New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-30
PATIENT THRONES At TIE BATTERY.
CROWDS BEGAN TO GATHER At pAYBREAK.
AND MANY BREAKFASTED IN
THE PARK
THE PARK.

Nearly ten thousand people watched III" ia
ro,o fror, the Battery and nearby piers on ~.
North River. the crowd stretching along the Ea'
t,rv wall from the Barge Once 20 Per \. ann
then nuinc an the piers 20 which access ""'
allowed for blocks along Wrst-st.. untN they mel
Tho other crowds from further ny town. N"''-
1.,..v and Rrooklyn These latter mostly wont
=, the piers above Rector-s'. m" Battery
,hronrs being largely composed = people from
out Of town Hundreds # these mon. women
ard children had assembled by g O'Clock in he
,,.rri,, and there Were many ~ Thorn on n"
ark benches eating their breakfasts from boxes
and baskets.
The crowd increased rapidly In the carly
hours ~ the morning. until there We're fully
four thousand people gathered by " O'Clock
Among the signs by which the country folks
could lo readily DISTINGUISHED were their oXt"n-
siyo patronage Of tn" pie. cake ana fruit stands
and tho fact that almost without exception they
wore big Dewey badges and many Of them wor"
two 1r three The city people did not hl"ss"i"
cut So much I'm the badge way. and If course
they summed tho pic and other things on th"
stands
The crowds were noticcably orderly. and f''
eor,. reason there was "A remarkable absence ~
she rough element The police. however, &C., "
prepared 10 handle all sorts and conditions OF
"a
the second Precinct appeared on the scene with
0,. hundred mon. whom he stationed around
tho Battery and the noghhorhopd. The police
arrangcrn.nts We're admirable. and one Of tn
most excellent 81 the regulations was that no
boxes or barrels allowed to bee used as
standing places This was disappointing 10
fakrs and small boys. many ~ whom had hoped
~ reap harvest from The sale Of vantage
uo.nts for the parade as one fakr announced
them until he was told by policeman to git
of this park with them things
on the roofs # many Of tho tall buildings
commanding a view Of tho river and Bay rows
Of inclined seats had been erected and these be
gan to- fill NJ az an carly hour they were
largely occupied by gayly attircd women. and as
seen from tho streets the massing Of me Var
p oolored hats and gowns gave 10 tn" roofs tn
, appearance of being decorated with Uchll
b blooming beds Of flowers.
- off the Battery. waiting 10 fall into line. wcr'
4 a myriad yachts. tugs excursion boats an'
every description Of smaller craft. and every
roW and again some one If the steam ycsSc.
would start a whistling concert. which would b
, / taken up in do1fenirg chorus 10y the others. tn
noise gradually dying away In IN" cheers witt
which each outbreak was greeted 10y thos" Oh
p shore.
Z All the morning and into the afternoon Their
u was clamorng throng around the entrance q
= the Governors Island pier seeking passage T.
. the island on the steamer General Hancock. bu
only those having passes could get inside tn
4 gate. There were SO many OF those with permits
l. however that the boat could hardly carry then
d especially on the last two three trips befor
< the naval parade began. -Four thousand passc
:. in all had been issued
y AS the hour for the starting Of the parad
IA drew near. the Battery wall and it's approacho
y became almost impossible. ana special detail
OF police had their hands fun al the piers fror
" which the excursion boats departed in guardin
against possible accident during the PUSHES ,
y passengers to get aboard and secure good seat
~ The crowds finally became So dense that III
III police kept the outer edge three or four f.,
lp from the water line Of the sea wall and the ru
I'd Keep off the grnss'' was SUSPENDED for a tin
"a and the thrOnR overfIoved into tho rorls rha
~ boys and even men. climbed into the trees an
the police We're too busy TO modest them TT
megaphone hend was abroad numerously. an
together with the boys with tin horns raise
and kept 10 q terrific din