New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-29
PART Il.
APRIL 20, 1893.
HOW THE SAILORS MARCHED.
FOLLOWED By THE NATIONAL GUARD.
CROWDS ArpL,UDED THEM ALL THE wAY-IN-
CLIENTS OF THE PARADE

fpss or feathers, and at II O'CLOCK the nHfch Gown
r,f,b.aye began. With them Were several bodies Of
american and foreign marines. while 5000 soldiers
Of the National Guarc brought up the rear All this
was a. az escort of the foreign admirals, who were
tourncyny down the City Hall to pay their respects
10 Mayor Gilroy.
The head of the column reached the reviewing stand
.t city Hall Park at o'clock and occupied about
an hour and half in passing The naval forces then
marched 20 the river front and rccmbarked iiaif
Of the naval contingent composed of men from the
United states vessels, and all the other naohahn'S
I'm the feet represented except The spah@iuS'
The route was down FifthaVc.. throngh NaN'ri'N
Place, Broadway across City Hall Park along
Park Row and down Broadway TO the Battery.
THE ROUTE DOWN rFTH-AvE.
The nobcst part of the route was over New->oFR
prize thoroughfarc Fifthave.. from Foriy-sccond-N''
TO Washington Park. Never did 1t look more entirely
smiled for such pageantry-a Citing stage for 80 nm
uspal n sccnc The display of flags and bunting was
less elaborate than that prepared Tor inc 'oi"'Hh
celebration of last October, but pTofuSe enough TO
give the avcuc the needed appearance OF cofuah'N'
Every clubhouse and every hotel had It's hagp'i"'
with the Stars and stripes streaming out IN the VIVA
From the windows of most of the other buildings
too were American and foreign flags. futterin4 be-
meath the groups Cf anxious spectators "'''
crovdod every available window. ana even every
roof or other cOign of vantage
AS TIE LINES FORMED
There was continual and intense stir At Forty
scopdst whore the lire WAS forming. Troops ami
seaman were mar,haling I'm the side streets and d.
blowing into the avenue. Fifty policemen ''r"e<"d
with tho masses of people surginc In luleng lines
almost irresistibly into the street There was inc
rapid riding of the aids and escorts Win '"'''n''I
signalling by the buGlcTs. The 7ih Regiment passed
first and went far down the route 10 take us pace
in doube line on the sides of the avenue ana await
the coming of the carriages containing the naval ON
o.rs and following column. Tho 7th 22d. 2'd. ana
Goth Regiments and the provisional regiments i'i-
lowed it at intervals. and 10y oA1 O'Clock th' aV''
had lire OF militia on each Side thf""9h"" 'N
length with only occasional breaks. Troop waN
aligned nearest to Forty -SccondN' me "'nEr"oii'
horses branding and passing in the excitement OF
tboir surroundings. In Foriy-frS' st. just on IN"
a,onro was BrjradicrGcneral Fitzgerald ANA HI
scarlet pumed staff
THE HEAD OF THE COLUMN PNSEN'
All O'Clock the head Of the column pissed Forty
.econd-st.. and down the broad avenue. ""p'
sight greeted its vanguard a ii reachc1 t' 'N"i'
AT Thrtv-seventhSt ana saw the great buildings ana
swelling crowds stretching down 70 Madison Sluar'
and on mast the plaza formed 10y the Junction VII"
broadway 10 Washington square. The double lines
of police and militia kept the entire sweep OF The ROME
distinctly defined narrowed away 70 the s'n'h
Rebtnd Those lines the streets. the houseS, III, clubs
and churches were black with people who hal been
waiting for two hours more They were npt :"
many rs those that made up the unparalleled mui-
,ndcs that overwhelmed the route last October.
but that fact contributed to the beauty OF the Scene
and spared the avenue the unsiGhty array OF mpr'-
vsed grand stands which disigured it at the previous
celebration.
OF no less beauty and interest was the view from
the lower end of the avenue. as the horses AMI llmcS
and lines Of elstcning bayOnetS appeared over th'
Thirty scventhst. crest and passed downward through
the cheering crowds and between the rows oil nag
decked buildings
THROUGH MADISON SQUARE.
The most advantageous point. perhaps on the whole
route was at Madison square. wher" in The broad
double roadway between the great hotels on one sac"
and the budding trees Of the park on the other. the
column presented its finest appearance and M~r.d With
mtrammeied action. There. too, IN" crowds We're
greatest and the cheering most loud and frequent.
AS the column wheeled into Waverley Place the in
terest Of the visitors centred In The Washington Mch
which reared itself proudly and magnifcenty Just
ahead Of them All Of the foreign officers in ID" car
rjages shaded their eyes they approached III"
Iment bathed in sunlight, and viewed it with evident
interest and admiration
The downtown part Of New-York saw TIE parade
from each side OF Broadway. The procession came
into the thOrOughfare from Washington square
through Wavcrley Place from there down TO the
reviewing stand at City Hall Park. pushed its way
through a dense mas OF people which seemed 70 RS"
from the to the windows of the first floors OF
the buildings and from there upward 10 NIL every
window and balcony IN all the buildings along the
way. As early Is o'clock the crowd began TO As
semble At the crOss-streets, tie only outlets. III"
packs became crushing, and when the line Of
mounted police turned into Broadway. driving a
scattering crowd before them, dense the crush
at the corners that the usual parade line had TO be
extended several feet into the street
Along each side Of Broadway from Waverley Place
down. stood the men Of the 18th, the list and the
7tb Regiments and at Canal-st. drawn up the
guns Of the 1st and I'd Batteries
PRESI DENT CLEVELAND PASSES.
The passage Of President Cleveland the first
bit Of excitement given the waiting crowds As h.
drove by with the members of his Cablnc, the rcgl-
ments came TO present arms. bands played ana the
people cheered while a hundred small boys ran
shouting along in his wake. Two hours later about
noon. tie procession came In view.
The public stand in Broadway. whore the troops
turned TO pass In review before the Governor and
Mayor. presented. perhaps. the most annateh
scene. The people here checrcd and waved hats and
handk :chles, their fancy for this that body OF
led them. The Naval Reserves and T." troops
Chlcaec received warm greetings. while tho
various battallons of the foreign got due ap-
pause. The regiments of the National Guard and
especially the 18th and the 69th heartily
cheered. while the whie-coated 22d was praised and
admired
The decorations along Broadway not eIabo
rate though from nearly every building TIE Stars
and stripes waved proudly among the cOlors OF other
nations
ACTIVITY IN THE ARMOIEs.
All was hurry and hustle at the National Guard
armories early in the morning. A. early ms O'Clock
the memie Of the different cglTens began oassemlc
and ats 80 O'Clock every company WAS ready TO march,
The order, however, not given until after .. NJ
O'Clock tho Naval Reserves OF NcwYork assembled on
board the New-iiampshrc ut East Twenty eighth ST.
and they were soon transferred to an excursion
steamer and taken 10 West FOrty-secondst. The
brigade marched through to Tifthave. and was Kept
waiting there for over hour before ii finally
massed INTO the main column Of the parade Com.
mander j. W. Miller at the head Of the Naval
Reserves. The whole force divided into three III
fantry battalions and the artillery battalion. The
first battalion was commanded by Lieutenant II. I.
Fcrshew. The second by LieuteLant >. Dana Greene,
the third by Lieutenant w. Butler Duncan. jr.. ana
artillery by Lieutenant There