wait
ing for glimpse 81 Dom Pedros tail figure Police wer
required keep the walk clear. The pres'nee OF police
4 said be dspleasng 10 the Emperor who does hot
SEQ why he should be permitted Ia and 20 with
out guard IL Is his WISH above al, 70 mix with the
pcope and carry on His observations Of and thing
in the quiet comfortable enjoyed by the untitled
ard the unknown. Whom he visited the Hippodrome'
sunday he wished to aone and when told That the
crowd would be 40 great to make II doubtful he
could gain admiauce. bo very naturally came to The
conclusion that s'was another annoyance due to The
fact that Brazil he Emperor. and that the people
were affected with curiosity to see him.
when II suggested 10 him yesterday that he
ought 20 see the Normal College, be said No. he I'D not
wish to see II, He had such schools elsewhere
Brazil ami Portugal and France and Germany had normal
schools lie sad ho wanted 70 zee the schools OF The
eop 10 observe how the children OF the rich aud the
poor were made educated and women II IA doubt
il II lac would have started out II the Normal oege
had BEEN the objective point. though afterward he Ca
pressed much pleasure with It,
II was determined to first yslt Grammar School No
49, on Twen;y-scyenthst. near Third Dom Pedro
Gov Tldcn and Mayor w.ckham ooc bed the FIRST
carriage John jay and Theodore Roosa' il the second
and Mr.. Acnew. william Wood and T.. TtrbcH tee
third The Brazilian Minister and tho Cen irla commits
oners drove down town 70 the Office OF Brown BROTHERS
10 mako the necessary money arrangement Tor the E
pcrors Western tour and stir occas 1red IN "aist
by the rumor that the Emperor himself Lad d"scended
among the bulls and benrs'
The Emperor. with the Governor, Mayor and the rest
arrived at the Grammar School about 1870 a. M ana
took tho school completely by surprise lafayette olney
/ Hr,k Tho aaI
for The tcachers and the reception OF the visitor, de
yoycd upon the YlcepinoipIl, L. W. Brown whose hfst
ntimation OF the honor visit from Mayor "lckhAm
IN If. classroom Mr. Brown requested to call the
Grammar pupils together quickly as possible US the
Emperor had little time. Tile boys assembled H. the
number OF 600 and guests signed their names la tho
yisitors book the Emperor writing Dom Pedro dc A.
cantara" In a small, pointed running hand Mr. WOOD
then said: Boys have the pleasure Of introducing to
you the Emperor Of Brazil, who Is accompanied 10y the
Governor the state of York the Mayor OF the city
aud other prominent Tho Emperor desires 10
"a specimen school, ana We nave Drought MN ~
you"
The Emperor bowed grayey. and when the boys sang
An animated song he peat time with his umbrella In
the gss department $50 pupils under the charge
| OF Mis-. Cornea f. whitney. There were singing eN-
ercscs and congratulations. and tbs Emperor, on bts
told that Miss whitney had boon teacher for 40 yea
show ed much interest her work aud convcrsed Win
her for several minutes But the Emperor was especially
peased with tho exercises OF the 100 children IN III"
primary department He introduced TO tho primer.
pal Miss H. Meyers and after each OF the parry hau
left "A specimen OF his handwriting. the sliding doors
were opened and view was given OF the gallery Classes
NJ well "a pupils in the main hall The Emperor
admired greatly tho precision with which the children
went through the casthen exercises and used his u-
brella to express his admiration lie asked III the cur
dren before him belonged to rich parents and seemed
surprised expressed his approval on learning tha'
they were the children alike OF the rich and the poor
uucng In the same classes and enjoying equal school
| privileges.
The party next proceeded 10 tho Normal College on
Fourth-ave between sixtyeighth ana slxty-nihthsts
The President OF the College, Thomas Hunter. received
the guests aud conducted them first to the training
school, where 500 children gathered to welcome the
| Emperor They peXt visited the chapel. where inc
200 Young women connected with the College proper
| were assembled. As the Emperor entered the chapel
the Brazilian National Hymn played and during us
performance the Emperor remained standing ho was
then INTRODUCED but declining to address the sohoo'
Gov Tiden said: In former years have been In the
habit visiting schools OF the city, but aterV
have the time. gratihed to see that con-
slant progress being made and astonhed to ma tha'
| this Normal College has grown up almost without my
observation" The students sang an anthem, ana 'noh
followed quotations In English French ana derhan,
among others translation from Longielow' VI
one OF the poems Of Camoens, the Portuguese
poet. One of the young ladies gave the
Emperor drawing OF O Of flowers as % meiheh'o
Of his visit This he carried in his hand until he reached
tho hotel The visitors inspected the various depart
ments OF the College Dom Pedro witnessed with great
interest the customary caisthenic drill OF class OF zoo
young ladies. The party spent about two hours III inc
| College. The Emperor asked great many questions
and seemed desirous Of gaining perfect comprehension
Of the entire system. lie spent considerable time In
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