The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-02-13
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10 the Fronoh Liner,
WILDLY o1BBRBD.
Thousands Crowd the Streets in the vicin-
ity of the Pier to Join in the Noisy Wei
come Captain Baudelons Employers to
Present Him with Gold Medal.

ny VI thS iief 10 JON IN the Noisy Wei
come Captain Baudelon's Employers to
Present Him with a Gold Medal.
NEW YORK, Feb 13.-Long before the
hour for the steamer La Gascogne to pass
every point of vantage along the North
river was occupied. The roofs of all the
pier sheds were black with people, and the
battery was lined ten deep with spectators
AS the big ocean greyhound came in sight
OIL this point mighty cheer arose from
more than thousand throats.
Meanwhile the throngs of people who
We're unable TO secure positions on the
water front marched along West street,
keeping pace with the slow progress Of
the steamer, and gathering in numbers at
every street corner until by the time the
foot of Morton street was reached there
was multitude that extended from east
to west and surged against the gates of
the French line pier in vain endeavor to
gain admittance 4gt ib
Notwithstanding that admission TO the
pier could only be obtained by those who
had friends ON board La Gascogne- and
who had obtained passes from the com
pany's office, the crowd grew in numbers
every moment and squad of police un-
der Seryeaut 1'ayioi7 anu RotnI6siaen
Brush had Ghe greatest difficulty in pre-
venting the crowd that filled West street
in nfront of the dock from forcing the gates
and taking the pier by storm
1t was 1l;15 o'clock when the big black
hull ran ALONGSIDE the end of the pier
The crowd gave wild cheers and began
rushing out to get as near her us they
could But of course she was not TO land
there, and then the crowd surged and
shifted back under the dockshed again
The tugs were pulling and pushing the
big steamer about so as to run her into
the slip. The gangways of the dock be
came jammed. There was very little space
there anyway, owing to the large number
of boxes which had been brought for load
ing on La Gascogne last week. The crowd
olambered upon these boxes Men helped
women up. On the top of one of the high
est piles of boxes stood two Paulist fathers
waving their handkerchiefs.
AS the steamer glided past the gang
plank opening, her decks, which were
crowded with people, presented moving
panorama of joyous, excited faces. At in
tervals the loud voiced crowd burst forth
in wild cheers. Captain Baudelon was
discovered standing serenely at his post on
the bridge. A big man with big voice
Oh OnS vi bl6 BOOuS DOA6S .Cfl6us 1nISt
cheers for that brave man" The cheers
echoed against the shed roof, and the cap
tain smiled
At II 80 the lines were made fast and
the vessel became stationary. The crowd
was so thick and so eager that at first the
dock hands could not get at the gang plank,
When at last they did lift it, they lifted IL
half dozen people with it.
Upon one of the goods boxes stood man
with large camera. He was swapping the
| shutter as fast as he could put in plates.
| Down in the crowd there was an extra
squad of police trying to keep the crowd
quiet
1t was just II: :39 o'clock when the first
passenger stepped down the gang plank
and was seized by the wild, bowling
| crowd. He was young man dressed in "a
big fur trimmed overcoat The next was
| big man in silk hat. His wife was in
tears at the foot of the plank The third
was young and pretty girl, and before
she reached the bottom she was seized and
madly kissed by young man with little
mustache, while the crowd yelled with de-
| light and gave more cheers
| A great many of the crowd tried to board
the vessel. Passengers and stewards with
| travelling bags and steamer rugs and hat
boxes were still coming down the gang
plank. A great deal of confusion and one
or two impromptu scuffles arose. The of
| flcers tried to restrain the crowd, and for
| bade their stepping on the gang plank.
| But they clambered over the goods boxes
/ and jumped down on The plank from
| above, and thus stole their way on board
/ despite the officials.
Suddenly there was wild shout from a
man near the gangway. 1.-The captain,
the captain, Captain Baudelon." Some
one cried, Hip Hip" everybody joining
| in the cheer. Some college boys gave Il
Princeton cheer; then Yale one. Then
| Captain Baudelon came striding down the
plank with his head uncovered smiling
| and bowling from right to left. A woman
threw him large bunch of violets. He
deftly caught it and held it to his facA as
he stepped down toward the crowd Here
he was seized by eager hands on all sides,
and pulled this way and that. Every one
tried to get one of his hands, the women
! in the crowd being the more demonstra-
tive in this respect. Three of them pushed
their way toward him, and when he saw
who they were he fastened toward them.
They all kissed him at once, Harry Wat
son, the handsome bar steward Of the ship,
was also hugged and kissed over and over
again by several pretty women, who had
been waiting at the pier since early morn
ing. The crowd cheered Watson, too,
Outside the dock there was a long line
Of cabs and carriages, and as soon rs the
landing passengers could be hurried
through they drove off Considering tn,
size of the crowd and the excitement in il
the steamer and dock officials manage,
very we'll. It was "a good natured crowd
Every one was excited, but every one wa
happy
A Medal for Captain Baudelon.
PARIS, Feb, 18-rhe directors of tn
Compagnie Generate Transatlantique hav
adopted vote of congratulations to CAP
tain Baudelon, of the steamer La Gas
cogne. In addition they have decided t
siye him gold medal in recognition G