Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-09-24
NEW YORK IS
IN GALA ATTIRE
Battleships of All
Nations in
Harbor
A WEEK OF FESTIVITIES
Centenary of Hudson's Sue
cessful Voyage Up the
Hudson Observed.

New York. Sept 24.-The German
cruiser squadron arrived today to take
part in the Hudson-Fulton celebration.
The English squadron is anchored off
Sandy Hook and was Joined by Adj
lniral Seymours flagship, InfeXible,
said 10 be the fastest battleship atloat
and to be superior to anything in the
American navy.
With the arrival of the German
and British fleets, preparations for
the Hudson-Fulton celebration open
ing tomorrow are complete. Dupli-
Gates of the Half Moon, Hudson's
ship, and the Clermont, Fulton's
steamer. will be conducted around the
harbor tomorrow and saluted by the
warships.
Beginning tomorrow and continuing
until October 8. the state of New York
will celebrate the 300th anniversary of
the discovery of the Hudson river by
Henry Hudson in 1909 an dthe Tooth
anniversary of the successful inaugur-
alton of steam navigation upon the
same river by Robert Fulton in 1907.
Half a million tons of warshiDs are
anchored in the Hudson river to parti-
cipate in the Hudson-Fulton celebra-
tions. The main body of the American
fleet. consisting of fifteen battleships,
three armored cruisers and three
/ scout cruisers, with a half dozen naval
auxilaries, is moving to its official pO-
sition north of the three French battle
ships in the Hudson.
Every transatlantic liner brings dis,
tinguished guests for the celebration
. The first notable arrival was Grand
Admiral Won Koester OF the German
navy, Grand Admiral Won Koestel
said he came as the representative o.
the German emperor and brought the
latter's best wishes for the success
of the celebration.
Many of this country's foreign repre-
{ sentatives are here and will aid in en-
tertaining the Visitors. Thomas j
O'Brien, American ambassador tC
Japan, has arrived.
The Italian cruiser Etna, which with
the Italian battleshiD Etruria, will rep
resent the Italian government, has ar
rived.
The war vessels already in theil
allotted position, will make the mos
notable and imposing international
naval demonstration ever recorded OF
the Western hemisphere.
On Saturday night these warship'
will blossom out in many thousands o
electric lights, which will be strun!
from the water line to the mast tops
while ten boatloads of fireworks will
be set off about them.
Prince Kuni. the official representa-
tive of Japan, paid a visit to Maio
General Leonard Wood, commander o
the department of the east, on Cover
nors Island. A reception was tender
ed to the prince.
Glen Fl. Curtiss was guest Of homo
: at luncheon given by the Aero Gu
) of America. Among the guests man
| of whom made speeches indicating tn
appreciation of America in the success
of Curtiss. were Judge E. H. Gray, Co
J. J. Astor, R. J. Collier and st. Clai
McKelway. Wilbur Wright, who is Al
sembling his aceoplane at Governor
Islnad did not attend the luncheon.
= Favorable weather insures the simu
taneous flying of both Curtiss an
Wright. Curtiss, after attending tn
luncheon went to Hammondsport. !
Y, to bring new areoplane to Ne
York, with which he will make h
, flights over and about the city. Curtis
has announced that if he should me'
the Wright aeroplane in the air he wi
give it a race, thus precipitating a
il cident which will demand world-wiC
attention.
The larger hotels are rapidly fillir
with distinguished persons, their regi
ters alerady reading like the roster
an international diplomatic conferenc
: While it is expected that more tha
1 100000 persons will crowd the banl
of the river to witness the naval pa
AIDES, grand stands to seat anoth,
million or more have been erecte
along the route of the parade.
y The park department gave numerol
d patriotic and other societies permi
sion to build grand stands along IL
three miles of the border of Centr
u park, providing they did not chars
l. more than S. for seat for the thrt
: parades. When it was discovered thi
stand two blocks long had fallen in
L the hands of spectators and TIL
S these seats had been sold at from S