Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-13
THEY WERE HUGGED AND KISSED
THEY PRESSED THEM TO THEIR
ovERnuRDENED HEARTS.


NEW YORK. February 12.
Long before the hour for la Gas
cogne to pass. every point OF vantage
along North river was packed and the
Battery was lined with spectators.
As the big ocean greyhound came into
sight mighty cheer arose from more
than thousand throats. Meanwhile,
the throng of people unable to secure
positions on the wa,er front marched
along West street, keeping pace with
The slow progress Of the steamer and
gathering at every street corner, until
by the time the foot of Morton street
was reached there was a multitude
that extended from east 10 west the
gates that bound the French line pier
endeavoring TO gain admittanee'
Notwithstanding admittance could
be gained only by those VINO had
friends aboard La Gascogne and VINO
had passes, the crowds grew in mum
Der every moment, and u squad OF
police under Sergeant Taylor ana
RoundsmAn Bush had the greatest dlL-
fculty in preventing the crowd that
iilled West street In front oil the dock
from forcing the gates and taking me
pier by storm,
While waiting for the steamer 10 ar'
rive those on the pier composed Tor
the most part Of French people, could
not control their agitation ana 'elaNi-
ton from strains under which many
had labored for days past was mann
fest by their cheers and cries Oh Joy,
AS the steamer came alongside the
IL al a.
standing serenely at his post. a DlS
man with "a big voice, on one OF the
goods boxes, cried Three cheers for
that brave num-"
The cheers echoed against the shed
roof The captain smiled.
AT 1885 the steamer was made fast
and the vessel became stationary. The
crowd was so thick and 30 eager that
at first the deck hands could not. get
at the gangplank. when at last they
did lift II they lifted a half dozen peo-
pie with II. II was Just 1883 o'clock
When the first passenger stepped down
Gee ganEplank and was seized by the
wild, bowling crowd, lie was young
man, dressed in big fur-trimmed
overcoat. lie looked very glad to get
on shuro. The next was big man
In n silk hat, His wife was in tears at
the foot of the plank, The third was "a
young and pretty girl, and before she
reached the bottom she was seized aud
mauly Kissed by young man with "A
little moustache.
The crowd yelled with delight and
gave more cheers, a great many OF the.
crowd tried TO board the vessel. Pas
sehgerR and stewards with travelling
phBs ana steamer rugs and hat boxes
We're sim coming down the plank. A
great deal of confusion and one or two
i,Iiliromptp sclllies arose Suddenly
there was wild shout from a man
near the gangway.
The captain! The Captain! Captain
bauuelonW some one nrlod hin hin
hurrah.' Everybody Joined in he
thecr. some college boys gave a Prince
ton cheer and a Yale one. Then can
tun Baudelon came striding down tho
piahh' WIN his head uncovered. smil-
uls ana powing from right 10 left A
woman threw him large bunch w VIC
iv'S' ne caught II and held 1t to his
race as he stepped down toward tns
crowd Here he was seized by nunv
nAhus and pulled this way and that
Everyone tried to reach him.
lhFee OF the crowd pushed their WAY
toward nm and when he saw them he
hastened toward them. They all ktgse1
Nun al once They We're his relatives
harry watson, the handsome steward
OF the snip was huBgcd and Kissed
over ana over again by pretty women
VINO had been waiting since enrlv
morning The crowd cheered Watson.
too. 'N'9""'
outside The dock there was a long
line OF cabs and carriages and as soon
az landed the passengers hurried
through and drove on /, was po1I
n ". crowd Every one was ex.