New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-20
THE BIG STATUE WELCOMED.
DISPLAY WORTHY OF THE OCCASION.

the deck OF the fere brought up bay yesterday
to its future restingpace, amid the booming Of
cannon and all the pomp and ceremony Of international
courtesy. It long since the peaceful harbor Of Now
York has seen so warke display that which cele-
prated the reception Of the great statue The Goddess
| OF Liberty was welcomed In which might have
gratfhed tyrant whose word commanded armies and
navies but the popular the demonstration was
| fully represented by the of tugs whose
shrill whistle piped q thoroughly demo,
cratic greeting to the statue and the visitors,
and could not be senced by the august thunder Of
the men-of-war's guns Whatever may be said of the
neglect with which the people have hitherto treated the
gift OF France could deny that yesterdays DEM
onsraon showed enthusias tic appreciation of the
gift and OF the spirit by which 1t actuated The naval
parade impressive spectacle. and the tina hs and
welcome Of the whole Nation voiced In the saues
from the warshps and the FORTS The City Of NewYork
spoke later in the day. and the reception the French
officers in the streets and In the City Hail. 1t lacked
the impressiveness of the National welcome charao
terstic and cordial The fact that the muchtalkedof
statue at last here seemed to quicken eserybodys
enthusiasm. The occasion great and the cele-
bration was equal to the occasion.
The menof.war early assembled in Gravesend
Bay around the transport Tsere. The Alliance which
to take part in the naval parade did not, however,
leave her moorngs OF stapleon and devolved the
Dispatch the Omaha and the Powhatan do the honors
| OF tho day. AT $50 large crowd had assembled In
front Of the Wall Street Ferry whence the Atlantic
to start with the city officials and the members OF the
various committees abroad. 1t after before she
left the slip and headed down the hsrbor Among her
passengers the Board OF Aldermen with Adolph Ia
Sanger at their head Mayor Grace, Coroners Levy and
Kennedy Senator Eyas the president OF the Ame rcan
Committees General Stone, Henry f. spaulding.
Frederic A. Potts, J. W. Pinchot W NJ
Moore, John s. Boyd, Mahon Chance, OF Ohio;
Excise Commissioners Morris and Mitchell the Deputy
Commissioner OF Street Cleaning, Judge W. II. Kelly.
Captain F. j. Twomey Secretary Wilson, OF the Chamber
of Commences; Theodore A. Hamilton Alexander Bran
don, IT,. L. z. scudder, william II. Kimball Theophlus
olena, president Of the Brooklyn Board Of Aldermen,
who in Mayor Lows place CONTROLLER Brnkerhof
OF BroOkyn Hosea B Perkins and Dewitt Seligma H. OF
the Board OF Eiucation; NJ Bruwaert Acting Consal-
General of France; VI. Dausseng, Chancellor OF tho
French Consulate; Charles Renauld, president OF tha
Socete Franchise do Blenfaisance p. La Coste aud
Leon Jolly, yicepresidents OF the same society; G Il
Guiraud president OF the Cerce Francasd rHarmonie
Jules DardOnvlle, Joseph Aron and LOUIS dc Bebian
The day hot and as the Atlantic made her way out
into the harbor light haze hung the and the
shores limiting the view and rendering indstinct tue
outlines of the distant shipping However, the Min.
nesota was soon deserted at her moorings below
Governors Island dressed In gay bunting from
masthead to water line The bay alive with craft OK
all descriptions in holiday attire. Tugs, steamers, sa-
boats the colos Of the French and American Re-
pubics flying from every available point were making
their way toward the rendezvous In Grayesend Bag.
There was stir among the yachts Off Bay Ridge,
The pretty pleasure boats getting ready to bear
their part the procession. They were not behind the
other vessels the gorgeousness OF their decorations
As the Adermens ferryboat passed stapeton the great
red Of the Powhatan began to beat the
water and she slowly followed in the wake Of the Az
antlc. The cutter Grant had left the Battery
before the city officials got from walst and was
steaming a mile ahead OF them. At 1890 the
Atlantic arrived in Gravesend Bay. The sight was
novel and picturesque Far In toward the shore
lay the Isere while out in the channel the Dispatch
with Commodore Chandler and Secretary Whitney
aboard, the Omaha and La Flore. They were soon
Joined by the Powhatan crowd of excursion steamers
and tugs clustered about the vessel which bore tho
statue. The Southdeld the Columbia, the Grand Re-
public and Of smaller steamers packed Like
beehives and their triple decks were black with men
and who hocked TO the side from which the best
view OF the Isere could be obtained until the vessels
seemed the point OF capszing Those who felt respo
sibty for the conduct Of the days ceremonies shud-
dered they looked at these overcrowded steamers.
and when the parade without accident they
heaved signs of relief.
Every craft the bay dressed with flags. Tho
men-ofwar seemed to Ill the whole field OF vision with
all the coors of rainbow. The folds OF the tricolor
OF French Republic tapped azily from the mzzen-
peaks OF La Flore and the sere, while the stars and
stripes waved their main mass in honor Of the sister
Republic. The American war-ships displayed the
French flag from their fore-masts.
to repeated blasts or the Atlantico
whistle the which surrounded the Isere drew
back and left passage open for the city magnates
ferryboat made her to the side Of the trans
port, while the band played the "Marseillase."
The sailors OF the Isere, in white linen uniforms,
with blue collars, appeared on the deck and
waved their hats vigorously as they heard tho
strains the French National air. The officers on the
bridge dressed In the plain naval frockcoat with
trousers OF spotless white duck Commander de saune
appeared, smiling and bowling welcome to the City
Fathers Some difficulty was experienced IN placing
the unwieldy ferryboat broadside against the Isere
This accomplished, the question arose how were the
visitors to pass from the vessel to the oheri 10
was not expected that Senator Evarts and Mayor
Grace solemn an occasion would perform any
the Of the party At last
bridge was arranged which gave passage to the
Isere requiring only the sacrifice OF dig
nifty Involved in s.radding a hand-rail As Mr.
Eyars went through the somewhat trying ordeal tho
band struck up The Star spangled Banner" aud all tho
people appauded Mayor Grace followed, and soon tho
whole Board Aldermen, all the members OF the Amer
can Committee and the others stood safely the seres
deck
Just amidships a little pavilion mad been arranged
with ags and here Commander de Saune ready I'd
receive his visitors. The reception informal Mayor
Grace spoke a few words Of welcome. and invited the
seres officers accept the cys hospitality at the City
Hall in the afternoon. After the Aldermen had satisfied
their suriosity in regard to the appointments Of the
Isere they returned to the Atlantic, leaving
the members Of the Pedestal Committee on
board the French transport. few minutes before IL
gun was fired board the Dispatch AS signal for the
procession to start The Iseres trim sailors promptly
manned the capstan, and in twinking her anchor was
weighed The men-of-war began to move at slow and
stately pace The little Dispatch headed the line After
her came the POwhatan, the Omaha the Grant, the
Fore the see and the city ferryboat The yachts, Il
tnes the excursion steamers all followed along in the
rear their gay gs adding to the picturesqueness OF
the
Hardly was the procession under way before little