New-York tribune., 1909-07-11
THE CLERM0NT AFL0AT
COPY OF FULTONS BOAT.
Great Granddaughter Names Craft
for Historic Celebration.

They launched the Clermont yesterday, line for
line ike Robert Fulton's boat OF 1907. from her
ways in the Staten Island Shipbuldins Companys
yards at the back OF Staten Island There were
lineel descendants OF Fulton and Chancellor Liv-
ingston by dozens. and whole congress OF black
tugs slim white yachts and snorting launches,
hnesl descendants Of the old Clermont herself. and
brave spectacle they made Of It
They met az noon at the citys old stone pier by
he Battery. There was ths Aileen, once yacht.
now II the navy and assigned 10 carry the state
naval militia She the flagship OF the feet,
bright In the white paint OF her Idling days. with
gsn sons six feet long under an awning forward
e1d band under another awning aft OF her yellow
gnoksgtack
Tiers was the Patrol, OF the harbor squad. black
ana trim and the Manhattan, OF the Dock Depart
nenL squat and battered There were The Cerberus
and the Powhatan, also IN the city's service and
there we're launches and motor boats that found
business in plenty. Al the Of each tug. by the
sscSstah, there lay Ead CT salmon colored bunt-
Ing
When the visitors were au aboard. the sponsor
sno her suite went out to the Aileen IN a navy
launch The flagship had left her moortngs and
ol-ieo out into the stream As the launching
party went Up her side pale smoke ring shot out
.fen hEr little gun. and the report rang across the
hs-ooE Al the shot the gay bunting balls went
u snc one by ole the feet broke out the colors
ol me 6udson-Fulton celebrations three barred
nag, orange. white and pale blue
ihe tugs Lew the nag at The bow, the Afleen ct
nsr masthead On the white bar which IS in the
H1ooes with the orange above and the blue be-
AssA- are the letters H F. in crimson and a
pale blue laurel wreath Except for this decoration
ue Tag is that which Henry Hudson flew on the
nsI Aoon the ensign Of Holland, in 1903
".A me Alleen il the lead. the feet turned
o1Nn"aro ssd went down the harbor in the face
v Hesh wind The Manhattan and the Powha-
- - -oAo"eo. not far behind, with the Patrol and
ne rest IN the rear.
Wv the Manhattan is not decorative, but they
- hne Is Tie fastest tug On the river She might
p-e-Ueo4y follow the Aileen, but to trail in the
"-eDans wake was another matter The two
aeng Eoe by side. neither letting the other fail
,se SO ne procession bore down on Staten Island.
@e tugs close on the Aileen's quarters.
Al NE bell buoy where the Kill van KuI chan
,s eolns eastward. the Powhatan cut inside the
soo rushed ahead. The Manhattan swung
80 thern both. raced across the Aieen's bows.
-. -N-1o"eo the Poghatan down the Quieter
Heters Of the XII
Iney came upoa the Cler-,c,,. - .,.- -,,-. ,.,.
Sl1a1inel opens out into Newark Bay, with
u D@rses II the ofhns and q passenger train
s--s across the long. black trestle She was 4
s-.pys - gray craf-. fat like scoN. with dark red
;. SCOUT her bottom where two feet OF her are
'eio" tne Nateriine- Her engines were not
So, <n0 & sae was very gay with signal fags on
= .sS On her two pole unasts At her how was
o.ioa Jack Of ls07. blue. with sixteen stars In
eno tne Stars and Stripes at her stern
o7 sSIas arrangement Of the union
.,n.eN Were more tugs clustered around. and at
60. o.fee hundred yards away lay the Wasp, a.
E5.s 'Se Syacht yacht which made her name at Santiago
Ter iSefsseIas deet was sunk The tugs made
1sgEh,--~ lungs ana then backed out TO let tha
H. Tp ,ppsty parry disembark in style
Enes .Saa 49, Ened up in white duck and tan leg
Snsssho sno MADE lane from the AiIeen 10 fba
lad WAS a1 P.atIorm al the Clermonts bow In the
OF ,sa@ GENERAL Stewart L Woodford president
4 Se Sse Auosoo-Fulton Celebration Cornnissior1
bgldi1g egpeo Sp ashore the president OF the ship
tc ES--s E.tnpany, w. J, Davidson was presentad
the co-y ~ captain J. W. Miller the chairrnan of
Tie ns-ts.asslons committee on the naval parade
10y uhen walked between the guard TO the