The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-25

New York. Sept. 25-The boom OF
sunrise guns aboard the warships in
the North River awoke New York this
morning TO the first day of the celebra-
tion long planned and long awaited.
which honors the deeds of Henry Hud-
son and Robert Fulton.
The river that Hudson found and
where Fulton set his steamboat was
the place toward which the eyes of
5000. 900 persons turned today for the
most impressive pageant that ever
floated in the New York harbor The
city today was shell, with probably
two-thirds OF It's population masscd
on the waterfront, From tbe battery
10 Spuyton Duyvil the western edge of
Manhattan island. afforded a vantage
ground from which 100000 spectat-
orS viewed the naval parade that NOV
cd up and down the river Two mil
Hon more lined the Jersey shore, and
on the western water front of Brook
Ism. facing the bay. at least half that
number watched the gathering of this
pageant In the waters between the
mainland and Staten island.
This is what they saw today under
the unclouded September sun and what
they will have a chance 10 look at to-
brilliant, Of millions Of electric lights.
A thousand vessels. varying in type
from the one-man catboat TO the nigh
" British cruiser-batueship InfleX-
iblc.
Flfty-scven warships representing
the navjes of the United States, Great
Britain. Germany. France. Italy, Hol-
land Mexico and Argentina-450,00 600
tons of steel bearing 2S.000 officers and
men and armed with 1897 guns.
Copies of tho Half Moon and Cler-
mont. so faithful 10 tho original mod
els in every desail that Hudson and
Fulton themselves would have been
puzzled TO tell tho difference.
One hundred and twenty steamboats,
and ferryboats, sevcnty-hve steam
Yachts. seventy-flye motor beats, three
hundred tugs and steam lighters.
-Four hundred sailing craft and small
launches. all but the greatest and
the least OF these craft gathered in
tho upper bay for the parade that es-
cortcd the Half Moon and the Clcr-
mone up the Hudson.
The warships remained at their an
choTage between Forty-fourth and
Twenty-second streets. while the sail
boats and the launches took positions
along the route where they could af-
ford those aboard the best view OF
the spectacle.
The days event OF the spectacle
no, counting the grim lines OF war
ships In the North river-was the as
sembling OF the naval pageant In the
uppor bay Between 10 and IL o.
clock the squadron OF four American
cruisers and five submarines assign
ed TO escort the Half Moon and the
Clermont met in the Kill Won kull,
between Staten Island and the New
Jersey shore. The Clermont was tow
cd from It's night anchorage at staple
ton l. 10 1oin the Half Moon on
81 George. Then with the escort
trailing i'm tine rear. the two little
craft which epitomize the celebration.
cruised along the Brooltlyn shore In
SIGHT Of the spectators that blacliened
every street and house top in view.
Meanwhile the rest of the parade
WAS assembling and when the Hair
Moon and the Clermont finished their
round OF the upper bay and sailed In
IN the mouth of the Hudson they fcll
into line.
The assembling OF the five hundred
or more boats that followed Hud-
sons and Fulton's craft mp the river
occupied the whole morning and II was
not until after ! O'Clock that the mass
straichtoncd out into something Ike
procession formation. First came po'
lice and scout and patrol boats and
torpodoes. then the Half Moon ana
Clermont with their immediate escort,
then In order. the five squadrons OF
steam merchant craft and the ieTTS
boats steam crafts, motor boats. tugs
and steam lighters and sailing oratt.
The boats moved up the Hudson In
double line at a speed OF eight miles
an hour. but such was the numoer oi
participants that the column was near
ly fifteen miles long.
When the Half Moon and inc Ger
mont reached the United STATES shil
Newport. which marks the souIne'l
end II the line OF warships. at for,y
fourth street. they passed up on INV
New York side of the river. while tn'
other vessels kept on between pn'
mcnof.var and the New Jersey snore
AS the two little craft passed inc Wal
ships hred a royal salute
The Half Moon and the Clermon
went only as far as llOth street
Ehero the land ceremonies of the dal
Nook place. including speeches by Gov
crnor Hughes and others. While thes'
were In progress, the other Ncssel
rounded the head Of the warshlp ilh'
and returned along the Manhattan
coast. The Half Moon and the CleI
mont will remaln at the foot oi ilou
street until "Wednesday.
Tonight. with scarcely enough u
tervsl 10 allow the crowds TO get DIN
nor. tho participants in the gay po
radc viii GO over the same ronu'
while tAc river will be gorgeously dec
GRATED