New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-09-25

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The celebration of the three hundreIth anniver-
sary Of the discovery by Henry Hudson Of the
river that bears his name and OF the one hum
dredth anniversary of the beginning OF steam
navigation in America by Robert Fulton with
the ClermOnt. the first steam vessel here, begins
to-day The celebration will cover period Of two
weeks. eight days of which will be taken up
with parades and ceremonies. dinners. recep-
lions and various exercises in and about this
city The remaining days Of the celebration
VIII be taken up with pageants and exercises
In the various cities along the Hudson.
The celebration will open with the naval
pageant. for -yhich the greatest fleet OF war ves-
sels ever gathered in American waters has been
brought together. The American navy Is repre-
sented by hfty-two war craft Of which sixteen
are battleships. Besides these there Is SQUAD
ron OF British vessels. including the battleship-
cruiser InfiexIble. one OF the fastest and most
powerful war vessels in the world. and there
are ships from Germany. France Italy Holland
Argentina, Mexico and Cuba. All day and far
into the night this tremendous lighting fleet
will do honor TO the little Half Moon that
brought Hudson and his eighteen adventurers
across the Atlantic to find the river In when
the modern monsters Of war lie at anchor. and
TO the fat-sded. fiat-bOttomed. rattIetrap Cler-
mont. OF which the great battleship Is the
apotheosis. The parade will take place re-
gardless Of the weather.
The ClermOnt and the Half Moon swing at
anchor now of ConstabIes Hook In the XIII
van Kull- At 1870 O'Clock this morning the
escort squadron will assemble in the XIII van
KIn and accompany the little vessel 70 Staple
ton. Staten Island. Captain Jacob w. Miller. the
commanding officer Of the naval parades will
join the squadron there, and COMMITTEES from
Richmond Borough will inspect the -esseIs-
/ From StapletOn the squadron. with the Halt
| Moon and the CIermOnt. win cross the Narrows
and manRuvre along the Bay Ridge and Brook
Iyn shores.
In the mean time the various squadrOns to
make up the parade VIII be assembling or
Governors Island At p. m. the escort squad
ron viii form behind the parade fleet. and at
1:15 the parade y III start up the Hudson River
for the anchorage ground OF the vessels
The Parading fleet will pass nOrthward along
the line OF the battleships and between them
and the Jersey shore TO the northern end OF tho
line where il will around the stakebOat
and come south again between the warships and
the New York shore
The escort squadron will leave the parade
at the south end OF the line OF warshIps and
pass nOrthward between them and the New York
shore to the water gate and official reviewing
stand at 11Oth street. The Half Moon and the
Clermont will be officially delivered to the cele-
bration commission and dOcked at the water
gate. and the parade will be reviewed It
passes the water gate bound south. After the
delivery of the Half Moon and the Clermont to
the commission. the escort squadron VIII be
dispersed TO clear the channel for the approach
ing parade. The vessels Of the parading feet
will keep their formation south 20 T2d street.
At that point the line will be broken and the
vessels will make their way at Will TO their
landing DIaCeS
The ofHclal time for the parade at various
points follows:
Head q parade reach eT,h st. nOrthOOund $50
Head Of parade sou1hbOund, reach 11Oth AGO
TWENTY-sIX MILES OF SHIPS
The parade will be repeated in the evening.
when the vessels will be illuminated The feet
will assemble of Governors Island at p. m,
and the start will be made at $50 o'clock The
line of parade will be the same as that for the
afternoon and the vessels will disperse on reach
ing T2d street sOuthbOund-
The vessels entered for the naval parade viii
constitute a fleet more than twenty-slx miles
long Captain Jacob W. Miller. OF the New
York Naval Militia. is the commanding officer
Of the parade and the members OF his staff ares
Fleet captain, .,,,. Captain aaron Ward, U s. N
sisnai stsm fSh1s. Lieut. g. b Townsend NJ y
Lieutenant j. Frederic
Chief eEsiDeer Lieut. r, J. beach. y M ny.
Es4T9Sn. say H'sS'er Dr. I = j. McEvSJ II NJ Nr
Assistant surgeon DR. J. P. McGowan
Aid ,.,.'..,.. Henry Wise Miller
The fleet is divided into ten squadrons. each
in command OF a flag officer, The first squadron
consists of seagOing and cOastwise merchant
vessels under the command of Lieutenant Com
mander G. w. Jungen. manager OF the Southern
Pacific COmpanys feet. The second squadron
is composed Of steamboats, plying the inland
waters of the United States and Is under the
command of Captain G. A. White. assistant gem
eral manager of the Hudson River Day Line.
Steam yachts make up the third squadron. un-
der the command Of Captain W. Butler Dun
can. ir. The fourth squadron consists OF motor
boats under ]. AdOlph NJ nhauer. Tugs and
steam lighters make up the fifth squadron. Of
which F. b. Dalzen is the commander
The sixth squadron Is composed OF sailing
craft and other vessels assigned 20 anchorages
between T2d and 13Oth streets. These boats VIII
not pass in review before the stand at 11Oth
street. but will have the part Of spectators OF
the parade. The various squadrOns viii take
their places In the parade formation according
20 their numerical designation. After the nth
squadron will come the Half Moon and the CIer-
mont. with the escort squadron. This VIII bo
made Up OF naval militia vessels steam
launches. cutters. small boats and the torpedo
boats. destToyers. submarines and other small
vessels making up the American warship repre-
sentation.
Part of the escort squadron will go up tho
river after the trip around the bay apd await