The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-30
Trains Bring Thousands From Suburban
Points to Witness the Airships in Flight
and the Soldiers in Parade.

New York. Sept 9O.-With the great
military parade and the probability
of official airship flights by Wilbur
Wright and Glenn H. Curtiss as COM
bined attractions on today's program
of the Hudson-Fulton celebration this
city was the mecca for millions of
persons. Long before the parade was
scheduled to start at o'clocl, tbe
railroads had brought hundreds of
thousands of persons, not only from
the vast suburban territory but from
points 200 and 800 miles away, as this
was looked upon as the red letter day
Of the celebration.
With the sailors from the foreign
war vessels In the parade marching
with the West Point cadets, most of
the United States regulars and all of
the militia In this section. 1t was long
ago accepted that this was 10 be ono
Of the worlds most noted military dis
plaFe Business in all suburban cit
les and towns was entirely suspended
for the whole day and in the city the
shops, factories and schools turned
out their enormous quota to enjoy the
exhibition.
The successful trial flights of VIII
bur Wright and Glenn H. CurtIss In
their aeroplanes yesterday. with the
announcement that the official flights
up the Hudson and about the Man
haitian island would probably be at
tempted today, served to greatly in
tensify the interest OF the crowds. and
Increased their numbers. A few DAYS
ago the hotel managers announced
that they wcro entertaining 900 600
guests. II was apparent today from
the enormous number of Suburbanltes
and others which the railroads early
had been dumping into tho city the
number OF visitors would be greatly
increased.
The army today added Its tribute
10 that which the navy had lavishly
paid 10 the memory of Henry Hudson
and Robert Fulton. This second of
the three parades of the week. from
the upper end OF Central Park 10
Washington Square along Central
Park west and Fifth avenue. called
together n variety of organizations
and nationalitles such as New York
seldom has seen.
Although the celebration commission
had announced that Wright and Cur
tiss would probably make their "of-
fetal flights today. there was no way
for the crowd to know until few
minutes beforehand when TO look for
the acroplanes, Weather conditions
today we're encouraging. The wind
was light and the sun shone brightly.
For this reason thousands preferred
To miss the military parade on the
chance of seeing something more nov
el in mldair
Although 1T was not expected that
either Wright or Curtlss would at
tempt flight before after noon the
crowds began TO gather early along
the river front and at the battery
which commanded q view Of Governors
Island whence the aviators launched
their craft
The dirigible balloons, which yester-
day failed In their attempts to reach
Albany, were housed today In their
shed on Upper Riverside drive. Their
nayigators said they would not be
ready to make another flight until
next week Both insist however, that
they have not abandoned the hope of
winning the $4,000 prize offered by
the New York World.
Although today's parade was class
the war fleet anchored In the North
river participated. Every one Of the
fighting ships contributed It's quota
Of sailors and marines and the tars
OF England. France, Germany, Italy.
Holland, Mexico, Argentina, Haiti and
Cuba marched with the Jackies of
Uncle Sam. To avoid the question OF
precedence" the several landing par
ties from the foreign warships head
ed the procession, escorted by officers
and seamen from the Connecticut. the
American flagship. The marines and
sailors OF the other vessels marched
just behind them
The parade included $4,000 men. and
Us start was scheduled for early in
The afternoon After the marines and
sailors came several detachments OF