New-York tribune., 1909-09-29
HISTORICAL PAGEANT
GORGEOUS SPECTACLE
HIORGA
FLOATS PASS THROUGH
CHEERING MILLIONS.
No UntO5Card Incident Mars Day
Long TO BE Remembered
feet Police Regulations.

cheering humanity six miles long, through which
marched the great historical romance of the
Hudson-Fulton celebration. It was history
brought down to the last minute For Charles
F. Murphy. the leader OF Tammany Hall.
marched hat in hand past Governor Hughes at
the official reviewing stand and by Mayor Nc
CIellan at the end Of the line of march And
It was romance with the artistic license pressed
TO the extreme. for the purveyor of floats showed
Washington taking the oath OF Office before the
Stamp act.
Yet it was romance and not fact that the
crowd wanted. and the tumble of dates in no
wise interfered with their pleasure A con-
servative estimate placed the number Of spec
t=tors along the line of the parade at two MILL
ions, and no one Of them spared his voice. It
was great. happy family gathered to talk over
in jolly fashion the family history. They talked
It over with vast approving shouts at the deeds
of the past and cheers of welcome for the leaders
o. the present And when they had had their
I'LL Of the beautiful spectacle that had been pre-
pared for them they took their horneward way.
bit tired. very hungry. but good natured. jolly.
enthusiastic and thoroughly happy and pleased
/ with their day.
1t was day OF triumph for the celebration
/ day that bore out the words of Admiral Won
| KOester at the official reception the night be-
fore, THE greatest celebration that history has
| known" For it was day that brought out a
| crowd OF UnequaIed numbers that was marked
| b. no UntOward incident, that was filed with a
marvellous richness Of beauty Of fact and fancy.
| in which the people laughed and cheered. their
| hearts swelled with patriotism. their cheeks
asIow with pride. and. to crown all. in which
they went home feeling that they had received a
brimming measure of pleasure.
CROWDS EARLY ALONG LINE
The early risers began to gather at the six
mill hafOr 9 0oSoI
clouds still lowered the city. thsir optirnis-
tic souls decided that the day would be pleasant
/ and they waited patiently at the 11Oth street
plaza for the gathering of the parade. BY II
| O'Clock others had come TO the same conclusion
and thousands were strung out along the long
line of march down Central Park West. across
/ 70 Fifth avenue and down TO Washington
| Square. They held their places by the curb and
waited patiently, watching others come. until
the mere crowd as 1t gathered was parade and
/ a sight in itself
After 11Oth street. 42d street and Fifth ave-
nue. the most popular place for the early
cOmers. Favored places there were pre-empted
| long before IL O'Clock and held persistently. BY
noon the crowd at that point made it necessary
to begin putting the special police arrangements
/ into effect. and soon after noon the avenus was
cleared of vehicular traffic from 46th to 3Sth
/ street. Then the reviewing stand Negan TO MI
up. while the who replacing the deco
/ rations ruined by the rain of Monday were still
at work. In short time the big stand was
dotted ali over with spots Of color formed by the
bright gowns of the women who were fortunate
enough to hold tickets for that place
There was little formality about the assem-
bling of the guests of the commission. who had
their seats in the central section Of the review
ing stand. Admirals of the fleet and the diplo-
| mats were shown to their seats. but other off,
| GERS and guests took the seats that suited them
\ best Only those who held seats for the stand
were allowed in the avenue between 10th and
| 42d streets or within half block of the avenue
in either 10th 42d street. and there was 10
/ surging crowd about the stand. The police ar
rangements were well made. and the police
men were so courteous. that all went on with
out jar.
soon after 1 o'clock the chief Of the special
/ guests began to arrive. Rear Admiral Is Pord
/ the commander of the French feet, was the
| first. accompanied by his staff in full uniform.
The next was Admiral Koester. OF the Ger
| man squadron. who was roundly cheered as he
| ascended the steps to the stand. Governor
/ Hughes and Vice President Sherman came to-
/ gether in an automobile with William R Will
/ cox followed by the Governors STAFF in train
| of motor cars AS soon as the Governor took his
place one of his aids placed himself at the left
Of the reviewing box with the flag OF the state
and remained there until the Governor went
| away after the parade. EX-Judge Parker, with
his daughter and two grandsOns. followed the
Governor. and after them came Rear Admiral
Schroeder commander OF the American feet
with his staff
| COURT OF HONOR BRILLIANT SIGHT. ?
The Court of Honor was now gorgeous with
the brilliant uniforms of the officers and dipIo-
/ mats and the gowns of the women. NJ Oar
| bOux. the French delegate. came late and was
| stopped by a policeman. he had forgotten
| his card; but he was rescued by an aid OF Ad-
miral Seymour. and made his way the review
ing box. Prince Kuni. the japanese delegate,
! did not come to the official stand, but saw the
| parade from the Hotel Plaza.
I BY o'clock all the delegates and official
| quests were present. and the stand was filed
| with nearly five thousand persons. The aux
Hilary stand the east side OF the street was
| filled also. and the roofs and windows OF the
| buildings on the east side of the street were
| crowded In the centre of the box reserved for
| the reviewing party were Governor Hughes and
/ Vice President Sherman. the latter sitting 70
| the right of the Governor. A seat TO the left
of the Governor was reserved for the Mayor but
ne did not return from Washington SQUARE
| Next on the left was General WOodfOrd. and be-
side him Admiral KOester talking to
Controller Metz Admiral Seymour sat next 70
Mr. sherman. and next to him were Admiral
lie Pord and Admiral Hamilton. Ex-NIayor Low
was the right of the first row. General o. O.
Howard sat behindsthe Governor and Yu Ting
fang behind General WoOdfOrd. Among others
in the box were Associate Justice Brewer. of the
Supreme Court; Minister LOudOn of the Neither
| lands; the Netherlands commission 70 the ceIe-
bratiOn; NJ. DarbOux the French delegate: Cap
tain darcy. Of the French navy and Admiral