New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-17
THOUSANDS SEE Mss CISNEROS.
BRASS BANDS. FIREWORKS AND BIG
CROWDS IN MADISON SQUARE AND
AROUND DELMONICO'S TO
WELCOME HER.

AROUND DELMONICOS TO
WELCOME HER.
Amid patriotic music from brass bands. the boom
ing Of bombs the burning OF red fre and the huzzas
Of thousands of people, Evangena Cossio y Cis-
neros fresh from a Havana prison. introduced
to the American public last evening in Madison
Square. on a bandstani opposite the Hoffman
House the girl made her bow TO the crowd She
presented by Karl Decker. the hero OF her
rescue from the hands OF the Spaniards. and tho
square then packed with a dense Of
humanity. People stood beneath tho trees. blocked
the roads and crowded at every window OF the
neighboring buildings and when Miss Csneros
made her bow a shout of scclamation burst
forth.
Besides the popular open-ar demonstration a
private reception was given ny Miss Csneros in
the banquet hall OF Delmonicos. at which A
number Of wekno"n people welcomed her to
America. There from the balcony she also made
a little speech in Spanish which set the Cubans
present Wild with enthusiasm and brought forth
sympathetic cheers from the Americans There
a martial air given to the whole proceedings
by the presence Of Cubans and Americans In uni
form in and about Dclmoncos The whole was
arranged by THE New York Journal" which.
through its correspondent Kari Decker made Miss
Cisneross escape from prison possible. and brought
her TO New-York
The demonstrate exceedingly elaborate
Mr.. Decker. who shared the honors with the girl
whose freedom he secured He could not conceal
his desire to escape from the crowd its paudits
and the handshdkin-s. though he stayed by the
girls side The two receptions set for :
O'Clock. BY o'clock Madison Square began TO
hll with people. Two stands had been erected
backed 10y transparences. one in the centre Of
the squire. for the 69th Regiment Band. the
other the Worth monument. for the It'll Regi-
no tran Of
welcome In front Of the old Brunswick Hotel
searchght was stationed and as o'clock APP
proached bomb discharged from the roofs
Of Demonico's and colored lights were burned
along Fifth-ave.
BEFORE O'Clock Miss Cisneros left the Hotel Wal
dorf in a carriage with Mrs J. Ellen Forster OF tn,
Ladies' Cuban Relief Association. who he'
chaperon for the evening" Karl Decker and the In
terpreter Mr. Goude. The carriage escorted
TO Delmonicos by Cubans dressed in the uniform OF
their army and armed with rifles and machetes
naval cadets 81 the port of NewYork and deega
tion from the Irish Volunteers Colonel James
Moran. Of the latter organization. was in charge Of
the parade At Delmoncos Miss Cisneros was re-
ceived nv Mrs Karl Decker and escorted through
There with Mrs Forster and Mr. Decker 10 present
the people she held formal levee for about
hour. She dressed in white.
She VS. escorted ont TO the stand In Madison
square. and. only staying long enough to bow and
smile upon the assembled multitude. she returned
to DclmonicO's There she was placed I'm the bal
cony Of the banquet hall and spent the rest Of tho
evening receiving few persons and bowling to the
cheers which occasionally came up from the crowl
in the hall below Her speech To the crowd
simple expression Of thanks for their kind wei
come. There continual shouts for a speech
from Mr. Decker. but he stoutly refused to comply
with the request. Refreshments were served dur
nC the evening
The crowd that waited for hours In the open air
to catch 4 glimpse Of Miss Csneros were enter
tanned by short speeches from Murat Halstead
United States SeSnator Thurston. Congressman
SiIlzer pr de ?aPa and Henry George. who was
greeted with the cry. Where's Tom Johnson"
Among those present at the reception were Mr.
and Mrs Henry George. Murat Halsead. Dr. Egg
II, RI GUERNSEY the Rev W. F Brush. DR. and
Mrs. II Holbrook Tomas. Estrada Palma. Mr. and
Mrs Charles Dana Gibson. Mrs Joaquin Miller
Charles {; wilson Victor Mapes Mrs Edward
Neal Colonel and Mrs Charles F.. Ftshback
Charles W Houston and Benjamin Wood
II is now planned that Miss Cisneros shall 20 to
Washington In few DAYS for reception by the
Ladies Cuban Relief Association.