Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-25
MANY CRAFT PARADE
N FULTON JUBILEE
IMPOSING SPECTACLE MARKS
OPENING DAY OF WEEKS cELE.
sRArioN IN NEW YORK.
HALF MOON AND cLERmoNr
REPLicAs ATTRACT ATTENTION
Great War Vessel. in Striking cnotrast
to Fulton's First Steamship and
Hudson's Queer Sailing craft-other
Nations Send High Naval Officials to
Participate.

Participate.
New York, Sept. 25-Amid the
screeching of whistles, the firing Of
guns and the cheers of tens of thou
sands Of spectators who lined the
shores Of the harbor and river, the ce,-
sbration to comm emorate the discovery
CT the Hudson river 800 years ago bo'
Hendrix Hudson and the successful
trip Of Fulton in the first steamboat
200 years later, was begun today with
a monster parade Of naval vessels and
other craft. Not least among the ves-
sells in the line were the replicas of
Hudson's ship Half Moon and Fulton's
Clermor.
Altho the parade is not scheduled to
start until lis p. n.. there was great
activity in the harbor during all the
morning hours. The almost innumer-
able craft which make up the ten
squadrons and forty or fifty divisions
stations early.
The escort of the two little ships are
to maneuver along Staten island, Bay
Ridge, and the Brooklyn shore. This
is only preliminary movement, but it
is the actual start Of the parade. All
these movements, however. are for the
purpose of getting the various squad
rons and divisions into such position as
ct Ito, AMI
northward up the bay toward the HuG-
son river.
Column to Make Eight Miles an Hour.
Sightseers who have selected their
point Of view can determine upon the
hour when they should arrive there at
by estimating the speed Of the colum n
at about eight miles an hour until the
head Of the column has reached the
scuthernmost warship, say at about
Forty-second street. From that point
on the parade will move at only three
miles an hour, taking something like
two hours to reach the southern end nf
the American line Of battleships.
The moving craft will go northward
on the Jersey side Of the anchored
last of the American feet, beyond
on the Manhattan side Of the fleet.
Coming down as far as One Hundred
and Tenth street their escort will bring
water gate, where the official cere-
the Hudson Fulton commission will
take place.
Little Ships to Cause Big Noise.
-
at once the occasion and center Of a
big noise These will be the only craft
In the parade to draw fire from the
warships, so prospective onlookers are
keeping in mind where they are to be
placed in the procession. Here is the
order Of march. so far as such thing
can be predetermined: y
First to appear, nosing slowly along
up the river, will be the police boats,
clearing the way on the water as the
mounted cops do on land. Then should
follow the scout squadron Of eight tor
pedo boats. backing up the cop ships
If the latter encounter craft which
do not behave. Any private yacht or
other such craft and excursion boat
or craft on commerce bent, which fails
to obey the warning toot toot of Com
missioner Bakers boats will be attend
ed to by Uncle Sans craft. The river
is to be given up to the holiday. All
craft are welcome, but they must keep
their proper places, or those RESPONSE
BILE for their displacement will be ar
rested and turned over to the police
boats, even II the ugly little torpedo
boats have to do the job.
Well after the torpedo boats f1avs
passed the next craft will be the Glou.
cester, flying th9 flag Of the command
ing officer Of the parade, and this will
be followed, as an escort Of honor, By
the Mermaid, Scout and Tarpon, alse
United States craft, which will fly
white hags with red letter 8 in ths
center. Next will come the Aileen
flying the nag Of the commander of the
squadron. BY the Aileen's side, or fol.
lowing. will be more United State!
craft-the Wasp and Castine.
About 1,00o>Guns to Be Fired.
Then will follow five more of tn.
little submarines, and next will com,
the Halt Moon and Clermont. The,
the pig noise viii begin, tcc these :;w;; .;w;;
little replicas will be honored altogeth
er by something like 1000 guns.
Tho bluejackets will dress ship. 3,
II Is Salo tOnlSht, prODaDly only Quf
ing the passing Of the two highly hon
ored little craft. At Seventies
street there will be an addition to thi
escort squadron. headed by the Aileen
At that point as planned, the es
cort column is to be Joined by eigh
steam launches, towing the same mum
ber of cutters. The launches will MAX
the side escorts-which. of course, j
not q nautical pfrase-for the Cler
mont and the cutters for the Hal
Moon.
After the escort squadron will follow
examples Of every sort of craft afloa
in New York harbor. There will b
some steamboats,, ferryboats, wllol
Squadron Of motor boats. and following
( those little streaks of lightning ther
will be . squadron Of substantial tug
and steam lighters. Then there Is
promise of = display Of sailing craft
but the provision Tor their appearanc
is a little vague, and 1t is difficult t
understand hoy, without being towet
they can keep their place In the fcrma
ton.
After that there will be more polio
boats. wrecking boats. fire and hospits