New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-28
FOLLOWING TIE DOLPHIN ON TIE SHORE
MAD RUSH FROM TWENTY -THlRDST TO THE
NORTH

Tie thousands who tho review below Seventy
-ccond-st were not satisfied With seeing only part
OF the ma Gnihccnt spectacle. and after the Dophh
had passed them they walked. IAN aud drove AFTER
1t HE children following II dicus parade. as soon
as tie Dolphin Iasscd up the river beyond twenty
thrdsi. the crowds ran along the water 'front.' from
pier 20 pier bound to sec all they could Al Twenty
third i. there was an enormous crowd that spread
Itself over pier, buildings and piles oil lumber
But after the Dolphin had passed up tho ri'cr TIC
thousands moved up the water front - rapidly thh
the police who had been stationed AT iweniy-ihrdt
soon found that their services were not needed ana
they went back 10 their stations.
The most marked characteristic OF the crowd was
its desire 70 see every thing that could b. sccn. Tie
Dolphin seemed 10 possess "a charm iDs them. FROM
Twenty thild-st. they rushed up 10 TIE Anchor Lin"
pier. thence 10 the Terminal Warehouse Company
pier and on up to the Ncwlogk Central and Tenn
syvana Railroad yards. and up Elcvcnth-avc. TO all
the piers below the UniDn stock Yards. NJ each
Of these places the crowd Tat started from Twenty
third st. swcl,d the already large gatherings Oh tue
Iicfs and In The iilrOad yard II wa q Wild chase
The women gave 1t W after running ic~ blocks
They repaired to the roofs OF the high tenement
houses In the streets and avenues near the river
Put the and boys kept up the chase. lc1pius
fences. climbing over heaps Of refuse and Jumping
over mud holes. This co-asyOu pl is.. free 10 all
race came TO an end just above the Union stock
Yaids. There the crowd scattered. climbing
up 10 the Eivcr-id" Drive and others continuing up
tie Ncw-Iorls Central tracks. Many gave up a."
Clnsc AM remained all The ate. noon on
the piers Here thriving trade YVES driven iy
vendors in sandwiches beer and soft" drinks. \
great crowd stood the PIERS buildings aud lumber
piles opposite The Mianionomoh all the afternoon.
This monitor came In for vast amount Of adnlira.
ton. There n good sprnlline II spauinrds.
Frenchmcn and south Americans all along the water
front They chatterci Ike magpcs over the Jean
Bart and Spanish ana south American ships Nhcn IA"
final salute was given TO the President cheer Tt
must have startled the lower West side went up from
the picr,. lumicr piles and tenement houses. Tho
police found little or netting 10 do.
There was confusion al Twenty tAird s. ow-
Ing 10 the post Oacmcn, OF the review md tie manner
I'm which the announcement was made. soon after
10 O'Clock some one said that 'he rcvi"w WAS Ia lr
postponed. This iumor spread rapidly. At 10 30
O'Clock tho chief senaman. smith made u number
of slcnal, from III" rack az tie Erie ferry
house After making the signals h" then announced
flat The review would l., postponed until To- ny.
In accordance with general order from The Pha.
dclphia. wtic. had been sgnall"d 10 Ill The ship,
ia the fleets. When This announcement was mad
a number o people .'f ia" place. Inspector McANov
went Ia tie Dolphin In polio" launch. IL" In
spocior with The correct Information. til"
news OF the poStponcm"nt of the review until
ocloch came I'm time 10 prevent general stampede
of lie SPECTATORS.