New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-25
FRENCH GUESTS ARRIVE.
THEY WILL HELP UNvrIL THE STATUE.
CROWDS on BEDLOw's IsfAND-ExTRA BOATS


CROWDS ON BEDLOws IsLAND-ExTRA BOATS
| CALLED INTO z VICE.
The training ships Saratoga, Portsmouth and James
| town arrived Yesterday from Newport and anchored
near the flagship Tennessee, OF Bedlow's Island. The
rest oil the men of expected to come in to-day
The Bretagne with the French delegation aboard
was sighted of Fire Island yesterday afternoon and
arrived at Quarantine last night She will steam to
the French Company's pier early this morning The
members of the delegation the vessel are: Count
FERDINAND de lesseps. president the Franco-Ameri-
can Union Commi' tee August Bartho di and his wiie
Admiral Jaures and General Pessier. gates Of
| the French Senate; Messrs SPuller and Desmons
delegates of the Chamber OF Deputies Lieute nant
V'llegente aidede-camp OF the Minister oil Marine
Colonel Bureau de Pusy. delegate of the Minister or
War; Colonel Llussedat director OF the School of Arts
aud Sciences; Leon Robert chet of the Cabinet Of the
Minister OF Public Instruction Mr.. Deschamps. vice
president Of the Municipal Council of PARIS; Mr. HE
lard. member OF the Paris Chamber OF Commerce. Mr..
Groud. ex-depnty and delegate OF the Minister of
Commerce.; Charles Bgot. delegate of the press of
Paris; Napoleon Ncy. president OF the Commercial
Geography Society; Leon Mennier corresponding
member of the Franco American Union. The Pncsts
OF the French Committee accompanying the delega-
ION are Mr. Cotter, member OF the Administrative
Council OF the Panama Canal Mr. IIalfen. captain OF
Baron Salvador Consular Agent at Detroit Mr. Goud
chaux, banker; Mr.. GOrgenal. correspondent for
various Paris journals Mr.. Ragon correspondent OF
1LlllustrationH -; Mr. Chomeguct of " La France.
and Mr.. Clapot. Of the :" Lyon Republican,"
Headquarters for the guests will be made at the
hoffman House and the formal reception will take
place, already announced in the Academy of Music
tomorrow evening
The Park Commissioners have rendered to the
Cercle Francas de Harmonic under whose auspices
the reception at the Academy of Music tomorrow night
will be given all the flowers and plants necessary to
decorate the interior of the building The National
airs Of France and America wi he sung by five choral
societies accompanied by orchestra of sevepty-hve
musicians. Frederic r Coude:t will deliver an Ad-
dress Of welcome in French
The Union League Club has offered the
French guests all club privileges during their stay
here. The freedom of the city will be given them by
Mayor Grace on Wednesday next.
There were more visitors to Bedlow's Island yester
day than any day since work on the great Statue
OF Liberty begun. The crowds, in tact, that
pushed and struggled through the narrow gate to the
Barge Office pier broke down the whole schedule OF
arrangements on the little line of steamers that
now hourly and sometimes half-hourly to Bedlow's
Island. The Jud Field was still laid up for repairs
and the big steamer Water Lily which took her place
Saturday, out OF order before the morning was
halt over The Florence could not carry quarter of
the passengers who kept squeezing on her, and detail
OF policemen was called to drive the crowd away
from the gates. At p. the John Z. Moore came to
the rescue and by halt dozen extra trips the
two boats managed to get everybody who was still
waiting tor passage across and baoN
On the island except when the wind blew hard or
the sun ran behind cloud, the day Dris ht and
pleasant The mask stretched again over
the goddess face Everythn else looks about as it
will fhn bafn tha att q m
he Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers paid "a
ysit to the island yesterday afternoon The pier and
the forts raInparts all day with sight
and by luncheon time there was scarcely bottle
o. beer u sandwich to be had at the islands single,
&c lifted % as the French guests pass by the
island to day on their way up to the city.
Chief Marshal DecSer, OF the Volunteer Firemen's
division has published the following complete list OF
the organizations which will parade next Thursday
under his commando
YOU ,tscr firelneus Association OF New-York City,
l.0Oj sirOns vita engine ho!A anG ier hose car
ria AM hanls Col mbIan Hos "a rake Company.
Vt r-rK-E. 80 and IA baud; Empire H'oN aui Ladder
HoJuk'n 80 AID band; Exempt Firemrn's Association
OF Lob zen %; Aep uIs Ensin" H. 'Snl any, Nest ~eSt
paS, tlatbu,b, l.. l., IS; Was Iugton Engine Company
rlt ,us 10 and ban /: Exeupt Pirem us AssOr ,ti,n,
OF BROOKLYN. f. d.. 300; Exompt Err mrus sous As D.
a,d Iatlrr @"nnanv 20 3 west New. Br,gTions t.
SO. W"o.iie i""s and Lad ter COMPANY o. Woods to-
l. l.. 40: V"llntee firnmen's Association Br"k'yn'
Essex County,. ~ j.. 40 aud band; ot.rln HOSE Com
pany. Wrst New-IjrighrDu s. l., SO: Volunteer Ex-
emp, and Veteran tirerons son- "i New-YorS oV aud
ara II cor iig~r Hose Carriage Company, Lons |
Island tl, 30 drum corps; P"cihc En- nr Associf-
ton OF BiiIg ge ort, l15 ard band; Volunteer
frciucns AsSuci l,on o NrSIiav n, .oun., 400 ani
band; Frahkiu Hose GARAGE Company Railway N
j.. 40 and baud; Exempt trcmrn, Railway, n. J., %
cnef .npineer aud al es Lave OAR Association No. ~
New-iork, 2j0 AID band Jackson Hose Carriage com
pany 80. . Lpns island city, 80; Neptune Eneine
0npauy No. Of lompkinsvIlle ): l., so; Active
Hose C"mpanJ, OF Bloomheli, ~ j., 90; Arlington
Hook and Lander Co upany No. l. Arlington n, j. 80
AMI dru torpS; Veteran Vo nnt~r tmemens AS och..
ton Baltimore. 100 hand Lafayette Hose Carriage
Compauy Ncw-''rshton. :. l.. 20 aud a"i; delegation
OF Volunteer Frelneh. III California unGer Command or
ex hief Ennnrer Jane, Nuttnlal OF san francisco;
volunteer Flrruens sons Association, EastSide Nev-
York i5o nnd band teady S'rsam li"se % ana Bucket
Company. o Mrinrr's iarhOr. y l., 80 and apDaratlS
siein~av Hose Company, Of Long Island cry, 90 ana
hhnd; Vou.terr Frcmcn's Association OF BroOklyn L"
D., 600 AM and.
Harry Howard the oldest fire chief in the city, will
lead the Veteran Firemens Association in the parade
The Steady Stream Hose and Bucket Company, OF
Mariners Harbor will drag after it fire machine
with buckets used In 1892.
Colonel EDcnezer Burgess Ball, who will parade
with the Washinoton Contnentals of Washington is
the nearest relative of George Washington now living
Colonel Ball il seventy years old and Is en-
poyed in the Pension Department
lhe National Eoard OF steam Navigation has written
to General Stone oneing two vessels for the naval
parade OF Thursday. Professor Pain has published
programme in detail Of the fireworks TO 6e gwen ON
Bedlow's and Governors Islands on the evening Of
'ctoher % There will to l2U pieces IN all anu the
heavens will be painted every shade OF IRE known to
pyrotechnics After the professors display the
fireworks ordered by the Board Of Aldermen will be
set OH from the BATTERY.
fhe steamer Grand Republic will scarcely hold all
The 1th regiment Veterans and their friends who
have already applied for tickets to 60 on her. No
applications will be received after Monday evening.
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