New-York tribune., 1909-10-02
EXERCISES At NEUyBURG.
The Half Noon and the CIermont
Presented to Umiuer Commission.

Newburg. \. Y. Oct. CspeciaD.-when the Robert
Fulton docked al the Hudson River Day Line pier
here about ! o'clock this afternoon Governor
Hughes and the other official guests ashore
under the escort OF Troop B, y. c. n Y and on
RamsdeH pier the ceremony of transferring the
Clermont and the Half Moon from the down-river
commission to the upriver commission took place.
captain Jacob W Miller, Of the New York Naval
Militia, introduced General Stewart L. WoOdford,
chairman Of the Hudson-Fulton Commission who
presented models Of the ClermOnt and Half Moon
to Mayor McC1ung Of Newburg and the upriver
commission Colonel Arthur A Mclean, represent
ing the upriver folk. accepted the ships. The
members Of the commission are Mayor Nc
Chung OF Newburg. Ex-Governor Benjamin B
Odell. jr.. Justice NJ H. Hirshberg. H X. Bush
brown, F. ". Wilson Henry Cole, General George
Moore Smith, Colonel Arthur A Mclean and ".
Johnson Mckay
! Governor Hughes was then introduced. and was
received with enthusiasm. He said;
The closing days of the Hudson Fulton ceIebra-
| the Hudson Many distinguished men have trav-
eeq up @ the Hudson during the last three hundred
sgnif1cant of the mutual regard and friendship
and good will. Let them rejoice with that they
The old bosPiIt 5s he's be see M, peautu rlye1
together, and without enmity and without bitter
! ton spent here when We we're fearful Of the tate
OF that great man and 1t was here. not on the
! him, not so much as appeal to his vanity. but
as means Of securing for US the victory
Lieutenant Lam. representing Henry Hudson.
was introduced, and after him the Rev. C S Bul-
lCck who is the Robert Fulton Of the present Cer-
mont. Robert Fulton said he had last been in
Newburg hundred years ago and that things
which appeared strange then appeared no stranger
than things that appeared strange now from the
point Of view OF the inventor There was rustic
| merriment when he said that his last visit 10
Newburg he had announced his engagement 10
! Miss Annie Livingston Miss Livingston" was
| presented in costume. and received with cheers
/ Other speeches were made by Naval Constructor
". J. Baxter, Robert JUet. first mate Of the Half
Moon. and two Dutch commissioners.
The Governor and his party We're entertained at
the City Club and by former Governor OdeII at his
home, while the women of the party went 10 the
4 Mackey home where they were received by a wom-
ems committee The official party reviewed the pa
rade Of United States sailors, marines naval mi
beginning at $50 o'clock for half an hour from a
/ stand built in front of the courthouse accommo-
dating more than two thousand persons The town
was a mass Of flags and bunting and the people
| showed plenty OF enthusiasm.
After the parade all the means Of egress from
Newburg were oveTcrowded, while most Of the resi-
| dents went down to the waterfront to see the
visitors go and take a look at the feet in the
! river. They showed special interest in the Roose-
| welt, and when Commander Peary and his party
| boarded a tug and were put ashore near Fishkill
| Landing TO take a train for New York an the
| vessels in the bay footed their whistles.
| At night the and all the vessels in the river
| were Illuminated There were also brilliant fire
| works arranged by the Newburg committee
Captain J. W. Miller said he wished to express his
thanks TO the officers his committee for the great
! assistance they had been to him in carrying out
| the details OF the parade