New-York tribune., 1911-10-15
A RIVER CENTENNIAL
First Steam Navigation Of the
Ohio River.
PITTSBURGH'S CELEBRATION
Links Mrs. Longworth with
Name of Great Great Uncle
Nicholas Roosevelt.

Added 90 the historic significance. there
VII 6e something romantic in the great
river centennial celebration in Pittsburgh
this month when Alice Roosevelt Long
worth names the copy Of the steamboat
New Orleans. which was the first steam
vessel ever hoated from Pittsburgh 70 New
Orleans on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
It was on his honeymoon trip west Of the
Alegaarv Mountains that Nicholas Roose-
vet grand-uncle OF the former President.
started tne era of steam navigation on the
Western rivers by building the New Or
leans and plotting that curious two-mast-
l ri. single sr10kestacked craft on her maid
n trip down the Ohio This was in Octo-
~ -0r about four wears after Fulton had
es.t and launched the historic Clermont in
he Hudson River trade.
f>bistOrCaI societies in every city and state
eiweer Pittsburgh and New Orleans along
tloih rivers therefore regarded 10 as strik-
ingiy fitting that Mrs. LougwOrth, a de
sceadau- OF this noted pioneer, should dash
the flask OF wine against the sides OF the
vessel that is 10 follow in the wake Of the
original New Orleans on her journey one
hundred Years ago.
tt.H.A-..| aA. VIII To. N4NiF ND WV NAtN
marine parade and also TO observe the
nine tests under the direction Of the
United States Geological Survey. II viii
Do double mission for the Executive. The
/ rrsr centennial celebration will occupy
10Th DAYS October 50 and 81. and on the
former tl- President will witness MIN
ic5Y Of mine disasters. mine rescue work.
e'c. a. Forbes Field. the National League
baseball grounds in Pittsburgh.
Representative from coal mining cor
loranons .I every state In the Union VIII
there to learn more about these first
az means and OF rescue work. About
twenty-five thousand miners, mostly from
Oai9 West Virginia and Pennsylvania
S. see ta. havoc wrought by a great eX-
peNon .n t1. centre Of the park and the
'ofk of the rescuers. protected by oxygen
".nets and carrying oxygen tanks ana
V-AeE appliances This demonstration, how
''ef viii Boa oulv incidental, and will bear
D -' relation t0 Tie centennial celebration
'ehs t1e rivers aside from the fact that
nation head viii be there for ooth
I'D the morning Of the 3oth Mrs Long
.''A VIII name the New Orleans. on the
"lo"lug day the two-masted copy VIII
oil granl'y down tine Ohio on her long
quincy She w.u be escorted out Of the
'iOor by one hundred other vessels rang
from t9Hb0ats and packets down 10
an launches and the tiniest OF pleasure
~ To further emphasize the poeuc aho
-Aan'ic honeymoon significance there may
several bridal parties aboard 10 make
- plp TO New Orleans.
.~slles and sirens Will shrek noisy
c''eeo 10 the departing steamboat ~
ahau. Cairo. Louisville, ST. Louis
T1'DAis and all the way down the rivers
oo'.oal societies will greet the new Ne"
sns' and az the Gulf there viii be a
i'er demonstration.
e.i nor essentially a Pittsburgh jubilee
~, alon Wherever there is river trade
a. Aypers, historical societies, river men
g. 1''zens VIII recall the dawning Of the
t,, navigation era. Nicholas Roosevelt 5
n. rs sH' IN establishing the steamboat on
mo 20 soon after the success Of the
'n' On the Hudson win Je recounted.