Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-12
PROUD AS A QUEEN
a Million Persons Throng New
York City
TO WITNESS The BIG DISPLAY
The Spectacle One of the Most Brilliant
and Imposing Ever Witnessed
Anywhere on Earth.

more people began TO move toward the
rivers and bay as early as 8 O'Clock this
morning, when the most important
event of the Columbian Celebration
the naval parade Fifty
thousand strangers came 10 town last
night and this morning and joined the
lO0,0 600 who arrived yesterday, and
every street, lined with bunting, pre-
sented scene Of Kaleidoscope anima-
ton. Eight miles of water front on
the North river side of the city was
lined with spacious stands. black with
people, TO view the marine spectacle,
and something like 500 excursion
steamers and tugs. gayly decorated,
carried nearly !0,OeO people.
A Million View the Parade.
By the time the parade got under
way something like n million and
half of people were waiting for q view
of the spectacle. The scene In the
harbor was the most picturesque ever
seen III American waters. There were
so many boats of so many varied
types, and they were co close together
that from distance they seemed to
form q pontoon bridge from shore t.
shore, prepared for the passage Of
great monarch. The equipments of
the vessels were almost concealed by
flags, while the brass work shone like
FURNISHED gold.
Shortly after 10 O'Clock the steam
tug Howard Carroll left the barge
office, having on board the committee
on naval parade and distinguished
guests.
At Grants Tomb.
A fitting climax to the successful
pageant was the scene at the turning
point at Riverside. This wss natures
own amphitheater. The isloping hills
sides gave every one an uninterrupted
view of the display. The wealthy,
whose costly equiIages blocked the
carriage way had no advantage over
the poorest citizen who could Chamber
up hill or scramble down the rocks to
the waters edge. and many thousands of
them did so. 1t was nearly p. m.
when the Philadelphia preceded by a
cloud of tugs and with pleasure boats
came down IN front of the riverside
with the foreign warships and the rest
of the naval escort well IN line. The
tide was beginning to turn ard the
gaily bedecked vessels swung around
at Will and indulged in all kinds of
naval "horse play" while waiting the
appointed signal for the parting salute.
Three fire patrol boats spouted geysers
IN the air and treated the passengers
on the upper deck of the crowded
excursion boats with impromptu
shower bath, with the utmost impair
tlality.
The Closing Scenes.
At 1856 p. m. the naval committee
boat, with the president, Governor
Flower and other distinguished guests
aboard, turned the buoy and passed
the warshIps on its hOmeward trip.
Then signal to salute was given, and
the Columbian naval pageant closed
with the echos of the great guns rever-
brating around the tomb of the silent
Grant. A sight fully as interest
ing as that of the vessels in
line was presented by the i'm
mense crowd OF spectators on the
shore. Every point of vantage from
the waters edge to the top of the tall
est building was occupied by people
who had waited for hours for the head
of the column of boats TO appear.
When the PROCESSION moved UP the
river there were ten miles of humanity
on the shore. Our foreign visitors on
the men of war saw more people at one
time than they credited this country
with possessing. From the battery TO
Harlem was one mass of humanity.
The battery itself was a sea of
heads those in the rear trying
IN vain To peer over the thousands IN
front. Every pier along the North
river was black with the people, and
the windows, balconies and roofs OF
all buildings that commanded view
of the river were crowded. Impro-
vlsed seats were arranged on roofs, and
people even climbed to the tops of
chImneys 10 get better view. West
street was blocked with crowds ali the
afternoon, and very little shipping
was done from the piers on that side.
The Jersey City and Hoboken ferry
boats carried all they could hold, and
the bulk of the passengers merely
rode back and forth TO see the show.
fhe display of fireworks of Brook
lyn bridge this evening began at $50
O'clock. The big span was one inn
o'clock crowds began to gather along
the cast river front aud the streets
from Broadway to the river were
crowded with men. women and chill
dren, all looking toward the bridge
snd all securing points Of advantage
from which to view the pyro-
technic display. Exactly at $50. the
bridge having been closed to traffic.
a small Niagara OF ire accompanied
by the explosion of innumersble
bombs, was let loose from the bridge
and fell in a sheet Of liquid fire. i40
feet TO the river below. Tnen with an
other roar of bombs. each tower be
came a macs OF light. surrounded by
immense suns Of rainbow colors. when
shed n radiance over the river far be
low and over the sister cities.
RUSTLER METHODS IN COURT.
Milo Burke, Wyoming Carlemsn