New-York tribune., 1896-08-29
THE POLICE PATROL BOATS TRIP.
MEETING THE sT. LOUIS on HER ARRIVAL

AND ESCORTING HER TO THE CITY.
The police patrol boat. detailed 20 do escort and
patrol duty for the big steamship which was so
eagerly looked for Yesterday. tuggins restlessiy
It her moorings by Pier a. North River. hours be-
ore II was time for her 10 start upon her trip
heAnvhile crowds or spectators blackened the sea-
call Of the Battery. ana they remained there till
After the big ocean liner had gone past. II was
dos before patrol boat had begun to back slowly
out from the pier. The braclng air and tho aspect
OF the choppy water, cleaning under the morning
.un made her passengers lose all thoughts Of tho
delay The boat was under the command Of Captain
schultz OF the Thirty sixth Precinct. assisted by
Sergeant Mancin and Sergeant Woods. with six
patrolrnon Three naphtha launches. No. =. under
Roundsman Clark. No. .. under Roundsnan Ken
mure. and No 4. under Roundsman Early. accom-
panied The patrol boat each manned by folr po-
licemsn
The Bay Wa compare lively quiet as the boat
steamed down it. until the White Squadron, lying
of staten Island came into view. The first OF
these splendid .cssels the Amphitrie. anchored
near ST. George and the others lay alternately 70
the left and right on either side OF broad water
pathway Down this the pa,rol boat passed leaving
me Amphitrite or The starb0ard. the Columbia on
the port side and the Cincinnati, the Indiana. the
Raleigh the stately flagship New-lork, tho New
ark tho Massachusetts, the Maine and the Texas In
the order named The Dolphin was passed little
further on. The yellow flag could be seen flying a.
Upper Quarantine just above Fort Wadsworth as
the boat reached the Narrows She passed hy Swim
burne Island and swung around In d big semicircle
Till she faced for home. \ Fort WaGsworth gun
SPOKE" audlby. amt ~" shcl raised huge column
Of water over at the frsting-grCunds OF Norton
Point. ~
and the patrol slowed down 70 walt FOR h"r J nr
biz crown that lined the brow Oi the hin above Fort
WadsHortn had probably sighted nor some time be-
fore The steamer seen hrO1dSil" On AS aht
rounded tne Hook and steamed into the channrl.
she termed bow on. with the channel. however ana
came uu the bay IN speedy fashion. cutting VIDE
-w,th OF foam ana followed BY a feet Oi yachts ana
tugs She passed SwlnDurne ana norman lslihls
ard slowed down AZ pper quarantine.
The l.unch from the Dolphin then put IN among
fh. haf-doz-n tugs and yachts winch crowded 10 th
mort sid. OF IA. steamship and shortly afierward
i;-n.ral Rug-r co 4ld he seen climbing the ladder
~ th. passengers ON the police poaf. ~hloh Was
Wing parallel. several lundfed feet away. lie
- lowed by DR. DOty. the Health Oificrr, and
IN. Chinese Legation aftcr"ard Wrni mp III Kay at
tire. 49,. ..,..,.. =, AL.
wcr. noticeable among the tugs and J. P"rpont
No-gau', yacht the COrstr, lre'"ntrd nu rit~ iiN"
light caylv deckcd with pcnuons. The brooklyn
rreb0at started prolonged ana nn"trihly
vrhisfln about this time number ol AMBITIONS
,rgs took 40 tho refrain and Bsdlam r'lgnrd tor
soue -oronds \ Few moment later 'n' nig Side
.hral.- Mohawk padded l1 among the tug. boar
irr reure-aniafi ton Of 'hlnarnen from The ii clan.
fn y. hich fl Hung Chang belongs llr party fc-ti-
81 th.ir 10, and respect hH rafting salute of
frecrackers ana Chimes" orchestra on board
.ddad a unique accompaniment. The scene WaS
rendered more attractive II the nass which hoatcd