The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-24
His Speech at Fulton Day
Celebration Carries Au-
dience by Storm.
MARINE PAGEANT
VERY IMPOSING
Vessels in Line Ranging from the
Clercmont Type to the Bay
Liners OF To-Day-Cele-
bration of Notable
American Achieve
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j AMI E'sTo WN EXP osITIoN
GROUNDS, VA, September 23.-Thii
ysas Robert Fulton Memorial Day 81
the Jamestown Exposition. and here
to celebrate it We're many descendants
OF Robert Fulton apd influential mem
bers OF the Robert Fulton Memorial.
Association. chief among whom was
ior. Samuel l.. Clemens.
y big marine parade in Hampton
Roads this afternoon was followed by
luncheons, speeches, receptions ana
dinners.
The day commenced for the visitors
with an automobile ride around the
Exposition Grounds Following this
the entire party was conveyed by the
government dispatch boat Siren to the
United states cruiser Brooklyn. from
the decks of which the marine pageant
was reviewed. Immediately north oil
the Brooklyn was anchored the steam
yacht North Star, of Cornelius Wander
bilt, tile president of the Robert Full
ton Memorial Association. under the
auspices of which the exercises OF the
day were conducted. short distance
to the south of the Brooklyn was an
chored Henry. III. Rogers's yacht ka-
nawha, with DR.. Clemens aboard.
Many VESSELS In Pnrnde.
Although the weather was inclement
and the waters of Hampton Roads
rough the parade was an interesting
spectacle. There were a score or more
vessels in line, representing every type
of steam craft. from the time of Robert
Fulton to the present There were
vessels in line long since out of COM
mission and modern tugs and ocean and
bay liners such as ply between Hamp-
/ ton Roads and Baltimore, New York
| and Boston.
| The review was under the direction
T T.
states Navy. ably assisted by Chief
/ Boatswain John w Stoakley. of tht
\ e.! sd States torpedo boat sGiW,}n. Tie
parade was four miles long Cor
1 nelius Vanderbilt, who was unable tcs
be here, telegraphed Mr.. II. Fulton Cut;
| ting that the North Star was at Ills
disposal. and that OF Colonel Fl. ..
| Fleistand. Matters of International i'm
portance kept Mr.. Vanderbilt away.
Among others invited aboard the 1
North Star by Mr.. Cutting and Colonei
/ FIeistand were Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Scott, Mr.. and Mrs Martin, w. Little,
| ton and w. H. Fletcher. Others aboard
| the Kanawha. besides Dr.. Clemens,
We're Mr. and Mrs. Henry II. Rogers
| Jr.
Cheers for Mark Twain.
The formal exercises OF the day oc-
Cured in the exposition Auditorium
this afternoon. a throng of people
crowded the building long before
/ O'Clock, the hour set for the exercises
to begin. DR.. Clemens, it had been
announced, would preside over the ex-
ercises, The doctor was late In arr
riving. The water of Hampton Roads
was rough and he did not like the idea
| of coming ashore In a small boat His
final appearance at the main entrance
of the Auditorium between Admiral
Harrington and Exposition President
Tucker was the signal for an outburst
bof applause, and it kept up as the
humorist passed down the aisle. still
between Mr.. Tucker and the admiral.
and was seated on the stage.
DR. Clemens refused to preside, and
Mr. Cutting who occupied the chair
in This absence, kept 1t. The doctor
said he would make a speech instead.
I Dr. j. u. Demund. Of New York, de-
\ livered to the owners of the winning
yachts in the exposition races the tro-f
4 phies donated by President Roosevelt,
! King Edward and Sir Thomas Lipton
before the speech-makins ,, was com
A menced President Tucker and Hon.,
4 II. Taylor Ellyson, Licutenant-Gover-s
nor of Virginia, made welcoming ad-
i dresses to the visitors. Then lA..rk
Twain was introduced. 1t was sew.
eral minutes before he could speak. be-
cause of the applause given him.
Ladies' and gentlemen he SAID
y
me n reception like this am obliged
to wait a little while and set my voice.
When you appeal to my head, don't
!. feel It. but when YOU appeal TO my
i heart, / do feel it,"
eve are here to celebrate one OF the
greatest events in American history.
ana not only In American history, but
~ tho worlds history the application
of steam to navigation by ROBERT fuA-
, on, + BIT ! = s l. 4 l.
III was Il world event; there are not
,,,,nv of them 1T Is peculiarly an,
American event, that Is true; put me
i influence was very broad IN effect We
should regard to-day as very great
!. American holiday. We have not many
4 American holidays. Weehave not many
/. thatiare exclusively American holidays.
!. NNeslhaye tho Fourth ofbJulS. which we
I regard as an American holiday, but u
is nothing of the kind. am waiting
Il FOR a dissenting voice (aIaplause J. All
. erreet EFFORTS that led up to tho Fourth
6s ,Inlv we're made not by Americans.
lhut bv English residents of America,
1. subjects of the King Of England. They
fnnghtsall& the lighting that was dones
they shed and split all the blood that
was split In securing TO US inNaiuaple
liberties which are Ancorporalea "a .,tn1' 4lne
Declaration of indepeha"hes. ~ pu. ny ny
were not Americans, They signed sthel ne
peclnration of independence: no Amer
u lean name is signed to that document
"A iii. Real ADericans.
a o,rbere never was an American such
Il Eas von and are until after the Reyolu-
!, tiun, when it had al been fought ont
ana liberty secured after t.n adoption
Z Eof the Constitution and the recognl-
! I5tion Of the Independence or America
by tall powers.
.fWhile we revere tho Foarth of .ln!y.
! and let us always revere tt and me
I sEliberties At conferred upon us. yet Il
i was not an American ayent, but, this
ilis an American event. q great Amari-
N can day, II was an American who a y.
u piled shat steam Y 4ccessful liy There