Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-27
MILLIONS WATCH
NEW YORK'S SKIES
Interest Turns from the Craft of
The Water to That Of
The Air.
WRIGHT AND CURTISS HEROES
Ceremonies About Hudson Monument
National History Museum and
Museum OF Art Make Display.

New York. Sept. 27.--Water yielded 10
air today as the conspicuous element in
the Hudson Fulton celebration. The
dazzled eyes OF New York and her mill
lion guests turned from the neSal-dis-
play in the Hudson toward the blue
skies above the tall buildings where.
before the day was over. they hoped to
see aeroplanes Of Wilbur Wright and
Glenn ". Curtss.
Lacking the aeroplane flights the holi-
day crowds still had plenty OF attrac-
tions. Palisades park. stretching for IA
miles along the New Jersey side north
from Fort Lee and the tall SHAFT erect
ed i'm memory OF Henry Hudson on
Spuyten Duyvil Hill in the Bronx. were
dedicated today.
The park dedication furnished the
first chance New Jersey has had TO
participate in the general celebration
for It occurred at Alpine landing, OPP
posite Yonkers. Gov. Hughes Of New
York and GOV. Fort Of New Jersey
were the principal speakers
HUDSON MONUMENT.
The ceremony about the Hudson
monument took place early this after
noon at the conclusion Of the exercises
at Alpine landing Coy. Hughes spoke
here also. Other speakers were Gen.
Stewart H. Woodford. president OF the
Hudson Fulton commission: Mayor
Mcclellan OF New York and Archbishop
Farley OF New York. The American
warships anchored in the Hudson near
this point fred salutes and the Half
Moon, which had sailed up the river
from it's station at the foot Of one
Hundred and Tenth street, dipped her
rag In honor OF the daring navigators
VINO had piloted her original up the
river FOR the first time. Early in the
day the movement OF sightseers began
toward the southern extremity OF Man
haitian, Governors Island being their
goal From the fiat. sandy acres re-
Gently made by filling IN from the bot
tom OF the harhOr the acrOplanes OF
Wright and CUrtiss were expected TO
rise for their trips about the harbor
and up the Hudson. II had been an
nounced. however that the flights
would not be made today unless wealth
err conditions We're favOra bile and the
stiff breeze from the northwest aut
TO sea made the prospects for the aerial
exhibition today far from encouraging
Wilbur Wright had promised. however.
that he would Try 20 get up toward
evening n the wind would allow.
on the streets thousands watched
the towers OF the Singer. the Metro
politan life. the Times and the Brook.
Ign Eagle buildings and the tail abut-
ments Of the Brooklyn and Blackwelrs
Island bridges for the code flags which
would tell whether or not the aero
planes were likely TO ny and az what
time they should be looked for
rhe adverse wind made Il practically
certain the race Of dirigible balloons
from New York 10 Albany FOR the $40
900 prize offered by q New York news
paper would not be started today
THE AIRsHPs
Tho alrships Of both capt. Thomas s.
Baldwin and George L. TomlinsQn were
ready for the race.
Baldwin's balloon h made Of gray
silk aud rubber and is 96 feet Ions.
with "a diameter tapcrinE from A. feet
10 IS feet. The car. of bamboo. spruce
and metal. r. 60 feet long. Tominson's
machine Is bright yellow and slightly
smaller than Baldwin'E-R1 feet long
and from rs 90 "a feet In diameter. With
car 80 feet long While BALDWIN has
the stronger motor and the advantage
Of motor speed Tomlinson's machine
Is lighter aud offers less resistance 10
the wind
students Of history had their Oppor-
tunity today when exhibitions bearing
"a some manner upon the days Of Hud-
son and 81 Fulton opened M eight dir
ferent places ln the city. Tho American
museum OF natural history displayed
collection showing the lie and habits of
che Indians OF the Hudson river valley
and Manhattan island,
Al the Metropolitan museum OF arts
more than $50 works ~ Old Dutch
masters had been added 10 the coliec-
ton OF paintings. I'm the botanical
Garden or the Bronx mark every plant
that grew here when Hudson arrived
was marked with the letter "a" and
al the geological garden The Hudson
Fulton hag drew attention 20 the an
inials indigenous 20 the Hudson river
valley. The Nov York public library