New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-16
RALEIGH ARRIVES AT LAST.
Quarantine. AT that time there appeare

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and and some of the sandwiches were thrown
to sailors on other craft An hour later, when
| people on the Mayors boat began to get hungry,
| there was not sandwich or anything else left
| to eat. and before the boat returned to the city
many persons suffered from hunger.
Failing to get any news OF the Raleigh, the
! feet cruised about the Lower Pay until about o
p. m. Then the start for home began There
was report at one time that the Raleigh had
| been sighted at Fire Island, ard the fleet made
a dash in the direction of Sandy Hook. only to
turn about when signals from one of the police
! boats told that the report was false. At Quar-
antine Sheriff Dunn and several friends were
put aboard the Glen Island from police boat.
AS the fleet was returning to the city it was an
nounced that the boats would go down the Bay
again to-day. leaving the city at 10 a. m.
Mayor Van Wyck and General Butterfeld said
/ that the programme arranged for yesterday
| would be carried out in every detail to-day IL
the Raleigh arrived.
A POLICEMAN HURT.
Policeman Felix McCracken of the East Fifth
ST. station. fell down flight of stairs into the
| hold of the Glen Island and broke finger on
his right hand, the broken bone sticking out
through the flesh. He treated by two doc
, tors who were aboard, and taken off to the shore
on the Patrol.
The Raleigh. in command of Captain Joseph
| B. Coghlan. left Manila on December IL, just
| four months ago to-day on her way home for a
| general overhauling She called at many ports
on the way. owing to the necessity OF coaling
frequently. and on the Atlantic stormy weather
was encountered. She first called at Singapore
| on December % and remained there NUMBER
of days; next at Bombay and from there went
TO Aden at the entrance of the Red sea, arrlV-
ing on January 2S then to Port Said. the en-
trance on the Mediterranean to the SueZ Canal.
on February 7. Alexandria was next visited on
February - and from there the run was mace
to Malta where stay was made from Fepru-
airy 81 to March 6. A long visit of over week
also made at Algiers which was the next
port previous to reaching Gibraltar which sne
left on March IS for the voyage across the At
lantic Near Gibraltar the Spanish feet. under
Admiral Camara, was met. and when passlns
the Raleigh hoisted the Spanish ensign ana llrea
a salute which was responded to by the Spanish
flagship Carlos Quinto, by raising the American "a.
ensign and firing a similar salute. crossing the
Atlantic the Raleigh called at Ponta Delgad)
on March 30 and Horta, both III the Azores
leaving the latter port on March 80, ana at
Hamilton, Bermuda. on April y, where eIeat
reception that has been mentioned was gwen
her. and she sailed from there on the morning
of April 13 for this port.
The Raleigh has on board a number OF men
from Admiral Deweys flagship olympia
ORDER OF THE PARADE.
The parade of boats up the North River early
this afternoon will be in the following order:
Police boat Patrol Chief Devsry commanding.
Steamers Glen and Glen Island with Reception committee
The Raleigh.
The captured Spanish prizes.
The hreboat Zophar Mills
The freboat Robert A. Van Wyck.
number OF tugs. Harbor Supervisor j. I Fremont
commanding.
Five police tugs containing sergeant and ten police
each.
Six police launches will be on guard al var,
Gus points along shore between the BatteIy anu
IT.. Of
porary telegraph police stations VIII also De
distributed in case of emergency LOT linIneua'e
communication with Police Headquarters.
Thousands of persons yesterday afternoon
crowded the walks roadways and ferries along
Riverside Drive from ty-second-st' TO
Grants Tomb Long before the hour at when
Il was expected the cruiser would sail up the
river the crowds began to gather. They came In
streams from every cross street from seventy
second-st to One-hundred- and-twenty -hfth-st,
and by o'clock the long walks were tnrongeu
with men, women and children Of all ages.
There were even babies In carriages-many OF
them-and although there was plenty or room
for the babies the carriages were TOO much IN
the way and caused many little blockades IN
the walks.
OF course the largest part of the crowd as
sembled near Grants Tomb. Here the Di-
cyclists were thickest. The day was an ideal
one for them, and after 1t became known that
the Raleigh had not been sighted but might APP
pear later to be welcomed, they made the best
Of a fine afternoon by riding up and down the
cycle path in droves.
The driveway presented a lively appearance
from 3 o'clock until q. Turnouts of every de-
scription Joined in the long procession. AL
though the crowd large at time were
there so many persons in one place as to make
an uncomfortable jam. Every one was on the
move for the greater part of the afternoon
even those who secured choice seats early in
the afternoon on the top of the rock wall along
the drive soon realized that there plenty Of
room for everybody and that they would
far more by moving around than by sitting in
one place.
HOUSES DECORATED
All the houses along the river front were deco
rated in honor Of the Raleigh. were many of
the houses in the cross streets The Claremont
Restaurant was In gala attire. flag or piece Of
bunting flew from nearly every point to which
q flag could be attached. Far up over the heads
Of the crowd were long lines Of box kites, 10 the
strings of which were attached American flags.
There were about fifty kites and half dozen
flags They were sent up by L. /. Horsman.
kite expert from the lawn Just north of Grants
tomb.
The crowd increased until o'clock. when
rumor got abroad that the Raleigh had not
been sighted. Then the would be weicomers