New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-30
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the floating city, each boatload doing its proudest
as the President, standing bare-headcd On the
bridge Of his vessel, bowed his returns one by one
10 the lucky members Of the vast fotila-such .
scene and such o welcome must linger long n
the memory OF every one who witnessed them,
from the greasy firemen in the tugs, who thrust
'heir heads from the engine-room windows to catch
q ghhpse OF the approaching President, to the
Eniet Magistrate himself, the central figure In
all this wonderful demonstration.
AS u welcome it was widespread, tumultuous.
almost overwhelming. Nothing could have beer
"aded IN heartness or volume In spite. too. Of
'"e chronic difficulty OF handling water parades
anu 'the headstrong endeavors OF the hustlina
p'io'S ol excursion boats to run down every minute
upo" 'hc PRESIDENTS boat, the pageant Of
yesterday lacked little of genuine and imposing
dignity and order. AS long as General Harrison's
flag foated at the masthead of the Despatcb III.
vast feet maintained in cfcditable degree it's dis.
clpilne and symmetry. And if in his depar ure on
the barge that carried HIM to Wall-st the attend,
ing notllla fell for moment into confusion it soon
Strengthened itself out for r1ln up the East and
then up the North River that in itself was spec.
tacle rarely 10 DE matched in any American port.
NOTABLE FEATURES OF TIE DAY
But brief outline sketch can do small iustio~
on the water, every minute Of which was filed
with interesting incidents. Preparations. which
in many cases had been on foot for six monthsI
in many cases had been on foot for six months
came to point soon after daybreak Yesterday. Bu
o'clock the harbor was already scene of bustla
and activity. The ships which had not vet fallen
into their places in the line shifting about I'd
make their positions. All were dressed from stem
TO stern with flags, and on many the seamen wero
giving the last touches Of decoration. The tugsl
equally as gay, were putting from one point to ana
other, getting their passengers for the trp down
to the Kills. The large excursion boats were fll.
ing up slowly at the North and Last River piersl
some lying for a half-hour along the New-Ycrk
'front.' and then for another half-hour shifting
across to Brooklyn. BY o'clock almost every ois
had been crowded in and whistles were blown for
starting. The wind was coming stifly across ths
Bay from the southwest and the sky was cold and
threatening The rains of last week washed the
atmosphere free of every mpurity and the hills of
S,a1en Island stood out in the distance in a hardI
steely 6iue. The water in frs harbor was duh and
muddy, the only bit of neutral color to the sceneI
Ills dead hue it did not lose even when the SUI
came out brightly, Just before noon, dancing upon
the waves and against the painted sides OF tha
mcn-of-war and adding fresh gayety and animation
to the view
The average excursion steamer did not get fairly
out into the Bay until after . o'clock But soma
of the few boats chosen 10 make the trim 10 Eliza4
bethport were astir earlier. The Despatch
which had been lying at the Brooks
lyn Navy Yard, got under way at 81
Flying the Union Jack at her stern she made
her way up the East River 10 Twcnty-sixth-sty J
where she anchored to take aboard the officials
who were to receive the President. The captain's
gig and a whaleboat were sent ashore TO bring orts
board the guests. Lieutenant W. s. Cowles was in
command Of the Despatch tn others in authority
being Lieutenant W. Mclean, executive officer u
Ensign, II. Eldridge; Passed Assistant EngineerI
G.. W. Roach; Passed Assistant Surgeon, d. NJ.
Ciuitcras, and Lieutenant w. S. Benson, Of the
Marine Corps, who was in charge of the guard.
BOARDING THE HONoRED MANGFwAR!
The first man to arrive was the Secretary oN
the Interior, General Noble, who was taken TOT
the Despatch in the cutter. Clarence w. Bowen,
and w. f. d. Stokes next appeared, and were
rowed to the vessel in the whaleboat Then
came Loyal Farragut, Jackson S. Schultz, Fred
eric r. COudert Ogden Goclet Senator Franks
iscocl, with several ladies' and Attorney General
w. II. H. Miller About hak-past T. Admiral,
Porter and his staff and General Sherman amt
General Schofield were driven to the pier from the
into the boat to be taken to the Despatch the
Admrals flag, dark-blue, with four white stars,
wss hois,ed in the bow. Senator Evarts with
u party 0! ladies and Senator Aldrlch of Rhodes
Island, came next and were followed by tha
Secretary Of tie Navy, B. + Tracy, and his
son, Frank b. Tracy.
On the whaleboat which took the General to the
large vessel was displayed the flag of the Secretary
of the Navy, field of dark blue, with a white
anchor and coil of rope in the centre, and white
star in each corner The last TO be taken on
board were Mayor Grant, Governor HILL Major
Asa Bird Gardiner and several other Centenniat
officials In the meantime profIlse decoratiOnal
had been run up. Besides the two American en-
signs on the masts, three hundred small flags ofI
all the colors of the rainbow and of every design
were strung from mast to mast and in lines from
the yards to the deck. About o'clock Ensigul
Eldrdge, who had charge of the embarkation, re-!
turned 10 the Despatch with all the small boats,
ard soon afterward the vessel weighed anchor and
steamed down the Bay for Elizabethpor /
The tug Nina also lying at the pier at East
Twclty-sxthst. early IN the morning, waiting
10 carry Admiral Jouetts staff TO the flagship Chs
cago The hour for departure was fixed at Z a. m.,
but the staff not all present until 1880, when
the tug rapidly slipped down stream. The staff
consisted of Captain Charles A. Norton, Commo~
dore William X. Bridgman, Lieucnant-CommandA
cr A. S Snow, Captain l.. y. Stoddard GouverneuE
kortright, New-York Yacht Club; c. NJ Tweed,
ADMIRAL of the CorinthIan Yacht Club; Captain
W. j. Shnckleforl, of rie Pacific Mail Steamship
Company; William T. Stanford, of the OLD
Dominion Steamship Company; William b.
Bouton, of the Red ID Line: j. f. Alex,
andcr, =. T.. Leievrc, of the Ocean Stcamshipl
CoinDany; James r. WarI OF the Ward Steamship
Company; Commodore Jefferson Hogan, OF the
Atlantic Yacht Club; Vlce-Commodore Robert
Center, OF the Scawanhaka Yacht Club George WI
Hall. of the American Yacht Club; Commodore
c. c. w. Lowrcy, of the Larchmont Yacht Club :