Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-24
THE BIC NAVAL PARADE

Ae the Great Centennial-soneo of Its Features-More than Four hundred Vessels ts be in Line.
 NEW YORK, April 23.-Preparations for the big centennial naval demonstration of which the merchant ships of this city and of many of the Hudson river towns will form the most conspicuous part, are going on with the greatest of rapidity. Applications for place in the line may be said to be fairly pouring in upon the arrangement committee, and Capt. Charles A. Woolsey, Vice Admiral of the parade, says that there may be more than 400 vessels in line. The steamship Wyanoke of the Old Dominion Steamship company is one of the largest vessels al- ready entered, and the big steamboats Mar ragansett and the Frances of the Stonington line will be there also. From up the river come the steamboat Christina of the Haver- straw line, and the big propeller D. S. Mill CT of Poughkeepsie. The steamboat City of Springfield has been entered and also the steamboat City of Richmond.
 The famous old Mary Powell, which has never yet found her match for speed, will have the place d'houneur next to the vice. admiraps flagship, the new Hoboken pro- peller ferryboat Bergen. Everybody's old friend the Idlewild, and two ferryboats be- longing to the Union Ferry company of Brooklyn, will steam with their sisters over the line of parade. There will be more tugs around on that day than one can stand up on the tip-top of the tall tower of the Pro- duce Exchange and shake stick at. They are coming in from everywhere. The oldest and likewise the Eleepisst town in New Jer- sey, Perth Amboy, will send a whole fleet of them. They will puff saucily about and join their New York sisters in the grand jubilee %ox xbo Prasidenk with their whistles
 In other words, they will add to the din with true Jersey-ike Jeffersonian simplicity. The Pennsylvania, the Central Railroad of New Jersey, the New York Central and the Standard Oil monopoly will each enter fleet of tugs. There will be private tugs from Brooklyn, Jersey City, Hoboken, Albany, Troy, Hudson and dozens of other places. The old side-wheel towboat America of the Schuyler Towing Line is expected to be on hand.
 She is in possession of enough years to make her the great-grandmother of all the steam vessels in the harbor, but on this momentous occasion she will get there just the same. The entire fleet of the Iron Steam boat company will be in line. The Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Brooklyn will view the parade from the decks of the steam boat John E. Moore.
 It is expected that there will be between twenty. five and thirty steam yachts in the parade. The fleet of yachts will be under the command of Commodore Elbridge T. Gerry of the New York Yacht club, and his beautiful vessel the Electra will be the flag ship.
 The Marguerite, owned by L. Livingston, will be gaiIy festooned with bunting and join the fleet.
 The Cora, owned by John A. Morris; the Sentinel, owned by George L. Rollins; the Juan, owned by James Renwick; the Radha, owned by J. B.Wolfe; the Corsair, owned by J. Pierpont Morgan; the Viola, owned by John P. Kennedy; the Orienta, owned by J. A. Bostwick; the Tillie, owned by Wm. J. Starbuck, and Joseph Stickney's big Susque- hanna are among some of the lovely craft that may be seen.
 The steamboat Hanna A. Bishop, which has been hired by the New York Yacht club for the use of the members of the club and their guests, will also be in the parade.