The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-06-18
HARLEM'S NOTABLE DAY
Il GRAND CELEBRATION At THE
OPENING or THE SHIP CANAL.

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The Marine Procession Passed Through
| the Water Way at Noon-The Land Pro-
cession-Great Display of Fireworks Last
Evening.
New York, June TILT was a grand
and imposing celebration of the opening
of the Harlem River Ship canal which
took place to-day.
Big ships and little ships, tugboats
and rowboats. naphtha launches and
steam launches, and scows and craft
of every conceivable size and descrip-
ton gathered this morning at the west
ern entrance to the Harlem river ship
canal to take part in the North Side
board of trades formal opening of the
new waterway which Joins the Hudson
with the sound.
This great gathering was in pursu-
| ance with general order No. Il, issued
yesterday from the headquarters of the
admiral commanding patrol fleet, at
room 2, 50 Liberty street, which COM
manded that "the water parade flotilla
assemble promptly at IL O'clock, with
the right resting on the left bank of the
Hudson at Spuyten Duyvil station, and
extending northward and stemming the
flood-tide."
Down in One Hundred and Twenty
! fifth street at the same time another
big pageant was assembling in pursu-
ance with the orders issued from the
military headquarters of the scelebra-
ton by General Egbert Viele, com
manding the land force. According to
the arrangements, these two great pro-
oessions were to meet at Oak Point and
there the admiral's and generals and
commanders and colonies and other
officers We're to meet with the mayor Of
New York and the mayors of 100 other
towns and banquet and speech make in
honor of the OCCASION.
The water parade was, OF course, the
great, the important and imposing part
of the days celebration, since It passed
through the canal and formally opened
it.
1t lis not overestimating to say that
the fiotilla as 1t lay at rest was three
miles in length.
Shortly before 70 o'clock the steamboat
Elaine, having on board the guests of
the day, reached the scene and took her
place in line acting as flag vessel Of the
second division.
The Elaine left the foot of West TWEEN
ty-second street at II O'clock having on
board several hundred guests, among
whom were scores Of the great monied
men and notable corporation and mu-
nicipal officials of New York, Mayor Oh
ney Of Providence, r.. J., Apgcr WaInser
Of Jersey City, August l3elmont, Mayor
C1ute Of Schenectady, Mayor Lewis Of
Rochester, Governor Werts of New Jer-
sey, Governor Coffin of Virginia.
Governor Morton was invited, but he
declined, as he was fearful lest the
heat of the day would prove too much
for his health.
The parade was formed In the follow
ing order:
UNITED STATES ENGINEERS DIVI-
SION
Lieutenant Colonel C. L. Gillespie, U,
8. NJ, commanding.
Division Flagship Engineer
Four motive power launches abreast.
Harlem Regatta Association, Commo-
dore H. ]. Behrens' jr.; Fleet Cap
tain, H. w. Waiter.
Flag vessel the four Dared barge, ]. Fl. |
Absel
Sixteen Barges.
FIRST DIVISION.
b. S. Osbon, Admiral.
Flagship Baltimore.
New York Fire department steamboat, |
New Yorker.
Department of Charities steamboat, |
w. H. Wickham.
tugboat e. s. Atwood, bearing |
flag of Commodore Samuel Altman,
commanding starboard division.
SECOND DIvICION.
Flag vessel Elaine.
Steamboat Victor with North Side |
Board of Trade.
Steamboat Harlem and guests Of the
Harlem Association.
THIRD DIVISION.
Captain Walter Jacobs. flagship |
United States engineers steamboat,
Mary.
FOURTH DIVISION.
Fred b. Dalzel, rear admiral.
Flag vessel tugboat F. b Dalzell.
Chief Of staff, O. b. Valentine; fleet
captain, ]. M Cherry; lieutenant
commander. Fred Russell; aides,
Samuel Homideaux and +. w.
EDWARDS.
Steamboat, r. w. Steel, r. G. Town
send, Frank, Nyack, jamestown,
Charles Runyon, II. r. Rawson, Il. H.
Garrison, H. H. Bentley, N. b. star
buck and the steam yacht Irene.
FIFTH DIVISION
u. r. Luekenbach commodore, COM
mandlng; flag vessel, tugboat Edgar
T.. Luckenbach.
Steam yachts Now Then, Vamoose,
Norwood, Yankee Doodle, Theresa,
Rex, Charlotte, Maspeth, TUNA.
SIXTH DIVISION.
Steam launches, naphtha launches and
several excursion steamboats,, barges
and canal boats,
The fleet of 100 patrol boats, manned
by the New York naval cadets, nattily
was distributed along the
inc. The United States cruiser Allan
ia was stationed In the sound off Oak
Point ready to greet the head Of the
as it reached the end of
he route.
The line of the parade was as fol-
ows:
From the Hudson River entrance to
he canal, following it's course down to