San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-06-16
NEW YoRK's CANAL.
Connecting the Hudson and East
Rivers.

Rivers.
NEW YORK, June l5.-While
Germany is having canal open
ing with Europe looking on, this
city will have a similar affair, but
on a much smaller scale. Monday
the Harlem ship canal, from the
Hudson to the East river will be
dedicated. The waterway is not
for large vessels and is chiefly in
tended to afford passageway for
the canal boat and lighter traffic,
which has been a nuisance to the
big boats in going around the Bat
terry, to get up the East river. Now
these troublesome lows will glide
through the northern end OF Man.
haitian island. The canal was first
projected in 1874, but nothing was
done till April, 1893, when dredg-
ing commenced. The mean depth
of the channel will be nine feet,
and the width fifty feet. 1t cost
two and a half millions. The day
will be observed as holiday by
the people of Harlem.
There will be marine and a
land parade. The former, consist
ing of steamers, tugs, and barges,
will start in the Hudson river at
Spuyten Duyvll, and pass through
the canal, thence by the Harlem
river through Little He'll Gate up
the Sound to Oak Point. The old
Casewood mansion at Oak Point
will be thrown open, and the en-
tire afternoon and night will
be given up to feasting, speech
making and games. There will be
a display of fireworks at night, and
the old mansion will be illuminat-
ed from cellar to roof. There will
also be fireworks displayed from
the old Jumel mansion on Wash
ington heights, the home OF Cen
eral Ferdinand P. Earle. The war
shin Cincinnati will fire salute at
the Hudson river entrance, and the
Raleigh at the East river end.
In the land parade will be repre-
sented all local, social and labor
organizations. The cadets of st.
johns college, Fordham, will
march in the parade. 1t is ex-
pected that there will be more than
100 floats in the procession repre-
senting the different industries Of
the north side. The Webb school
OF shipbuilding will be represented
by large float bearing the partly
finished model of a ship which the
students will be putting together
as they go.
The parade will start from the
foot of West 130th street, at the
same time that the naval parade
starts at Spuyten Duyvil, and will
march along Manhattan street,
l25th street, and Madison avenue,
across the Madison avenue bridge.
The land and naval paraoes will
arrive at the bridge at the same
hour, and will be reviewed together
from there. Then the land parade
will proceed along l5Sth street to
the rendezvous at Oak Point. Pres
ident Cleveland, Governor Morton
and other dignitaries are expected
to be present. 1t is proposed to
make a feature OF the day a cere-
mony symbolizing the joining Of
the waters OF the Hudson river and
the Sound. A young woman will
din a flask Of water from the Hud-
son as the parade starts, and when
IL has come to anchor at Oak Point
will pour the water into the Sound.
The Belmonts, Astors, Governor
Morris and other large land own
.ers, whose lands will be greatly
enhanced in value, and who will
get the most value out Of the canal,
have contributed largely to the ex-
penses OF the celebration.
Government at Quito Soon to Fall