New-York tribune., 1909-10-07
DUTCHMEN HEAR OF RIP
VISIT SCENE OF LEGEND,
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Reaches
the CGtSkillS.

CatskII n y Oct s-Lieutenant Lam. Of the
Roval Dutch Navy, inpersonating Henry Hudson,
and his crew of the Half Moon, which tonight
swings at anchor in the river, We're taken TO the
top of North Mountain, fifteen miles from here.
to-day where at an elevation OF twenty-four
hundred feet with the broad valley OF the Hudson
stretched out before them. they unfurled the flag
Of Tie Netherlands. gave three rousng cheers
and with barred heads. sang the Holland national
anthem.
The trip was planned by the Holland Society OF
New York in honor OF the officers and men Of the
Half Moon as a feature OF the days celebration,
and the party that made its 10 the mountain
top included the Rev. Charles 5. Bullock. who s
irnpersonating Robert Fulton; Captain Davis, of
the CIerrnont; several members OF the Hudson
Fulton celebration commission and number OF
visiting naval officers An incline railway carried
the party to the crest OF the mountain. the view
of the valley below gradually unfolding as the
car climbed higher and higher, until the river
could be seen in the distance bearing the hotlia
that had escorted the Half Moon and the Cermont
to CatskIL
The Half Moons crew were the first 10 reach the
ledge and they gave voice to their enthusiasm
in cheers and song Several carved their Initials
on the rocks with their sheath knives and all lis
tened attentivey as Rev. Henry Sluyterr pastor
~ rbe First Reformed Church of Coxsackie related
In their native tongue the legend OF Rip Van VIM
kle; how he had slumbered for twenty years IN the
mountains and had been awakened by the noise OF
bowling made by Henry HudsoA Crew. "44O
ascended the river three hundred years ago. The
tale was new to the sailors. and when Mr. Sluyter
lad finished one of them inquired, incredulously;
And do YOU really expect 10 believe that?
SAILORS ATTRACT ATTENTION.
In their vari colored ''KT5ls," their suits pat
termed after those worn by the original Half Moon
crew are called, the sailors attracted much at
tention ashore. They are picked from the Dutch
navy especially for their short stature. All OF
Fudsou's crew we've but little more than four
feet in height according 10 tradition. and as the
bunks Of the Half Moon are short the present
crew have to curl up in them 10 get a nights resi-
on the way back to the ship from the mountain
the sailors sang DO You Know My Country
MY Flag. America" and other songs Lieutenant
Lam said that with such crew. he would like TO
sail the Half Moon back 10 Holland Mrs. Lam,
who accompanied her husband 10 New York, has
returned home.
The trip of the Half Moon and CIerTnont up the
river from Kingston to-day. with the fotia of
torpedo boats and revenue boats accompanying
them. was an eventful The Half Moon was
towed by the old steamer Norwich. but the CleT-
mont padded along under her own steam WIN 4
square sail set forward
Al Crugers Island where Henry Hudson stopped
on his Journey to the north trade with the Ind
ians d party Of red men IN canoes put out from
shore to-day bearing gifts To Lieutenant Lam
they presented peace pipe and TO Mr.. Bullock
ON the Clermont they gave dozen ears OF corn
grown on the island. This is TO be distrib-
uted later In various sections of the country ana
plapted the proceeds OF the crops when sold 10
90 TO one OF the sailors homes in New YORK Clty'
one of the Indians gave Mr. Bullock a sheii hecA-
lace
CLERMoNT AT LIVINGSTON MANOR
r,,,t,er along the Cter1uont left the line of pa
.sde and stopped at C1ermont Dock in front or the
Livingston Manor, where John Henry Livingston
the reat-grandson Of Chancellor Livingston greet
ed the party. The Livingstons contrlpuiHu Gun
siderable sum toward building the original Ter
,,or+ and IL was there that the enlightenment ol
Robert Fulton and Miss Livingston was announces"
Governor Hughes and stan came up on 'he com
missions yacht. the Tafo. with nuhoer oi sue''s
and WAS greeted down the river by committees "i
,-,tslU1 residents After the Half Moon ana lhe
crerrnopt had anchored the Governor anu party