New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-26

The Journey from the station out on the long
pier to the wharf north Of the Pennsylvania terry
slips, where the General Slocum lay, was n'le ~
through pressing crowds, and pdrt of the way at
least over strips of carpet. There was i''''
demonstration the prevailing attitude DeinS one
Of curiosity. There were frequent exclamatlons
Of delight. however. at the pleasing appearance
Of the nfdnta and her air Of c9rdlality.
The steamboat General Slocum was in the
finest Of gala dress. Strings Of pennants OF every
kind We're stretched from mast TO mast and at bow
and stern. They fiuttercd the colors or every
nation and nclnded the ensigns OF merchant
marine and navy. Pennants waved from every
peak, and at the stern the American and Spanish
flags showed together Within the cabins and
on The, lower deck were misses of flowers and
foliage plants. Entwined in the balustrades were
wrcaths O. smilaN ana roses, and az the rail- at
the head of the stairs were great bunches Of
roses and violets, with an occasional calla lily.
THE CoMMITTEEMEN PREsENTED.
When the party had entered the boat, the In
fanta was taken to the forward cabin, and all
the members Of the committee were presented Ia
her She received them with a smile Of greeting
and an OCCASIONAL word In response To some re-
mark Of welcome. As She stood there, the lu-
fanta showed that the strain Of travel ana enter
tanmcnt was telling Oh her. She wore tray
clling dress Of heavy gray cloth, with sailor
hat OF white straw, with pompon of green leaves,
and white veil. Between the White lapcls 0l
her Jacket were folds of light blue silk ana in the
lnrtonhole OF the left lapel was yellow rose.
She wore tan shoes and gloves. and carried white
hand-paIntrd paraSo
After the presentation the Princess hastened TO a
seat but Was called TO the deck rail by the salute
just then being fired from the Spanish war YES
sci. the Infanta isabel, This war>ihpi Ike thc
other naval vessels III the river. was eaborately
decorated, and on the yardarms were lined the
crew, in the fashion OF coureses on the deep. lhe
salute Of .wcnty-one guns was almost enough to
wreck the lntantas nerves. 80 close TO the war
ship did the General Socum pass, but she stood
the ordeal bravcly.
As the boat then got her nose turned fairly up
mad ST.
board side of the forward deck ana chattcd with
several members Of the committee Others Of the
royal party and the commnt,c grouped themselves
around and behind her. and dlscns>! the beauties
of the sail As the General Slocum passed the
Brazilian warship Aquidaban, the cannonading
again began, and was continued from the guns OF
the Philadelphia, which lay little further up the
river Flags and bunting strcamed iiom each Of
these Vessels and the yardarms We're alive with
jack tars.
APPROACHING THE LANDING.
The General Slocum steamed rapidly up to
about Fifticth-st., around the Italian war,hp, the
Eridano, and then back to the pier at West
Thirty -fourth-st. This manocnvre turned the In
fanta with her back to the welcoming Newly 0rk,
and her eyes to the Jersey shore But when
Thirty -fourth-st was reached General Varnum led
Her Royal Iighncss to the deckrail on the port
side that she might the string OF carriages
with grooms in faultless uniforms the skilled
horsemcn of Troop \, the mounted band and
the squad of mounted policemen in the distance
II was pretty sight, and the infanta spoke i'll
praisr of it,
landing made as soon the gangpanl
was thrown ont, and into the first carriage got
the Infanta Eulalie, the Prince Antonio dOrleans,
Commander Davis and General Horace Porter
The second carriage contained the Duke Tamemcs.
the Warehouses of ArcO llcrmoso, General James
NJ Varnum and Controller Myers; in the third
carriage were Consul! General lS;lasano. Cornelius
v Elss, Whitellw Reid and member of the
Infanta's party. The other members of the party
and the members Of the Reception Committees
entered carriages, Troop saluted by drawing
sahrcs, and then their bugler gave the signal to
start First went the sqnad of fifteen m0untel
police Then followed the mounted band. and
!, section Of Troop A. Another section surrounded
the carriage of the lnianta, while the third came
behind a. r'arguard -
fourth-st. to Fifthave., and up the avenue TO the
Hotel Savoy. at Fifty-ninth-st. The entire way
was throngcd with people, and the plaza at
Fifty-ninthst was solid mass in front of and
were demonstrations OF welcome, but Il dctermna-
tion to see the Infanta and to satisfy their
curiosity the more general attitude OF the
spectators
THE INFANTA SUFFERS FROM FATIGUE.
The cheering crowds which greeted the Infanta
in this city and saw the spontaneous and hearty
responses which she gave to their salutations did
not know that she went through all the cere-
monies by sheer force of WILL and that, as
matter of fdct. she so tired out az the
result OF the entertainments provided for her IN
washington that she hardly felt able To 20
through the ordeal Many OF th0s, who net
her however, observed that she was extremely
fatigued, although she made great effort to
conceal the fact. In view OF TINS, several mem,
bers of the Committee OF One Hundred suggested
10 her that her engagements for to-day, except
The ball. be cancelled. in order to give her a
chance to rest. The lnfanta hesitated to adopt
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