New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-09-25

present at the formal delivery Of the Half Moon
and the ClermOnt TO the commission The Cler-
mont viii sail up the river under her own power
while the Half Moon viii go up under sail. II
the wind is fair but WIZ be towed II there is an
unfavorable wind.
The remaining squadrons Of the feet are the
police and public safety squadron. the patrol
squadron and the scout squadron. The police
and public safety squadron viii consist OF po-
lice Wrecking. fire and hospital boats They
viii be under the command OF Flag officer Cap
tain Frederick Mott. commanding the haroor
patrol and will not have any assigned place
IN the parade At the start several divisions or
the squadron viii go ahead 10 clear the way for
the parade while other divisions will follow the
feet and yet others viii be along the line OF
the paradng vessels
The patrol squadron viii consist OF revenue
cutters and other state or private vessels au-
thorized to carry the revenue cutter flag for the
day The flag officer is senior Captain D. p.
Foley Of the revenue cutter service. The cut
tiers are the police of the harbor on such occa-
sions and their duty VIII be 10 preserve order
and see that the rules OF the parade are Obeyed
by ali vessels in the harbor waters Like the
police and public safety squadron, the vessels
Of the patrol squadron have assigned place
in the parade Their duties will keep them busy
all up and down the line.
The scout squadron will consist OF fast steam
ers and motor boats 10 act dispatch boats.
They viii be under the command OF Captain ].
Frederic Tams. flag lieutenant to the parade
commander These vessels. also. necessarily
have no assigned place in the parade.
The Half Moon will be commanded by Lieu
tenant Commander Lam. OF the Royal Dutch
Navy, iInpersonating Henry Hudson. Mrs. Alice
Crary Sutcliffe reat-granddaughter OF Fulton.
VIII be honorary commander Of the Clermont.
SOME PYROTECHNIC WONDERS.
There win be programme Of fireworks dur
ing both day and night parades. Ten floats will
be anchored near the Jersey shore in the shape
Of a crescent, with Its centre opposite 10th
street its northern horn opposite I3Oth street
andsi southern horn below 72d street. AS
the Half Moon and the Clerrnont round the
point at Goth street on the way 10 the water
gate myriad OF bombs Will be shot into the air
and VIII release small flags OF all nations as they
burst This viii be repeated when the little
vessels reach the water gate. These displays
VIII be followed by flights OF special shells bear
ing Fulton flags. and japanese bombs.
with international code flags chrysanthemum
bombs. with tinted petals. and salvos OF bombs
with orange cloud effects. The full day fire.
works programme follows
Grand salute OF aerial guns
Ascent Of large daylight shells bearing Ameri-
can aags held by parachutes
Salvos OF shells-colored smoke.
Display OF Japanese day shells. exploding In
midair with tremendous reports emitting novel
floating aerial objects. viz. geese fish and other
animals. eyrotesque and comic figures etc
Flight OF special shells. bearing Hudson Full
ton flags
Display Of Japanese bombs, bearing interna-
tional code flags.
Salvos Of bombs. with orange cloud effects
Display of chrysantheunum bombs, with tinted
petals.
flag Of the nations represented AZ the celebra-
ton.
Display Of spider bombs. etc
Bouquet Of reporting rocket bombs.
The night display VIII begin as soon as the
procession comes in touch with the southern end
OF the fireworks crescent. a few minutes before
the display begins there viii be a fash and
sound signal from ten points, and Immediately
afterward fifty balloons with trailers and mag
nesium effects will be sent up from the Jersey
shore. There viii be set pieces on floats be-
tween the crescent and the New York shore
with fire pictures Of the Half Moon and tho
clermont and Hudson and Fulton and many
other subjects connected with the celebration.
The display from the crescent viii continue
while the parade passes up on the west side OF
the anchored battleships and down again on the
east side past the reviewing stand. 4 few OF the
effects in the night display will be:
Fire picture OF the Half Moon sailing I'D the
Hudson River
Fire picture OF the Clermont which with
working paddlewheels will steam. up the stream
Portrait of Robert Fulton in lines Of fire.
The HudsOn-FultoD aerial banner, OF orange.
white and blue Produced By the electrical dis
charge OF fifty large bombs
The river ablaze with two hundred floating
beacOns. constantly changing color and lighting
up the river for two miles.
Motto in large letters. Hudson ls09-Fulton
1907. A Country's Gratitude"
Final bouquet, produced by the simultaneous
flight Of one thousand large rockets forming the
Hudson Fulton bouquet.
Good Night displayed in large block letters
Of FIRE.
All the vessels Of the parading feet will carry
A. many passengers as the law allows. They
viii take on passengers in time 10 join in the
morning parade. and will discharge them after
the review. Passengers viii be taken aboard
again before the evening parade and landed
after the fireworks exhibition is concluded.
Stands for spectators have been built at many
wharves and other points along the North River
front. and Riverside Park is thrown open by the
Park Department Above Riverside Park other
stands have been built. but no stands have been
allowed in the park. The morning maneuvres
can be seen from the shore OF Staten Island and
from the Shore Drive on the Brooklyn side.
LIGHTING Up THE CITY
AS soon as dusk falls the illumination OF the
city win begin. Nineteen public buildings will
be illuminated by the commission with thou
sands Of incandesoent lights. besides the many
buildings that viii be Illuminated by private
persons The City Hall. the Washington Arch.
the Brooklyn Borough Hall and the four bridges
spanning the East River VIII be among the
places lighted by the commission. There will be
a searchlight on the top OF Grants Tomb. on
Riverside Drive. and the Statue Of Liberty will
be lighted by a searchlght for the first time
since il erected. In addition 10 these there