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police kept the crowd in line and at the same time, by a special system of 

 platoon reliefs, the regular and reserve force of every precinct in the city was 

 maintained at its full working capacity. 



PARADE IN ORDER OF PRECEDENCE. 



The parade followed strictly the order of official precedence. First came 

 Admiral Sir Edward Seymour's men, the bluejackets and marines of the 

 British fleet; then the Germans, and, following, the men of the Netherlands 

 and the Italian midshipmen in company front, with their sailors bringing up 

 the rear. 



Then came the representatives of the United States, the coast artillery, 

 carrying the new service Springfields for the first time; the United States 

 Marine band of the Atlantic fleet in scarlet and gold, with a sprinkling of 

 Filipino musicians blowing bravely; the marine corps; the sailors of the 

 various ships of the fleet in division front; the naval militia; the national 

 guard; and, lastly, the drab garbed regulars. The cadets of the Argentine 

 training ship, trim and youthful, found a place between the American sailors 

 and the naval militia. 



As if to contrast the wonders of 1909 with those of 1809 — no longer 

 wonders now — Wilbur Wright and Glenn H. Curtiss, on September 28, made 

 sensational flights in their aeroplanes. The former flew around the Statue 

 of Liberty. 



Miss Liberty, on Bedlow's Island, has seen maany ships from many lands 

 in her time, and has welcomed all visitors with a dignified equanimity for 

 many years. She never saw a ship of the air, though, until that morning. 

 It was almost enough to knock her off her pedestal for Wilbur Wright to call 

 on her in his flying machine. 



It is positively known that he turned her head, because thousands of pairs 

 of eyes saw him do so. And then he came back to Governor's Island again 

 over the glittering waters of the bay. History was made while the spec- 

 tators waited. 



The first official visit to the famous Lady of Liberty and Light by the 

 first aviator to show mankind how it might be liberated from the thraldom 

 of earth had been seen by a multitude. 



It was the second of beautiful exhibitions of the genius of Wilbur Wright, 

 believed by many to be without a peer in his line in the world today. The 

 first flight was around the island, over water at heights of 150 to 250 feet, 



