New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-27
POLICE ANDNAVAL PARADE
CONFERENCE At THE ARMY BUILDING
REGARDING THE ARRANGEMENTS.

A consultation over Fridays great naval pa
rade was held At the Army Building yesterday.
Those present We're General Howard Carroll.
chairman OF tho Committee on Naval Parade:
Lieutenant J. C. Fremont. Supervisor Of the
Port also a member Of the same committee.
Frederick r. Dazel. Captain f. c. Osborne.
Captain II. Moran. David Van Cleaf Captain
Edwin Deats William J.. Burrows. Captain J.
II. Perry Walter p Pollock. Captain \. r. Val
entne. 4. Mackenzie and T. VI Timmins. who
are commanders Of divisions in the parade and
their aids. and chief Of Police Devery. Captain
Ebert O. Smith. of the Forty-second Precinct
(harbor police. and Sergeant John F. Flood OF
the Central Office
It was suggested by General Carroll that it
would be well To have two or three police officers
on each Of the nagshps Of the chiefs Of division,
and the CHIEF concurring in this recommended
ton arrangement was made to have these flag
ships so differed. the police to be under the
charge Of the commander Of the ship.
Chief Devory suggested that il would be essen
tial for those in charge Of boats in the parade.
especially large excursion steamers to have a
sufficient force on board to prevent crowding on
either side Of the boat to a dangerous degree.
and further suggested that il would he well
to rig the boats with strong wire along the decks
IN such a way that this oyercroWding could be
moro easily avoided He pointed out that the
greatest danger would be from the people on
the various loats all rushing 10 the same side
at the same moment The committee and chlefs
Of division present consider, the idea a good
one and it is to he brought to the attention OF
those in charge OF the boats
Lieutenant Fremont said that the idea was 70
start active preparations for the formatlon py
II o'clock tho various boats to be assembled III
formation a. prescribed i'm the circular 10 ~
SUPPLIED to every boat Immediately after noon
the police boats will begin the work Of seeing
that the line is in working order II - lh'enu en
that the boats should ho i'm column ny = ''
Tho three markers for tn" different diVislohs
are plainly indicated on tho map .,.
The Chief suggested that considerable uounle
would be occasioned by unattached craft solhe
about the Bay after the formation had pen
made approaching the flagship. etc: ana tndC
uhi'a n would he impraCtiCahle 10 tprud I'M W"
OF the BAY 20 All craft. on any business VIA .
ever IL would be we'll 70 announce through 'he
rress that the police regulations would ne
etric,lv enforced and that an urgent request Is
made of captains IF commercial craft e'O., .n 10
nothing he done 70 interfere with the FORMATION
or rho proeress 81 the various vessels ana lhe
several divisions ~ boats that Will he IN me
nrocesson He turtle added that there "ouId
Re no trouble about tho police keeping the line
=, order This suggestion was indorsed by the
members IF the COMMITTEES ana me o'h"rS p'p'
II was decided that the boats of the yarious
chiefs Of division should report TO PER "A,
where they would each receive me ''ilp'''''"'
~ police officers assigned N them 100
II uas also decided that the various ooats
should preserve the double or triple column ~
,,o.io, urtl .han nearing the olympia ana
80 sborld 60 single hle that every ona
should have chance TO 500 the Admiral