New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-24
THE MONITOR NANTUCKET.

THE MONITOR NANTUCKET.
the long procession left the cemetery in Second-st.
1t was soon In Second-ave., up which IL marched
between solid masses Of spectators. 1t seemed
if the whole cosmopolitan East Side population
had poured out from the side streets 10 honor the
memory Of man Of worldwide reputation. II
crowded the sidewalks from curbstone to doorstep,
and filed porches balconies, windows and house
tops. The procession as 1t moved was full Of life
and color and dignity and force. symbolzing, as a
great procession always does, the forward move
ment Of the world in which he whom IL honUrcd
took important part
DOWN THE GREAT THoRoUGHFARE.
From Eighth-st. down 10 the Battery nearly
every public and private building was decorated
In Broadway as elsewhere a large but easily con
trolled concourse OF people throngcd the street
on either side, and quiet and respectful curl
osity was manifested by those who composed it,
Among them were hundreds Of men and women
whose features and compilations showed them to
belong 10 the PARKWAY Northern lands OF the
pine and snow, the home of vikings, poets sculp-
tors and inventors They seemed 10 take "A
special pride in the honors paid 10 the memory
Of one who had SO honored the home Of their
birth or ancestry. The procession turned its
face toward the sea and marched steadily on
ward checked now and then by crOss-tOwn cars
that had not been promptly kept back By the
generally effective police force All along the
route the windows were filed with faces, dry
goods boxes before the great stores in the whole
sale district were eagerly sought for, and few
owners Of drays drawn up in the side streets
gained quarter-dolar returns for the privilege of
occupying positions Of advantage. The street
fakir cried his wares with q buslncSs-likc grasp
of the commercial opportunity and carried on Il
thriving trade in memorial badges.
Quiet and good order characterized the con
duct of the crowd along the whole route OF the
procession until the lower part Of the city was
reached On through the cl0aknaking District.
past railway Office and clothing store the process
sion passed. the crowd increasing as we Battery
was approached. Hotels were decorated, from me
Stewart Building flew the National colors Tie lily
Hall had It's flags at haif-mast, but no one saw
anywhere about that building the SwedIsh nag.
The newspaper Offices showed proper respect Tor
tie occasion as did the massive PIE OF tuc reoera'
Building The procession passed by ola ~. Paul ;,
whose front bears the tmc-Stalned tablet III
memory Of Montgomery the funeral Journey OF
whose remains down the Hudson was one Of the
historic pagcants Of the century, and reached
Trinity as It's clock striking the quarter past
. where near the ceasccss sound Of the cty'S
toll and traffic. the gallant Lawrence sleeps be
meath the famous legend which records his last
words
THE CROWDS AT THE BATTERY.
The crowded BATTERY and Pier were reached
about 80 o'clock. Here was gathered the largest
| number OF people seen anywhere together during
| the day and so great was the crowd that In its
anxiety TO see the embarkation II ignored police
| regulations and poured over iron fence and grass
Mot in an unmanageoble mass. So great was the
| crowd that comparatively few, aside from those