The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-24
WATERWAY BOOSTERS
CRUISE ON BERKSHIRE
Delegates Of Association Touch
at Perth Amboy for Il
short Visit.

THO steamship Berkshire 81 the Peo-
pies Line became a floating hotel yes
terday when the Atlantic Deeper Water
ways Association transferred Its conveu-
ton headquarters from the Hotel Majes-
tic to the Berkshire, which crulsed about
New York harbor and vicinity, touch-
ng at Perth Amboy. ~ J., FOR two
hours meeting In the afternoon.
An informal meeting was held last
night on the Berkshire, tied up at the
Deshrosses street pier, and a reception
10 Mrs. Champ Clark, wife OF the Speaker.
followed. The Berkshire to-day will take
the convention up the river as far M
Hudson, with meetings at West Point
Nowburgh, Poughkeepsie, Kingston and
Hudson
The Berkshire swung INTO the North
River at 1880 o'clock yesterday morn
ing with 700 delegates ard their wives
aboard. Tho ship flew the official ias
Of the Deeper Waterways Association,
which brought forth salute from every
vessel big enough to carry whistle
She steamed up the North River 10
Forty-second stIcet, where shs turned and
proceeded around the Battery and up the
East River to Rlker's Island. then around
Staten Island and through Rsrtan idy
10 Perth Amboy.
The arrival OF the Berkshire said to
be the largest vessel that ever had docked
at Perth Amh0y. made mol day for that
city. There were decorations everywhere
and the deIegutes were welcomed by Gov
James II, Fielder OF New Jersey, Ferd
Garretson, Mayor Of Perth Amboy, and
large reception committee. The women
rode about tho city in automobiles while
the delegates met on the city dock.
The only speaker to allude 10 the re
cent Senate hlibuster was John A. Fox
OF the Mississippi River Levee AssocIa-
IL. h,n
poned In the Senate. II had been caused
by the headlines In yellow journals" he
said. and by the cry OF pork barrel"
Other speakers were John Pfeiffer,
president OF the Perth Amboy Board OF
Trade. and ". Parker Runyon, "A mem
Der OF the New Jersey Harbor Commits
sion.
Among the speakers at the evening
session on the Berkshire were Charles H..
Falconer president Of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association OF Baltimore.
and william Ward Jr.. Mayor OF Chester,
Pa
The mystery Of tho convention is the
whereabouts OF GOV, Cole Blease of
South Carolina. II was reported at the
convention tnat Gov, Blease was in New
York 10 attend the meetings and had reg.
lstered at the Waldorf-Astoria, but he
has not been seen by any one At the con
vention He was down for an address
at the Hotel Majestic Tuesday night, but
did not appear, He Was not on the Berk-
shire yesterday
The Secretary OF the Nayy's despatch
boat Dolphin, with Mrs Josephus Daniels
on board is anchored in the North River
at Nluety-sixth street Together with the
torpedo boat Mcpherson the Dolphin will
escort the berkshire on her trip up the
Hudson, Mrs, Daniels will so on the
BERKSHIRE today.
Mayor Mitchell wrote letter TO Presl-
dent Wilson yesterday, asking for his
personal assistance In retaining In the
rivers and harhorS bin the $500
appropr alton Tor blasting away Coenties
Reef In the East River 50 as 10 deepen
the channel from 20 to 30 feet.
II the excavation Is ever 10 DC made.
the Mayor says. II must he done before
the new East River tunnel beneath the
reef Is constructed.