New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-28
A ROAR OF GREAT GUNS.
Continued from First Page.

York newspapers OY tnat cnterprlsiuE OoiP'i"''"'
the New-York and Albany Towing Company. WIN
"a patched up valve-rod. By virtue oi hcr small
size, her lcisurclv manner of answering her hem,
and a general unwillingness to 20 either tor"''u
or backward until five minutes after the oeii
iinpled she was about as secure means OF trans
mort through that vast fleet of thick-ribDed tugs
and towering side-wheelc as an e9g-shcu "oui"
be in the I.achne Rapids. After an hour Vi 50
i'm the driving rain and allperIeatlhg ihis' o"i
Mary was wet with an exceeding great "c'"'"S'
both inside and out. and so were her passengers
From her bobbing bows the view IN the lower
river in the early morning consisted oil clrcie Oh
impenctrable fog with flooring OF much dlstoroel
,vater of a dirty yellow color. Into and out OF
this misty circle Of vision there came ana passeu
the occasional tug and yacht, each with her wet
weather awnings down. scurrying along toward
tho reviewing ground As the lower end Of that
sacred nrecinct was approached the stream OF
burrving vessels thickcncd Big burly railroad
tuos. dinQv old excursion boats, cleaning white
Sound boats were all making for the line OF water
which led between the red crosses OF the police
boats and the western shore. Once in that crowded
waterway and the trouble began. II was: stop
her." Back her." Bump 60 ahead.
go ahead" Bump Back her." bump Go
ahead slow" Slowly. as the uneasy small boy
works his way through street crowd. the little
launch clnOWFu HclSfll loWdlu ti' ""''' '"5'
where there was more room. one side at least and
where the warshps in their wet weather gaia
dress could he examined closely
FLAGS AND SIGNALS OF ALL CoIORs.
Every available rope in the rigging Of the men,
of-war was strung with flags and signals OF every
hue Rnbbcr-suitcd officers stood at port ana
cancway gazing at the mass OF vessels surgng
by The bulwarss fringcd with solid rows
of faces OF equally Interested tars. The slender
guns were cncascd in waterproof coverings, ana
the machine guns hooded to the base The
towering rigging of the older types OF war
vessels such as the Van Speyk, the Arethuse ana
the Russian delegation. afforded much more OPP
portuntv for the display OF bunting. but some of
the modern ironclads, like the Argentine cruiser,
made up in vividness what they lacked in guam
tity Of bunting The most interesting thing was
the material afforded for study of race charac-
teristics The bonG, Iine-looking Germans con-
trasted with tho swarthy, nervous South Amcri-
cans The burly Dutchmen on the Van Spcyk
were within easy range of the trim Americans.
When body Of enthusiastic German American cit
liens sang Die Wacht am Rhen" opposite the
Kaiscrin Augusta every one Of the row of round
little ports along the cruisers side framed It's
honest, bluceyed. bearded face of purest Saxon
type.
ADAY OF GLORY FOR JACK TAR
lf ever a b0UN OF mon cn1ONeH DPlnS looh'i dt
it was the jack tars of the vessels within the
cty's gates Foreigner and Yankee, they stood
out in the cold rain all day with nccks bare
and heads uncovered. smiling and waving hand
kerthiers and caps to the enthusiastic thousands
who chaered and checrrd again. And tho thou
sands aforesaid enjoyed if. too Like every Amcri-
can crowd its good nature increased with It's
size Men and women stood on the wet ana
windswcpt decks of steamers half day, crowded
into every conceivable position Of comfortless-
ness, and yet they were all laughing, hnrng
tests back and forth across the water. mrthiui
in the midst of evident discomfort, and less evil
dent though no less real. danger. delegation
from the Tendcrloin Club danced and sang, and
shouted from the decks of the tug Neptune
The two-siory barge Rdeway Park bore happy
cr,wd of Germans labelled Brauarbeiter
Maennerchor Won Brooklyn" Fourteen kegs OF
beer frowned from each gunwale of this craft, ana
a "leetle German bandit" footed ndustrlously In
the stern careless of the fact that the bass drum
was soaked through and the trombone was water
logged The Thomas Brennan padded along with
the families and guests Of the commissioners OF
Charities and Correction, manned by her convict
crew. whose stripes were hidden by their oilers.
A tug named Garlic flew the approprat" signal
Of an Italian flag. The dccrepit old sidewleeler
Meta and the Pleasant Valley were loaded with
amateur photographers who pointed their lenses
at everything that came along. The camera
Club infested the big propeller Sandy Hook. and
their tripods were planted on every foot OF hcr
broad decks
Everywhere were curious sights and sounds
Ono fair damsel pcrthed herself upon the gilded
eagle that overlooked the plot-housc of n big tug
An enterprsing youth was discovered on the rear
deck of a great numbering lighter, with either
arm about clinging female FORM ana wheh
rallied at by the newspaper men, he shouted out
dofantlv that he belonged 10 the press also
Chaunccy NJ Depcw viewed tine scene from the
forward deck Of the tug bearing his name
Bishop Potter leaned back against the pilot-hou%
Of the tug Taylor. high-livins excursion party
on the lighter Joanna calmly turned their backs
on the whole spectacle at the most interesting
mint and discussed chicken salad and champagne
as they sailed about the harbor. There was an
equal medley Of sounds cheers and shouts and
laughter the playing of bands and the chor'lses
of half intoxicated jewellers. On vessel d
bapppc sauealed its curious music. while from
another came the sounds of "A mechanical foshorn
worked by an industrious deckhand
The crowd took the unexpected delay good
naturally. and when the President did rot APP
pear at 10 80 o'clock they waited patiently till
| 80 At that time the Dolphin fired her hrst
gun and began to move up the river between the
lane of warships Guns hclched forth t'hesr'
compliments TO right ana ieit, anu 'hc i"''ic oH
drums and the strains of music from the ships
bands marked the Presidents progress up the river
All the heavily spared vessels had their yards
manned with a row of erect sailors, standing
hand-in-hand, UP in tho regions of fog. The
sparess ironcads had their bulwarkS surmOunted
with the same fringe of humanity.
WHISTLES DROWN THE ROAR OF CANNON.
As the Dolphin came up TO the head OF the line,
followed by the rcvcnuc-cutter Blake. the big
steamer Monmouth and the little Mci2s, the
roar of the guns Of the navies Of war was COM
rlctey covered up and drowned by the sllricking
whistles of the naries Of peace. The smoke Of
the cannon was not circumstance to the clouds
of screaming steam that was let loose. This