The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-05

| ,hs f:srmsnsown Hsrs and Hounds Club met the
coach. and Mr. Rogers made short halt before Turn
| ing into Broad street. There was TREMENDOUS
lam OF carriages At this point, and nnaly tue raly
Ho Broad street At eight nutes alter six r
through lines Of carriages three deep. that OK.
tended for about three miles There was
before, and The members OF the Coaching Club may
we'll feel prouu Of the reception they received Mr
Rogers made very good time aons BfoIo u
the ST. Georges Hotel ~ Oh. 29m 30s, Just thirty
seconds ahead OF tho schedule time The time oy the
can be accounted for by the dhcrence between New
York and Philadelphia time.
Tho reception OF tho coaching party upon tneir ar
rival the ansn Of their journey was an event long
| TO be remembered The Quaker City has never seen
the ike One would not have believed that there
were 50 many ans eauPaGes r Wv n,ev My
event. however important. succeeded 10 draw
ing out such display Philadelphia has often
onsn her gate. 10 couaasrns generals She has wei
coined to her hospi.sitles distinguished foreign
visitors from other countries but none Of these were
escort OF tne good people OF tho CITY OF
Bro.herly Love. I. is strange that . few pr-
vate gentlemen, with claims TO public attention.
SO It is. Powder mill and N'cetown lanes. through
which the coach approached Broad street, are winding
Broad street is tue grand avenue Of the
city. II is what It's name implies, broad, magnificent
boulevard, with roadway sixty-cght ieet wido apa
an entire width Of 100 tect.
IMMENSE CROWD.
/
iaac into the spacious that the important
ception parties stood Here gathered for some
tmo before the TaIly-Ho came in sight great cava
cade OF gentlemen horseback and a lew
ladies, who would doubtless have appeared In
greater numbers had II not been Tor tho
crowd There members OF fashionable riding
schools little private parties without number, and
the Hyro ana Hounds Club, Of Germantown all we'll
mounted The nands0mest equipages VI tho neigh
borhood had turned ont, and in every species OF
graceful vchcle from park drags and andaus 10 bug
gies and phaetons, there was assembled rare COM
Of hc able gentlemen OF
tho city.
DRIVING INTO Town.
At six O'Clock there a stir among tho waiting
crowds. The OF the guard's horn were heard.
there jinglng Of har ness chains, and the Tally
Ho. In little cloud OF dust, swept grandiy around
the into Broad street The impatient horses oil
tho waiting equestrian escort pranced gracefully
some taxing the rear, the carriages fell 10
line close behind and the procession at a
the cavacade grew greater AS lar down The straight
throughfare the eye could roach there was con-
slshseers on foot lined the sidewalks The middle Of
tho street, by accord WAS Kept clear In front oil Tho
COACH drivers slacKenng ,her pace TO lot it pass.
OCCUPANTS OF THE COACH
| Mr.. Rogers held the reins Beside him on tho box
seat sat Mr. Fritsch. On The next seat sat Mr. Bel
| mont, Mr.. Parker, Mr. Delaney Kane and Mr.. Bron.
IN the order named. The third seat contained
Mr. wctnore Mr. Fearing, Mr.. Nelson. Mr. Nicholson
and Mr. n.' Havemoyer. So they iell in behind
| aud sweIled tho crowd. When Monument Cemetery
was passed the street was black with vehicle, and
the windows OF tho handsome houses, the closely
built portions OF the street were roached were hled
With ladies y. 4 gentlemen. At this time it seemed
denser, but every block approached to tho
heart Of the oily destroyed TITS THEORY by
! adding hundreds 10 the cattering cavacade
| which every now then became TANNED, aud
there occurred little scratching Of hne varnisd,
fragile bugries, with She occasional run
ming OF some ,ncsatous pedestrian 100
the Procession, passing Girard avenue and another
wide street, whose hundreds OF carriages were walt
IN. 20 fan 10 line The line o. casragss rsns be-
stream became closer and closer collisions aud upsets
were quito frequent IRON this time on 70 the ST.
George Hotel, about mile oeiow
Some OF these accidents were quite scrious ana 1t
Poplar SIR. Bronson from the coacn root .
| youus lady, who had been run over carried into .
handsome marble residence. A. the monstrous pile
TINS tns"n stree. .. Tho S"ssrsse.,oa Mar.os
| street, the climax Of the orush came. The
roadway from curb 70 curb was jam OF vehicles,
bay. Several unavo,aaOIs collisions occurred
counted three wrecked carriages At. THIS
spot. But the hne Craftsmanship Of Mr.. Rogers
without scratch. Tnsn cross,pg Chestnut street.
whore flags were displayed, passing the La Pierre
| played q welcome from the balcony, which was los
tooncd with flowers and bunting, the Tally Ho drove
slowly by the Union League Club, also decorated IN
| ARRIVAL At THE ST. GKoRGK
minute afterward, at . O'Clock and 70 minutes,
| the Tally Ho swept up in front oil the 81 George
Hotel, which also gay with flags and iowers. ana
came to a malt hall minute ahead OF time There
| q cheer from 5000 throats, a. four grooms
sprsng 20 the horses heads and Mr. Farman
| Rogers dropped the reins. Then as the dusty
travellers oismounted from the coach they quickly
entered the ST. George 10 ACCEPT the attentions Of It's
proprietor Mr.. Ward, VINO bad made every arrange
ment tor their comfort. Tho gentlemen wont At once
their the nrst floor. the best IN the house,
where their servants were waiting Tor them but Mr.
Rogers compelled - hold bret reception In Tho
LOBBY 10 accept the welcomes and congratulations OF
THE VISITORS rLEAsxD.
Tho gentlemen were delighted with their trip, and
amszod al The reception they received IN Phiadci-
pha. They had no IDEA there would De 80 mach curl
osty to see them and none Q! thcm haa ever seen
t,ons OF what they had heard OF the Quaker City, and
they were all immensely pleased with the stirring
panorama Broad street. Mr. Bronson, IN giving
me an account Of the trip declared that they could
have made the journey much quicker and were ahead
OF time during tho latter stages, stop OF ten
minutes beng made at Rising SUM- before entering
Broad street, as not TO end their journey before
DINING WITH Mr.. ROGERS.
After refreshing wash and good busting on the
gentlemen A. twenty minutes 70 eight O'Clock ie ths
to be served al ssh. O'clock They ali
ridden all day, and most Of Them PREFER ed
TO walk 10 Riltenhouse square, winch Is only i've
blocks from the hooL Shortly after eight O'Clock
the company sat down to dinner. Tnerc were twenty
IN the par,y--nameIy, Mr. Belmont, MI Bronson,
Mr. Fritsch, Mr.. Fearing, Nj Htvctney"r. UT. lie
Laucey Kane and Mr. Nicholson Kane, Mr.. Nelson, Mr..
Parker Mr. Rives, MIR. wctmorc and Mr. Rogers. Of tue
coaching party Mr. Bemcnt Mr. Jerome ana M.
LorilarJ, three other nombers camo over ny train.
Thc following Philadelphia gentlemen we're also pres.
cnt:-Mr. Eaward Rogers, cousin OF tho nos' NJ.
George GupiD. Mr.. John A. Brown, Jr., Mr.
A. J. CassaIt aud Mr. Robert ADAMS, Jr The dinner
was served by tue cook o Mr.. Rogers household,
but " masterpiece, and the guests sat iong at
the table with appelitcs sharpened by long aud OK.
hilaratlng rIjc.
Not single accident has occurred to the pleas
ure OF the dsy except the collisions among the vehi'
ccs tue following the coach down Broad street,
but these unavoidable, anu II Is to be noped no
one was badly injured Al eleven O'Clock 10 night
the police had made return OF persons run over or
otherwise inJured although one gentleman counted
twenty collisions Broad street.. aud " Is known
that several people we're run over
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