New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-08
A GREAT PARADE OF STEAMBOATS,.
THE WATER TRANSPORTATION LINES WILL Dc
THEIR PART AT THE CENTENNIAL.

THE WATER TRANSPORTATION LINES WILL DO
THEIR PART AT THE CENTENNIAL.
Nearly all the principal local steam transportation
lines Of the port Of NewYork were represented asp
night at a meeting held IN ParlOr +, Fifth Avenue
Hotel OF the committee appointed week ago 10
act under the authority Of tho Executive Committee
OF the National Board OF stoam Navigation in arrang'
ing for ,he mercantile marine display the occasion
Of the centennial inaugural celebration April ~
and 30
Among those present were ". C. Egerton, manager
N the Union Ferry Company, who also represented
John H. starln; /. L. Fisher, OF tho Perth Amooy
Transportation Company; F. Cannon, Of The staten
Island Rapid Transit Company; Agent Lowell, OF the
Fan River line c. A. Poole Of the Aew-fork Centrs'
b ". yosburrh Of the Schuyler transportation Com
paay W. r. Hooker, Of tho Empire TOWNS Company
d. Moran, OF tho Hsrhor Towboat Company n. 4.
staples. OF the Erie Railway Company tho hcssrs
lice, Of tho Tiee Towing Company; L LncEenoack'
OF the Jnckenback Towing Company; j. van Wie'
OF the Sea Towing Company; Samuel u. carpenter
presldsnt Of the Iron Steamboat Company, ana zen
eral Passenger Agent OF the Pennsylvania Railroad j.
Haviland Of the Tebo Transportation Company ana
Thomas J. Lawson.
c. W wooisey superintendent Of the Hoboksn
Ferry Company, occupied the chair. Tho steamboat
men present exhibited degree OF interest III INC
project that amounted almost to enthusiasm ana IL
all they promised 20 do Is carried out inc marine
spectacle will DO the most mAghncont ever PioSe"1
IN Ney.York 'Harbor. Mr. Fisher said thas at least
ten and probably all of the fourteen boats owned by
his company would participate In The parade rom
EllEabethport 10 this city While the representatives
of other Zines wero not prepared TO say 10"
many vessels they could send, the opinion was
expressed that the aggregate number OF steanooets
exclusive Of yachts and war ships would exceeo 4oo
Mr. Hughes representing J. u. Ward q Co.. OF me
Ward line Of steamships offered the use OF Piers 10
and IL adjoining the walLst Ferry SLIP as LANDING
Mace for the Presidential party. II was Intended Mr.
Hughes said to build landing oat between tho PIERS
and TO decorate prohisely tho river 'front.' ann piers
NJ that point Mr. Egerton. OF the Union Ferry Com
pany wanted tho Presidential party to land In the
ferry slip and agreed 70 stop the running OF ierryooas
on that day and 10 build hoat with stairway out
into the slip 90 as TO make the landing OF the PpesI
dent from the barge Of tho United States steamship
dispatch an easy matter. 10 was finally decided 10
lay both propositions before the General committee
Mt Carpenter offered the use OF the IRON steamboat
Sirius for the use Of the various con hs a tna
the Governors Of the several states snd ther sutes
his offer vas gratefully sooeptcd.Elt was voted 70
reousst The various lines % say - nea[y - Posslns
how many boats they win send 80 thst dennIte
nr,Sramme can he arranged All OF the representatives.
uesent said that their companies Wgro sulns ny S
affair on big scale and Captain EospnlRe opoaiSJ -
that the marine parade wonld pc ieeupk rnhhr
sIiher s6ore and failing into line a. tho procession
moyes toward the city Tho COMMITTEES adlourned
subject 70 the call Of the chair'