New-York tribune., 1909-09-26
GREAT CROWD VIEWING PARADE ABOVE GRANTS TOMB

salutes. but the Half Moon frequently answered
Ealutes with the two little swivel guns mounted
ON her rail- aft. The crew of the Half Moon
were the most enthusiastic performers Of the
day. They manned the rigging and waved thelr
CAPS and oheered constantly. One enthusiast IN
a black cap and light shirt, who established
himself in the fore rigging, wore himself out
with his exertions and had to be relieved.
The saluting began after the accident when
the Half Moon left her consort and started
under tow for Tompkinsville AS she passed
through the vessels at anchor in the warship
anchorage she received her first salute OF five
guns and replied with TWO shots from her
swiyels From then saluting was almost
constant salute fired At TomphnsvIll7,
and as she passed up the river there We're con-
tinuous salutes until the line OF war vessels was
reached at 44th street when the salutnS ne-
came an almost continuous roar.
There was d momeDtary lull after the Han
Moon reached the water gate at ION street
,,n,il the Clernont arrived Then the two yes
sells maneuyred for position, and as they
dropped anchor for their resting places until
the start on the trip up the river the upper half
OF the column Of warships took up the firing.
The English and American war vessels had not
ssluted before Now they an saluted together,
and the conclusion from the guns OF twenty
seven vessels, twenty-three American and four
British firing together vertably shook the
earth
CLERMONT MISSES EARLY SALUTE.
The Clermont had once more tried her own
power coming up the Hudson, casting off the
tow line as she passed the Battery, and she had
fallen more than a mile and half behind the
Half Moon. which continued TO be towed. The
little steamer. therefore. missed the early part
Of the saluting. The Mayfower started the for
nal salutes as the Half Moon came abreast, and
the firing taken up by each ship in turn as
the little Dutchman proceeded up the line. But
when the Clermont came along half hour
later all eyes We're turned on the Half Moon.
and il was not until the Clermont came abreast
Of the French ships that she discovered
and received her first salute
When the Liberte began TO fire for a second
time there a rush 10 see what was going on.
The revenue cutter Seminole. anchored off Tooth
street, the first discover why the French
man was again saluting. and she. too, fired her
guns for the Clermont Then every one on the
river found out and pandemonium was turned
loose. There had been enthusiasm for the Half
Moon when she arrived al the water gate, but il
not 10 be compared 10 that for the Cler-
mont. The TTibunes press boat, the yacht
Ethel May, owned by Albert +. Smith. rocked
with the roar Of the guns.
Up 10 that time the immense throngs that had
gathered 10 see the little vessels and the parade
seemed possessed by profound apathy They
were waiting for something to happen. ana after
the Ealf Moon foued the Clermout at the very
beginning the something persstently refused 10
happen until the anchored war vessels began
saluting. The most enthusiasm among the spec
tators shown at the start Of the day. The
crowds Staten Island cheered vigorously
when the Half Moon ran into TomukiusyNe hut
they were disappointed by the failure OF the
CIerInont 10 appear. And while The little
steamer lay off Stapleton waiting for the bor-
ough delegation TO come up from Tompkinsvine
the people merely stood around in idle Curl
Osity.
EARLY ENTHUSIASM SHOWN
The Richmond delegation did not board The
Half Moon. They We're taken out in a launch
and Borough President Cromwell and Eugene
I. Richards, chairman of the Richmond COM
mittee, climbed into the chains To shake hands
with Lieutenant Commander Lam, who inaper-
sonated Henry Hudson. They were told Of the
accident 10 the Clermont, and hurried to Staple
ton. where they of to the Clermont in the
launch that carried the passengers TO 20 up the
river. The delegation boarded the Clermont, and
spent several minutes in an inspection ana shak-
ing hands.
The Brooklyn crowds were the largest OF bose
anywhere along the line, and the most enthu-
sisstic They lined the shore from Fort HamiI-
ton 10 10Th street and every body cheered This
was what the crew Of the Half Moon needed for
they sprang into the rigging and returned the
cheers with a Will. They had started out will
ingly enough cheering and waving their cans.
and all they wanted at any time was an excuse
for enthusiasm. But the quietly curious atti-
tude OF the spectators damped the ardor Of
the sailors. Lieutenant Commander Lam disap-
peared soon after the start and was hardly
visible during the parade.
The Shore Drive, along Bay Ridge and every
pier and bUlkhead the Brooklyn shore were
crowded deep with spectators. The cheers were
constant, and the trip from the Crescent Ath-
letic Club landing TO Governors Island was the