New-York tribune., 1885-08-10
INCIDENTS on THE LINE OF MARCH.

An amusing incident took place at the plaza
at Riverside Park. As division Of Grand Army men
were marching into it from the centrn roal caIr"sr
containing three drove in from the iei-ahd roau
and divided them. Grand Army marshal Shouleu 10
stop it and sprred his jaded horse Into galop ana
headed the carriage of. stout redfscc1 man VINO oc.
cuped back all by himself Ju nped upon MS iee'
"(ct ont OF the way; we are the Board Of Aldermen
The marshal did not move even q, ,his saa'InS h, liz
coachmaI over tine horseinai ihe ,oacn',an .a
started to obey and the marhas morse ws poxru n a ~ me
way The marshal was not 10 be otlon auu ne qnrhb
turned his horse around and in an In ant had me rght
horse Of the Adermans team oy tnc nstn. Nv ,h
faced Alderman tumcd aud swore and poicem 'n .ha
evidently hailed from Erin. seeing the predicarht o
the City Fathers. spat upon his hands ana turning 10
some comrades exclaimed; a,
The police went to the assistance OF the Al ernen u
they allowed to proceed. nnh me inc e'IlaLe rro
I'VE came attend tho obsequic'" remarked the
stout. red-acei Alderman conplncently' ahu you Cd"
BET we never get ien. ,,....
The long march told heavily on nany OF the military
bodies takug part the parade and whcn the goal "ss
lee.u e,' ~ sao tnce1 hrc bren were The members
OF the Jo-eph G. Rice Grand Army Post who starred
ls0 strong with the intention OF rraelis ine lon
s9%as isn ., M'NsSI ps"o WI. the ony man who
represented hi, Post when Riverside PARK was reaeheu
mlnfuy he guldoh OF his Post until the vault
reached and then started home . 49,, o.,
bore mourning draping Saturday. The Office of the
French Consulate was conspicuous tho only one of
the foreign nsulates that did not display mourning.
The Oer:chs * Co. building, No. Bowling Gfccn was
tn- tasefaliy decorated Of all OF tue downtown
buildings It's entire front being dTapec.
An amusing incident occurred during aha at Twenty
third st. and Broadway. An ambulance came came
a'"'s to call member Of Grand Array
Post from New-Jersey thought II was runaway, anu
hcroically springing from the ranks caught The
horse and SWING him around nntll he cape TO haii.
The driver was furious aud the hyStandeis hliarions
HOW THE POLICE MANAGED TIE GREAT CROWD.
Superintendent Murray was at the City Hall
obout n H. Saturday. and found 100 policemen there
under com OF Inspector Steers. AT the same time
500 patromen were being stationed along Broadway.
Fourteenth ST. Fave. and other portions OF the route
OF the funeral procession far as One hundred-and-
tyenty-second-st They In charge OF the police
captains whose precincts included the ronte Inspector
Dnks had 500 policemen In Riverside Park above One
bundrcd-and twenty second-st forming lines to control
the crowds there. Before 10 a. the police bclo1
Fiftyn nintll-s had their hands full. AT the street
crossings tue tnrongs eager people kept rushing be-
strength the officers to push them back After re-
ncate1 warnings tho paroncn their clubs fail
heads of soiue persisted In pushing beyond the
prescribed limits. All sorts oi WAGONS win rcas ar
raugec for spectators at twenty i've cents apiece
were driven 10y close the line OF march
the side streets hut they wers ordered away p ne
police vendors also blocked the streets until
dubbed away By the police Near tho City iIa'l I'D he
early part Of the day the police nes were kept against
the large crowds with diiicuity. While directing the
efforts the police there Inspector steers was overcome
hy flc
City Hal Police station AZ soon as the caiafalqne had
Jeff City Hall the work Of the police there hclal 10
they could De spared the elevated road to Onehun
drcd and twenty ST. To report TO Inspector Dks
When the policemen IN Broadway were relieved they
were permitted to 20 home 10 rest until evening.
While policemen In uniform were keepI the crowds IN
precinct detectives in plain clothes were ningng with
the spectators at different points along the line oil march
they slowly driftcd back and forth with tue
keeping within certain limits according 10 orders ion
INSPECTOR Byrnes and watching Tor the faces oi rofes
al ieNe-
nearest police stations, hut - many thieves had
been locked up during the previous three days tbat o
quarters at night empty handed None ~ the thieves
Saturday had stolen property In tbcr pos
session Inspector Byrnes said to TRIBUNE reporter at
o'clock at night that no reports OF robberes ia The
city had been made at the Detective Bureau since
because they were on their the wds all day.
they had been the watch every night since oen-
eral Gi ants body WAS brought To the city,"
When Superintendent Murray returned to Police Head
quarters at p IN. saturday. he expressed himself as
satisfied the work performed W the force during
the day had gone the entire OF the funeral
procession from the City Hall and had the police
preserve order in the Riverside Park. lie sad In
spectors Dilks and Steers the captains scrgcants,
rou and patrolmen have done well to-day
any one could expect The crowds In Fifthave. were
larger than ever there before yet there was the
best OF order The police did their duty with rnness,
yet with forbearance and poitencss IL must be
borne mind that the have had little rest for
era days My heart achcd for some OF them to-day he
knew they had been on duty almost constantly
for about seycnty-two hours ! excused as many as
possible until y; m. but they Will have long nights
work on post and IT VIII take them lnl week 10 make
for loss OF sleep and overwork Inspector Steers was
to-day by the heat because he had not slept
more than two hours IN three days
Commissioner VOOrhs, who was In Mr. Murrays COM
pany nearly all day. SAID: am highly pleased with
the OF the police this week The superintendent
have been excellent aud lie has been
ported handsomely by his men To-day, after a long
season of unrest. the men performed their duty with
evident Tue police have proved equal
great task on q great occasion and believe the public
win be willing to applaud them for what they bave
done"