New-York tribune., 1909-06-13
ALL QUEENS REJOICES
M4NH4TTAN GREETS HER
ACROSS NEW BRIDGE.
Gouernor Hughes ReUie1cs 10000
MarcherS in Historic Pageant
Under Blazing Skies.

With Governor Hughes. Secretary Dickinson ot
the War Department, President MCGOWAN Of the
Board Of Aldermen. representing the Mayor; Bor-
ouEh Presidents Ahearn. Gresser and Coler, and
score q other digntaries present 10 represent off,
cialdorn and some fifty thousand ordinary citizens
,n attendance TO represent the taxpayers who made
Il possible the greensboro Bridge formally was
thrown open TO traffic yesterday.
n celebration thereof there were addresses a
great parade OF about thirty thousand persons.
6fsrlav OF fireworks night. and performances
BY amateurs Of comic opera the proceeds from
which will be given the hospitals Of Queens
Altogether Il was a bis. day. albeit sizzling one
for Queens and a goodly section OF BROOKLYN ana
rather sizable day for part Of Manhattan
L must be confessed that the formal exercises
s,5 addresses did not appeal the big throng much
for one reason. because nobody except Governor
Hughes could heard five feet from where ne
was starding- Governor Hughes was aPPiauoeo
when he declared that borough feeling in this CITY
ing r5vA vav 70 true city feelirg-a feeling
Of ,,ritv which the Queenshoro Bridge and the
Others typiAed-and his auditors gave three cheers
for him when he had finished
Pur the parade Immediately enErossed their at
,en-ion And there were two exhibits in the
"rrasneritv parade"-the division made up b. busi-
ness men and manufacturers-which 70 the hroHlng'
thirsty multitude. grilling in a hot sun on rough
board erandsands harder than any neither millstone
ever celebrated in proverb appealed far more than
the gold lace glitter Of the military part OF
the pageant
or Zvss a series Of floats depicting the evolution
Of beer from the brewing Of the Egyptians 2"o
3 c. 70 the modern sanitary brewery. followed ny
z beer garden and score Of brewery trucks, laden
with kegs and half barrels. Cheers long and loud
greeted this part OF the parade A wagon loaded
with siphons of cool. 7zzy mineral waters also
awakened enthusiasm from the overheated thTong,
though this demonstration was weak compared 10
that accorded 10 the beer trucks Even Governor
Hughes raised MS hat 70 Gambrinus when that
worthy saluted him as he rode IN state past the
reviewing stand
The exercises were scheduled begin noon
Hours before thar time the little Coney Island
which had sprung up At the Long Island city end
Of the bridge was reaping harvest of dimes and
nckels, and string OF purple faced perspring
folk was walking back and forth across the road
way and plaza some few climbing into the grand
Stands. where they were sit and frizzle most Of
the afternoon.
CROWD AWAITS OFFICIALS
L about . N. when the Governor. Colonel
Treadweu his military secretary: Adjutant General
Henry and the Governors staff. with President Nc
Gowan q the Board Of Aldermen. reached the re-
viewing stand At intervals OF a few minutes the
other digniraries came along When they were all
assembled Monsignor Lavene. Of 81. Patricks Ca
thedral. invoked the Divine blessing on the ex-
ercses
IN brief speeches President MCGOWAN and Bor-
ougb Presidents Ahearn and Gresser accepted the
bridge for the city and the two boroughs Then
Secretary Dickinson introduced. and spoke
regarding interests Of the country AZ large in
The new structure
The magnificent a11dacitv II New York City in
carving out this gigantic work has aroused the
sdniration Of the entire country, said he. New
York is the mecca Of every citizen IN the United
States, and ali in a measure enjoy your success
congratulate YOU
Governor Hughes'z speech also was short. He
praised She enterprise which had. produced the
bridss but chose 10 regard it rather as prophecy
than an accomplishment since II typihed the unity
Of the city which he hoped would produce a true
city feeling" He declared that he hoped 70 see
developed a sense Of civic pride. with reciprocal
responsibilities and reciprocal privileges. as for
better worse the Eve great boroughs We're weld
eo into greater city.
I rejoice with Queens" said he because Of what
II means 70 have this bridge Queens has perhaps.
the finest future of any Of the boroughs. because
50 much Of Queens lies in the future Here in this
borough lies the opportunity Of solving problem
of living under metropolitan conditions happy
sane and normal horsa life. Queens will never
rHsllze the height Of its ambition except by en-
rhssis Of rhe unity which makes il a part Of the
great city of New York
Cheers greeted the Governor when he finished
Speaking Three cheers We're given also for Presi-
dent Taft Then a chorus Of young girls sang
America After that somebody In the grand
stand called for three cheers for Dr- Ihonas
Rainey. the father Of the bridge They were
given with will Or. RaIney. who in 1874 began
ile construction OF q bridge over Blackwell's ISL
and which never was finished was in the review
ing stand. seated close to the Governor He Is no."
eighty-1ve years old.
BIG SPECTACLE UNDER WAY
AND then came the big attraction Of the day. the
parade. For several hours It had been forming
along the East SO Of Manhattan, division by
oivis;on I1 just 40 O'Clock when Traffic
Troop { OF the Police Department horses and
riders spick and span the celebrated Squad
ron A itself which came alone few minutes
later, clattered across the bridge and wheeled up
10 salute tho Governor and the other officials in
the reviewing stand just behind them chief
Inspector Max SchrttberRer in automobile.
He had been working like beaver with the couple
o thousand policemen who were in charge Of the
HE Of March in Manhattan and Queens and his
police work good.
While Governor Hughes saluting the traffic
squad the b.are q band sounded, and Major
General Roc. commanding the national guard with
MS staff IN f1L dress uniform. came into sight
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