New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-30
THE PARTY ON THE WIMAN.
UovERNoRs GOING TO MEET THE PRESI,
DENT.
THEY sAr1. DOWN THE BAY TO ESCORT GENERAL


THEY SAIL DOWN THE BAY TO EsCokT "EN EMAIL
HARRISON TO THE CITY.
c,uven ~ This great Republic stood the edge
~ Tho eoat AZ the wost Twenythirdst ferry slip yes
terx,ay morning and waved his arms IN irshuc raN
we'll b,xom American wife aud mother stood on
the st~vn OF THE ferrytoat Erastus Wiman as drew
ont of the slip and she answered the demonstration
With a despairlng look and doubly despairing wall
Tlcy were not actors I'm an elopement tragedy now
sver: they were simply connections by marriage OF
sene third cousins Of some member oil some oo'er
norS staff, and, therefore, they in common with ABOUT
four thousand other equally important persons ma"
tickets emitting them to one passage down the Day
in the Erastus wiman, IN company with the numerous
Governors and representatives OF states TO see Pres
dent Harrison follow the footsteps or rather In the
wake OF HIS strtous predecessor. one George WASH
ington. The rush of hcket ho'ders for the "'nar
when the gates opened at 9:3O yesterday morfhhs
A. humanity had to be cut of some
vhsre. and the boat pulled so suddenly
r. tho effort to effect this esnh that some fanhiy
ties were ruthless brokcn In the manner descrDed'
the wife getting aboard. the husband getting LETT
Tho above incident was characteristic OF the oaV
and the demonstration as viewed from the COCKS VI
this flagship of the staten Island fleet. 1t was
eyand rush. As the crowd rushed INTO the spacious
saloons each man and seized CHAR ara
n.t.ntlv each broad staircase transformed INFO
a Jacobs ladder with angels. in tailormade oroSS''
Ascending and descending, every anger carry amp
stool with her. There were 1000 people on "o
hoat and nearly as many more who were left oehhu'
h,d an overflow meeting the fleet steamer Moi-
mouth which was provided for the various 'oVefoS
and v,berna,oal cousins who failed 20 set aboard inc
wiman the Sirius.
ruE START DOWN THE RIVER
Yse Staten Island flagship was KING aiiioie 49,
o. g as she sailed down past the oh!' "no'o ~,
oak and spire and gable had It's waving nag 10.
decks were laden with every specos o' CIV" e'
from an OK President down. Her patent lea'"oii"s
paddc- wheel cur the wafer witt 'he hea'ness anu
s,..,.,o, ~ meaf.axc streamers nosted from every
available point on rigging or ra'ilne' ""
h~,med band from the small State OF khooe isla'u'
made large noise the lower Geek ana every oo0'
uas harpy IN the enjoyment OF staten lsahu Nus
pitallty except III" man who coaldh gel soa' anu
IN. wife whose better half last seen on the ferry
boat .,o.
On the hurricane deck and In the capacious p'o'
hors.s were ok President Hayes Chaunccy NJ Depe"
Senator sherman. GovcrnOr Foraker Governor huoo'
n Michigan Governor ITnvey. the soldicrly Executive
Of Indiana. and Governor Dillingham;, OF vermont
Mr. wlman and Captain Emmons. president OF the
Rapid Transit Company, entertained these and man!
other well-hnown people with Eeoeraph"ai .h",
nation and dissertations the great MISTAKE WASH
fngton made in not bridging the hiiis ana co''e UP
10 by rapid transit Instead OF pandhg aions
IN a little boat. ExSecrctary EaNam SAT OF u'c
saloon roof and studied the seaward prospect VIII"
the steady gaze of hclmsman of the snip OF S'a,e'
Governor Gordon, Of Georgia, braced his sturdy
form against the stiff westerly Win
which blew with playful freedom through the ex-
tensive mustachos Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS JONES
Senior Romero the Minister from the sister Republic
q Mexico, gaGcd the pageant OF the American navy
collected under the protecting shadow OF Liberty
goddess and silently compared IL with the Mexican
armament DR.. George z. Loring. ex-Commissioner
Of Agriculture and newly appointed Minister tn Por,u-
cal Kept his portly form end square New-Ehgiaho
coun.enance turned 10 the sunshine as the steamer
hauled around tire Robbins Reef beacon and spec
down the Kill toward Eizabethpor
The Staten Island shores were lined with people "a
the pride Of the staten Island navy passed by with
her load Of Governors and the staten Island Fir" Dc
parment turned out with ianrling gong and rafting
truck TO parade along the shore and show the Wor!d
that the spirit OF 1890 not frozen In Staten sahd
veins The ancient mariners arranged in front OF the
Sailors Snug Harlor checre and all the little steam
boats footed in chorus a. the Governors swept on
ward 70 meet the coming President
AHAIr FOR LUNCHEON.
little before IL clock the ferryboat lay TO within
sight Of Ehzatc,hIort and the white funnel OF the
Despatch. when ample luncheon provided by Mr.
Wiman was served the crowd Of notables on board
After drifting in the stream for half an hour ana
dodgnc the more inqusilve and less respectful Steam
of the view Of the digntarios on board the sight OF
dozen yachts ard tugs foamng down the channel In
sdvance Of the muchdecora,ed craft that bore the
Presidential party put new life into waiting souls
Behind the Despatch came the City OF Hudson, with
Governor Green and five six hundred New-Je1sey
officials on board. As the Despatch steamed by. Cap
tain Frank BREASTED. OF The WIman rang to reverse
the engine and swung into line behind tho PrcSiden
tial steamer.
Then began the usual race into which marine
tho lorirf ,,-
NJ the WimaD's passengers could be formulated It
would be that there Is more free and untrammced
soul in this land of freedom that tugboat captain
In the midst of marine pageant unless possibly
n NAV be an iron steamboat captain in like stua-
tion He laughs at adnirals and earadmiras. regI-
iatons and proclamations. He puts full head of
steam and goes for position at respectful distance
Of about three feet from the object OF his curiosity,
whether the same be English cutter or an American
Chief Magistrate.
Still the general spectacle was in no way marred
by this introversion Of the procession As the fleet
swept out of the Kills into the bay. the broadside OF
admirfng ordinations from the thrccdecked ferry
boat became audible even above the roaring whistles
and sp,eful cannonadng All points on the boat
vere equally advantageous points OF Wow LOT III
whatever direction the eye turned there were miles OF
streaming bunting. yellow spars. black tunnels footing
whistles rolling ships and bobbing boats all rooted
by endless vistss Of eecy cloud arches and nooreu
BY the sun-fecked water OF the harbor
LITTLE sKIFF NEARLY RUN OVER.
When the Despatch pulled up to free herself IRON
the reckless little skn that got Ia her way and nearly
hsA the honor of being sunk b. boat that bore q
Pa6dent, and the big steamers moved right and
left In their efforts TO keep from running one another
down, the passengers the winan were not so sorry
that their boat q little In the rear. After this
little incident and The line Of march taken
up again, the h0tilla swept onward past the men-0f
wsr ms ehostly white Boston. the Atlanta with hcT
2 q
ramp past the big square-rggcd Brooklyn past tho
nshas0me cruiser Chicago, until finally the wheels q
the w.msh stopped turning when she bumped UP
agsnst me oatermost Of the fotilla Of tugs that
ounoc1 me fresdents steamer OF the foot of sst
TO the Governors aud their friends II looked as though
tne oia snipmasets would have 20 make several port
sges oyen intervening tugs II they expected to take
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