Evening journal., 1909-09-18
new YORK PLANS
BIG CELEBRATION
HudSOn--.FuItOn Fete TO be
Most Elaborate in History
Of Big Town

BY United Press Leased SPECIAL Wire
NEW YORK, Sept. ls.-Preparatlon to
handle the greatest crowd that ever gath
cred in the history OF the world have been
under way in New York for many months
and when. on September 25 the Hudson-
Fulton celebration, which viii last until
october 9th and extend from New York
TO Albany. it is believed 100000 people !
win be In New York.
To handle this vast throng New York
hotel keepers and rooming and boarding
house propriotors are making extensive
preparations. Prices will soar, if the ad-
vance IN the various stands S. taken as an
indication of the rates that win be
charged for everything in Gotham dur
ing the two weeks celebration
\ The imense celebration is under the
auspices OF the Iiudson-Fulton celebration
/ Committee. which was Incorporated hy IN,
state Legislature TO arrange Tor the pub
! lie celebration Of the tercentenary Of th'
discovery o. the Hudson river by Henr,
Hudson in the year love. and the FIRST uss
OF steam In the navigation Of sad river
by Robert Fulton in the year 1901"
The committee VIII expend az least sE0a-
ooo in the advance preparations for the
celebrations which is 10 be partic pated
IN By scores Of warships from all the lead
ing nations OF the world. Neary every
great public building in New York has
already been outlined in electric lights,
while e0.o00 electric lights have been strung
across tho four bridges across the East
] river, Washington arch, Brooklyn borough
hall, Queens borough hall. Bronx borough
/ hall. Richmond borough han, Grants
tomb. Soldiers and Sailors Monument,
Brooklyn Institute. Brooklyn Soldiers and
sailors Monument, the water tower,
Riverside drive viaduct. the streets along
the Manhattan line Of parade and other
D main streets. The Jamaica town hall
and the Flushing town hal have been
studded with lights more than 15ooot
globes being used In this form OF decora-
I tion.
on Saturday, September 25 and sunday
s the a6th, there Will bc impressive religious
e services. on Monday the 9th, the replica
y Of the Half Moon Hudson's ship present
ed 10 the American people by the Dutcl
people. will sail out under her own sail
10 the head Of the immense line OF war
ships i'm the Hudson river. She viii h
ioined there by tn exact duplicate OF tn
'r Clermont, Futon's ship, which under he
a own steam will make the trip up the river
The beginning Of the great airship an
aeroplane flights that are TO be part o
the celebration will occur on Monday. O
Tuesday there will be a monstrous Ian
and water pageant. followed. on varlou
= days by numberless sports and feies.
i The festivities win bo held in New Yor
through october end, and on October Is
there will be a great naval parade, on
division starting at New York and N
other AZ Albany meeting az Newburgl
le After that festivities will be he'd in eac
= of the up-river towns until October o. enc
y. ing on the ninth with an immense line
y. beacon lights. which VIII extend fro
va Staten Island, on the south. TO the head
he navigation Of the Hudson river.
ht Glenn H. Curtiss and Wilbur Wrieh
rt the foremost aviators in the world. ha'
" been engaged TO give aeroplane flight l
the river There will be a dirigible balio'
m race from New York city 10 Albany for
of $4,000 prize.
ed To handle the crowds Police Comml
" sioner Baker will keep his entire force
ie' 10000 men on duty during the entire col
'oi bration making them sleep IN stati
houses, ready for instant call. Balloon
stationed at various intervals, will be us
to signal the police and hospital atten
in ants TO those points when their servie
A., are t,qeded