New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-28
A FLEET AROUND A fLhH l.
THE RIVERALIVE WITH boA1"'
,,.ynRrDs OF CRAFT CARRIED THOUSANDS
OF SPECTATORS TO THE RENlh"'

..,ro,v sccn Yesterday than from the decks Il
~. s,oomer Monmouth The Monmouth was IT,
sarved for Senators. Congressman ana 'her s"'''
II was the third Of the vessels composih- ''' ~,
viewing feet. 1t passed through the ahc"o'''
SQUADRON of warships following the Do'phh al"
,lc coast steamer Blake. whereon Tn" Dipoma''
Corps were placed. Newspaper men were Ho' ~
mitted on the decks of the Dolphin or near ''c
e.c,ed pcrson of the President. II is true thit
he was engaged in the performance OF pechll"th
public function display. d ceremony intendei
10 he seen of all men. TO be hcralded the WORN
over and to stand in history as witness OF hoy
the American Nation had glorified the triumph o
Columbus 1t was part OF the Presidents dltN
10 receive diplomats and the Naval officers OF hSl
own and other countries. and TO entertain then'I
not as a private person on his yacht, but as thei
peope representative vessel they had prof.
vided This view of what lie was doing does NOT
seem to have impressed Mr.. Cleveland He and
the Dolphin were guarded as royal party mght
have BEEN and what went around his eminent
person had to be witnessed, If at ALL from aiar
II did not comport with the dignity of the Adj
mnistration to be seen shaking hands with Dukes.
Ambassadors and Admirals at cOse range
WATCHED BY A DENSE CROWD.
The National Legislature and their guests
on the Monmouth formed party considerable IN
numbers as well as in character. Long before
10 o'clock a stream of carriages was moving
swiftly up Thrty-fourth-st. toward the North
River. where the Monmouth was lying at her
pier The crowd there dense and curious,
hut a string of police officers menaccd IL indus
triousy with Cruif shouts and braniished chbs.
and Kept il bacl; from the pier and ont of the
way of the carriages. II pceped from under its
umbrellas obviously at the great folks whose
tiap, to mart
of tie spectacle By which assembled nations were
10 commemorate the deeds of the Spanish adj
miral.
For nearly two hours the carriages came and
went bringing 10 the Monmouth its distinguished
company Navy officers in their long dark over
coats, cr glitterng, even in the dull hght or
tie misty morning. with brass buttons and gold
braiding ornamented and edited the company.
They knew all about it. who was who and which
was which, and large proportion of the Mon
mouths party being pretty girls who required
instruction, they were kept reasonably busy The
Army present. too, in an array distinguished
if not numerous. General Miles was present, sur
rounded at all times by group of officers from
Governors Island and the forts on the Bay and
in the Sound. The Senate party was notable in
all respects. john Sherman, with his tall spare
great figure, his thoughtful and nobly intellectual
face. was the object of much attention One of
the things he was caught saying was that TN"
Secretary Of the Treasury, if he only knew H. was
made by acts of Congress in every essential
particular his own master. Senator Maniersoh,
formerly President pro tempors OF the senate,
with courtliness Of manner and grace OF
EXPRESSION which limited at Southern rather than
a far Western school of etiquette, moved hther
and yon at all times the centre of an animated
circle.
AN ARRAY OF PROMINENT MEN.
Senator Higgins, of Delaware, and his colleague,
George Gray, who insisted that Tony musth
talk politics on an occasion sacred TO Colnmpus'
Senator Brice. Senator German. looking as smooth
and discreet as a master of the art OF echlai war
should Senator Faulkner. who says he thlhks
CLEVELAND is both 4" good fellow and a bimeta
list" Senator Gibson who comes from the eastern
shore Of Maryland and says that tcrrapln should
be cooked with port wine Instead of sherry; Sena-
tor Gordon, of Georgia. who gives his woiu oi
honor that there is a man named Colonel DinK
Rotts: Senator Dolph, of Oregon, and senator
Chandler who looked with pride and affection
NJ the Dolphin and the Chicago, were among the
Senators present. Prominent among the Rprc
scntatlves eX-Speaker Reed lie came iat'
having received an intimation that the review was
NOT 10 take place at the hour originally hNed In
all the crowd his towering figure was most prom
inent. and wherever he moved the people AROUND
uaused in their conversation TO hear him speak
Such is the misfortune OF man who has the repl-
taton Of being clever. On this occasion ne saio
little. He spectator
At the pier with the Monmouth were the little
coasting steamer Blake, with the Diplomatic
Corps on board, and the army boat General MeIss
bearing the Duke of Veragua and his party The
FOREIGN representatives were almost without shelter
bo in tor no
thing but ample and its decks were uncovered
The result was that the unhappy diplomats were
represcntng Kings, EmpcrOrs and Pr sldcnt' uh'er
most Instantaneous conditions. Senator Man"
dcrson and Congressman Cochran. at the su92es-
ton of Secretary Of the Senate Arson u. Mc'OoH'
presently took pity on their forlorn condition. ana
went over TO the Blake and escorted them where
they could find warmth, food and other things
still less under the circumstances, to be d'spised
But diplomats are trained 10 develop SENSE Oh
order They had been told TO take the Blake. and
the Blake they were bound to take. Long before
the order came 10 swing out into the stream they
had returned TO duty and dampncss
CRrTIusIXG THE ORDER.
At last the order came. The Presidents ac'
ton postponing the review provoked serious crit
icism IT. considered by many to be exceed
ngly thoughtess Thousands OF people lined
the river both sides. sitting on raised platforms
piers, sitting CT bulkhca!s sitting anywhere
they could. and standing when they could nov
sit. Thousands more were packed into excursion
boats. and were bobbing about in utter discom-
fort on tugs and in launches. II was not only
objected that the President should not have dis
turbcd the official programme without much graVcF
occasion than was afforded by rainy day. bat
II WAS also felt that his order. not known 70 the
waiting people on the shores. wonld work Il de-
gree OF hardship TO them which amounted to pos
tive cruelty
THE President cannot rralizc how many people
he is sending TO sick bed by this postponcment
said Senator. :" II has in it hundreds Of sore
throats. and Of tonsilitis and pneumonia
dreadful 10 think Of Tho Senator yas right
President Cleveland SITTING uuin4Iv in his hotel