Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-22
300 SHIPS.
Will Be in Line at
Hudson Celebration.
Foreign and American War
Vessels to Participate.
Plans Have Been Completed for
Opening Day Sept. rs.

New York, July 21.-Plans for the OPEN
ing day of the Hudson Fulton celebra-
tio1-Saturday, Sept. 25- have been COM
pleted and are announced in detail in a
general order issued by Captain Jacob
w. Miller, chairman of the naval parades
committee. The principal scheduled
events are a rendezvous of foreign and
American war vessels; the official recep-
ton of the Clermont and the Half Moon;
the official reception of naval guests a
parade of war vessels, merchant vessels,
ferry boats. tugs, excursion craft, steam
yachts, motor boats and steam lighters
with police, ambulance and scout squad
rons up the Hudson River from the vici-
nifty of Governors Island to a point off
175th street and a night pageant up the
Hudson River with fireworks.
1t is roughly estimated that approx
mately 800 vessels will participate in the
events of the opening day of the celebra-
ton and a fair indication of public inter-
est taken is the statement of a prominent
ship broker that there is not a single
properly licensed passenger steamer regis
tered at this port that is open to charter
for that day and that New England and
the Atlantic coast as far south as Nor
folk is being drawn upon for steamers
to in part supply the demand.
In the line will be all of the United
States war vessels of the Atlantic SQUAD
ron which are not in actual necessary
station duty; the Drake, Argyle, Duke
of Edinburg and Black Prince of the
British navy under commend of Rear Ad-
niral Fred T. Hamilton; one Italian CRUZ
ser and the italian navy's cadet ship; the
Utrecht of the royal Dutch navy; gun
boat of the M Xican navy and many
other war vessels of other foreign Powers
of which official details have not vet
been received by the Hudson Fulton Cele-
bration Commission.
The vessels participating will be divided
into ten squadrons, all under the general
command of Captain Miller, but each with
a separate flag officer of Captain Miller's
staff In direct command. The war vessels
will head the parade ahead of the follow
ing formation:
First Squadron-Sea- going and coast
wise merchant vessels. Commanded by
Lieutenant Commander T. w. Jungen.
No los Hudson street, New York.
NNoAAS&
inland waters of the United States, in
Guiding ferryboats Commanded by Cap
tain G. A. White, Desbrosse street pier.
South street, New York.
Third Squadron-Steam yachts. Com
manded by Commander William Butler
Duncan, Jr., 261 Cortlandt street, New
York.
Fourth Squadron-Motor boats Com
manded by j. Adolph Molenhauer No. 81
Broadway, Brooklyn.
Fifth Squadron-Tugs and steam light
ers. Commanded by F. B. Dalzell, No. 20
South street, New York
Sixth Squadron-All sailing craft, and
such other vessels as may apply for an
chorages, between Seventy second street
and 13Oth street. Hudson River, during the
ceremonies. Commanded by Captain
Howard Patterson, 100 Water street, New
York
Police and Public Safety Squadron-Po-
lice wrecking, fire and hospital boats.
Commanded by Captain Frederick Mott.
commanding harbor, patrol, Pier A, Hud-
son River, New York
Escort Squadron-Half Moon Clermont.
naval militia vessels, steam launches, cut
[,
such as torpedo boats and submarines if
detailed by the United States naval aI-
thorities. Commanded by Commander r
P. Forshew, commanding Second Batta-
lion. Naval Militia, New York foot Fifty
Second street. Brooklyn. N. Y.
Patrol Squadron-United States revenue
cutters and otter Government, State. mu-
nicipal or private vessels as may be or
dered or authorized by the Secretary of
the Department of Commerce and Labor
Commanded by Senior Captain O. c. Ham
let. U. S. r. C. S, Barge Office, New
York. or such officer as he may desig-
nate.
Scout Squadron shall consist of fast
steamers and motor boats to act as de-
spatch vessels under orders from the COM
manding officer of the naval parades.
Commanded by Captain J. Frederick
Tams. No. 81 Pine street, ~ York
At 1870 A M. a part of the escort squad
ron will assemble with the Half Moon
and the Clermont in the Kill Won Kull off
Constable Point. and manoeuvre with the
Half Moon and Cermont until / p NJ
along the Staten Island. Bay Ridge and
Brooklyn shores. -.us affordng an OPP
portunity to hundreds of thousands of
persons to see the two most remarkable
boats in New York harbor within the
memory of present residents The forma-
ton of the various squadrons will begin
at 1870 and promptly at lis the whole
fleet will start up the bay towards the
Hudson River from a point in midstream
between ST. George Staten Island) and
Bay Ridge. The escort division will be
placed. with the Half Noon ana Cler-
mont, in about the middle of the forma-
ton