Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-01
GREAT MILITARY PARADE 81
CLIMAX OF CELEBRATION Ia
twenty-five Thousand Men March
'H; e Before Representatives Of
!, (. ThIhy-seVen Nations.
has
g 5S TWO MILLION PEOPLE Chez
All Towns Within Striking Distance
Of Metropolis suspend Business On
Account Of chief event CT Hudson
Fulton Representatives. Con-
tlnue For Week to Come Up River.
(By Associated press).


NEW YORK. Sept. 3O.-Twenty-iive
thousand men of arms today marched
past the massed representatives and
special ENJOYS CT 81 nations while two
million citizens shouted themselves
hoarse in cheers. The great military
parade was the climax of the Hud-
son Fulton celebration.
Although there were tremen-
dous ovat.ons for each Do1y
Of American troops and I'M
stinted applause in overwhelming
volume for the British sailors. the
most conspicuous reception OF the day
went to the sailors of the German
fleet, a picked body of magnificent
men, who, as they reached the review
ing stand, fell into the formal slap
slap of the parade gcose-step and
burst into My Country. 'Tis of Thee.
with an overwhelming volume of bass
es. and a fervor which took away the
breadth of the listeners.
Towns Suspend Business.
There was ample evidence today
that whatever may be the interest In
historic psgeants and parades of mer-
chant ships. past and present men-of-
war. geld braid bulges ard the reil
of the drums have lost none of their
fascination for the great mass Of the
public. For the first time during the
Hudson Fulton celebration, all the
small towns within striking distance
of New York suspended business 10
day 10 watch the parade pass the
ccurt Of honor, and the official re-
viewing stand of the sailors and ma
rines Of seven fighting nations, the
regular soldiers, 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 OF
the world baye not been seen on
American streets before; 60 many
wearing American colors- have not
been seen since the days OF the Civil
war. The total count of those in
line today outnumbered the enlisted
roll of the American regular army
before the Spanish American war.
Four thousand four hundred police
kept the crowd In line.
Climax Of Celebration.
Tonight marked the climax, 50 far
as spectacies go. Of the celebration IN
Greater New York. There remains
the carnival parade, but though dif-
ferent in appearance II does not vary
in essentials from the historical pa
! geant of last Tuesday.
The airship and aeroplane fights
= continue but the public has already
had a first taste Of them. and tomor'
row morning sees the departure ~
the river Of a part. at least%of the
naval concourse. which more than any
one thing has drawn the crowd and
( given the celebration international
dignity.
The torpedo fiotilla. submarines and
naval auxiliary. with one Of the light
draught scout cruisers. followed by ?
parade Of merchant craft win leave
,tomcrrow 10 escort the Half Moon
and the Clernont from their present
anchorage TO Newburg. where they
will be formally turned over TO the
celebrations OF Upper Hudson division
which will continue the festivities TOT
a week 20 come.