New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-30
THE PICTURE IN THE BAY.
A GLIMPSE OF THE BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY.
THE PRESIDENT GREETED by MULTITUDE OF

THE PRESIDENT GREETED by MULTITUDE OF
LOYAL CITIZENs--How THE HOURS WERE
PASSED BY THE WAITING VESSELS.
A long line Of men of-war. forming the finest
naval DISPLAY ever seen in this country in times
OF peace. stretched from Bellows Island to Rob
bins Reef in the Upper Bay. Vessels wreathcd
in smoke from their laundering cannons ana
with wards manned as the President went
by, with marines in brilliant uniforms paradeu
on the auarter-declSs scaretcoated bugicrS souL"-
ing fanfare, officers gorgeous IN goid lace "i"
cooked hats, the strong fresh wihd waVihs ''r''
sable ostrich plumes. and driving away inc SMOKE
,broucb which ever and anon came flashing "
tongue of fame, while from mast ana yafd Oh
those sbips- war and of hundreds of merchant
ships futtercd bunting that made the ar Misty
with banners and pennants-such was the scene
rostinc on the placid waters of the Bay, and
walled by the green hills of Staten Island ana
NV the great cities that press the waters edge.
Above all lowered the great Statue OF Liberty,
calm cold impassabe, no flags hutterIng no
hunting displayed, but looking with that
tremendous Tranquil human face on all the glt-
terino display below, prototype OF the spirit
which inspircd it and made it possible All the
movino vessels were stcaming down both rivers
rboro the Naval fleet already anchored
THOU were black with people. gay with punt
irr and when they had finally taken Their
nloces the whole surface OF the pay piossoliou
ike 2 Garden Of flowers Before the gun was
fired far of down the Kills which ANNOUNCED
that. the President had boarded the DespaEh
and was Oh his way up 10 III,
fleet the bluc-suited sailors, the gayiy capirSo""
marines. the stately and Respondent OBJECTS Oh
,br Naval vessels walked about the decks ""'cn-
inc with interest the constant stream oi 'cSS''
,tot ,vo,, nv them 10 take the places appointed
them.
cprrT1XGs EXCHANGED FROM DECK TO DEOk'
Tho Coast Survey steamer Daisy with party
Of officers and their friends on boaf'' p"Ssc" "o"
the hnc OF war ships, ana greetings "cr' "a
changed from deck to deck. Merchant NesSeis'
steamboats,, tugs and every torn oil craft ll'"o q
rrcat city could furnish poured hr, un'l nh'y' al
| bcine in po,iton, the sound Ola gun vas h'"r'
in the direction of Elizabcthport. Then up the
long line steamed the DESPATCH covered WIN Duhr
inc and wrapped IN the clouds OF smoke tha'
blc,y toward her as the salute rolled along the
line.
Tho Sun Lad now broken through the clouds
and shonc down upon the pageant adding spi'hu"'
n IFS beauty The waves sparklcd, the buhlllp
81, AIMED I'm. fresh sweet winds pew over I'M
hav. the guns roarcd, the bands played ana IN,
nnonIn chccred Through such a scene l'reSIden'
ilnrIj son was borne to the place where me wan
nr and enthusiastic thousands crowded the CITY
v-6arvcS 10 be rowed ashore by those ancient aiio
honorable members of the Marine society, "h,
were 10 man his barge. The water WAS churii,'
mo foam by the swift craft that followed, ana
all the stately feet moving north"ard.
RIVERS PULL OF MOVING CRAFT
Tn towards the Palisades Of the NCrth HlVcl
swept the mcn-of-war. the merchant ships witt
all their bunting waving and their decks crowded
with People, passing up toward the Great gray
| towers of the Bridge, which lifted themscNe'
| against the clouds Everywhere on land and
SEA were patriotic enthusiasm, clouds oil liags ant
| Strcamers, people packed thickly on per ano
| bulllhcads and vessels decks. The eye was weary
Of the gorgcOusnesS of the scene, ana the ear wa
| dcafcned with the salv0s and shouting.
Looking at the city from the Bay IT. seene.
as if a cloud of starry flags had settled over II
and all along the Battery and along the lines
| wbaryes there was one black, solid mass o
| humanity The people swarmcd up the riEgln.
| of vessels lying AT the docks ana made ba'l
| pyramids They climbed to every avail liable plac
| on the ships on the Bay, and 50 IN glory ana II
| state" the President passed through the midst %
| his loyal citizens. Then the fleets disappeared
| from the Bay, the tumult and the noise c?ase'
| ON the water but still burnc by the winds cah'
| the roar Of the millions on shore and SIM iioatc'
| above the jubilant city the cloud Of starry flags
|