The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-01
THE FOREIGN SHIPS.
A GREAT DAY o TIE NORTH
RIVER BOATMEN.

o~ritr-Ssverai small Boats Overturned.
The scene upon the Hudson River Yesterday
was novel and interesting. During the week
that had passed tho authorities had produced
for the people Of NewYork n magnificent display
Of the naval power Of the world. and the people
had looked on as m audience keeps It's eyes
upon the stage. But imagine. when the play
ia over. that the audience scrnmbles uron
the stnge. inspects the furniture and sur
rounds the actors. and you will have in mind
n scene like that which was enacted upon the
Hudson Yesterday. Hundreds Of rowboata.
| sailhoats. steamboats, and launches swarmed
around the war ships oil tho day long; at least
5000 people boarded the ships and ran all
over them like children. and many more thou
sands stood upon either shore.
1t began early in the morning. The sky
was slightly clouded but there was no threat
Of rain in 1t. Hundreds OF people tried to hire
rowboats. but the boatmen we're naughty.
| There are not more than Il dozen places on the
North River convenient to the anchorage OF
the war ships where rowboats or steam
launches can be hired.
On ordinary days rowboats can be hired at
these places for from 80 to so cents an hour.
but these rates were no precedent for the
sums that were charged yesterday. There
was no conspiracy among the boatmen: It was
| imply the law OF supply and demand.
Can you row me out 10 tho ltaiiau bhipl
q man would ask.
Two dollars was the answer.
Some OF the rowboats that started for the
war ships looked ms though they could not go
ten feet without being swamped. 80 heavily
we're they loaded. Tugs pulled and whistled
about tho fleet all day. and in the afternoon
big excursion N ere. block with people.
crowded the river. Excursions came from
Bridgeport. New Haven. Norwalk. Now Bruins
wick. and Perth Amboy. 0"
New Workers wers just a. eager as tho out
of-town folk. and as carly as 10 o'clock the
landings from Tbirty-fourth street to 125th
street began to DO filled with sightseere.
Hundreds took q cheap way Of seeing the
sight by riding back and forth on tho Wee
hnwken ferryboats. which pass through the
lines. But SO many persons desired to do this
that the crowds extended half a block back
from the ferry house into Forty-second street.
II Il tick tSs t dsl!s tn MinSS%. Sat q th IS M hSsr & 20 sos 50.
clothes. 50 that there was but little shoy,ng
am hour q G9 no teams team o. conid be- Carried. On reach.
Ing the .Weehawken side.the ,employees were
tSrnins s' eroWds 81 to ,o get aboard: The Ildorado
was thronged with people oil day. and 30 were
The centre Of attraction for tho crowds, was
the the rb rrsniS sn Mar sn.p Of I tsis sh hast there AsG bo1er edo
| ali day long. dozens Of rowboats and launches.
continually moving about TO- Keen from being
on guard at the head Of this gangway lelsurely
inspecting all who came on board. but no
questions were asked ana no surveillance was
Handsome young Lieutenant had been as
s mfrht ask 10 n nnS to a point nue out the interesting
TEXTURES Of the ship. The young women who
women around him than there were around
Late in tile afternoon q tug boat. with,a
crowd OF excursionists aboard. came alongside
the Jean Bart. The young Lieutenant ordered
sM' the ",' Women over tile side Of the tho tug:
Soon tho entire party; nI " ;bn "a at l sSi6
looking around. not knowing which way they
sH s0%sisso GO nei' Welcome" said the Lieutenant.
'% The mem ION in the party went forward to look
This is the lovsiiest shin in the world" one
Of, them said. turning soft eyes upon the
:Ai;. you tink?" he said with . smile:
quickly doflnE his car, 10 United stets
Ing" one girl said. wrinFllnC her brow 70 give
ferceness to her meaning. inc Lieutenant
All. You Fink he eos tarreeble ?" he said. :,
the ri Eli III said. ESerShsdy. laughed and the
Lieutenant whipped OF his cap. made allow
bow and SAID:
"Ah. zat ees vair' true" -.
What are those funny thing; up there"
one z gil s s:':s SaiI p .. ssso to d the c .,nhsine t %psb.
zee 3 lsdi csn ps GasP ih l'yo e a9 g h II chorus. Tho
enel"@a'io ms Of ,p delight. the women and Girls.
F nsHfI1 sG seSs IN * The e slrl ss %a w III ese s!' hau g ."e
chiefs n,o at the t 9Sesn .SIn. and "i the Threw T9T tIssss to an ali
fhO pOints of the COmDA66. They did not re-
lonesome. When they had surrounded him
He looked .psrplexed. and. after .dofing his
cap; said: "pard9n. but you must excuse l
The girls smiled. and gave that question up.
, n"fl ayes; yss. He sss delight to see You. You
rs %se S viii p ssss ;. sRH 'e Yes: q i. ses 20 %sn IN T sss
back OF III ship nnd, see the Captain;" The
Lieutenant sent a sailor at to warn the Cap.
back. and tho Lieutenant escorted tho party
into the Ca ptain's cabin. Capt. PaIfait is a
very iovial person. always smiling and always
'""Ah.. mesdsmolselles. I am much he
said. placing his hand upon his heart 1T is
You have a very fine ship" one Of the men
; saIfi ~ I NJ t Ssp HiIl bowed 'ow' ana went on
.A .Y"SS Would ikot to see, anything p he asked.
ship Is all for y"n:n 4 10y Yus bow Th aGeG I'M
NhIllCu tIilb Iaoh "Ncs hsSh Nv |
French Nics-Consu! came on board. and the
CAPTAIN had to leave his ~visitors,
The officers Of 1.-THE Jean Bart said that there
were over 1890 visitors on board during the
day. Whols tug loads OF, people came at n
time. scrambled all over the vessel, and went
away again. On board the Arethuso there
were also many visitors. but here. everything
was In a hustle OF preparation for the banquet
which the Admiral gave to the other com
manders ofthe fleet last night. All tho after
Illumination Of the ship in the evening. To
this dinner were Invited h~fty-four guests.
On the pier at Fifty-ninth street. where a
landing stage hns been built. several hundred
people. men. women. and children. were wait,
ing for an opportunity to visit the ships. and
several hundred moro were content to stand
and gaze across the water. i was a merry
and Spanish apparently with more ease than
i did English. The, launches and cutters
them. and occasionally n bronzsd Spanish
crew or one OF our own canyas-toppad launches
would draw up to the floating stage. Two DO
stood at the CanGway and only allowed
a certain number 20 descend at n timc. There
yera N nv rowhoafs for him. md OccaRiOnallv |