New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-09-27

might have said yesterday that the vast crowds
along Riverside Drive would give the same solid
old island strong list to port
The state. New Jersey and New England
seemed to have poured their surplus population
into this city. and the bulk OF this with natives
visitors from all the states and foreigners. nat
urally went to the place IN the course OF the day
where they could see the Clermont and the Halr
Moon. the great line OF warships and the clus-
tering and cluttering river craft
There was not traffic manager who lid not
say that more visitors came into the city yes
terday than the day before. There was not a
lieutenant Of police IN charge of a division or
the forces guarding and guiding the people who
did not say that the crowds were larger. Train
schedules were adhered 20. but the trains con-
tanned many more cars each The ferries were
1ammed all day long The Hudson tunnels did
record business. 1t was estimated that two
hundred thousand visitors came 20 the city yes
terday.
The subway officials had 70 call for police aid
to handle the traffic. Express trains that usual
ly hustle up and down with cIocxIks regularity
tried to do so yesterday; but at every station
from the Brooklyn Bridge to 96th street they
were held up by the throngs OF passengers. This
soon caused congestion. AS the day advanced
the crowds increased. but scattered to soma sx-
tent.
Broadway, below Canal street usually ALMOST
empty on Sunday, had weekday appearances
all the way 70 Bowling Green. The Battery uax
black with the crowd all day long. A hfrd's-eye
view would have shown the streets as black
threads. east, west, north and south. with great
black patches on the West Side above I'D street
70 the great viaduct at 130th street and at tE1s
Battery 1t would have shown the river dotted
with large and small craft from Liberty Island
TO the last OF the American warships with con-
gestion around each sea fighter, no matter Of
which nation.
CROWD SIGHTSEEING BOATS.
1t would have been hard to pick out the two
show boats in the clutter OF craft around them.
The Half Moon dipped and toddled in the waves
kicked up by the stiff wind. and the Cler1nont
rolled comfortably every conceivable kind of
vesse; passed And these sightseeing boats.
from the greatest steamship to the smallest
kicker" contained more persons than they did
in the great Saturday pageant. From the shore
boats were seen sheerinS around the warshps
with wheel houses half under water NO such
crowds were permitted on the steamers on Sat
urday.
Along Fifth avenue there was preparation sor
tO-morrow's parade. Stands were being built all
along theIine. but the sidewalks were filed with
prOmenaderS. who often interfersd with the
workers. At every well known dangerous cross
ing the police kept firm grasp OF the traffic
On Riverside Drive. near Grants Tomb. this
was especially necessary.
In We minutes one hundred and four aufono-
biles ana ffty-fOur carriages passed the east
side OF the tomb. and in that time the line was
held up four times to permit persons to cross
the roadway. There was no let up all afternoon
there. which caused a statistician to compute
that from 1 TO o'clock more than six thousand
vehicles passed that point.
But figures could only be roughly applied AL
New York City and its neighbors seemed TO be
out of doors. either the river or In the
streets Wherever congestion was greatest the
police gently but firmly compelled people to keep
20 the right. A line was early formed at the
entrance to Grants Tomb. and this was kspt
moving at a snairs pace from early morning
until late evening. Central Park and the otnsr
parks also took toll OF the visiting crowds
While the great modern warships came in for
attention second to that bestowed upon the Half
Moon and the ClermOnt. the training ship Ports
mouth was not neglected yesterday. She lie.
between the Utrecht. OF Holland and the south
ern end OF the British line OF warships, and il
manned by the New Jersey naval militia Her
decorations not striking. nor is she iIlunai-
mated at night. but as a representative OF the
wooden men-of-war that made history she In
a striking comparative type. and appreciated
as such. Her lofty masts. mazs Of rigging and
looming hull In striking contrast to the
trim British ships.
INFLEXIBLE'S GRACEFUL LINES
1t was remarked again yesterday that ths
British Infiexible did not come in for the major
part OF the attention bestowed upon the bigger
ships. This most powerful OF ths line which
flew the British fas and was illuminated a.
Saturday night by searchhght on board. IL
only exhibition of the kind among the warships
does not impress the observer with her power
her lines being so graceful and her upper deck
( almost clear. 1t was only later in the day yes-
terday that the cluster of boats around her
showed larger than elsewhere.
In the afternoon four patrol boats were as
/ signed to duty In the river by the police They
kept incessant watch among the myriad craft
The water was rough. and IL seemed perious
for the small boats with their large loads A
Symnastic Canoist was out near the British line
and was a perpetual source OF disappointment TO
the spectators afiOat and ashore who expected
him TO take AN Involuntary bath any minute
He wore bathing suit so that a dip might nor
have harmed him.
/ II was gloomy most OF the afternoon lust
about the color of most of the warships bar
soon after o'clock the sun shot a warminr
shaft of light upon the city. and thence onward
until nearly 8 o'clock the scene on the river and
along the banks was aight When the r,n
/ dipped behind the f>>lisadss there we're xr-.t
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