The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1889-05-10

But %ew YORK was never sp crowded be.
fore broadway practically ilnpass-
nhla, there were. countless thousands Of sight
scers masspl on the great bridge spanning
the East river, and it was almost sheer i'm
possibility to penetrate into theatre and hotel
labblcs. The visitors were generally easily
distingushable from tho New Yorllcrs The
people of New York have a way OF wearing
their clothes that is peculiar to themselves,
and they have also q certain swing and hlnsa
manner that is not seen i'll any other city Of
the United States.
New York city was never before 50 spleii-
dillr decorated There was scarcely n husi,
ness house or private residence that did not
display some sign that the occupants We're
patr!otita!ly alive to thu grand significance
and Importance of the ceeDrat ion The
buildings OIL the streets through which the
military parade passed wcro covered with
tasteful and expensive bunting, and no words
can convey an idea Of the splenlor OF Broad
way, with its miles Of massive buildings al
most hidden from view by flags and bunting
and every conceivable sort of picture Of tho
father of his country. The fact that many
Of the portraits were 50 brightly hucd as to
look like a forest fire Of q storm at sea de-
trlctcI not at all from the we'll intcntione1
patriotism which instigatel their exhibition.
Those who went Oh the Brooklyn bridge to
sec the naval parade were afforded Il scene Of
luequalcd grandeur. So many We're tho flut-
terng flags on top Of tho countless buildings
OF New York that the city seemed to sway
from side to side with every gust Of wind.
When the naval pageant at last came around
the Battery i'll view Of the bridge spectators
1t WIS greeted by u prolonged roar from
hundreds Of thousands of threats, and men
and women, and children too, secme- to be
beside themselves with uncomfortable excite
nlent and enthusiasm. Some We're even seen
to deliberately throw their hats. their hand
kcrchicfs and their canes into the green wa
ters below, so carried away werc they b,
the ndcscribabie magniiicence of the spec
taclc
First came tho majestic war ships, two
abreast; then tho yachts, with their clouds
of snowy canvas followed by miles Of steam
yachts, steamboats,, tugs, porderons ocean
greyhounds and merchant ships, elevator
boats, lighters, all sorts and sizes of vessels,
the whole tlotila so supcrbly adorned with
bunting and flags as to resemble a vast rain
bow stretching along on the bosom of the
East rivers clear green waters. Governors
Island and Staten Island, darkencd by tho
fresh appearing foliage, and the shores of
New York and Brooklyn, lined with count
less thousands Of frantically exubcrant men
and women, formed u noble frame for this
dazzling sea pageant The salutes were still1-
ming in their greatwaveso of sound. The hoarsc
roar Of the great guns of the men-ofwar min
gled with the sharp boom Of the guns on the
yachts, while the artillery at Castle William,
Fort Hamilton and distant Fort Wadsworth
thundcred forth in unison. Shrill shrieks
from the whistles Of innumerable tugs and
steamboats, added to tho din, and when the
colOrs were tlirpetl NIL Mt tho same instant
and the yards Oh the sailing vessels were