New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-05
HALF MOON IN DEMAND
Several Offers Are Made for
Boats Permanent Home.
BROOKLYN PUTS IN CLAIM
Upstate Also Keen Rival-Cele'
hrstion Commission Defers
Action.

n. Half Moon appeared 20 be fii"s'
popular boat Yesterday. when az the illee'
Irr If +bs Hudson Fulton Celebrauon oolh-
mission held in the Office OF the PRESIDENT
Herman Ridder. No. Is2 William street nan
DOZEN claims were advanced as 10 hei
permanent location
pnro,,eb President Alfred r Steers OF
prooktyn put in a plea for brookiFh' anu
.=fd ,ps- the Prospect Park lake "ouio
-, ~ ,6esI permanent location for the
r.,ucz Of Henry Hudson's vessel he
a vro.ld personaIly guarantee the ek-
,,ons. ~ moving the Half Moon into tne
r.-p lake and. further, would guarantee
raj she would always be kept In sood con-
6ition. The St Nicholas Society OF Nassau
sssed IFS guarantee to that OF the Borough
President that the money would be iorlh-
coming both for the removal OF the ooat
ana for her care and maintenance
Colonel Arthur MACARTHUR, publisher OF
THE Troy Budget and chairman OF the
upper Hudson committee OF the Hudson
Fulton orlrtratio-7. declared that the COM
mission rcrrn-s to be losing sight of the
fact that, though Henry Hudron's voyage
- discovery started al this end Of the Hud-
son the other end Of his voyage had some
claims 10 recognition. wed like to have
some permanent memorial up at our end OF
the river he said, and If you Keep she
ClerInont down here we would Ike 70 nave
the Half Moon given into our care
Other members spoke for the Palisades
Park and for the new park OF which the
Hartman Gift viii be the nucleus, while
several thought that the only proper loca-
ton for both the Half Moon and the Cler-
mont would be IN the proposed HUDSON
Fulton water gate on the Hudson River, at
the foot Of I2Dth street Herbert /. Satter-
&c Was In favor OF keeping both boats to-
cetber and placing them somewhere on the
Hudson River. SO that they might be avail
a bic for future celebrations and naval pa
Iades-
Finally the matter Of the Half Moon
future home was referred 10 the joint CON-
rniftee which mas had charge OF both thai
boat and the C1ermont. after Captain Bax-
ter. Of the Brooklyn navy yard. hao
warned .l,N commission that the Dutch ship
u,as not safe in its present position in the
navy yard
Tn, secretary vas directed 10 convey &c
al the concerns that had helped in the
component Of the celebration and 90 all the
societies taking part In IL the thanks OF the
commission Ny Rider explained that
with the xa5an which is included in the
appropriation bill Of the present I-esislat-
1Jre and the $4,000 which Il was expected
would be realized from the sale OF the prop
ertv Of the commission now on hand, the
deficit which had been advanced by indi'
1-idual members would be practically wiped
out.
It is understood that the $4,000 sale o.
trucks, floats and machinery is being nego
tisted With the Citizens Worlds Fair Com
Tnittee OF the proposed New York Interna
tionai Exposition Of 1913. though Herman
A Metz the treasurer OF that committee
said that the matter was only tentative a
present
George c. Boldt and 7. Mayhem Vain
wright were elected members Of the com
mission in place Of Rear Admiral Murdoch
and Archer u. Huntington. resigned. and
state Senator Henry Wsyland Hi, chair
man OF the Senate Finance Committee was
elected to I'll out the term Of ex-senator
Lothian T Aids. whose membership in the
commission, It was announced, ceased wher
e resigned from the Senate. The old trus
-ees were all reelected. and bylaw wa
uassed providing for annual and specis
meetings on the call Of the president, in
e-ead Of the monthly meetings provided for
IN the original bylaws.
The committee which is 10 consider the
rnsl disposition Of the Half Moon will mee'
rext Monday at Mr.. Riders Office.