Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-10-07
Picked Body Of Magnificent
Sailors Sang America be-
fore Reviewing Stand.
SPECTATORS SPELL BOUND
ovation Tint Followed Greater Than
Thnt Accorded Any Other Body
In Parade of 25GO0 Mem of
Arms, Climax Of the iTud-
son-Fulton Event.

New YORK. sept. 3o-Ahout TWENTY-FIVE
thousand mon of arms marched TODAY
past tho massed renrosentotivos pn1
special envovs of q nations. while two
million citizen spectators shouted thou-
selves hoarse In cheers Tho great
military parade was the climax Of tho
Hudson-Fulton celebration
Although thcre were tremendous ova-
tons for each body Of American troops
and rnstinted ai'lnuse IN oyorvhclr,lr.,
volume for the iiiitish sailors. tho most
conspicuous reception or the dav wont
to the sailors OF tho German feet y
picked body of magnificent mon. who as
they reached the rcvitwinr stand. roll
into the formal slap-slan Of the parade
goose step end burst into MY Country.
lis OF Of Thee" with an Overwhelming
volume or basscs ard fcrvor which
took away tho breath Of tho listeners
Tho spectators sat silent for y ,norcn;
and then, rising barehcadel chocrod and
cheere1 and chcered again. and waved
hats and handkerchefs
Applause from oYc stard or another
was continuous throughout tho parade
but now and then tho crowds showed
come evidences Of being surfoited with
festival impressions. Between the battery
Of ch.ers for the Germans. and tho
thunocr of applause for the Nest Point
cadets. :he Characteristic hurnor Of an
American crowd found opportunity for
oppression in thousand familiar saluta-
lions to those In the lines
There "as ample evidence to-day that
whatever may be the interest In hlstor-
'o pageants and paraies Of merchant
Ships past anchored mon o war. cold
braid, buCles and the roll of tho drums
have lost none Of their destinations for
tho great mass of the public
SO many men representing so many
branches Of the war department Of the
world have not been seen on American
streets. or 40 many wearing American
coIors have not been since the DAYS Of
the Civil War. The total count of those
IN line to-day outnumbered the enlisted
roll OF the American regular army be-
fore the Spanish-American war. Four
thousand. four hundred police kept the
crowd in line.
The parade followed strictly the order
OF official precedence. First came Ad-
m'ral Sir Edward Scvnnour's men. the
hlueJackets and marines of the British
fleet: then the Germans. ard following
the men OF the Netherla nds and the
Italian n,idshipmen IN company front
with their sailors bringing up the rear
Then came the representatives OF the
United states with tho West Point cad
cts leading. Then followed the coast
artillery, the United States Marine band
OF the Atlantic fleet in scarlet and gold
the marine corps, the sailors Of the
various ships. the naval militia. the ma
tonal guard and lastly the drab CARRIED
regulars. The cadets OF the Argentine
training ship. trim and Youthful. found
n place between the American sailors
and the naval militia
Tomorrow morning tho torpedo
hotilla, submarines ami naval auxil-
iaries. with one OF the light lraught
cruisers, followed by . parade Of NOR
chant eraft, will lcavo tomorrow
morning MP the Hudson to escort tho
Half Moon and the Clcrmont from
their present anchorage TO Newhurrh.
where they Will be formally turned
over to the celebrations Of tho "lpnor
Hudson division" which will continue
the festivities for week TO come.
There were power boat races this
afternoon In the Hudson off River
side drive and tonight literary cxer-
cises and banquet on staten Island
at which Glenn II. Curtiss, the ayin
tor. made his first appearance Mt
formal public function since his re-
turn from European triumphs Shar-
ing the honors with him were Gov
crnor Hughes and DR.. Cook OF polar
fame
Gov Hughes and his staff later wont
to Brooklyn TO attend the reception and
grand ball IN honor of the foreign repre-
scntntives at the Academy ON Music.
PARADES MEET At NEW8tRGH.
Ncwburgh, y. Y, Sept. 30.-This c!tv
tomorrow becomes for the day, centen-
NAL day, the center of the Hudson Full
ton celebration with the arrival from
Pcckskill OF the Half Moon and the Cler-
mont and the north bound division ~
the naval parade from New York and
the south bound division from Albany.
At Newburg the Half Moon and tho
Clermont after formal reception viii
be turned over to the upper river divis-
ion to finish their voyage to Albany b,