The sun., 1889-04-30
THE PRESIDENT IN THE BARGE.

THE PRESIDENT IN THE BARGE.
At eight bells" IL o'clock. the crew Of tho
Presidents barge. bearing their banner.
marched to Pier Is. the throngs on the side
walks and pier heads cheering them Mt erev
stop. Every skipper wore a black broad.cloth
suit. silk hat and dark blue satin badge.
bearing the words:
Crow OF the Presidents barge. centennial ceIebraaoa
of washngtons Inauguration, l7seIsse.
Each also has a medallion bearingthe Marine
Society motto Add to Charity, knowledge
The Despatch had hardly tautcne1 her cable
to tho ebb tide when the port steam launch was
lowered and manned. She brought some OF
the committee ashore, and the assembled mul-
titude. taking it for granted that the lrcsideNt
was In the boats stern sheets cheered and
yelled. and the whistles broke loose again
When tho twelve -oared barge. manned by
blue jackets. came ashore soon after Win COM
modore Gerry and others. the did some more
screaming. and so certain we're they tha' 'he
landing OF the President had taken pace th"t
the steamers Sirius. Assistance. America ana
NIL except the Edward CLARK. the America
and the Philadelphia. the latter hyine 'As
Amateur Photographers flag. went away
These three boats perslsteutly romhneu pe'
tween the Despatch and tho shore, ser onsy
llleTl'VlHE WIN IHS lhllulHE w ''''
tingushcd guests. and endanGerrG their lives
The bow Of tho Clark struck the steam sNhcn
amidships rs she WIS returning 10 tie lesl"'cn
with Lieutenant and Ave men on hoard aLu
almost capsl2ed her.
At 12:47 tho old Captains boarded tie he'
spatch's steam launch at tho float on the eas'
sid OF Pier lG, and, after running Hou! o' 'n'
Edward Clark, the AmerIca,nnd Assistance nna
lust escaping tho steamor Monmouth WnS'
they succeeded in getting alongsiie ID 'eN
minutes. At 1885 the twclve'oared p"'S'
came ashore with seven moro guests aH1
when she got back at / O5 tho order wa GNeA
TO " man yards" the marines on board lhT pe
snatch ranged In line on the upper de'Hp
sented arms over the starboard Gangwa' aH'
all was ready for the Presidents emlarkanol-
Here is the order In which III" crew o. ta''
tains manned the barge: Passing down Nv
starboard ganRway ladder Of the i'e-p"''"
Capt Ambrose Snow. the coxwain, ed t'eN"'
then followed Cap,s. Norton and Ur1uhari' '"'
bow oarsmen; Capts. Spencer and DeaF'oLn
who pulled the second bow oars. came peA..
then Capts. s. g. Fairchd and James i"'Ae..
Carts. Richard Luce and John y; DeMbmt. bt.
NJ an; tapts. v. A. Ellis and q. j. ,, iTa.' ain
Peak o. oars" came The or Ter rom + ,e.. ,Ai.
Morton. Asa Bird Gardner ard C,at'i hen,.3
Erhen passed down the GanwGy ladder .nhst nIt
took places In the cushioned stern shee's '"''
were covered with rags. c.o
Shove of - was the next order Cart GeS
Norton piled his edged bo4,hook nNG GIcs
moment the orders, Lot fall" ani Siys
way" came from Cart. SNOW, And ES
way they did with will If you hndn't IN h,Ss W.
tho crew. that clean vigorous str % hr.",,hbs
tho ash cars would have made, you hell"S, Wo
heads under those tail silk hats w"r" h,H
frosty. NOW what cheer gGss M. ana "n"1 n,rGs;
booming OF cannon when the crow -'o ,%a"a %,a
the old fellows are doing against thA' 5"0"'
East River hide. and
There was broad smile Of pleasure III. Svr
MQrton's when they lifted their hats 'Ei ri
ladies on the bridge OF the s,eamer IIn'bst
Alexandria as the barge shot in between Nv
Tin bow !" shouted Co1swaln SNOW. ""