Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-01
was made up of National Guard troops
from various cities in the state.
Roosevelt, PiIoted by Peary,
Feature of Naval Parade

NEW YORK, October with Com
mander Robert E. Peary and every MEM
ber of the crew that accompanied him on
his quest of the north pole aboard. the
steamer Roosevelt, just back from the
region of eternal ice, was a salient
feature Of the naval parade today up the
lower Hudson, to meet the Half Moon
and Clermont at Newburg.
This naval parade was the principal in
cident of the celebration today. SO far
as Manhattan was concerned. In Brook
lyn the historical pageant of last Tues
day was repeated and there was every
where the usual expectation of aeroplane
flights, but the great majority of sight
| seers focked to the banks of the Hud-
son. There they saw, in addition to
Pearys vessel. q great fleet of excursion
steamers, steam tugs, yachts. motor
boats, and other craft, which rendezvous
ed between Fort Lee and Spuyten Duyvil
and about 10 O'Clock fell into line for
the fifty-mile journey to Newburgh.
Ovations for the Roosevelt.
The Roosevelt's progress from quaran-
tine to her dock at the foot OF West 42d
street was marked by a continuous blast
of whistles. When she came off Riverside
drive, where the crowd was gathered.
and started on her way up the river the
salute was taken up by thousands Of
cheering voices.
The nucleus Of the lower Hudson
fleet that started this morning to meet
the Half Moon and ClermOnt and the
other craft coming down the river was a
squadron of one small United States
cruiser, twelve torpedo boats and four
submarines. The Castine, the parent boat
Of the submarine squadron, and four
other submarines are acting as escort to
the Half Moon and Clermont, making
twenty-five American warships in today's
demonstration.
The other members of the American war
fleet and the visiting foreign men-of-war
remained at their anchorages in the Hud-
son, where they have rested since they
assembled last Saturday.
The Half Moon and the Clermont spent
the night at Ossining and had a COM
paraftvely short run this morning to
reach Newburg. Their first stop was at
Peekskill, where they were the central
figures in a local celebration.
Newburg Has Great Time.
Newburg. quaint little city that dates
from early Dutch colonial times, had
prepared for the celebration of its his
tory. At the arrival of the fleet there
was street parade of 5000 men, in which
the sailors and marines from the warships
joined.
The paraders will afterward be guests
at big ''snore dinner" The New York
division Of the river parade will return
tonight. while the up-river sQuadrons will
escort the Half Moon and the Clermont as
far north as Troy.
Tonight the sailors and marines of all
the warships in the harbor will attend a
reception at Harlem Park given by the
Seamen Gunners League of the United
States
Their Arrangement with the celebration
commission gives Wright and Curtiss until
October 4 to make successful fight. AS
Curtdss is expected to leave on Saturday
night to keep an engagement at ST. Louis,
It Is believed he will make another ef-
fort today or tomorrow.
Both aviators said this morning that
the prospects Of an exhibition today were
far from promising.