New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-28
GRANT PARADE AT SEVENTY-SECOND-ST.


MANY NOVEL COMMENTS on THE PARADE HEARD
FROM ooD-NArURED THRoNG OF
SPECTATORS.
From the balconies OF the Colonial Club house. on
the southwest corner Of the Boulevard and seventy
second-st II looked II there were too many
people on the west side Of the city for the safety
OF Manhattan Island. II looked az II the west side
of the island might be tipped down by the weight
OF human beings and submerged In the Hudson. and
the east side OF the island tilted up into the air SO
that the surface of the island would be at an angle
OF forty five degrees or thereabout.
This was ut II 35 in the morning. when the head
OF the procession reached Seventy second-st, and
ne the paraders were coming from downtown on
the east side 10 uptown on the west side at the
rate of 1900 hour. and the general public was
coming from all directions at the lite, apparently
OF 10000 or hour. As time sped on the out
look grew even more alarming TO those who enter
tanned doubts to whether or not nature ana the
sub-strata Of Manhattan Island could stand the
pressure by looking steadfasty at stone lion
and allowing little play TO the Imagination, inc
tail of the lion may be observed to switch and MS
lips to curl In preparation for snar
There were plenty Of men In the nelgnoornood
OF the Colonial Club house. II not in the house
itself who after looking over the crowd and de-
liberating a minute were willing to wager ihat the
piers and railroad tracks the Hudson River front
were under water. while the piers on the East
River were far out OF water that boats could not
land passengers freight a. them without the
aid of overhangng derricks. The wagers were not
TO be settled with water, either whether the
multitude assembled at the Boulevard and Seventy
secOnd-st and in that vicinity disturbed the equiib-
rum Of Manhattan Island not 1t was the greatest
crowd that assembled at that point IN the
history OF the island.
There were few better places to see the process
sion There view of it clear down the Boule-
ward to Fifty nnh-st., from which street ii turned
into the Boulevard and then It could be watched as
II passed through Seventy-second-st until 1t wound
into Riverside Drive. 1t was a beautiful and IN
spirng spectacle. 50 attractive to eye ana ear
and mind that the hours on the crowd
instead OF growing tired and departing Increased
in numbers. The crowd was liberal with It's APP
plausc and EXPIRE ssons Of admiration for individuals
and organiza;io in the procession from the Presi-
dent ana his escort to the least conspicuous figures
and bodies in the line. were heard on every side
There was plenty OF good humor and fun in the
rywd The people were not where arrangements
had been made Tor them TO De-tnat u.s. IN tne so
ca.ied q dnds anus 1ney were Oh me sdewa.hSs
streets were Tree. Wnlle the SIaHus Janus were hol'
1t MADE evident before the hfsi OF he process
sion reached Seventy -socond-st. that the SANDS at
least in tnaI section were not success as an ~
ve.ment. There had been great expectations III re-
gard to them and they mad been bullt on an extern
~iyc scale. They would have been more literally
9auonized doubtless. had the weather Deeh warner,
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mere re VAS STAND on the northeast corner Of the
Boulevard and Seventy second-st.. where Amster-
dam-ave. intersects which was 'ometninf [Fe ,b
quarter Of an acre in extent Not b Ci b ,g
places the 5 land had purchased their seats on
some previous gay very rev peope lt "y was e
down by degrees from g to % cents AZ ne morn
of the patrons Of the stand took seats next 10 ms
wall 10 keep out Of the strong raw wind, alihough
To s @ai the n the poor hr The reane hd
together in bunch in the corner wnere me noue o
ward, Seyenty-second,st and Amsterdam-aye' come
together and where the wind had full sweep They
rather n iP 6e roadavs
back OF the crowd with seats built on ihem, Soi
were as complete failures the grandstands IN this
vicinity The most generous patronage vas round
to stand on These sold readily ar from 10 TO p
cents according size. The 2j-cen ones were gen
ay os sge baxe would R5d only one person one
vender had brought large wagon load OF frklns'
for they hrmer than the boxes. or, az least
'' Two mex exceadingy pretty girls stood box
labelled in large black letters DAISY Brand me ne
some kind II was the often-expressed verdict of
members of the crowd that the brand described described
arJ eIaBarrassed at first by The comments. but
finally they ceased to mind them. There was an
other box. which bore the Inscription, cant De
beaten" Perched it was a man with black
eye several pieces of court plaster on his face and
G 9s ie ab aH him that he could be and had
beaten When the crowd poked run at MIN n"
wnkod and said. Il had a difference OF opinion
with Il piledriver.
There were scores Of vendors of sausages. sand
wiches and soft drinks" such ginger ale. sarsa-
parilla and lemon soda Their trade was light. Inc
mon who sold frankfurter sausages. painted with
mustard and inserted In roll did the most bust
ness. The district messenger boys ana newSboEs
seemed he terms Of great familiarity with
the frankfurter. They would step up 10 yender'
saw "Bow-wow' in the tones OF dog, ana WIN
ONT a word the Vender would hand out sausage.
Soon the people I'm the crowd who were wiling 10
risk injury TO their interiors by eating the sausaees
took TO employing the method OF the boys IN calling
for them.
The decorations the Colonial Club house were
exceedingly pretty They consisted entirely OF the
National colors The Hotel ST. Andrew, on the
second-st opposite the Colonial Club. was covered
with flags and bunting. All the private houses In
eCond-st., between the Boulevard ana XIV
erside Drive. were literally decorated In front OF
some of the houses private stands mad been putt
for the use of the occupants and their friends. In
front OF other houses fences had been erected to
keep out the crowd. Where houses were not pro.
tccted I'm this manner the crowd took possession OF
away Anyway. 1t would have been useless The
people were we'll behaved and did no damage 10
The return of the people from the section above
sight They came foot. on bicycles, IN carriage
and in streetcars, and it seemed as If they never
would stop coming. The horsecars that came uown
the Boulevard and Amsterdam ave. held every per-
son who could in any way attach himself TO them
on many of the cars passengers were seated on the
roof When darkness set in the crowd vas coming
downtown in undiminshed volume; that is II
was coming In as great numbers az the size OF the
streets would permit.
CLTBHOJSE DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Fire last night destroyed the headquarters of the
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