Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-25
THOUSAND CRAFT join IN
HUDS0N-FULT0N PAGEANT

the poop of the Half Moon. The rest
OF the crew were in modern dress. The
/ Clermont took almost an hour to make
/ the trip of two miles from its anchor
age to the side of the Half Moon.
Drops the Tug.
Hudson's ship, although in tow, start
ed with all sails set. and soon was
able to dispense with the tug. A fav-
orlng breeze caught it's canvass, the
towline was cast of. and with cheers
from the thousands Watching from
Staten island and shore and surround
ing boats, the two little vessels pro
ceeded under their own motive power
Engine Like FuItOn's.
AS the Clermont was rounding ST.
George point, it stopped and the Half
Moon, which was coming close behind
under its own sails. bumped broadside
into the steamers paddle wheel The
damage was slight
Assembly Most Impressive.
New York, Sept. 25.-With more
than three score of the picked fight
ing ships of eight nations, swinging
at anchor in the Hudson river, await
ing the coming of the Clermont and
the Half Moon. sightseers at the HUI
Son-FultOn celebration looked upon the
most impressive assembly Of foreign
warships that has probably ever been
seen in American waters.
Riding in the river between Forty
iourth street and Spuyton Duyvil, be-
sides the 80 vessels of the UniteI
states Atlantic feet under Rear Al
miIal Saaton Schroeder, the foreign
navies, are represented by 16 fighting
craft iD all. Great Britain has four,
Germany has four also. France has
two. Italy has two. Mexico has one,
Argentine has one and Cuba has one
show Highest Development.
Their massive hulls tugging lazily
at their anchorages represent the high
est development in construction from
the great shipyards Oil the Clyde anu
the best efforts of the German nava.
constructors. The trimmest ships nj
France. the pick of the fleet of Italy.
are most impressive emissaries from
the old world to the new.
Swift cruisers with triple expansion
engines and long rakish lines like
Ereyhounds of the ocean; massive bat-
JIeships mounted from turrets to the
fighting tops with batteries of the high
est type. swift torpedo boats and tor
pedO boat deStTOyers. wonderful sub
marines-cyery type of fighting ship
known to the United States and eigh
other navies. four OF them world
powers, arc in this impressive assem-
bly,.
Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder is
by both Admiral Won Koes
ter of the German imperial navy AMI
Admiral Sir Edward Seymour of the
British royal navy. 4 movement To
petition the president to place Adj
miraI Dewey in command was prompt
ly halted by Admiral Dewey himself,
who said that his health and age
would not permit him TO undertake
eight days of full-dress duty and ban
quoting.
shows Kings Tact.
The appointment of Admiral Sey
nrour 10 these waters is regarded rs
another evidence of King Edward
tact Admiral Seymour was in com
mand OF the British fleet in Manila
bay on the day when Commodore
George Dewey annihilated the Spanish
fleet. and the rejoinder of his captain.
Sir Edward Chichester. to the German
commander who inquired before
Dewey went into action and while the
attitude of the German fleet, then at
anchor in the same waters, was still
a matter of anxiety. what action the
British proposed to take, won him IN
stant popularity in this country AMI
passed into history.
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