New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-27
RIVERSIDE SLOPES BLACK WITH PEOPLE.

SHOUTS OF WELCOME As THE MIGHTY SHIPS
MOVED Up TO THEIR AHCHoE>GEs.
Tie green slopes Of Riverside Park. the Drive and
oil the commanding bluffs and knobs between Seventy
second ST. and One-lnndrcdth-st We're black with
thousands OF sightseers when the leaders 81 the col
umns OF great warships moved slowly and maicsri-
cally mp to their ancIoragcs in the North River The
wind all the morning chilling and strong blew from
the northwest smotc III" people in the face ana
caused t9e men TO turn up the collars Of their over
coats, and the women who composed about two thirds
OF the spectators 10 draw their wraps and furs more
closely about them.
Don't wish was nndor the Paisadcs- said n
young woman at EGhtySixth-st. to her companion.
How nice and warm it looks over tlcrc.7
Longing eyes were turned by many others 70 The
sheltered lee Of the Palisades where the sun shonc
warmly and the searching wind did not reach. But
the wide river lay between and the shivcrng people
braved the keen air best they couId. Across The
river, tugging at their anchor chain, among the for
ests OF shadpoles, lay the ungainy models Of tho
caravcls OF Columbus the Pnta Lcary a quarter OF a
mile further down the stream than her consors, the
santa Maria and Nina. While The SHY, ring crowds
waited for the warshpS they gaz,d at the cnvavcls
and commented adm?ngly upon the daring OF Coum-
bus in crossing the Atlantic in such vessels. Then
they wondered why the feet was 50 long In appear
ing. Handsome carriages drove up along The Drive
and unloadcd Whole families armed with l0rgncttrs
and field glasses, which lcvcllcd at the
wells while the people waited for the coming Of the
cruisers. As it had been announced that the heads
Of the columns would star, the voyage up the
river at 8 o'clock everybody had apparently done
calculating, and by the thousand, OF people who
had gathered on the green hillsdcs early rs 10
o'clock il easy 10 be seen that they had over
estimated the speed with vIch the shp would ascend
the river.
SHOUT THAT THE SHIPS WERE COMING.
1t was only few minutes from II 80 O'Clock when
the shout went up that warmed The chilled blood Of
the waiting throngs
There they cOmc!'
Far down the river, just under the high green
hill on which stands Castle Point the mansion Of The
stevenses OF IIobokcn, The smokcstacks Of the Phil
adelphia visible CREEPING. norlward. The light
OF the sun striking on the white hull OF Admiral
Gherardi's flagship made IT difficult discern the out
lines OF the yc,scl against the vast background Of
white warehouses OF Weehawkcn. Her coming
though, was hailed with shout OF delight from the
thousands on the bluffs. Slowly the snow white
cruisers OF the American fleet came into view under
the IIoboken hill and steadily they moved up the
river. Not until three Of the white fleet Of Uncle
sam had been seen were the duncoorcd stacks Of the
Flake observed The big grain elevators OF the IIud-
son River read shut the beautiful warshp Of Eng
land almost out of sight until it got within q short
distance Of seventy seccndst. When finally the two
columns were abreast of the assembled muudes the
sghtscers felt amply repaid for their long and cold
wait As spectacle, 1t was up the Hudson River,
where tie great gray wall Of the Palisades rose Oh
side OF them, and the sloping green bluffs Of
Riverside on the other. that the procession OF the
warshps at its best. There wer, no long
reaches Of level nor miles Of monot0nous and
ow-rOoed buildings in tie perspective 10 take away
from the strength, beauty and imprcssvcncss OF the
! floating monsters. Every lire IN the big hus and
| every feature of the powerful armament Of these
crack fighting ships OF the great nations Of the world
brought TO the and mind Of the gazer wildly
| and distinctly. when amid such surroundings a.
| those below Riverside.
ADM!RING THE MAJESTIC FLEET
One after he other the mighty WagslpS came
grandly up the river ami buzz Of admiration swept
over the crowds on the hill. suddenly. down the
river. full IN thc face Of the approaching columns.
| rcrnc on By wind and tide. swept diney sailin;
| craft manned by two men and boy. She might
have been BRICK schooner from Iayerstrnw 4
Line carrier from Rondou but. Judged by the eNtraor
binary drtiness OF her sails and hull the schooncr's
last cargo have been coal PTo boats footed sharp
| imperative warnings at first then hcarse threats for
| her 10 get OF che way, but the sooty schooner
| Paid no heed. For 4 time. to those on the bluffs