Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-01

New York, Sept S0.-Twenty- thousand men of arms today marched past the massed representatives and special envoys os thir 'y-seven nations, while two million citizens, seated in grandstands or standing along Fifth avenue shouted themselves hoarse in cheers. The great military parade was the climax of the Hudson Fulton cele- bration.
 Unstintsd Applause.
 Although there were tremendous ovations for each body of American troops and unstinted applause in over whelming volume for the British sail ors the most conspicuous reception of the day went to the sailors of the Ger man feet, a picked body of men, who as they reached the reviewing stand fell into the formal slap-slap of the parade goose step and burst into My Country 'Tis of Thee with a a,4 over whelming volume of brasses end fer vor which took away the .eath of the listeners. The benches sat silent for a moment and then rising, bareheaded to their feet, cheered and cheered and cheered again until Il 2 voices gave way al. they could only wave hats and handkerchiefs in long Ncho of app plause.
 Applause from one stand ' another was continuous throughout the parade but now and then the crowds showed some evidences of being surfeited with festival impressions. Between. the cheers for the Germans and again the applause for the precision of drill with which the West Point cadets moved past, the characteristic Yankee humor of an American crowd found oppcr- tunity for expression in a thousand familiar salutations to those in the lines. Hello, BusterIp shouted voice ir, ho fn Q od ftrfa whom the owner of the voice recog- nized as a boyhood friend. The carven face was instantly crosshatched with smiles and, forgetting the parade, the adjutant scanned the crowd for the source of the voice and the nickname of his boyhood.
 Regular and Reserve Police All On
 Duty.
 There was ample evidence today that whatever may be the interest in his- toric pageants and parades of merchant ships past anchored men O war, gold braid. bugles and the roll of the drums have lost none of their fascination for the great mass Of the public. For the first time during the Hudson-Fulto celebration all the small towns within striking distance of New York sus- pended business today to watch the parade past the court of honor and the official reviewing stand, of the sailors and mariners of seven visiting nations, the regular soldiers, the bluejackets, the national guard and the naval mili- tia of the United States and the police of New York city, so many men rep resenting so many branches of the war department of the world have not been seen on American streets before; so many wearing American colors have not been seen since the days of the Civil war. The total number of those in line today outnumbered the Ameri- can regular army before the Spanish American war. Four hundred police kept the crowd in line and at the same time, by a special system of platoon reliefs. the regular and reserve force of every precinct in the city was main- tained at it's full working force.
 The Parade.
 The parade followed strictly the or der of official precedence. First came Admiral Sir Edward Seymour's men, the bluejackets and marines of the British fleet: then the Germans, and after them the Dutchmen and the Italian midshipmen in company front, with their sailors bringing up the rear. Then came the representatives of the United States. the gray coated fault less West Point cadets, the coast ar tillery, carrying the new service Spring fields for the first time, the United States marine band of the At lantic fleet in scarlet and gold, with a eprinkling of Filipino musicians blow ing bravely, the marine corps, the sail ors of the various ships of the fleet in division front. the naval militia. the national guard and, lastly, the drab- garbed regulars. The cadets of the Ar genuine training ship, trim and youth ful, found place between the Aweri can sailors and the naval militia.
 There Remains the Carnival Parade. Tonight marks the climax, so far as epectacles go, of the celebration in Greater New York. There remains the carnival parade. but, though different fin appearance, 1t does not vary in es sence from the historical parade of last 1 Tuesday. The airship and aeroplane flights continue, but the public has all ready had a first taste of them, and | tomorrow morning sees the departure | up the river of 6 part at least of tES | naval concourse, which more than any | one thing has drawn the crowd and | given the celebration international dig | nity. The torpedo hotilla, submarines ] and naval auxiliaries, with one of the | light draught scout cruisers, followed | by a parade of merchant craft, will | leave tomorrow to escort the Half Moon and the Clermont from their present anchorage to Newburg where | they will be formally turned over to | the celebration on the upper Hudson | division, which will continue the fes- | tivities for week to come
 Last Nights Exercises.
 There were aquatic sports this after noon in the Hudson off Riverside Drive | and tonight there were literary exer- | cises and Staten Island banquet at | which Glenn H. lCurtiss the aviator. | made his first appearance at a formal | l.t | European triumphs. Sharing the hon | ors with him were Governor Hughes | and pr. Cook of polar fame.
 TOO MUCH WIND FOR AVIAToRS. l
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