New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-28
THE POLICE WE'RE WATCHFUL
SUPERINTENDENT BIKNES'S lA>h.
.RECAUTIONs AGAINST ACCIDENT OR DISTURB

pREC TTIONS AGAINST ACCIDENT Oh DlSIU fsb'
AycE-sCESEs At HEADQUARTERS.
The Superintendent Of Police Thomas Byrnes. dd
not see the review yesterday but he knew more about
il than nlne-tenths OF the peop" ~ embed aloh2 the
line either I'm boats or the land. Every move-
ment from any OF the men-oi-war was Immediately
t.l,nhoncd TO him at Police !. quarters, and for
three hours the reporters asscmb.~d In the ouperii'
tendents Office listened To a constant running h"Fa-
tive a clear and vivid description OF ID" progress
Of the review so Complete in all its details was me
story Of the review that il by any accident Inc
reporters assigned by the New-iork newspapers 70
duty along the river FROM the river Itself lad
been incapacitaicd for further work. story OF me
review could have been written by the men s'auon'1
at Police Headquarters The superintendent ho' oi'
knew all about the review, but under his Immediate
direction the force at his command moved from point
Tn poin with the precision OF piece Of machinery
ln,p.ctor catain sergeant, roundsnan or pa,rolmAn
did not step ten yards In any direction but The su
tntendent knew Of 1t, and in fact, every one oi 'e
steps was directed by him. You do not he'o "
,h,nk-I think for you This expression perlsp''
most aptly Illustrated the precise situation thder
the direction the force controlled the
crowd with an entire absence OF disturbance ana me
minimum of nlshap The few accidents reported
we're 20 trivial scarcely TO call ior c"mic"''
The days work Police Headquarters began 40
70 80 II. N. At that hour superintendent n'l''
was at his desk and ready for business over hisn'
10 had sent out thi, to certain oil Tue pre-
,inct CAPTAINS :" Flick out five OF the sinhr'''' ""a
b,st-,ooking men in your command ana tel 'i''h -
report 10 me In ulldress uniforms for Inspection ~
morrow morning" Principally AZ noon .oo Manu-
.ome stalwari, young policemen. array"o III all 'Ns
,lory OF new uniforms and white gloves. pres'hi
themselves at the white stone building IN huIO'F'H'
-, and mustered In review order under the sharp
~. Of their chief. These 100 70 be- assigned %
special duty at the ball In the Madison SQUARE '"''
den and the naval officers from foreign countries VINO
were among the guests were probably Impressed Win
Oh. look, ard bearing OF the New-iork poicemeh'
thief in command Of these men WAS Inspector
NcAvoy. who had for aid, such popular captains IS
:chmittbcrgcr smith, Reilly, Warts and Cross
Along the line of the review were seven telephone
.ations-at Twenty fourth. 1hirlyihiri' FORK! 'hrI
rutv.nnth sINty- sixth Ninety sixth and one-liun-
dred and twenty fifth sts. Zach OF these su'""s
was In direct communication with headquarters anu
at each We're stationed captain sergeant .
roundsman brace OF pa,rolmen and police surgeon
so nlschance could brfall any human creature ia hs
vast crowd along THE line but medical ala "oul r'
Instantly at his her SIDE. Then. at Tie Telephone
IN his Office the metallic voice In the superintendent
cLar called up Inspectors. captains and siG'ah'' ~
ne dozer-dirccting. approving rebuhins. rs oeoi'
sion ,eouircd On superintendent absolu; 'ly
impartial in his administration. The aust'r' III
,prctor William, the amiabl' CUniin, Che iaotirn
McAvJy the bu,inc-,kc and me'hodicai MeLaus"hh'
s,r.d.ng around In all Tie e!Or. OF blue and goa
under the aGmring eyes Of the crowd soon lc'ua
that they were but passive instruments In tAs
hands OF the superintendent.
Lut il wa, in hi, accurate and immediate knoWl.
edge OF the movements of u" hc't that the supr'
u,cnd.nt displayed the effect OF bis system % organ
zatcn III Its best. The President ana Mrs 'hVe-
land set foot on the deck of the Dolphin. ana IN LIE
same moment the voice from the signal station ~
twenty third i. sounded the warning. inside the
station stood "A rOun .,nan with his mouth Ia The
H.. he III,
Ole III az watching c,cy m0yem mt OF tie Z, i'd nj
party. Two minutes Of al, nee. and then came ~,
cry The Dolphin is weighing anchcr." Five NM
ucs more aud shes movIng-She's movins-'h's
stopped ana drifting back"
Find out what the trouble is" called the supcr
intcndcnt
New she moves up asain-she's started
Listen" suddenly said the superintendent lock-
ing up and then through the open mOuthpiccc couI
be- heard Tie OF the guns from the brazilian man
Of war, the Rrpublici hIing her salute
And frcm point 10 point tl" superintendent ana