New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-24

6reworks an engine and force OF men VIII De sIt.on
ed in the Bridge yard Before the display the nooIg
of the roadwsys OF the bridge VIII oe "e' oS
of the hose run out on the structure: ~, No. Vor,
John y Moore superintendent OF the NeW-lo..H1
Harbor Towing Company, SAID yes'eluSy do
never witnessed in my long experience aIboats
mapd for steamboats, Excursion Darges' ste"Ino15 -
steam launches tugboats and every Other hlnu VI
craft have been sought for ana the IlVer WIZ 10 -
full of boats tomorrow that IL M pc, I've Steamboat
not dangerous to navigate It, The iron o.eatpO ras
Compapy's boats, Starin's boats Myers pHi y .
and every steamboat and tugboat that couIu III
obtained have been hired. Our D09lS VIZ a., 20
cbartered week ago. and the demand has been so so
great for the last four days that Il we Eau n fr
boats we could have got an elaborate Pi'00 IVA
them" Co,,,,,;+,ea of the
Stock Exchange Yesterday the proposition W oIooo
the Exchange at noon to-day IN honor "a .nt as
ing OF the Bridge was deie fe INV August and
Senf.mbcr the board should meet AT ii a. III. AZ 0
Produce Exchange will be closed AZ noon .o-uog
only eighty nine members YOUNG aEain'' WV
ositlOn yesterday.
ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.
Altbounb there was no special rush OF VISITORS 10
the CITY drawn by the attraction OF the Brdge cei
emonies a canvass of the hotels last nlght lounu
most of their clerks agreed that there had oeeh
ceptlble increase The Fifth Avenue Hotel was I'M
usually full and the arrivals yesterday were sal "
be about twice as many as on ordinary wednesdays
Politicians principally made up the increase III the
number of guests, because of the presence
at the hotel of the President ana
Secretary Chandler. Among other prominent
guests were Wayne MacVeagh ana eX,SecIetaIg
Window Late in the evening dele galloIi
from Buffalo including the city officials the DoaId
of Aldermen and many former city 0nceIs az 49,
ar the Leland House. There were foriy-lour oiy
officials and sixty-eight in ALL including 49,
tlves Of the Buffalo press. Among tne pan5{ t 10 -
General W. +. Rogers, state senator 7, MP ~ Kocb
Titus Surrogate Zebulon Ferris SheIiH II. n ;II;
City Clerk r. X. Heiord, and Ex-Mayors t MauoPp
Becker and Louis p Dayton. Inc prVseno |ti an
proceeded this party and went to the MelIOpt1ll,s
Hotel. Among the guests at me hoilhe Srafsrv
were Lieutenant Governor Hill ana Seclee 18
Fojger The Governor of this State anu MS s 9d
are expected to reach here this morning. n9 9
downtown hotels, which generally run run, Iuiie i
away nearly twice AS many applicants LOT Iooiiio o.
usuaI Uptown, even where no unusual press -" a,
notIced the hotel clerks said that the arrivals mei
earlier than on ordinary occasions, ana sone no'o
were filled several hours before the usual tio -
ia expected by most of the hotel men Una: iu ~
greatest press of business on account OF tne Dii"s
opening Will be felt to-day and tonight.
SOOTHING IRISH IRRITATION.
To the Editor Of The Trt6Une.
SIR Mrs NJ suggests that hereafter the Zith OF May
be known as St Budgets Day If this strikes you as
good idea start the ball / think it would be well re-
ceiyed by our Irish fellow citizens and tend In no small
degree 70 soothe their perturbed spirits. None OF US
want the bridge blown up, and III ltte tnilS HNo H
VIII saw ~ way - THOMAS p. MILLIGAN
South Oranqe " j.. May 20. 1888,