New-York tribune., 1896-11-01
GATHERING OF THE HOSTS.
POURING INTO THE CITY FROM EVERY
COMPASS POINT.
THE FERRIES BRIDGE. ELEVATED TRAINS AND
sr.Rr,Cr CARS CARRY MIGHTY LOADS

s,.pr,cr CARS CARRY MIGHTY LOADS
PREVALENCE OF GOLDEN EMBLEMs
The It'd. of humanity which daily ebbs and nows
through all the ways Of transit that ceh''e '' ~
,owor o,d of Manhattan Island was augmented
,,osterdav morning by an immense wave OF Sight
scers The serene dwcllers on the peaoei"' 60"
of BROOKLYN the nervous Jersey co"i"
..cro,,cr New-Yorkcrs" from Staten Island anu
tho farmers above the Harlem all came W w" 49,
and came early. More tha' that' 'i'e' r,
,ho,r wlvcs and sisters. their children ana 'hei,
ordchildren 10 see the pageant OF honesty an"
in,oIl,ranco that was to MI broadway ana fHth-
ove from curb to curb from early morn 10 s'hr'.
owe Everywhere were the spirit ana isPe'' "
holiday. ,
Lower N.w-York never saw such an eu'po"' ."e ~
mr. rather inpouring-ot intelligent men ana refine"
,,or Tho Rridye trains wera filed to bursting.
M, only during commission" hours, but throus"-
out tho day The ferryboats carried their 'hou-
sands In gala dress. The North river "oo
deckers poured their throngs Into West-st. UNIQUE
out the morning and afternoon. ana the OH!
thought OF uneasncss TO how In the "or'o
al tho peonlo were going 10 get home again When
hunger and fatigue had quenched for the time the
fires Of enthusiasm and patriotism. and the gam
cred mul;itules OF day should descehd U" '"'
transportation agencies in few hours
IN VEHICLES OF ALL KINDS.
The Bridge roadway and the decks OF ierryooa's
were filed with carriages private turnon's an
hired barouches laden with women ana c''H"e"'
with here ard there a male whose age or innrm''ie,
nrevonted him from marching In the cohorts oi
hcnest money The Bridge promenade WAS o'a'A
with \ hurrying crowd Of people. whom the iiho
weather had tempted to try this method OF ap-
uroach to the centre OF interest Tne eie'ao" 'aii
roads carried their and hundreds OF thous'h"'
down to Twenty -third-st. and the drygoous us
;ricts and ran comparatively empty oeicw tnose
the thron;s that came by Bridge and Terry ana o's
,rihutel them from Union Square to Fo.y-sec-
ond-st
A week more OF such campaigning a' New io'N
saw Yesterday and the chrysanthemum wou'o oo-
come the National flower. elected by an over
wbelm!ng majority. 1t was clear case OF the
Office seeking the flower and not the flower seeking
the office By common consent this yeow-haired
Poderewski among herbaceous plants. Win its
most appropriate Greek name. which means soio
fc cwer" was enthroncd IN every buttonhoie ihosc
WHO could not get the genuine article or is paper
imitation were one OF It's first cousins the yeiio"
ox-cyed daisy or the marigod. college man
would have thought New-vork gone Princeton-mid
There were Mckinley and Hobart badges, OF
course or tho infowinC masses and sound money
badges and golden tokens OF honesty ana pios-
per!ty Of many FORMS but the chrysan .hemum
WAS queen There was no limit to the yellow
decorations one patriotic citizen In Greenwich
ST., near kPCtOr-Sl.. Ntu paHt'u '"' ''~''~ -
his nve-story building faring coat OF that hue
TIE STARS AND STRIPES.
Only ono emblem outnumbercd and outshone the
golden yellow OF sound fnance-that was the stars
and Stripes The Old flag was everywhere finheu
10 the breast OF beauty. decking the strength ~
manhood or nutto:Ing among the rnglets OF chiid'
hood ,he Red White and Blue always In signt'
a moving sea Of color. From the banner Dazoheo
on the sky by the kite brigade over Washington
.ti.A. ,,. h.. hif
toidler. who clung 10 mothers skirts IN terror a'
the roar OF cheering and applause In broadway,
there was TO break or interval In the RAINBOW oi
patr,otlsm that promised clearing weather In the
political world after the storm OF seditioh ana
threatened population has spent its force.
typical family party rode up on the Third-ave'
elevated road three chubby mites Of humanity
.erc ranged on one side OF the car. with their fac
legs sticking out at the uneasy angle OF chiidhooo
Each dirlpeG list held an American flag whose stan
terminated IN a Lillcc spearnead. A yellow badse
OF honest money pinned to each little jacket
Eyes wer. dancing with expectation and lips wer.
budding with questions. Frantic efforts TO
look out OF the window at every beat OF pass
Ing drum cndan g.rrd the OF the behoders each
golden spcarheaI being thereby wildly brandished In
the house OF it's friends.
When the crowds reached tho lower part of the
city they found 'nc very streets and buildings
3a,hcd with the holiday sentiment. No cable cars
were running I'm Broadway. No trucks were moving
In tho side streets stores and offices were hat
empty or entirely closed Sidewalks away from the
line OF parade the regions OF It's formation were
deserted Bandmen in many-colorcd uniforms were
running and fro to find their respective organisa-
lions. Marching clubs. berbbonsd and armed with
nags tightly rolled about their poles. were moving
back and forth. on every side the bright bars and
soft blue field Of the National emblem noatcd from
peak and window kissed by the Indian summer sun
and carcssed by the soft western wind The rolling
.,rl,o. ,nA ~.
pause loa ted from the line Of parade the roofs
and through the side streets 10 greet the coming
spectator.
WITHOUT FRICTION OR COMMOTiON.
without friction commotion the orderly thou
sands OF sightscers sought out points OF vantage
from which to view the endless column of marching
business men. which went forth all day long from
the OF the downtown side streets and went
singing cheering and laughing up the well-swept
pavcmcnts of Broadway Many rskcd their lives
by crowding out to slender hrc-escapes: other
thousands to the copings and cornces OF the tower
Ing new buildings along the lire OF march. crowded
together at the lofty windows or climbed on 10
himsy stands reckless OF every danger in their de-
sire TO the army with banners pouring through
TUrNDEROUS APPLAUSE
The many tall buildings along Broadway and
Wnvcrley Place added novel feature to the
parade They lowered high In the air on either side
the moving column. and when the hundreds who
crowded their vide window seats and numerous
balconies all shouted and waved their flags together
the effect on both the eye and ear was Impressive.
The people who occupied these many high points OF
view had eyi lenty come prepared for all-day
siege Luncheon baskets were to be seen every
where and the labor-saving devices for manu-
featuring applause were many. method employed
I'm Spanish American countries was the latest I'm
portation II con sists In taking two small pieces OF
board and striking them together with great force
and frequency When a band company, passing
through the Broadway canyon. pleased the cliff
dwcll.rs on either eide they would give rattiing
yollev of this wooden applause that was startling
Tin horns and 'buzzers" or "crickcts were IRE
quently employed TO voice the enthusiasm OF the
SPECTATOR and one genius. perched on the balcony
of building near Grand-st.. had "A machine con-
sistins OF two tin tubes. which teescoped together
under pressure and gave forth noise like the wall
OF n yellow dog when hit with n brickbat.
All the shop windows were nlied with seats occu-