New-York tribune., 1909-09-16
NAVAL OFFICERS READY
GET LIST INSTRUCTIONS.
Police Also ReceiUe Orders for Hard
WOrk of Celebration.

The officers Of the first squadron of the HUDSON
Fulton celebration naval parade lined up YESTERDAY
fn the Office Of Captain George A White. flag OF
fcer OF the squadron for instructions on the for
nation Of the squadron and movements OF the Ves-
sells Captain White had hundreds of cardboard
representations Of steamers. tugboats. ferry yDoats
and other vessels long table, and with these ne
gave illustrations OF the formation OF the line ana
showed the captains of ferryboats how they could
cross the line of the parade Signal hags ana
lights also We're explained, while the starting ana
turning points We're charted on a blueprint
The police also got their Instructions yesterday
FOR the patroling Of the city during the celebra-
ton Blueprints and cardboard dummies con-
tributed to the making of the police instructions
but il took a small volume TO contain the results
of Deputy Commissioner Bughers work. 1t Is
called Special Order No. 255. and fits thirty-two
pages are devoted chiefly to the arrangements tOr
the day and the night parades Of September ..
new feature of the police plans is a flying au-
somobile brigade OF six cars. Each will carry a
crew Of thirty policemen and viii be assigned to
special station TO which telephone wires will be
strung so that the men can be rushed 70 any point
az high speed. There are 10 be fifteen field hospi-
tails between Dyckman street and the Battery.
They viii fly white hags, with gold and green
crosses by day. At night three green and white
balloons viii be attached to the hagpoles
The hardest puzzle Commissioner Bugher had 20
solve was how keep the city patrolled while the
snajority OF the force duty on the line OF
parade. This will be done by cutting out all snap
Jobs for the day and putting every man on the
force on patrol duty The big crush is expected
along Riverside Drive. from I'D street TO l45th
street. This stretch Of territory has been divided
into three zones-the drive proper, the park and
the space from the wall al the foot OF the park TO
the river front These zones have been divided
linto sections, and each section placed under the
command of an inspector. There will be twenty
three police telephone boxes along the route OF
1he parade. and system OF wigwagging has been
arranged between the land force and the harbor
police. All commanders Of waterfront precincts
have been instructed TO examine the wharves in
their precincts and close them for the day of the
parade If they do not seem capable of bearing
crowd. Eighteen patrol wagons in charge Of
police surgeons viii be spread over the city, with
a~afrst aid" and emergency kits
The harbor police and the revenue cutter ser
Vice viii work together in policing the river The
Patrol the flagship Of the police feet. viii carry
blue lights night while each Of the other vessels
Eof the feet viii carry blue light Arrange
snents have been made by which, II a gasolene boat
catches fire, the police boats can signal shore
post. aud that, in turn, can telephone one of the
sre patrol boats The fire patrols viii be stationed
Battery Park Gsnsevoort street West S5th street
and St. George, Staten Island During the day the
police boats win carry white flags with the word
s'Polce" in black letters.
Arrangements have been made for the mounted
Section OF the police 10 and feed their horses
"a Central Park. The sheepfold will be turned into
q corral. and the men on duty in Riverside Drive
'on duty from 10 a. m. until midnight. The orders
say, The men win be excused for supper If prac-
fioable"
Many societies and museums win have exhibit
fions features Of the celebration The American
Society OF Mechanical Engineers has on exhibition
IN the Engineering Society Building, at No % West
39th street models of the Clermont and other early
steamboats,. The models include the Phoenix built
by John Stevens one OF John Fitch's earlier types
and a model Of Encsson's Monitor. A model OF the
Deutschland. Of the Hamburg American Line
shows the modern steam vessel.
The Grand Army posts in Manhattan and The
Bronx viii furnish the guard of honor at the re-
viewing stand for the military parade. The forty
seven posts have been asked TO make up quota Of
i've hundred for the guard
Captain Jacob ". Miller, chairman Of the naval
parade committee, has arranged for special per-
1ormance az the Hppodrome for the men and ON
GERS from the foreign men-of-war on the night Of
September 28 There win be no women in the audi-
enee that evening all the seats being given to the
sailors