Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-09-26
Greatest Crowd in History
Gathered to Witness Pro-
gress of Half Moon and CIer-
mont Up the Hudson,
FIVE MILLION PEOPLE
LINE SHORES OF RIVER
Picked Fighting Vessels Of
Eigh Nations Participate in
Opening Event of Hudson
Fulton Celebration,

IBy Morning Journal Special Leased WIRE
New York, Sept % 25-Repfoduc-
tion of Hendric Hudsons boat, the
ualf Moon and Robert Fultons Ger
mont made the rounds of New forq
I,arbor today-the central figures IN
the Hudson Fulton exposition,
The two little ships. once so weigh
~ with achievements before mar
yelling world. passed the Warships as
sembled to do them honor with a
thousand merchant ships and pleas
ure craft trailing behind in parade
fifteen miles long; saluted the nation
al and the international flags OF peace
were officially received by the city
and the Hudson Fulton commission
with other visiting notables; and to-
night repeated the course over river
white as day with the glare OF nun
dreds of searchlights from on shore
and afoat before they anchored.
Their progress was marred by but
one accident--a slight collision carry
ir the morning by which the Clermont
4, ,ittle At and the Hail Moon
an anchor chain.
By non the city held one OF the
greatest crowds that has ever been as
semblcd anywhere for any purpose
Probably five million people Witnessed
ths great nava pa"pda.
IMPRESSIVE as were the ships of war
snurtine fire and smoke from thelr
sides in salutes, sufficient as was the
narade that swept about them IN
great crescent, the crowd WAS more
majestic yet. 1t drew the greater
share of comment from the 'oo'Voo
who are estimated to have Watcheu
if from excursion steamers, motor
boats. tug boats, sailing craft ana eN-
on canoes. Looking up one eould see
that the cliffs of sky scrapers on Man
haitian island wore an unaccuStomeu
costume of black-human heads. tN-
ery window was filled, every root was
lined. Every available inch OF space
was used by people determined to see
the unusual naval pageant
Riding in the river between forty
fourth street and Spuyten Duyvll' be
sides the fifty vessels of the United
states Atlantic fleet under Rear Ad-
uiral Seaton Schroeder, the foreign
navies arc represented by sixteen
1ehtine craft in all. Great Britain mas
four. Germany has -four also, France
has two. italy has two, Mexico has
one Argentine has one and Cuba has
one.
Their massive hulls tugging lazily
at their anchorages represent the
highest development in constructor
from the great shipyards on the Clyde
and the best efforts OF the German
naval constructors, Inc rIIiill'9'
ships of France the pick OF the Meet
Of Italy. are most impressive ems
saries from the old world TO the new
Swift cruisers with triple expansion
engines and long rakish IKE grey
hounds Of the ocean; massive battle-
ships mounted from turrets 10 tle
fighting tops with batteries OF lhe
highest type, swift torpedo boats ana
torpedo boat destroyers, Wondeftui
submarines--everY type OF lighting
ship known to the United states ana
eight other navies, four OF them world
powers. are in this impressive assem-
bly,.
The United states Atlantic fleet un-
der command of Rear Admiral sea
ION schroeder, is represented by the
battleships Connecticut O6.OoO tons)'
flagship: Vermont O6,000 tonsl. Kan
sas. Q6, 900 tons), Louisiana 10000
Minnesota 16.O00l. New Hampshire
10000, Mississippi 10000. idaho
$4,000, Georgia G4,94S), New Jer-
sey Q4,94S). Nebraska GA '94S),
Rhode Island O4.94S, armoured
cruisers: North Carolina U4.oVV
tons), speed 22.4S knots, New York
(S,200). Montana G4.500), p knots
the scout cruisers Chester Birming-
ham and Salem g, $50 tons, % knotsl'
and a fleet of five submarines and "a
destroyers. torpedo boats and other
auxiliaries
Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder is
outranked by both Admiral Won koes-
ter of the German Imperial Navy ana
Admiral Sir Edward Seymour of the
british Royal Navy. A movement TO
petition the president to place Admir-
al Dewey in command was promptly
halted by Admiral Dewey himself
who said that his health and age
would not permit him to undertake
eight DAYS Of -un dress duty ana
banquetting The appointment oI
Admiral Seymour to these waters Is re-
garded as another evidence Of King
Edwards tact. Admiral Seymour was
in command of the British fleet IN
Manila Bav on the day when Commo-
dOre George Dewey annihilatcd the
Spanish fleet. and the rejoinder OF his
cantain Sir Edward Chichester. n
the German Commando who inquired
before Dewey went into action snd