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VOL. 38. CLEVELAND, OCTOBER 15, 1908. NEW YORK No. 16 Pittsburg's Sesqui-Centennial Celebration. Led by the most primitive form of navigation upon these streams, the Indian in his canoe, an imposing ma- rine parade: was held on the Monon- gahela and Ohio rivers at Pittsburg, Sept. 30, in connection with the cele- bration of the city's sesqui-centennial anniversary. The pageant, which was the great advance made by the com- merce of the rivers and of the prog- ress in boat construction within the lapse of 150 years. Coal boats, tow boats, modern and Indian canoes, dredge boats, sand dig- gers, moton boats, barges and river craft of al description gaily decorated Planter), once the principal chief of the Six Nations, who was present at Braddock's defeat, and by 30 other Indians from a reservation in Penn- sylvania. The Indians wore buck- skins, feathers and paint. Following these were two vessels known as the La Salle and Celeron, representing one of the most notable ever given On an inland waterway, was spectacu- lar in many respects. Historical events of the early settlement period which had actually taken place upon the rivers near the sites of old Forts Pitt and Duquesne, were represented by various craft manned by crews ap- Propriately costumed. The parade also served as an exemplification of PITTSBURG S SESQUI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. in the national colors and the orange and black of the city of Pittsburg, made a memorable spectacle for the thousands of people who lined the banks of the streams along the entire course. The parade was led by 4 fleet of Indian canoes which were paddled by Thos. W. Jacobs, a direct descendant of the Seneca chief, Gyanwahia (Corn the days when the French were in possession of the Allegheny and Mo- nongahela rivers. The remainder of the parade was made up as follows: A barge representing the first trip down the river of Washington and Gist; a large house boat, illustrating emigrants going west; a raft of tim- ber, as operated about 1812; steamer New Orleans, the first boat to ply