New-York tribune., 1896-10-25

enty-second-st., at the extreme lower emu OF the
park. the people were packed In close to the iron
railing which prevented .hem from tumbling over
upon the Central Railroad tracks. thirty feet De- D
low. Sergeant Lowell. Of the Third Court squad OF
police. In charge OF the force AT this part OF
the park and drive A half-dozen stalwart men .
kept busy preventing the crowd from Walk |
ing over the embankment into the uncertain be- I
yond.
Mount Tom, the rocky knoll at the foot OK
Eighty-third-st is called. was mass OF humanity
from early in the evening. II commanded the high
est and finest view of the Hudson to be had IL
was at the magnificent bend in the river and The !
drive In Ninety-ffthst.. however. that the great
OF people collected. They extended
along here for three blocks In dense array. every
available point of view being eagerly taken The
view OF the river here IL splendid one. People
hurried hither by tens and hundreds from out the
great upper Wes; Side. This throng was the we'll
todo class. business men with their families, near
Is all Of them owners Of their own homes, thiS
great district being pre-eminently one OF homes
Children were plentiful. and young men ana maid
ems were In great numbers. They were all In
tensely yet genteelly enthusiastic. buoyant and
hopeful This aggregation OF substantial citizen
ship was Itself the most instructive part Of the
occasion.
TALL. BUILDINGS SWARMED
Not since the naval parade OF 1882 have the tall
buildings downtown-and for that matter. all
along the North Rlver-presened such scene OF
animation witnessed IN them last evening
Wherever a roof window commanded view OF
the North River there were masses OF people
From the outside II appeared II fetcs were being
In every story OF the sky-scrapers which
above the roofs Of their more humble neigh
bors. Windows were brilliantly lighted and crowded
with merry sishtseers.
Nor was sightseeing all that the spectators OF the
wonderful display INDUCED in. Many OF the rooms
in the principal buildings fitted with tempo
rary tables for spreads and delicaces OF all kinds
including wines and punches. were TO be had
The American Surety building. the Washington.
the Mills the Jersey Central and score of others
were crowded from the roof down. with people MO
had unusual opportunities for observation Adj
mittance most OF them was by ticket. and even
the tenants themselves had 10 show passes before
| they could go to their offices The Washington
| Buildng at the head of Battery Park vas one CT
| the best posts In the city from which 10 view The
beautiful display off the Battery. and ii WIS used
| io the best possible advantage. Three thousand
| eight hundred passes had been issued for admit
| ,anc. TO this building. Every available window
| and all the space on the roof We're occupi'"' Inc
cafe of the building did rushing business in sup
plynr the demands made upon II. having "gu' -
! & o'clock In the morning TO prepare for the spreads
! Nearly 20. persons were provided for. Among IN"
largest parties entertained with spreads were those
| presided over by Stcherer Il Cunningham. at whicn
there were lo0 persons. Williams & Peters "''
Charles Mcdonald. lcl f. jenkins. %; Aurora Min
Ing Company -. Mr.. Demerest. 75 : L. Elk'ns. 30.
Collins & McIanc 2no: H. Duncan 2o. II. So Nisn"r.
ij: h. B. Arnold. 100; Haddock Shonk a. CO.. 80 Nj
| Pinckney 80 and n. NJ. Borey q.
! The searchlight o. the local Weather BureAr. on
tho tower of the Manhattan Building. was busy dur
| ing the parade In fighting mock duel with the
-oarchiiGh;s from building In Jersey CITY search
lights vare displayed from several OF the other
! nign buildings
The ferry service in the North River and from me
| Battery was not Interrupted in the course Of tho
parade lhc big double-enicrs gliding easily between
the sections OF procession. The downtown pier'
were no, crowded. ~ bu, few persons were admitted
| bv the guards NJ the entrance gates.
RUSH FOR THE BATTERY.
All roads seemingly led TO the Battery last night.
Almost from the time that the shades or night De
ran 20 creep over the horizon people IL large num-
bers began 10 occupy the best points of vaniaE'
along me shore front, and as the time Tor the APP
proach of the parade began 10 draw nearer the
stream OF men women and children grew In pro-
portlon until It became In Itself an unbroken pro-
! ces.lon Tn. cabls-cars. the horse-cars and tho
elevated train, arrived at their southern destna
| lions packed 10 their utmost capacities. Ahucpa'
| ing the demands upon their facilities the car COM
| panes brought into service extra cars ana TOT
r,ll TWO hours before the procession hove IN view
,hcrc was a constant succession OF hlled cars un-
loading passengers and the consequent swelling o'
| ,,. ,,rong ,ha, spread Itself every available
| nch or the Battery Park People. too. VINO ha'
viewed the start OF the parade and seen 1t at othei
uoin,. lower down the river hastened after seeing
part OF Il pass the Battery. where. according 10
nredi,tons the best effects OF the display were to
| ho pres-r;.a Nor were they disappointed IN this
.x,.c,atlon Assuredly nothing OF the sort more
| magnificent In spl,ndor. spectacular erect ah'
color waS ever presented to a popular gathering II
this city than the comprehensiv" vie" ot th'
| pageani as II matted off the Battery. The uhcraS
| ur di.charg- Of fireworks lighting up the heavens
| t...tf If fl.
| slowly moving fee, Of vessels brilliantly illum
mated the apparently unqu.hchabl' nl"hc q, III nuu N.Y.
oth.r aerial pyroicchnics all combined 10 make ui
| scene that will not readily be forgotten by shI
| one OF the thousands who ra" H.
4 QUIET AND ORDERLY CROWD.
r.,,r. as # WAS. the crowd was orderly and quiet
4 small army OF police had been drafted for dutI
I'm the vicinity, but the le'orum ana consid'ra
lion tha, almost Invariably characterize grea
outpourlng of people here was especially noticeao'
last night with the consequence that the attention
Of The policemen mostly directed to the doing
on the river In the earlier part Of the evening IN
authorites endeavorcd TO enforce Il" rule OF th'
srnss in th. ciiys squares: but the eX!gcnccs o
ssnacc soon turned the regulation. for the time be
ms into a dead letter. and the police iorDore iuf
ihcr 10 keep the sigh,seers on the sward. Durinl
The waiting before The ieadins boat cam, m ign,
Republican candidates. The question. What th'
matter with Mckinley" was freqnently heard an. !.
just a. invariably the answer. hes All righ,,
cnme with the emphatic force of "A thousant
healthy lungs. Now and then .he sam" NJ 9usry wonI'
IA. npu.I 10 Bryar. but the storm or 1ccrs thht ]
r .ncounter.d .n,ctually smothercd the response %
the few par,isans of the Popocratic candidate wh'
Wcro present -, -. -.
shortly after Q o'clock the shricking OF steam
,histic. vas heard In the distance and ns the sig
nails sweed In tone betokening the rapid approach
of the vanguard OF the fleet the excitement upoI
the Battery became intense and found vent II
frcaucnt outbursts OF cheers for Mckinney an'
, sound money Then az the full spectacle was un
faded 10 the eyes OF the people. the cheers gave
wny TO n silence that was unbroken for an hour
rhc brIlIlancy OF the whole thing was too impr.s
siye too inspiring In Its practical meaning Tor NOISY
dcmonstration Only once In this tim" was the ap
,r.riation of the vast multitude shown IN applause
The Incident WAS one. however, well calculated tt
rouse them into enthusiasm. FROM central sfo
IN th. mark !, balloon, from which hung two bal
~ ~ IRE was released. II rose slowly, almost ia
, o,.a'.b, line until II reached altitude OF abou