New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-01

few who recognized him, narrowly osaDsA ~ 49,
taken f0R one Of those convenH0oA soo3E1
.1as rSsss tSs s.sP e Sf q e.
the left the Fifth Avenue Hotel shoae ~ oM
trast. Its decorations were few and gacsfuL g.
tho nne proportions Of the big building cene -
in their natural effect A bust Of washiafea
was itself almost hidden BY the brilliant pAEaeoo
Of the pretty spectators II held. From tee roo0
Of all the big hotels hundreds Of people weNo
were lined, and do over W thss Of tho nfth xyssre q
down to the delsctasion Of iOfsrs. 6vssy yisdoS
along sna SsS S.OaaEsy ,. was held BY patty q aEnis
other crowded buildings, the prospect endinGStA
Club. /~afss y
GROUPS IN THE WINDOWS.
The old New-York Club, now given svcf -
business, was the choicest Of all the bufldtAO
facing the square for Sightseeing Ths Rspahh-
can League had gotten possession Of several
windows looking down the avenue. othsR Rooms
were occupied by other jolly groups, and 10
stand had been built in Twenty -stxtA-sA fss -
pssoS ses aSass Dss a y Sos % 20
some pretty views: Theodore B Starr la hls sss.s
wh asr ss sss S eoo1 a' ana b
monicos showed a leaning toward tAs tdeoloR.
rhe arch at Twenty -sxth-st looked rather aat
one one. Two four.foot Continental soldiers did duH
against the pillars, menactng any new invsd&
from the direction Of the Battery. The SQUARE
ITSELF its trees just turning into green, 9sve 9
and helped to shade the early comers from IL
morning sun. At the Twenty -sixth-st end The
bronze figure Of Farragut could be seen Just ebe
to peer across the heads Of the seas-hohen into
the avenue. Others besides tho hero Of Mobile
Bay were shut out from view Of the 2aE.ds, and
all the square and the Cross streets Leading int0
pushing and elbowing to get glimpse even, Of
'nf The stand had BEEN s crowded from 10 Ssoe
on An hour earlier Inspector Byrne: IN had sfSns &
guard Of honor from the TIN Regiment also ap-
pss and the sennes kept one ;Ss
stands. From 10 o'clock TO / there were mesh
arrivals every few minutes. Four Of the mem,
bers Of the Army COMMITTEE, r d. Tnppen'
Frederick Gallatin, Park Commissioner ]. Hamp-
den Robb and J. Q. Tomlinson, received the gueses
who had tickets for the reviewing stands The
police kept lighting back the mob, which mads
Clubs would 60 up in the cir and come down
softly on the hats Of the offenders, and the ofcers
would make a plunge altogether iks the rush
In at last and the strained rope would be pulled
in taut again. The avenue had been cleared -
far as Twenty-seventh-st From there all tho
spectators was wedged in tightly from house
wall to house wall squad Of mounted police
was sent to cut way through, but 1t came back
The stand up to this point had been occupied
chiefly by that class Of people whom nobody had
ever seen or heard Of, but who manage mysterf-
ousIy to get hold Of the best seats at nearly every
big display. Distinguished arrivals were few and
far between. Senator Eustis, Of Louisiana. and
Senator Wade Hampton, OF South Carolina, reached
the stand before IL. William 4. Dodge came
Z. Robinson Congressman S. s. Cox, ex-Consress-
man S. v. White Police Commissioner voOfhis and
Nathaniel Mckay: The Pennsylvanis Legislatnfo
Near by was Q group Of Indianians, among them
Attorney General L. T. Kitchener, General 0eorgs
b Williams, now Of Washington, and one Of ths
managers Of tho Inauguration festivities; the Rev.
Dr. McLaod; of INDIANAPOLIS: G. w. Fairbanks snd
General T. H. Nelson. Commissioner of the State,
and Colonel "; r Holloway. orSther;in-law Of
%s%e M snd DOWN Ss Sr
before the stand in brilliant uniform, and helped
the other committeeman to look after the arriving
guests. -
At 1910 some Of the guests from the Sub
Treasury, who had come up on the elevated rail-
road, appeared. In the group were ex-Secretary
w. c. Whitney, Carl Schurz and ]. G Carter: They
took seats near the reviewng-box. Others Of their
neighbors were Governor Merriam, OF Minnesota
and his stan, Collector Joel B. Erhardt General 4
II. Muller, Ewert ]. Wendell &hd +. Hopkdnson
Smith
CHEERS FOB Mr.. HARRISON!
About l o'clock an outburst Of cheering frem
the stand at the Union Club end Q vigorous
squirt Of hand waving told that the President and
his party were arriving. detachment OF
mounted policemen clattered by and the PreSi-
dents carriage soon followed. The spectstora
on the stands stood up to cheer and those in the
back rows shouted Sit down. and pelted those
lower own with paper balls and orange peelinys.
The President took of his hat and bowed rs tho
crowd saluted him His carriage stopped short
and General John Cochrsne, who was on the front
SEAT, clambered out and helped the guests aight
Colonel Winchester, his companion on the frons
seat, got out next. Then the President stepped
down, followed quickly by Mayor Grant
In the second carriage were the VicePfesident
and one or two members Of the Centennial Com.
Window, -Elbridge T, Gerry and Clarence ".
Bowen. Secretaries Tracy and Proctor, and their
two aids were in the next Then came the
tenant Governor Jones The Attorney General
and Secretary Rusk shared the sixth carriage,
In the other carriages were Chief Justice Funes!
Associate, Justices Field. Lspar. and aH Satsni9f%
Depew, Archbishop Corrigan, Bishop roSSSsr' S'
Bishop Perry, of Iowa the Rev. Dr. Morsan Oxs
the Rev. DR.. Richard s. Storrs deleHnon ot
ingalls,, Hiscock, Evsrts, Adrich, Hisgns and
IIawley: Generals Hustled and Henry A BaTuM'
Russell B. Harrison, and Private Secsetesy
in a carriage together The New-Y hwy0 ;
received with polite cheering along - nne' ana
smiled broadly and lifted his hse
APPLAUSE roR THE MARCHING COLUMN
The Marty was soon seated In the review1ng-box!
The President WAS we'll to the 'front.' and Gspe1al
Sherman sat at his right. To his left were Mayor
Grant and ex-President Cleveland, tho latter non-
ing n red rose in his hand which he often hfted 70
bis nose. General Tracy stood behind the Pfesi-
dent and MIR. Gerry was near Mr.. Chveland-
T,ere were no ladies in the party. Ten minutes
Later General Schofeld and the head Of the column
came through the Twenty -third.st arch. he wae
followed by General Cruger and the general san.
thnsiastcaIly. So were the Staf oflaces,
ali Trim and fresh, as The The saLs.pS