Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-09-30
"AMERICAN' FOUND FOIE.

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Or Cook and Commander Pcarv
| found mention In the speech of Vice
| President sherman. who reioiced that an
| Ap1ercan 'it matters not who" he said
! had followed Hudsons index finger to
| the Pole.
| Mayor Mcclellan said: Every gather
/ ing such as this helps to Il better un-
| derstandng among the peoples of the
earth"
Despite the counter attractions Of
/ fored by the acroplane and balloon
/ flights and bv The International re-
gatta in progress throughout the at
ternoon at the anchorage OF the as
sembled fleets, there We're large
crowds nt the more formal events of
the morning ana afternoon In the
morning more than half million
! children attended commemorative end
! historical exercises In the various
schools Of the city. and in the after
noon 40o.000 persons saw yesterdays
historical parade repeated in the
Bronx.
The day was described in tho off
rtal program as educational day" and
was also observed in all tho colleges
and institutions Of higher learning as
well as by learned and patriotic So
cieties throughout the city.
HISTORIC SPOTS MARKED.
The site of old Fort Amsterdam.
where the customs house now stands,
was marked with a bronze tablet
/ presented by the societies or PATRIOTS
and founders. Tho Colonial Danes
/ presented 70 the city the Hudson me-
! moria erected by them on Riverside
drive, a bronze shaft surmoLnted by
! a glass globe ard great cluster Of
electric lights. the fash of which will
be visible for several miles up and
| DOWN the river.
! Fort Tryon, one OF the northernmost
Of New York city's defenses in tie Reyo-
! lution, was the scene OF exercises dedi-
eating to the city an elaborate memorial
| tablet with an inscription reading: "On
this Hill top stood Fort Tryon, whose gal
| Ian defense against the Hess!an troops by
the Maryland ana Virginia regiments
(November 1G. l776) was shared by Mar
garet Corbin. the first American woman
to take soldiers part In the war for
| liberty"
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program I'm the Governors room CITY
hall. under the auspices OF the National
Society of the u. 4. r.. the unveiIing of
a bust Of Fulton in the Hall of Fame.
and the dedication OF commemorative tah-
| lets by the Society OF Colonial Wars the
| Daughters OF the American Revolution
and the patriotic women Of America
| A telegram Of cOngratula ton to the
| Hudson Fulton commission from Cover
! nor-C;eneral Grey OF Canada was re-
! oeiVed to-day.
The principal event OF to-morrow's pro-
gram is tho military parade. in which
more than 26,"N troops will march.
RACES IN THE FLEET
International aquatic honors were cap
! tured by Germany and America to-day
in the pulling races for the crews of the
| warshlps now at anchor IN the Hudson.
The brawny Teutons outstroked the
| Italians, British, French and Neither
| land in the races for tho visiting ships
willie n husky crew from the Minnesota
| showed the wav 10 the German. Italian
and British tars H. tho big interna ational
race which closed tho days sport this
afternoon.
| ON saturday two British crews will
seek In lift the famous Prince of Bat
tenburg cup, which the Louisiana cap
! turod year ago. AS the two-mile course
carried the different struggles past many
| OF the ba'tleships the crews had all
| the Inspiration OF cheering In many
| tongues All crews used American l2-
Dared cutters. The regatta also Included
races exclusively for the men of Amer
/ lean warships, revenue cutters and
naval militia, The winners all received
silver shields and purses OF gold Seven
| foreign crews lined up for the first event
| German muscle proved supreme. while
two Italian crews had hot fight for
second place, with the British, the
| French and the FIolanders in fourth,
! NTH and sixth place respectively