New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-21
FROM NORTH SOUTH. EAST AND W EHi l.
THE INFLuX OF VISITORS KEEPS ALL
MEANS or CONVEYANCE BUSY

~. ,,o tho dedication OF Grants tomb has
,hore hoon such an influx OF visitors as tha' Oh
Yesterday From o'clock In the morning uh''' '"o
afternoon every train brought hundreds o' $40"
GERS who came TO join with New ofN !" NV 49,
onstration in honor OF the fleet OF ""' 80.
They came from all directions. hor'n SUI 49,,
and west on specials and locals. ana inc co'V"''
,, rac,,od and tanned coming into the stations
.,.h crowds massed on the platforms ana ne"uo
thrust out of the windows. anxious LOT t"e III
rlirnpsc of the city. Large humoe'S " -,
came from Boston Washington Bufaio fh'.a
dclnha and even from points as iaT "'S' 80 "
CarO. ..,,,od bx
The Southern cities. too. were repf'S'm''" ~
,,, from, Nashville Memphis. Knoxville Au'
rusta and Richmond. number OF i\eH'"' "''
also arrived early In the day. NORTH an" $500,
to,ned hands to welcome the nect' Inv '"" a.
towns added their contingent 'io"uS ' -
Nev,-uavco and other Connecticut cities Al ~
o,clo.l tho Grand Central Station was masseu
r.,,b q s,,rclnc throng which pushed lis WY ou'
into the street and the nc.ehborhood presence
carnival appearance. II was roillchl'.s'
ing good-natured crowd unmndful oil pui',i
shoves laughing and shouting. Al 'o'''' -,
neonle we're represented Most Of the women l''''
~, .orh,. towns wore the Stars and Stripes con-
sn,cuouslv some being even gowncd IN c's' u'"e'
90 which the skirts formed the stripes an" '"'
waists the starry field. one train carrie" an
cursion load Of colored people. ana as ,n'S r
of the cars a disky girl remarked NY SUM- W
dis beats any fair cher seed! ,
Many OF the strangers carried heid-slasses sl""s
across their shoulders. And the kodaks No''"NS ~
the rieht kodaks the left. and mourn mi
didn't Volley ana thunder. there was an INV
snanping ard pressing OF buttons. 49,. -o,,o
Al All the stations the scene was hu'l, wv, IA
The Jersey city stations Of the fensyInaI pi
Erie lines were packed and the icrrl's VI ~,
ON every trip across the river Inc 'rcMu,S 49,"
mo ferrvboats eddied into Wtst-st., unr -
caught in the swirl OF the earlier arriNh,s, 80
we're waiting on the piers. Many people am L.,
ON Tho Long Island city boats, ana the Neena" 81
ferries which provided an excellent ~,
Viewing the parade were crowied; M "a =,
shore the Central Railroad OF NeWJerseH an, i, ~,
fact an Of the lines convcrging into the CITY hun.
IA The numbers OF those who came from "l"' ~
bcln cheer The heroes OF the Navy.
Somebody started shout for sampson anu
Schlnv ON a Pennsylvania crryboat CROSSING w t1
river The cheers were given ana men si,i 81
Voice piped out whats the matter Win DOVE
Hes all right came from several hu'D'''
throats at once ,,,-, to- tho Grand
Central Station. She was very weak ana hlh"' i.'
-.av along with difficulty leaning on a cane ana
assisted hy a white haired old man WHO S"'''
"Rear up old woman; were nearly there. an
indeed and that ! will she answered. 10
Won think III be able 10 his blessed face from
the shore? ,.. al . ,b-,v,g
business and an occasional express wagon was
pressed into service by those eager to ride