Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-29
the OLD AND THE new
Wonderful Fleet Of Sea and
Air Vessels In New
& York City.
Great British Fighter, the Inflexibie
and Flower of the German and
French Nayies Lying With
Great Dogs of War of U. S.

New York, September 24.-All the
units which will compose the magnif1-
cent marine and aeronautic spectacles
during the celebration of the Booth an
'niversary of the discovery of the Hud-
son river and the Tooth anniversary
of Fulton's first trip up that river in
steamboat we're gathered in and about
New York today, with the single ex-
ception of one of the aeroplanes. And
a strange and wonderful fleet of ma
rine and air craft they would have
made If assembled in comparison.
Here was the little Half Moon with
her towering poop, stumpy spars and
strange rig, in which Hudson nav1-
gated the river three hundred years
ago. Across the harbor was the re-
production of the Clermont, capable
at the best Of steaming seven miles an
hour, with her uncovered paddle
wheels in striking dissimilarity with
the great turbine liner Lusitania,
which came in this morning.
Lying outside Sandy Hook bar with
three other British war vessels was
tie splendid British battleship Inf1ex-
ible, one of the heaviest-hitting, fast
est and most costly of the British
navy. Four German cruisers, the
Victoria Luise, Hertha, Dresden and
Bremen, representing the German
navy, with which the German En-
peror is bidding for the supremacy of
the seas, came nlajestically up the har-
Dor this morning amid salutes from
the batteries, which they returned gun
for gun, and took their places in the
long column of American, French and
the Hudson.
The Inflexible, with Admiral Sir Ed
ward Horbart Seymour in command.
joined the other British off Sandy
Hook this morning and anchored
there at the head of the British col
started up the bay. The ship with her
splendid armament and high speed is
regarded as one of the most interest
ing sights of the great assemblage.
With her arrival the gathering of the
fleets would be complete, for the har-
Dor was already dotted with beautiful
steam yachts in readiness for the ma
val parade tomorrow, when the Half
Moon and the Clermont will be escort
ed around the harbor and up the Hud-
son river to be saluted by the war
ships anchored there.
Wonderful Air Vessels.
Over on the fiat land recently added
to Governors Island, two plain wood
en- structures marked the housing OF
| the latest and most remarkable devel-
opment of the aviators-the aero
planes of the Wright brothers and
Glenn H. Curtiss. Mr.. Curtiss, how
| ever, was in Hammondsport, N. Y.
assembling his aeroplane. He intend
ed to bring his flyer to New York Sat
urday and make a preliminary flight
Monday.
| Wilbur Wright was hard at work OF
his flyer in the Governors Island
shed preparing for possible flight
| tomorrow. Further up town and il
the outskirts of the city dirigible bal
looms were being made ready to at
tempt flights about the city and per
haps up the Hudson river next week.
In the city itself the fever of prep
aration for the ceremonies beginnin,
tomorrow was at it's height. Ever.
train swel1ed the numbers of visitor
from all over the country.
The American cruiser Montana ar
rived this morning to join the othe
wa:s ships anchored in Hudson river.