New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-28


\RD TIE DOLPH1NS LAUNCH
too frequently into the bottom of an Army
cdnte"n. AZ various times during tIc early morn
ing wait for the President he went way ont on thc
further end of the rer and mounting piles of wood
there waved flag to and fro. much 10 the amnsc.
Inent OF the people shore, some Of whom. no
doubt, honestly thought that somctbn, was the
matter with his head. After one of these cxhi-
biilons of "wig-wageing' Smith returned 10 III"
pier and announced that the review had been post
ponc'i until This morning AZ 10 o'clock,
THE CROWD WOULD NOT BELIEVE HIM.
This statement was received with dcri-ion by
the policemen and the Others on the pier They
did not link that il would be- possible TO post
ponc such thing The soldier insisted. however,
and declared that IN" information had been
~ignallcd To him from the Philadelphia. the ha--
ship Of tie fleet. and from the Blake liScwi~c
He had been asked Ia signal to the other ships.
he understood all the signal codes in u~'. that the
review had been postponed II was learned Inter
that II originally was The intention ~ postpone
the review until that time but owing 10 Mr. Cl"vc-
lands cngag cement to review H." land parad" and
his arrangement 20 take q special train ~ noon
to-day for Chicago. this programme was not carri"
ont. This information was not given ont oii-
which he did about O'Clock. announcing 20 the
newspaper men present that the President would
review the naval fleet ~ o'clock.
The signal officer wa, again put 20 worl; max
ing motions al the flagship. and soon the worl
was passed along the entire line that there would
he review for several hours, but for all TO
hold Themselves IN rradIn'~- FOR the coming OI
the President about o'clock. Pcrhap, 1000
Of the many thousands Of people who had bcca
waiting in the rain 10 catch glimpse Of the
President ana the other members OF the party
took the word Of the policemen who passed IT
along the line. and started for their homes tired.
out, wet and Thoroughly disgustrd. 1hos,
who remained Were equally tired. equally Wet
and they became more 30 before the President
finally reached the pier and they were equally
Disguised with themselves. the weather and every
one who had been connected with the postpone
mcnt There much grumbling. and the neigh
boring liquor stores and cating-housrs did thriv-
ing business with those who took the opportunity
TO fortify themselves with solid and liquid re-
freshments against possible grip and colds
THE CROWD SHOWS PERSISTENCE.
During the next two hours the rain apparently
became tired Of the contract to drown the arIor
Of the citizens who had turned out 70 the number
Of several hundred thousand, and seeing that it
was az best a useless task, sackcned Umbrellas
began 10 disappear the clouds became thinner
and faint suggestion that there was a sun
somewhere in the heavens chccrcd the hearts Of
those who had been waiting for so many wet and
weary hours for the President and his COMPANIONS
TO 20 10 the Dolphin. KS o'clock drew
near the crowd began 70 tllcken and TO grow
impatient with expectancy. Steam launchol
from the Mantonomoh, the Dolphin and the Con
cord came mp 10 the landing. The Miantonomohs
launch took ont cN-Sccrtary Benjamin +. Tracy
with his daughter and gIanddaugh tcr and oX-
Secretary Fairchild. They 70 be guests aboard
the Dolphin. ~ the time that the launch re-
turned thcr" vas considerable excitement on shore
Inspector McAvoy, who WAS in charge Of the
police on and around III" river. received Il mes,
sage from the Victoria Hotel that tn" Prcsi-
deh'lal party were on their way 10 the boat
HE 200 policemen were lined mp in Eleventh.
ave 10 twenty fourih-sf.. and also up Twenty
thlrd-st. for Il considerable distance. The In
-p"c'0r did not know through which street the
carriages would come, 50 he took precautions 10
keep way clear through both Of them
Lentenah llonriqan, brilliant with gold lace
and carrying sword that cIanl,, and ratified in a
most military fashion, took prominent position at
W" '"ae OF the pier. The crowd was in good
hnnor and gave him Il generous reception At
dent flag wound around iii. stan and ready 70 he
nnfurled the instant that he should board IT, A,
10 o'clock the first carriage came around the cor
ncr at Iw"nty-fourl-st. There was a craning of
nccks and an incipcnt cheer broke out II soon
ceased because the crowd saw that the occupant of
the carriage was not the President, but the Sccrc-
tary OF state. He was alone Lieutenant lIouri-
gan met him at the carriage door and escorted him
TO one OF the launches The next carriagc was
occupied ny Postmaster General and Mrs. Bisscl
Then cam" Secretary and Mrs. Lamont, Attorney
General oIncy, and aztec them cam" the Prcs- |
dents carriage
CHEERS FOR THE PRESIDENT.
Lieutenant Ward was with him. and with Lieu |
tenant llonrigan he escorted Mr. and Mrs. Cl"vc !
land TO III" launch. Cheers were given for both J
Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland. The PRECEDENT removed |
his hat ana Mrs Cleveland bowed pleasantly. A. |
the President stepped aboard the Dolphin IS launch |
a sailor pulled az a cord and the Presidents flag
waved over the launch. The launch received
salvo Of sautcs from the tugs and excursion boats
near by. IL was deafcning. The launch steamed
directly for the Dolphin, which was lying consider
ahy up IN" river from Twcnty-thrd-Sf. SFrc-
tary Herbert and Captain Chadwick greeted the
ard the members OF the Cabinet as they
Lourdee the Dolphin. L--~sliatcH alter al the