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| THE BOAT PARADE ON TRANSPORTATION DAY - The
scene represents the Exposition grounds at the southeast corner of
the Wooded Island on Saturday morning, September 9, 1893.
Transportation Day began with a marine parade, and the early comers
may be seen gathered beside the waters that are in view, studying the
many forms of water craft that pass. The section of gondolas is at
hand, and beside the ordinary forms of these Venetian canoes, we may
see a sort of Bucentaur barge rowed by eight men in vari-colored
garb. This barge made a brilliant spectacle, and was everywhere
studied with pleasure, as realizing to the eye many scenes described
in books of travel. In this single, silent and straggling procession
there passed the different small craft of the nations. The Indian in
his canoe or dug-out; the African in his bimba; the Esquimaux in his kyack; the Japanese phoenix
boat; the Adriatic braganza; a man on a water-bicycle; a foot-geared
side-wheeler; rafts; steam, electric, and naphtha launches or
propellers; life-boats; yawls, with Spanish sailors from the Santa
Maria, French marines, and American man-of-warsmen from the Michigan;
champion oarsmen in out-riggers; fishing boats from the bays and
coasts; oyster, lobster and clam boats - in all, a novel and varying
entertainment, which, long as it might be, was too soon brought to a
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