The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-26
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NEW YORK, Sept, 25.-Henry Hud-
son trod the deck of the Half Moon
again today as she rolled and
pitched her way up the Hud-
son, and from the point where
900 years ago indians sat
in birch bark canoes and shot poison
ed arrows at him, mighty men of war
tugged at their anchors and their lean
rifles belched out a noisy salute A
few short rods away. Robert Fulton
pottered over the wheeling engines
of the Ciermont and from the points
along the palisades where the
people of a hundred years
ago stood and reviled Full
tons Folly I" their grand children
and great grandchildren stood today
and compared the first real steam ship
with its later day prototype. And to-
night the commanders of cookie shells
of bygone centuries repeated their
voyage up the mighty river they made
famous in history This time the o.
600 vessels in the peace fleet that
escorted them were gaily decked with
thousands of lights and the great war.
ships that roared out a tumultous
salute were outlined in blaze OF
electricity while the powerful search
lights oitiired lane of brilliant
light along which they travelled. On
the water three quarters Of million
people cheered the Half Moon and the
1,lermont On the banks of The river.
from both the New York and New
Jersey side three million people rent
the air with mighty cheers. The IL
Illuminated water pageant of tonight is
declared by spectators to have been
the most marvellous gathering of war
ships and merchant marines and
pleasure crafts ever seen on the globe.
The Jealous Half Moon.
The day opened with a serio-comedy
when the jealous little Half Moon
rammed and tried to sink the pudgy
little Clermont Little damage was
done. On the shore one youth was
drowned off Tomkinsville by being
pushed from dock by the pressing
crowd There were a number OF near
panics in various parts of Manhattan
and the police were, in several in
stances, compelled to use heroic meas
ures to restore ordeis AS if jealous
OF the honor being paid her partner
the Half Moon rushed ahead at full
speed toward the Clermont. The Hal
Moon struck the Clermont on the por
side amidship. Her bowsprit wa.
badly bent and the rail of Clermon
was bent and her engines temporaril,
disabled. Powerful tugs seized then
both and conveyed them down tn,
bay. The rest of the day the Hal
Moon was towed. The Clermont wa
forced to accept a tow for time, bu
finally completed the trip under he
own steam.
At half past one o'clock the revenu
cutters. the rakish looking torped
boats and these scary looking sui
marines turned north and entered th
harbor to clear a way for the peac
i'eet that escorted the Half Moon an
the Clermont, proceeded UP the ba
and swung up into the river. Afte
the little warships came the Hal
Moon and the Clermont, while 200
other steam vessels 1ell In a line b.
hind them that stretched 25 miles.
nhlf dozen abreast and took five hour
to pass given point.
me Clermont and the Half Moo
turned in to the New York shore an
proceeded up the river between tn
warships and the millions thai line
the Gotham coast, while the escor
ing squadron turned in towards ,Jerse
City and made it's way up that coas
At 10th street the Clermont an
the Half Moon left the line of escor
ing ships and made their way to n
New York shore, where the offici
reviewing stand had been erected an
where they we're official. received /
the Hudson-Fulton commission. Go
Hughes making the speech of accep
ance on behalf of the commissfo
The escort fleet continued beyond ii
Shuyten Duyvil creek, past the Britis
feet which, led by the Inflexible, IL
greatest war YES .el afloat, gave Il
Americans rousing cheers. At 222r
street the peace fleet turned al
headed down on the New York sit
OF the feet.
The Night Parade.
Tonight the performance was +
t,eated With fhe aornrt{,.~ a..<4 .t.,.