The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-30
Twenty-Five thousand
Strong, Fleet Crews
Wildly Cheered.
WRIGHT AND CURTISS
MAY POSTPONE FLIGHTS
Patriotic Crowds Storm Line of
March at Early Hour.
Grand Army Represented.

NEW YORK, Sept. 30.--The army to-
day added its tribute to that which the
navy has lavishly paid to honor the
memories of Henry Hudson and Robert
Fulton. This second of the three pa
rades of the week from the upper end
OF Central Park to Washington square
along Central Park West and Fifth
avenue, called together variety of or
sanizations and nationalities such az
New York has seldom seen.
What everybody knew would occur.
however. today had a rival in an event
or which no one could be certain. Al
though the celebration commission had
announced that Wilbur Wright and
Glenn Fl. Curtiss would probably make
their official flights" today. there was
no way for the crowd to know until a
few minutes beforehand, when to look
Tor the aeroplanes. Weather condi-
tons early today were ENCOURAGING
The wind was light and the sun slone
brightly. For this reason thousands
preferred to miss the military parade
on the chance Of seeing something mora
novel In midair.
The dirigible balloons, which yester-
day failed in their attempts to reach
Albany, were housed today in their
shed on upper Riverside drive Their
navlgators said that they woula not
be ready to make another fight until
next week. Both insist, however, that
they have not abandoned the hope Of
winning the $4,000 prize, and promise
that there shall be another race.
Although today's parade was classed
as a military affair, the men OF the war
fleet anchored in the North river were
Its chief attraction. Every one of the
| fighting ships contributed its quota OF
sailors and marines, and the tars OF
England, France, Germany, Italy, Hol-
lano, Mexico, Argentina, Hayti and
Cuba marched with the jackies OF
| Uncle Sam. To avoid the question OF
| precedence" the several landing PAT
ties from the foreign warships head
the procession, escorted by officers and
sailors from the Connecticut, the Amer-
| ican flagship. The marines ard sailors
of the United States march just behind
them.
The parade included $4,000 men, rt
started early in the afternoon. After
the marines and sailors came several
detachments of the United States army,
led by the West Point cadets. The
New York State National Guardsmen
composed the next division. and the
bulk of the parade. The Grand Army
posts and various independent organ
izatlons, most famous of which was
the Albany Burgess Corps made up
the rest of the line.
The parade was reviewed by Cover
nor Hughes and Mayor Mcclellan. and
the officers of the celebration COM
mission at the official stand in the
court of honor on Fifth avenue between
Forteth and FortY-second streets.
Meanwhile the Half Moon and the
Clermont were showing the residents
along the river just what their names
sakes looked like They spent last night
at Tarrytown, % miles above New
York, and left early today for ossining.
Because the men of the eight torpedo
boats ard two gunboats that compose
their escort had to return to New York
today to take part in the parade, the
two little vessels will remain at Ossin-
ing all day. Tomorrow they will con-
tinue their trip up the river.
Other attractions of the day here
were motor-boat races on the Hudson
this afternoon, and an International re-
ception and ball at the Brooklyn Acad-
emy of Music and a big banquet at
St George, Staten Island, tonight.