The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-09-29
Hudson-FuIton Celebration Is
Sill More Brilliant
MANY PATRIOTIC SCENES
Alleeorical and Historical Floats Give
Pictorial History of the Nation
and Its Wonderful
Development.

New York, September 2S-Through
streets ablaze with bunting and lined
with the greatest crowd ever gathered in
New York thoroughfares, a parade of 30
900 men and "a floats passed today before
the ENJOYS of 21 nations participating in
the Hudson-Fulton celebration. The pass
ing of the parade occupied two hours. The
floats represented in figures of wood. paint
and tinsel were various. Along the route
of the parade, a distance of over five
miles, it is estimated that more than 1000
900 people gathered
AS parade it was as democratic as it
was historic; as cosmopolitan as it was
democratic.
Mayor G. B. Mcclellan and Herman Rid
der, vice president of the Hudson Fulton
celebration commission, headed the line
and covered the entire distance afoot.
There was no military show, no dstin-
guished personages in vehicles; ALL with
the exception of the platoons of police
mounted on their shiny-coated bay horses,
were afoot.
A number of the patriotic scenes were
wildly cheered. Among them were pull
fishing the constitution" ''stormng of
Stony Point capture of Andre" and
washington taking oath of office.
1t was before a distinguished gathering
that the paraders passed.
Vice President Sherman was fianked ON
either side by Admirals Leopard and Sey-
mour of the French and English squad
rons, respectively. Governor Hughes, Setn
Low, Prince Kuni of japan ard the Ger
man grand admiral Won Koester, were
seated nearby. Others in the official re-
viewing stand were Rear Admiral Seton
Schroeder of the Atlantic fleet and his
staff, Maj. Gen. o. o. Howard and Su-
preme Court Justice Brewer.
Tammany with a thousand staiwart
members in "Prince Albert's" and high
hats made picturesque showing. Crowds
of school children, New York and col
lege students; member of Irish, italian,
French, Swedish and other cosmopol-
tan societies followed and behind them
came others and others, seemingly with
out end.
With the end of the parade at Wash
ington 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. 1t
necessitated military severity on the part
OF the police TO save lHe CItdliohS llOhi
being torn to pieces The line of march
was kept well cleared and in the crushes
there were only minor accidents, the vic
tins of which generally were nervous
woman.
More than 6OOO sailors from all the
ships now assembled in New York har-
Dor attended the performance at the Hip
podrome tonight as the guests of the
Hudson-Fulton commission. No attempt
was made to seat the sailors by coun-
tries and as a result the light blue of
the French uniform, the white vessel of
the German jackie and the distinguish
ing uniform of warrant officers of va
rious foreign nations were seen in all
parts of the immense throng. relieving the
solid navy blue worn by the American
and Englshmen.
Dr. Frederick A. Cook, the explorer;
Governor Hughes of New York and Gov
ernor Fort of New Jersey were among
the guests tonight at banquet ten
dered by the citizens of uptown New
York to distinguished visitors. There was
also another official banquet at casino
in the Bronx