New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-12
VIEWING TIE IA VAL DISPLAI I.
SCENES ALONG TIE RIVER FRONT.
THOUSANDS CROWD THE BANKS or THE IT'D
son At RIyrRsIDE PAEB-THE BATTERY
u,rD1y AELE TO HOLD ANOTHER NNNi

son At RIVERSIDE PARB-TnE BATTERY
| U,rDIy AELE TO HOLD ANOTHER MNNt
T1,a, tbc Riv,r.ldc Drive was the best pAc" To
wltn.-S the naval review was The '"h'I'"". -.
| ,,u.,rds rn,n ,hoi.and, Of Ncw-lork"ri and Of
| visitor. within ihr gates II III" m't"l"">' ''"
seventy -ccoud. st. to Grant tomb opposite
dried and twenty nft t. where the naval lafi'd" was
| ., ai.band IN. long unduatlug stretch OI the dnN'
| wa. thronr,d with people. Ih'v "er' mH'''u anu
| crowded together at every knoll or 'Imh""c' '""'
| offered an especially good view OF IN" bro'd N"'"P
! Of III. Hudson. hut everywhere there were iT"l'c
| - All d.t,e, and ages. They stood and 'at upon
ia. big Stone parapct. lolnecd comfortably upon tue
,,,,-. or pronenadcd llsurey In Ia" mellow october
.uu waiting patiently and good humondly for the
parade 10 appear ..
Vi the eN,remltics Of ~" park were the greatest
| crowds: the northern end. exercised however inc
most potent attraction. Here the steep bank of the
hy.r I, al It's highest and the View OF the TUCSON
extends farthrst and with the least obs'rncuon. Ihe
who'll, bnnk WAS alive with people. and the NH
leading np 70 the Clarcmont Hotel was also closely
hacked with slght,cers. The grand STAND mere was
filled To- n, utmost capacity large portion ~ II
being reserved for invited guests and Official repre-
..nativc, from Other state. The l@th Regiment DIu
filled I'm the hour, OF waiting by playing various
elections. among which patriotic nTN "'f" the most
promincnt Many people took advantage OF Tie
,,,,,r,,,v to lu,pect The tomb Of the great general
and th. crowds I'm H. ncghborhood We're 80 great
that the park police had sometimes GhirultV III
keeping good order. Not only was tIe park h'"n'
~, roadwuys and grassy knol,, full 10 Overlooking b"'
the steep bnnk, below the parapc "ci' 0c'uplrd 10y
,lo. who loved the shade given by the tres though
I'm many pieces the view restricted by thrh clear
down to the waters edge the peopl" spread, some
If the more adventurous finding excellent places to
.a. upon the tops Of freight ears standing on the
New York CcntTl'S tracks.
Many Of the house, along the drive were handsomely
decorated and In most Of them lucky parties of friends
were entertained by the residents. Mon, In" drive
vny wa, An endless review of carriage and tuInouts
of all descriptions from IN" tandem dogcnrt fooled
IN the highest ,llc Of the art by som" accomplished
whip with hi, smart parry OF S~cll5 down 10 the hum
III. .Nprrs, WAGON. with imprOvi,'d SEATS ~ plain
boards. The wlc,lmcn. too, were ont i'm full force
and geucrally III some novel form Of dee ration
Tho crowd began TO gather early II, . o'clock.
From that hour TN ccOck all ia" lines OF tranSpot-
tatlon lending uptown pressed closer and closer
to their utmost capacity. both the elevated roads
and line, were crowded 10 ia" utmost dis
comfort Of their patrons. They d, gorgcd their pass"
-cr, AT all the eros, streets from seventy -ccOnd ST.
up. and there constant stream n0"lnG west
wnrd through them iii. nearly o'c!och. 1'rn the
current vns reversed and for an hour OF two crowded
every street and every conveyance running down
town.
hay. Indian summer day, Offering no discomfort Tor
any length Of outdoor stay. The scene from almost
any point The Riverside Drive was oI great beauty
\ soft hnIc filed the air, the wooded heights OF tle
Hudson opposite, Just putting on the rich colorS o.
october. rnnde a splendid background 10 the Sra,
Of the war~hpS and their brilliant convoy
81 gayy decorated tugs. steam yac'sS aud excursion
,t,nmcrs Down stream the water shGnr With the
Skinner OF the afternoon upon II, which brought
into sharp relief the outlines Of the vessels when nj
last They appeared Deep interest was manifested by
the spectator, AT every point II, they passed along
and ~ each of thrbig waIsilps Wa, Identified from
the nags 1t New and The printed lists. one long cX-
clamltun of pleasure and admiration ran the length
h.Icd and one that doubtless lett lis imprc
Of tine mos. interesting ana impressive features Oh the
great COlumbu, CummrmpiailOh
WATCHING TIE FLEET At THE BATTERY.
At an early hour In the forenoon Yesterday the
Battery wa the seen" OF lively 'cramblinG for
d slrabc positions On the csplanade As the constanl
Increasing crowd collected 10 witness the naval
parade shortly after sunrise the surface ears AMI
downtown elevated trains were crowded with people
eager to be the first 10 reach the Battery, only TO find
the places they sought already occupied. At the
riverside the crowd extended far back the park
grounds blocking up the roadways and passagrs TO
fcrri, and docks. and keeping the police officers
busy clearing the way for teams and street cars.
The crowd was good naturrd one, although com
posed Of representatives. Of all nations The pepper
and salt coats and hats Of Western civilization were
contra,t,d strongly with the bnght-colored costumes
Of Turk, and .irmenianS In fcz caps Of Turkey red
and sa,lc, OF various bright colorS. and >panlard'.
Iiann and rrcnchmrn all wearing the National coiors
either ~ small naeS made up In some picturesque
design The pr,dOmlnatlng colors however were the
red white and blue. Every window and r0Oftop, a.
far -, could De- occupied by eager yet patient
propl. scanning the harhOr with field glasses
ana other, with telescopes. DARK lines of people |
could be- seen further on at the roof edg"S of the
al other buildings the Battery. sevcr., ~ the
new broadway cable drawn 10y four white horses,
rnvly decorated with iags. brought down carloads al
ght,e,r the new exciting considerable favorable
comment.
Al 4 little after = O'Clock murmur ran through |
the crowd rs the announcement was made that the |
SQUADRON was I'm sight. Al th, the crowd gave several
fotslnc cheers which caught up by the numerous
gnyy decorated river craft which began blowing Of |
whistle keeping up continuously until the parGding
fleet of war vessels aud other boats had passed the
river There was smoky haze hanging heavily over the
harbor and river which prevented from obtaining
a clear view oi the war vessels and II not until