New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-09
wait yet little longer for possible news Oh 'ne
City of New-York.
THEY COIrLD NOT HAVE GONE ANYWAY.


THEY COULD NOT HAVE GONE ANYWAY.
THE RoHERT GARRETT DREAMS DOWN. LOADED
WITH REPUBLICAN LEAGUE MEMBERS
Ahor. ecvcn hundred Republicans, comprising
doloco,ions from Kansas City, Chicago, Washing
ton Virginia. Pennsylvania and other portions
~ tho Union. assembled about noon yesterday
ON hoard the Staten Island Rapid Transit Companys
rorrvboat Robert Garrett The steamer had oceh
chartered by Mr. Foster on behalf oil the hepuphcah
Ieacuc. and prominent among those on poaru
were Patrick o. Farrell Washington >. T. Meyer
Kansas City, Frank Aldrich. washington; IL u
Fuller. BROOKLYN: H. f. Sumney, Drlitoh' fehh'
T. Frank Carson W. S. Little Walden, orange;
w II. Bridgcns, Kansas City' b. NJ. Dnvidson'
Virginio. C. C. Uausler Kansas City BENJAMIN /.
LYNCH Ross Hanna. H. Is. Ciaig minneapolis
b Donohue YonlIers Club. Dr D. d. 'i''''isoN'
James Redhener and I. Hart
At one time in the morning there was large
muster of delegates on board, but IL pcihg ascer-
tanned that the City of New-fork had not yeC
bcen SIGHTED and that the Garrett was not likely
IN leave her dock before half-past Z III inc
afternoon, there was pretty generm exodus '
MANY of those who thus departed ialieu 10 turn
M, again at the appointed time. Win thc resuIc
that when the boat at length maze a START w. ny
total of the mornings muster had Deeh dcpie'c"
by nearly two-thiris. ,.oa .ho dooI,
rd Nd the turn into the river when grating
noise was heard followed by q Worali9uc .laO
made itself felt in every part OF the vessel oeca
was promply shut off and the boat stoppeu.
.SomcthInq wrong was the whisper that Icw
around the vessel What was the matter =" iaC
was going to he done. The period OF qucs'l19nIhs
was soon ended when couple OF .ueS o'ai,0 90 ~
eide and began towing the Garrett nhck 10 Hcr
slip Dismay was depicted on thc lace y, t t,,U
passengers as the truth burst upon thcR a., n IL"
moments IN orc and tho chief engineer OF 'nc coi-
many had sprung on board and was down III AZ, w
enrine-roon closely examining one OF lne paauIt
wheels Presently he reaPpearea. . hs obiI,od
was riven with cOld-bloCdcd breVl'y thaV cinie9 i
e "s. heart Bv some means small log of wood
had become damned between two OF the Ducke.s
of the wheel Both buckets wore pr9Hod T TIo
the Robert Garrett was com pletciy uIsd olcI'
ordent Rcnnhljcans on board could take no part
The passengers demanded the return OF 1ne dr
money The captain declared 1t was no iauLU OF
his Checks were distributed, howeVer' Will
will entite them to the return OF thcl. lV r 81
The charge for the trip was NJ lhe ra'e u -
a head.
WORDS OF GREETING FROM FRESHMEN.
ONE OF THE SPEECHES Mr. BLAINE w, WILL hf'Ai'
LOOKING FOR THE PARADE
Iobr Dovov Joseph p Ryan. Michael Breslin.
Thomas A. Fencer. David j. Naughton John +.
Gibson. CAPTAIN NJ j. Slattery, of Albany Thomas
Fl.nn of Brooklyn, and about one hundred others
| r.nresontinp the Irish American Antl-CleVelahd
! and Protective League, had boat OF their owh'
the Fred d. Dalzell which they boarded at Pier
! ~, North River. and steamed down the bay az
II o'clock The following address, which u
WAS intended TO read had Mr.. Blaine arrived
will be presented to-day by John Dewey
On behalf Of many thousands of American citizens
we bid you hearty welcome. Firm oeeVc'' ~ vi,
American doctrine OF protection hall your return a Vn
most important in the life OF tho Nation - al
aucurv OF victory November The issue Is pc'"o"
the principles which have brought happiness anu prOpy
70 this country and those which have wrought havoc an
ruin in the land from which our race mas CONT. ~
career OF progress which the Republic mas oeeh 'c
inc for a general ion be continued with an eVer"uehnH
field for development shall that career Dc a'rcSe M
tho GOODS Of industrial decay be By policy OF retro
erosion? Is America to remain the one country ." ~
whore the lot Of the workngman is toerabie and ne ma
LOOK with confidence the future or are we 10 go o"of
70 the Furopean system which breeds pauperish misery
and degredaonl These are the questions 10 DC uccia
next November, and on you much Oh ou
~ the struggle will rest we Hisi h"'''O'"
no fought under your banner In 1884 arc AGAIN l''
do battle for the cause OF American industrial progress
we come reinforced in numbers stronger In organzauo
and dscirline confident Of victory The cause OF "he
YOU and the gallant Logan the champions -FOUR year
ago is that which Benjamin Harrison ana Low /, MOI
| ton stand to-day To you, under whose leadership "
fought our first battle for protection we wish az he Vef
opening Of struggle to convey the assurance Oh our "
wervinc LOYALTY to principle and continued person;
regard Accept congratulations Oh your safe return
On behalf Of the Irish American AntClevcland ana fr
tectlye League.
Captain T. H. McNamce, president OF the lrlsh
American Anti-Frce-Tra de League; eX-Judge A. l.
Morrison. ! ]. Mccarthy, the secretary, an
twenty-five others representing the executive CON
mjttee of that organization, were aboard the Sar
Sloan.
CAPTAIN p. r. McNamce. president of the lrisl
American anti -Frcc-trade League, who was electe
Grand marshal of the contingent from that pa
q, in ula Of
I W Spcarman who Is i'll, has reportc! 10 GFal
r Marshal Jackson that the representatives. OF IN
l the Headquarters at No. al Hghth-st ana thei
await orders TO be assigned their pace In Ut
= line Of march Captain McNamee VIII nave "a
/ tain Maurice Cox Of the 69th Reglment ava
! F. Brcsln. treasurer of the League
! as aides John Dewey, president OF II
t Irsh-Amcrican Ant-Clcveland and ProtectlN
League also called on the glalu hl"
shall and informed him of the arrangcilinYeh
which his association had made. lhey VIII 2
scmblc at the headquarters OF the League, ~
n ia Fiith-ave, and march thence TO lWenN
sccond-st between Fifth and Sixth ayes, WhGG
2 I they will await orders. The Scrcntde by u
repfcsontativcs of labor organizations whlC
+ Patrick Ford had arranged to take place at u
. Grand stand in Madison Square, and the acdrc
, Of welcome to be delivered. had OF course, to
: postponed Augustine T. Ford was unable
Q state last evening what new arrangements I'D
! been made in regard to the matter.
CROWDS IN SUSPENSE AT THE HOTELS.
{ NOT CAST DOWN AT ALL BY THE FAILURE ,
n THE CITY OF NEWYORK TO ARRIVE WIFE
: EXPECTED.
= The corridors of all the great hotels uptoV
wore crowded last evening with men hailing fro
4 nearly every State in the Union. From beio
Z Twcnty-third-st., and reaching for ten bloc
Is northward. the sidewalks were lined with peoF
g on both sides Of Broadway. Blaine badges
!. the hundred gistened under the electric llgl
y Of Madison Square. They clustered about t
g Worth Monument, they encircled the newly-ere'
~ ed reviewing stand. and were numerous abo
the Gilscy, the Victoria, the ST. James, the Brur
y wick the Sturtevant, and the Republican Hea
IL quarters They even filed the Hoffman Hou
!, corridors and cafe and made the Democrat
n guests feel small and few. But. the centre OF {
- traction was the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and all I
rs evening ana until long after bedtime, pa