New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-02

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AS MANY slaHT-sEERs, AZ EVER
THE PATIENT AND eooDHuMoRED MuIrIruDEs
IN THE 6TREETe-soENEs ABOUT TIE CITY.
The crowds along the line OF the parade yesterday
wero perhaps even greser than hose Of tho day before
As carly g O'Clock. families and little parties left
their homes TO secure seats the stoops Of the Fifth
ave. houses that wero free to the public, and BY
hour later tho only way get to pay from
two to Eve dollars for It. The Of wagons fitted
up with tiers Of seats arose with the sun. 10 their
anxiety to got good positions I'm the streets Just OF
the line Of march, even staying all night keep
ther places These wagons, the big stands tn Madison.
Union and Washington Squares and the thousand and
ono smaller ones along the route Of tho procession
began to I'LL up before O'Clock. Tho windows along
Fifth-ave. and Broadway werc In most cases not &C.
cupIed until the music announced the coming Of the
parade.
Although the show OF yesterday was announced 70
begin so much sooner than that Of the day before
people did not seek their seats any earlier. Thoy
had had an experience on Tuesday that taught them
tho dscomforts OF standing or even sitting from early
morning until o'clock IN the afternoon without any
thing TO eat but q sandwich. or anything to drink
but circus lemonade. Besides, the civic pageant
was long and marched slowly, and many were salts
fed with hours view Of It. Then, too, business
was not nearly so generally suspended Sesteusy Is
the previous day. few firms could anord 70 Close
their houses two days In succession. Tho TACT thss
tho route CT the civic parade was mile shorter tina
that Of the military, however, greatly Increased the
Of people above Canal-st.. and tho scenes of
tanning and jostlng OF the previous day were rsen
acted even = larger scale.
Early In the morning, line Of people two or three
deep stsd along the curbstones and the rest OF the
pavement and all the streets wero well filled with
files of sIshtsees going up and DOWN in search OF
al Urtf
stools and boxes that sold to those who did not
care to pay big prices for seats on the stands and
carriages containing strangers who wished to SOC tho
decorations and the crowds, passed through Fifth
ave. until about O'Clock. whom the police cleared
the streets
Many Of tho soldiers and visitors left tho city on
Tuesday night, but their places wce Ut once takon
By incoming crowds. Tho Pennsylvania, jersey
Central York and New Haven and in fact ali tho
ruads running into tho city brought enormous crowds
Of paeSengsrs yesterday morning. Tho trains from
all the suburban towns were delayed moro or less
by the Jam. There were people Of all kinds. Bust
ness men living out OF town brought their families
and friends to SEQ the sights, and country cousins
simply swarmed TO visit their city relatives. Young
men and their sweethsarts excursions to New'York
actually forgot mako love, great was tho crush
The Bridge and all incoming ferries poured In people
by the thousands and neighboring roads were alive
with the wagons Of country folks driving to town to
view the spect arle. AS result, the streets In all
parts Of the city filed al day. Even away from
tho multtudes that lined the route OF the procession
II was evident both from the Numbers ana rom mo
character OF those the streets that something un'
usual was going on The word rustic was written
on the garments and features Of many, and the way
that they craned their necks looking at the tops OF
tho high buildings and the suddenpess with which
they slapped their hands TO inside pockets whom they
saw Beware Of Pckpockets' sign gave further
proof u any needed that tho backwoods districts
were well represented
Tho cars both elevated and surface, did an enor-
nous business carrying people to and from tho
parade and all hours Of tho day they were crowded
TO the platforms.
In the neighborhood OF the Fifty st. Plaza
all was confusion from early hour until the last
of the paraiers had passed down Fifth-ave As carly
As o'clock the people began to arrive nom all d.
rections and soon arerward tho organizations that
had been assigned places In the line began to appear
Great interest centred around the veteran hremens
organizations and their brightly FURNISHED apparatus
attracted general attention: But 1t Was vas
ssrly tho b.d.ss "'o so... " ,Sss tho crowds
ct people found mos. to interest them. Aids sstrds
s sons sSas: s''s sSa h' Il. .s
organizations were drawn up awaiting the order
to take their place IN line argn as the croTa was as
tenily waited for the procession TO move Inc
policemen found no difficulty In keeping tho people
within tho prescribed limits
To tho thousands OF Brookiynites who came to this
city the parade by this route was added .
before had time to view the sights nom the structure
Tho crush greatest In the morning, but large
People r.trpne to Brooklyn after having wines
tho parade made another crush In the afternoon, but
everything went along smoothly.