Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-01
New York in Hudson
Fulton Celebration.
Soldiers, and Sailors March in
Parade and Delight Crowd.
Half Moon and Clermont Continue
Trip Up the Hudson.

New York, Sept. 30.-Twenty- five
thousand men of arms today marched
past the massed representatives and
special ENJOYS of 81 nations, While .
COO 600 citizens seated in grandstands
or standing along Fifth avenue, shout
ed themselves hoarse in cheers. The
great military parade was the climax
Of the HudsonFulton celebration.
Although there was tremendous ova-
lions for cacn body of American
troops and unstinted applause for the
British sailors. the most conspicuous
reception of the day went to the sail
.ors Of the German fleet. picked body
of men, who, as they reached the re-
viewing stand, fell into the formal
slap slap of the parade-Soers' step and
burst into My Country 'Tis of Thee
with an overwhelming volume OF
hrasses and fervor which took away
the breath Of the listeners. The
benches sat silent for a moment and
cheered and cheered again until the
voices gave way and they could only
wave hats and handkerchiefs and a
long echo of applause.
For the first time during the Hud-
soon-Fulton celeb-i tion all the small
towns within striking distance of
New York suspended business today to
watch the parade pass the court OF
honor and the official reviewing stand,
of the sailors and marines of seven
visiting nations with the regular sol
diers. the bluejackets. the National
Guard and the Naval Militia of the
United States and the police of New
York City.
So many men representing so many
branches of the war department have
not been seen on American streets be-
fore; so many wearing American col
ors have not been seen since the days
of the Civil War. The total number of
those in line today outnumbered the
American regular army before the
Spanish American War. Forty-fou1
hundred police kept the crowd in line
and at the same time by special sys-
TEN Of platoons the regular and reserve
force of every precinct in the city was
maintained at it's full working force.
The parade followed strictly the Or
der of official precedence. First came
Admiral 81, Edward seymour's men
the bluejackets and marines of the
British fleet; then the Germans, and
after them the Dutchmen and the Ital-
ian midshipmen in company front with
their sailors bringing up the rear. Then
came the representatives of the United
States, the gray coated, faultless West
Point cadets, the coast artillery carry
ing the new service Springfields fol-
the first time, the United States Ma
rine Band OF the Atlantic fleet in scar
let and gold, with a sprinkling of Fill
pino musicians blowing bravelyja,the
Marine Corps, the salorstof the various
ships of the fleet in division front, the
naval militia, the National Guard and
lastly the ab-garbed regulars. The
cadets of the Argentine training ship
trim and youthful found place between
the American sailors and the naval
militia
Tonight marks the climax as far az
spectacles so. of the celebration in
Greater New York. There remains the
carnival parade. but, though different
in appearance it does not vary in es-
sence from the historical pageant OF
last Tuesday. The airship and aero
plane flights continue, but the public
has already had Il first taste of them
and tomorrow morning sees the de.
parture up the river of Il part, at least
of the naval concourse, which more
than any one thing has drawn the
crowd and given the celebration inter.
national dignity
Aquatic sports were held this after
noon in the Hudson and tonight Their,
were literary exercises and Slater
Island banquet, at which Gleenn II
Curtiss. the aviator, made his first ap-
pearancC at a formal public function
Sirce his return from European
trlumphs Sharing the honors Will
him were Governor Hughes and DR.
Cook of Polar fame.