Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-10-02
GREAT HUDSON FE1E
Wonderful Pageant Marks
the Hudson Fulton Gel
ebration.
Epoch Making Scenes of Three Gen.
turies i'm Street Parade-TWO Mil
lion People Gathered-Dr.
Cook at Banquet.
Cook at Banquet.

New York, Sept. 28.-Through
streets ablaze with bunting and lined
with the greatest crowd ever gath
cred in New York thoroughfares, a
parade of 10000 men and ffty-four
floats passed today before the ENJOYS
of twenty-one nations participating in
the Hudson-Fulton celebration. And
in it's passing, which occupied two
hours time, the epochmaking scenes
of three centuries represented in gi-
gantic figures of wood, plaster, paint
and tinsel, were reviewed.
The day was bright and the celebra-
ton was held without an untoWaHd
incident Along the route of the pa
rade, a distance of over five miles, it
is estimated that more than two mil
lion people gathered.
AS parade it was as democratic
as it as historic, as cosmopolitan as
it was democratic. Mayor George B.
Mcclellan and Herman Ridder, vice
president of the Hudson-Fulton cele-
bration commission, headed the line
and covered the entire distance afoot-
mere was no military show, no dis
tinguished personages in vehicles; all
with the exception of the platoons of
police mounted on their shiny-coated
hay orses, were afoot.
A number of the patriotic scenes
were wildly cheered. Among them
were pulling down the statue of
George ILL., Publishing the constitu
tion." "Storming of Stoney Point"
Capture of Andre" and Washington
taking the oath of Office
1t was before a distinguished gath
ering that the paraders passed. Vice
President James S. Sherman was
f1anked on either side by the Admirals
Lepord and Seymour of the Frencl
and English squadrons, respectively
Governor Hughes, Seth Low, Prince
Kui of Japan and the German Grand
Admiral VonKoester were seated
nearby. Others in the reviewing
stand were Rear Admiral Seaton
Schroeder of the Atlantic fleet and his
staff Maj.-Gen. o. o. Howard and Su-
preme Court Justice Brewer.
Tammany with thousand stalwart
members in prince Alberts" and high
hats, made picturesque showing.
Squads of school children, New York
University, Columbia, City College and
Rutgers College students, members of
Irish, Italian, French, Scotch, Swed
ish and other cosmopolitan societies
followed, and behind them came 9th
ers, and others, seemingly without
end. With the end of the parade at
Washington Square the crowds broke
out OF bounds and swarmed back and
forth across the square, literally
storming the floats in an effort to get
souvenirs. It necessitated military
severity on the part of the police to
pieces.
The line of march was kept well
cleared, and in the crushes there were
only minor accidents, the victims of
which generally were nervous women.
More than 5000 sailors from all
ships now assembled in New York
harbor attended the performance at
the hippodrome tonight as the guests
of the Hudson-Fulton commission.
No attempt was made to seat the
sailors by countries and as a result
the light blue of the French uniform,
the white tassel of the German jackie
and the distinguishing uniform of
warrant officers of the various for
eign nations were seen in all parts
of the immense throng, relieving the
solid navy blue worn by the Ameri-
can and English men.
DR.. Frederick A. Cook, the explorer !;
Governor Hughes, of New York; and
Governor Fort, of New Jersey, were
among the guests tonight at a ban
quet rendered by the citizens of up
town New York to distinguished Wis
itefs at the celebration. There was
| also another official banquet at a ca
sino in the Bronx.