New-York tribune., 1909-09-13
NEW CLERMONT READY
Copy Of Fulton's Tiny Boat Win
Hare Trial TriD Tomorrow.

1 Having received TIE finishing touches the Cler-
mont the reproduction OF the first steamboat. which
is to play important part in the Hudsou-FuIton
celebration, viii have her ocisl trial trip tomor-
row afternoon.
| Starting from the yards of tho Staten Island
| shipeunding Company. at Mariners Harbor. che
viii Etaam Up and down ths XIII van Kull with a
small party OF guests invited BY tho Clerrnont conf
nlttee Of the Hudson-Ful,on Celebration Commis-
sion. AS the little craft viii accommodate only
seventy-nve passengsTs the PARTY will necessarily
| be limited. The committee consists OF Ebsn z.
| olcott. chairman: Naval Constructor William J..
Baxter, L. s. N: Robert Fulton Crazy. tr Robert
Fulton Cutting, Frederick 3. DalEell. Robert Full
| ton Ludlow and Stevenson Taylor
The trial trip will be under the direct supervision
OF w. j. Davidson. president OF the company which
| constructed tho boat. It is possible that Naval
Constructor Baxter, a member OF the committee,
may be at the throttle
one OF the most striking things OF the Hudson-
Fulton celebration will be the contrast between the
Clermont. representing the fret steamboat and the
latest triumphs OF marine architecture and engineer
Ing such the Lusitania The paddle wheels of
the little Robert Fulton boat are unprotected and
can be seen churning up the foam she plouGhs
through the water. No visual comparison can be
made with the giant propelers OF tho I.usitania,
but citizens OF New York and visitors will be able
10 compare tue size OF the original steam craft
with giants of the Lusitana class. Tho I-lermont
is 80 feet long, has beam of l3 feet and depth
OF feet Tho Lusitana has a length OF 100 feet,
a beam OF 50 feet and depth OF 60Od feet. The
Lusitania las established n record from New York
to Queenstown of four days, eleven hours ana
forty-two minutes at an average speed OF 25s5
knots. She made 653 knots in days run The
Clermont Of 1907 on her maiden trip up the Hudson
from New York to Albany $50 miles) made tho dis
tance In thirty-two hours. at an average speed az
about five miles an hour
Another fine comparison will be that between tho
present ocean liners and the Half Moon OF Henry
Hudson. copy of which will share honors with the
IN wal de
Half Moon ifty-nne days 10 cross the Atlantic
Her length was 7454 feet. her beam 1894 and her
depth 1908 feet. Alongside an ocean liner either
the Clermont the Half Moon would look like a
speck not much larger than the present day pilot
boat
After the trial trip Of the Clernont 20 morrow
she will be laid at the pier Of the Staten Island
shipbuilding Company until the beginning of the
celebration 1t is not likely that there will be
trial trip OF the Half Moon. which IS now being
rugged at the Brooklyn navy yard. She Will stay
there until the day OF the naval parade
one or tho interesting features Of the trip Of tho
Clerrnont up the Hudson River duplicating as
nearly as possible the itinerary OF the original
craft, will be the officers and passengers They will
be dressed 70 represent as nearly possible the
Officers. crew and passengers who took the first
trip on the memorable craft Some one win be
dressed TO represent Robert Fulton with his knee
breeches and high hat The captain Of the Cler
mont will be dressed in long nautical trousers with
a flowing bow Tie and REFER Jacket. In addition
there will be men and women passengers arrayed
IN the dress Of the time It has not been decided
yet who will represent the different characters but
there is said 10 be considerable rivalry for parts
in the cast"
The art exhibit for the Hudson Fulton ceIebra-
ton which has been arranged by the Metropolitan
Museum OF Art is completed, and a press view
will be had tomorrow afternoon II is confidently
asserted by those In charge that It outranls any
exhibit OF old masters held here. II is loan
collection divided in two groups The first will be
commemorative OF the age OF Henry Hudson and
OF the country under whose auspices he entered
the Hudson River. The second group will be com
memorative of Robert Fulton and his predecessors
in this country. The idea has been 10 conflne the
exhibition 10 works OF art rather than those OF an |
historical biographical character.