The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29
UP THE HUDSON.
TheHaIf Moon and the Clermont
Start ON Voyage
Accompanied by an Escort OF
Other Small Craft.
AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Historical Exercises .ApprO-
pirate to the Day Are Held.
Official Banquet to Visitors to
Be Held Tonight.
AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS

L
and sentiment of the Hudson-Fd itoa
| celebration left New York las. night
| when the Half Moon and the CIermcnt
| sailed up the Hudson to carry lnspira-
| ton to the cities and towns which now
begin their part in the centennial. In
New York city the celebration will
practically conclude this week, but
along the route taken by reproductions
| of Hudson's and FuItons famous craft
| it will continue a week longer.
The Half Moon and the CIermoct are
| accompanied by an escort of tugs,
motor boats and United States war
ships. The battleships and cruisers
cannot make the trip up the river on
account of their deep draught.
Weather conditions today wSre Cav-
orable for the balloon race to Albany
| and crowds early began to surl ound
the aerodrome on Riverside drive, wait
| ing to see the dirigibles of Captai II
| Thomas S. Baldwin and Geo. L. Tonlil-
son launched for the contest.
News that Glenn H. Curtiss had
flown his aeroplane over Governor S
island early this morning caused a rush
to the gallery, and crowd gathered
there in the expectation of seeing
flights by either Curtiss or Wilbur
Wright. The announcement was made
that the crowd might look for an of
ficiar' flight at any time weather con-
ditions were favorable.
Historical exercises appropriate to
the day were held at all the public
schools and sevra1 tablets were deoii-
Gated by various patriotic societies a
points of historical interest. Governor
Hughes was invited to speak at the
patriotic exercises held this afternoon
in the governors room at the city hall
under the auspices Of the Confederated
Women of America and the Daughters
of the American Revolution.
Series of R0at Races
In the afternoon the best oarsmen of
the fleet anchored in the Hudson met
in a series of races. Every one of the
ffty-four warships in the harbor en-
tered crews.
An international race for all crews
was the browning event of the day.
Each of the eight nations repre-
scented in the harbor was allowed to
enter one crew.
The first stop of the Clermont and
Half Moon on their return trip up
the river was Yonkers. The fleet is
scheduled to leave Yonkers at $3.50
and proceed to Tarrytown, and after
participating in the local celebration
there to go on up the river to
Ossinning, where it is due early to-
morrow morning.
At this point the escort squadron
and the Half Moon and Clermont will
spend the day, while the crews of
the warships participate in the mill
tary parade in New York. The sail
up the river will be resumed Friday,
which is the day of the great river
twelve United States torpedo boats,
four submarines and a small cruiser
with six squadrons of river craft and
revenue cutters will steam up to
Marlborough where it will meet an
other fleet coming down the river
from Albany.
The Half Moon and C1ermont will
join the northbound fleet at. New
little vessels will proceed UP the river
until Troy is reached on Saturday,
October 8. The program here tonight
includes the official banquet to about
1000 guests at the hotel Aston. About
every important nation will be repre-
scented. Vice President Sherman,
Governor Hughes, Mayor Mcclellan
and General Stewart l.. Woodford,
president of the Hudson-Fu1ton COM
mission will assist in welcoming the
guests.
Moors Came in Late
The be1ated arrival of the three
delegates representing the sultan OF
Morocco caused a cOmmotion at the
garments, with gorgeous turbans and
dainty satin shoes. the three special
ambassadors, accompanied by seven
black slaves, reached the city from
Boston where they had landed from
the steamship Canopic. To board the
steamship they had Travelled 400 miles
on horseback over the mountains of
Morocco and to them America was a
fairyland of which they mad never
even dreamed.
The distinguished Moors, each a
high official in his own country, were
assigned to a large suite and outside
Of the door of each room one of the
white turbaned slaves took his posi-
ton AS their religion prescribes that
their meat must be killed according I o
certain rites, the delegates and their
slaves were in danger of starving until
a member of the party visited a local
slaughter house and saw that the rites
were observed.
After discharging their commission
as representatives of the sultan, the
Moors will remain in this city ten days
and will then return to Morocco.
Points of vantage from which to
view the rowing regatta between the !
crews of warships from all nations
were in brisk demand. The principal |
events were pulling races among the |
crews of foreign vessels for which the |
commission had offered money and |
medal prizes.
At a seamenis smoker on the deck
of the American battleship Louisiana |
Bill Sherman, a husky seaman of that |
battleship, upheld the honors of the |
Coleman, the middlewight champion |
swift boxing bout. Sherman beat his |