George Claghorn

“ It is suggested, as the tide will be full, that it would be necessary to the safety of the spectators, particularly women and children, that they do not approach in crowds too near the margin of the contiguous wharves, as the sudden entrance of so large a body as the Frigate, will occasion an instantaneous swell of the water, the height of which cannot be easily calculated, and against which, therefore, the discretion of the people ought amply to guard. ”

“ It is also recommended, to those who erect stages to accomodate spectators, that they have them well secured, in every respect, as the loss of life of a single citizen, would mar the satisfaction and pleasure that the Constructor otherwise would enjoy, of building, and conducting into the ocean, a powerful agent of national justice, which hope dictates may become the just pride and ornament of the American name. ”

“ It is to be regretted, in this instance, that the Yard, and the places around it, are too contracted for an occasion, which will probably excite so much desire, and in which all the citizens have so much interest ”