New-York tribune., 1896-08-29
ROIrTE OE TILE PARADE.
rtrOrrsANDs LINE THE STREETS TO GREET
THE STATESMAN-HIS INTEREST IN
THE HIGH BUILDINGS.

THE HIGH BUILDINGS
Outside the pier. after the Ambassador eH'erseu
the crush was tremendous. The street was olocheu
from side to side with humanity. save IN the DIG
square that the police had roped OIL anu a' '''
western side of which tho finest troopers IN the
1-ritad states Army sat on their horses with an
ooso acnuircd from years of Indian fighting. Ana
this was the sight that confronted the FAMOUS
Chinese statesman when first his eye feH upon .ne
streets Of the metropolis of America-at each sue
of him dense of people stralnlng every neiN'
TO catch glimpse of his Oriental features and the
wonderful yellow jacket they had read so much
about straight ahead the line of bronzed and hardy
trainers with their sabres at their helmets. ana
NJ their head Colonel Sumner. their yellow piumes
and their troop flags waving in the breeze anu re'
mettlesome horses tapping their dainty hooiS ." 'ne
paving in their eagerness to be on arouhu vi az
sides the roofs and windows of great buidlhgs "'eu
with thousands Of people: thousands OF pairs OF
eves dxed uuon the bay horses and the barouche
that bore the Ambassador of the Chinese En-
peror The sight must have moved him. lie iil'ed
the black gold handled umbrella that ne hau car
,ied since he left the steamer. and gazed round on
all sides with a gentle smile, in which beneVolehce
and apparent wonder seemed mixed
A GREAT SHOUT GREETs HIM
There was "A great shout when the carriage con-
tanning the Ambassador appeared In another mo-
rnent some ono of the hundreds that were on the
roof of washington Market set off bunch OF fire.
crackers and the sound seemed TO please the
yiceroy for he turned to General Ruger ana sald
something with a smile. At the word OF command
two troops Of cavalry wheeled with the mounted
band at their head. and clattered down Nest-s|
After them the Ambassadors carriage turned in,
followed by the others Then the rest of the
troopers closed in and the march to the Waldorf
had begun.
Down Wcst-st to the Battery the way was com
parativey oper for the police had been busy ana
the street was clear At Battery PARK an I'M
mense crowd had gathered, and here the Ambassa-
dor got another hearty greeting, like that which
had followed his appearance outside the pier. As
the cavalcade turned into Broadway his eye caugh'
sight of the tail buildings that line the streets ana
he asked some questions OF General Ruger. All the
way up Broadway. indeed. he seemed to be vastly
interested I'm the skyscrapers. for his eyes were COL"
tinually lifted toward them.
The procession was truly remarkable one All
along the route from the Battery 20 the Hotel wal
dorf the streets were lined with spectators hait-
dozen deep And among the spectators were every
one of the thousand and different types OF hu-
manity that make this great city their home They
were all there-the gamin and the banker. the cer-
gyman and the ward heeer. the capitalist and the
street-sweeper the broker and the tramp. all
mixed in pu ,uing. jostling, scrambling hurry
brrly to gel one brief look at the greatest man OF
the Chinese Empire. and perhaps the finest horse
men in the United States Army.
WEDGED INTO WALL.
On the western side of Broadway from the Bat
terry away up to Fourth-st. was line OF drays
and carts and wagons of all sorts wedged into a
wall from which they. could escape only at side
streets. on the eastern side of the street the
lane through which the procession was to pass.
And down upon the scene from the roofs and win
dows Of the lofty buildings. from the ire-escapes.
from doorsteps, from the lampposts. and from
every possible vantage point gazed every person
who could possibly get there and their number
was tens of tn )usands.
The ut its .lnest opposite City Hall.
from the top of which Haunted the Chinese flag.
placed there by special order of the Mayor. For
hours the thousands had waited the long-eXpected
advent Of the representative of the East. and
moments sped by the pressure became greater
and greater. and the excitement and anticipation
grew tense At last two bicycle policemen
appeared flying up the street with orders for the
patrolmen who hedged the living wall. A few mo-
mentS passed. and then two mounted policemen
in sight. riding their graceful bay horses easi-
ly and skirtng the wall Of people closely so as TO
back promptly. for the horses would not have
cared had they crushed human feet. and their
riders seemed actuated only by desire TO clear
the way. And they cleared it forthwith Before
them the stray bicyclists. carts and pedestrians
faded away like mist before the sun, and the street
clear.
THE CAvALCADE COMES IN VIEW.
Behind them at a distance OF about hundred
yards the whole cavalcade came into view. In
front half dozen mounted policemen in
command Of a sergeant. and Immediately behind
were seen Colonel Sumner Major Lebo and other
officers i'm command Of the cavalry The band was