The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-01
Arctic Explorer the Center of Attention Dur
ing Today'S Celebration on the Hudson
Hver-WhistIes Toot Greeting

New York, Oct mo hero return.
ing from victorious battle ever ro.
ceivcd finer welcome than that
which came from the internatIona al
war fleet drawn up in the Hudson to.
day. when Commander Robert F
Pcary steamed past In his Arctic shin.
the Roosevelt.
The men-o-war of eight nations
honored the American naval officer
as he stood on the deck of the stauncb
little steamer that had borne him to.
ward the pole.
The Roosevelt brought I'D the rear
OF the naval parade that sailed up
the river today TO join in the Hudson
Fulton celebration at Newburgh. AS
she passed the sailors leaped to tho
rails and cheered. All the way ND she
was the main attraction, Whistles
blew and thousands of spectators
checTed.
West Point. n Y. Oct. Com
mander Peary's ship the Roosevelt is
stranded In the Hudson river near ]
Pie-Pont Morgan's private landing be-
low Highland Falls.
New York. Oct. with Command
or Robert F. Peary and every men,
Der of the crew that accompanied him
on his quest OF the North Pole aboard
the steamer Roosevelt, Just back from
the region of eternal ice, was a sail
ent feature of the naval parade today
up the lower Hudson, to meet the
Half Moon and Clermont at Newburgh.
Commander Peary. accompanied by
his wife. arrived here this morning
from Portland. Maine.
The Roosevelt's progress from
Quarantine TO her berth at the foot of
West Forty.second street was marked
by continuous blast of whistles, and
when she came of Riverside drive,
whore the crowd was gathered. and
started on her way up the river, the
salute was taken up by thousands OF
cheering voices.
The nucleus OF the Lower Hudson"
feet that started this morning to meet
the Half Moon and Clermont and the
other craft coming down the river
was a squadron of one small United
States cruiser. twelve torpedo boats
and four submarines. The Castnc.
squadron, and four other submarines
are acting as escort TO the Half Moon
and the Clermont, making % Ameri
can warships in today's demonstra-
ton.
The other members of the Ameri-
can war fleet and the visiting foreign
men-of-war remained at their anchor
ages in the Hudson, where they have
rested since they assembled last Sat
urday.
The Half Moon and the Clcrmont
spent the night at Ossinlng. and had
comparatively short run this
morning to reach Newburgh. Their
first stop was at Peekskill. where
they we're the central figures in To-
cal celebration.
Nowburgh a quaint little city that
dates from early Dutch colonial times,
had prepared for the celebration of
its history.
Their arrangements with the cele-
bration committee gives Wright ana
Curiiss until O'Clock, Saturday, TO
make successful flight AS Curtlss
IS expected to leave on Saturday night
10 keep an engagement at st Louis,
it is believed he will make another
effort today or tomorrow. Both avla-
tors said this morning that prospects
Of an exhibition were far from prom
ising
The whistles of a hundred harbor
craft shrleked a continuous salute 10
the steamer Roosevelt as she plouGhed
I'D the harbor this morning at the mo-
ment when Commander Robert b.
Peary stepped from train In the
Grand Central station. returning 10
New York from his trip to the North
Pole, to participate In the Hudson
Fulton naval parade up the Hudson
river.
The Roosevelt was we'll on her way
from the Quarantine station on staten
Island, TO the pier at the foot oi west
Forty-second street. where the eXplor-
er was to board her, when Command
er Peary arrived at 7:lb a. m. He
vas accompanied by Mrs. Peary.
The hour of their arrival was so
early that few persons were al the
station to greet them. They were
warmly greeted. however. by Herbert
L. Rrldgman. secretary of the Peary
Arctic club. A group OF newspaper
men also was gathered on the piat-
form, and they crowded around the
commander and questioned him apou'
his trip TO the far north with th'
laughing remark that he was too nun
Gry.to talk. Commander Peary turned
asiR tho questioners and hasteneo
across the street for breakfast.
After a hurried breakfast. tho com
mander and Mrs Peary LETT the hote
for the pier at the foot of Yves
Forty-second street wbere they wer'
to board the Roosevelt Members o
the Peary Arctic club and Close
friends Of the explorer will discuss
with him during his stay In the CITY
tho various phases Of the North Poi'
controversy, but Commander Pear
ssId he would not talk about the sub