Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-23
AIRSHIPS MAY
RACE AT FAIR
HUDSON FULTON FESTIVAL
EVENTS PREPARED
MANY WAR VESSELS ASSEMBLE
FOR CELEBRATION
Glenn H. cuftlss and Wilbur Wright
Meet for First Time Since
Formers Return from
Europe
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NEW YORK. Sept. PA fight from
Governors island across the lower bay
and around the Statue of Liberty prob
ably will be the first aviation event
during the Hudson-Fulton celebration.
Glenn H. Curtiss, winner of the hrst
international aviation contest, an
nounced today he would attempt TO
make this fight.
Wilbur Wright who has his machine
almost in flying shape, met Curtiss TO-
day for the first time since the latter
returned from his European trlumphs.
The meeting, which took place in
Wright's shed on Governors island,
was cordial. No i1-feeling exists be-
cause of the suit which the Wright
brothers have brought against the Her
ring-Curtiss company for alleged IN
fringement of patents.
Wright asked Curtiss if he had found
the information given him by the
Wrights before Curtiss sailed for
France of any value to him. Mr.. Cur
tiss said he had, and further pleas
antries were exchanged.
Ships Assembled
Before the night is over nearly half
q million tons of warships will be an
chored in Hudson river to participate
I'm the Hudson-Fulton celebration. The
main body of the American fleet, con-
sisting of fifteen battleships, three
armored cruisers and three scout cruis-
ers with half dozen naval auxil1ar-
les. which rode at anchor all night off
Sandy Hook, was under orders early
today to proceed to its official posi-
ton north of the three French battle
ships in the Hudson.
A wireless message announces that
the British squadron will undoubtedly
arrive during the day. The German
warships, which stopped in Newport,
are also due. These, with the war Ves-
sells already in their allotted parade
positions, will make the most notable
and imposing International naval DEM
onstration ever recorded on the west
ern hemisphere.
On Saturday night these warships
will blossom out in many thousands
of electric lights, which will be strung
from the water line to the mast tops,
while ten boat loads of fireworks will
be set off about them.
The larger hotels are rapidly filing
with distinguished persons, their reg
listers already reading like the roster
of an international diplomatic confer
ence.
Expect Big Crowd
While it is expected more than
1000, 900 persons will crowd the river
banks to witness the naval parade,
grandstands to seat another million or
more have been erected along the route
of the land parade. For those seats,
exceptionally high prices have been
obtained and nearly all of the seats
have been sold.
The park department gave numerous
patriotic and other societies permis-
sion to build stands along the three
miles of the border of Central park,
providing they did not charge more
than SIS for a seat for the three parades.
When it was discovered that a stand
two blocks long had fallen into the
hands of spectators and that these
seats had been sold at from SIS to
s25 each for each parade, the park de-
partment demolished the stands.
Besides the arrangements made by
the police and hospitals to care for
the crowds, the Red Cross will estab-
lish thirty relief and emergency sta
tions along the line of march and along
the river, ali of them being in charge
of doctors and nurses.
Detectives from all the large cities
in the country are now arriving here
to cooperate with the local police de-
partment. All known crooks are to be
arrested on sight. Several police courts
will be in session continuously and Of
fenlers will be given the limit of the
law.
Great satisfaction is felt over the
contract which Glenn Curtiss has
signed to make a number of flights
during the celebration. With favor
able weather this insures the simul-
taneous flying Of both Mr.. Curtiss and
Wilbur Wright, perhaps the two most
eminent aviators in the world.
Mr. Wright is now setting up his
machine on Governors island, and Mr.
Curtiss after attending a luncheon to-
dnU nv fha aTt1h r.
mondsport, N. Y, and bring a new
aeroplane to New York with which
he will make his flights over and about
the city.
Mr.. Curtiss has announced that
should he meet the Wright aeroplane
in the air, he will give 1t a race, thus
precipitating an incident which will
command world wide attention.
Vessels Delayed
The four armored cruisers of the
British squadron slackened speed as
they approached the mist-hung coast
and sent in word by wireless that they
would delay their arrival until tomor-
row morning. The three German
cruisers should arrive about the same
time.
The italian cruiser Etna passed into
the harbor before the American battle
ships and proceeded to her anchorage,
where she was Joined by the Etruria
Thousands crowded all points of van
tage from the battery northward and
along Riverside drive to witness the
arrival of Rear Admiral Schroeder s
fleet.
Behind the fleet were the auxiliary
cruisers Prairie, Culgoa and Panther
Torpedo boats, submarines and other
auxiliaries will join them later in the
week. In all fifty-two vessels of the
United States navy will be on the Hud-
son for the parade Saturday