Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-09


the parade was formed with the first division
avenue and the others ranging round the
square. The first division was composed of
the Capital club, fifty wheels, H. N Low in
command. Most of the machines were safeties
and all were adorned with the regulation
double lantern.
TALL AND SHORT.
Little Miss Hanna with her wheel a foot and
half high. was next to her father, who rode a
g. inch upright. in the front rank. After the
start was made she was the heroine of the &C.
caslon and won plenty of praise for her steady
riding and her neat handling of her tiny ma
chine.
The Washington cycle club. under the COM
mand OF Z. A. Curry, formed the I'd division
There were IS members and Is guests in line
The third division was composed OF the Co.
lumbia cycle club. Captain Harry Hammond
commanding. This organization turned out a
larger number OF men than any of the others
except the miscellaneous divisions, there
being Is members and about Is
guests. The wheels of the clubmen
we're decorated very prrttily, some of them dis
Playing great taste and giving beautiful effects
DECORATED WHEELS.
Tho wheels were almost solidly massed with
color, some in stripes running with the spokes
some with circles following the hubs, and
others with Templar designs.
DIVISION No. comprised the Mount Pleasant
bicycle club. comparatively rev organiza-
ton that has grown rapidly. There were 30
members and about 10 guests in line, the former
wearing uniform white caps with the visors
turned up. The wheels of this division also
showed evidence of careful Designing of coIors
and much hard work. Capt. Ed. Sturtevant
commanded the line.
No. was to have consisted of the Wheel
mems club OF Georgetown. Harry T. Towers in
command, but there were so few men who re-
ported that this division was merged into the
9th, composed of tine League OF American
wheelmen OF the District. under command Of
&. Il. Plural. with W. II. Stern and T. Il. Fig
gins as aides. There were just about 200 wheels
III this division, most OF them very neatly dec
GRATED III red, white and blue.
THE MISCELLANEOUS DIVISION.
The seventh division, including the local
wheelmen without other designations. was di-
vided into three sections, uprights. stars and
safeties. The division was commanded by G.
X. Overman. There were about $50 uDrjobts
in section A. under the lead of Mr.. Overman.
81 stars with F. E. Camp in charge and I25
saftties. +. Hamilton Smith leading thus max
ing total OF 3O7 in the seventh altogether.
The boys were formed together in the eighth
division, under the Leadership of W. Town and
j. L. Hunter. There We're nearly 200 of these
wheels.
The tricycle. division. No. 9. was led by Gen.
W. A Knapp commander. and DIR. l.. II. York
aid. There were about fifty machines, some of
them ridden by ladies. In this division were
also several ladies on bicycles
HOW THE PARADE WAS FORMED
When ready to start the parade was formed
about follows Geo. Atwater, grand mar
shall; II. s. owen, chief of staff.
Aids-Gen. A. A. BIrney. Hon. A. A. Adee,
Geo. w. Watson, c. E, Town. A. L. Doubleday.
Prof. Z. A. Fay, F. j. johnson, Jas. b. Lambie,
Gordon. Saml. l.. Phillips, Thos p. Borden,
DIR. X. II. Morton. DR.. G. L. tombstone. +. Lib
hey, G. +. Hendricks, DIR. Barbarin. Col. Crook,
Robert Blaine, Edson s. Odds, George X. Ide,
j. L. Cosey.
First division, fifty wheels; second division.
fifty wheels third division, eighty men; fourth,
forty men; fifth and sixth. consolidated, two
hundred wheels; seventh, three hundred
machines; eighth, two hundred bows: ninth.
fifty machines, making q grand total OF $40
riders In line.
PUSHING THROUGH THE CROWD.
At the command given by bugle the wheel.
men rolled their machines across the street
and formed in fours ready to start After this
was done there was a delay of about half an
hour before the head of the line succeeded in
ehectlng an entrance into the dense mass
tuAt cuohe0 tue avenue rom cufD 70 curb
for q distance Of several squares. At last lane
was formed so marrow that the wheels were OF
necessity formed in file of twos Then the long
glittsriug snake began to crawl along, now
stopping for more room. now darting ahead a,
regular whseman speed, the walls pressing
closer and closer. From. the Treasury steps
the effect was beautiful, Weird, indescribable.
II looked like a stream Of molten gold rushing
pulsating, whirling through a narrow channel
many rods in length. The bobbing and swing.
ing OF the Chinese lanterns, OF which each
machine carried two and some four and Ave
gave the appearance Of the dance of horde OF
imps. The silent rush of the wheels was im.
pressive. There was no sound save the com.
msnts OF the people in the crowd, as they
praised an unusual decoration, ''guyed" q pecu.
harity, or greeted friend.
cRowDrSo UPON THE LINE.
The crowd, in fact, seemed to have lost al
idss Of the needs of q running wheeiman press.
ing 90 close at times that the pedals hit por.
ton OF some ones anatomy and the rider tum.
BLEED ignominiously. There were not many
TAILS, and those were not serious.
Besides the lanterns and the bunting in the
wheels there were several forms of decoration
such a. transparencies bearing Templar de.
signs and masses of hags. One individual had
erected huge framework that extended sew.