Show HARLEM SHIP CANAL WILL BE FORMALLY OPEXED TO TRAFFIC TODAY Booming of Cannon Bursting of Roelcets and Cheering By Thousands Thous-ands on the Programme New York June 16Tomorrow with the booming of cannon bursting 01 rockets and the cheering of thousands the Harlem ship canal which is to unite the waters of the Hudson with those of Long Island Sound will be formally opened to traffic formaly trafc At the celebration Governor Morton and his staff Governor Werts of New Jersey and staff and the mayors of New York Brooklyn Jersey City Yonkers Mount Vernon and other cities will take part and with the mammoth marine parade and the picturesque pic-turesque procession on land the opening open-ing up of the new waterway will befittingly be-fittingly dbserved I was thought up to the last moment that President Cleveland would assist at the ceremonies cere-monies but word has been received from him that it would be impossible for him to be present However the general government will be represented by a number of warships The Atlanta At-lanta will be stationed at the eastern end of the canal and the Cincinnati at the western or Hudson end At the beginning and at the ending of the ceremonies the United States warships will boom forth salutes As the first salute is fired two barrels of fresh water one from Lake Champlain and the other from Lake Superior will be emptied into the salt water of the canal to typify the union with the great lake system The route of the marine parade wil be along the canal under the bridges that span the Harlem and as it passes under the Madison avenue bridge i will meet the land parade which will by that time be crossing on its way to Oak Point During the afternoon a banquet will occur at Oak Point As soon as it is sufficiently dark there will be a display dis-play of fireworks near the Casanova Casa-nova mansion on Oak Point |