New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-13
HOWTHE PARADEWAS FORMED
SOME DELAY EXPERIENCED AT FIRST.
PICTURESQUE DISPLAY OF THE wKEELMEN-
THE FLOATS RECEIVED WITH MUCH

APPLAUSE.
In lower broadway at O'Clock last night every
thing was ready for the gorgeous night pageant OK
cept the gorgeous night pageant itself some le"
component parts Of It scattered around In ODD
side streets Cappa's 7th Regiment band was wat
Ing at Cedar-st the 10Th Regiment band was at LAD
trty-st., and the list Regiment band was at White
hall-st Bicyclists were in all the side Streets pa
tently waiting. In Whitehall-st, where the Cont
mental Guards, and the troopers who were TO rep
Washington generals were lined up In Beaver
st. But the floats, the aids and all the people who
to take part In the symbolical displays were
hidden away In Broad-st.. between Beaverst. and
beautifully illuminated building of the Edison
Company, all the floats 'he coStumed indians, and
nurses and goddesses heralds horses, and sorely
distressed marshal's aids, tangled up In dire and
dscouraging chaos. To add to the confusion. one OF
the big floats had taken fire. and 1t was only by
narrow chance that II saved before 1t ruined
The only things which kept the peaceful tenor oi
their way were the huge wheels Of electric fire on the
Edison building which changed ceaseleSsy 10
hundreds OF different cOlors they revolved'
The block was filed with motley throms, on which
the stald and respectable business houses looAeo uo"
as II In surprise. such scene has never oeeh VII
messed before in that street. Of merchants since II
was laid out. It bad been transformed INTO slsse
inst before the curtain goes up on the ballet Bnt
the curtain took long while TO go up on tms
ballet. At last, when O'Clock had peen passed. te
Grand Marshal, the big and handsome Coiorei 'ohn
]. Garnett Respondent In curassier UNIFORM VI
white and silver, came galloplng into BroadsI op
and down he dashed and then things began to move
When the first float came into Broadway the pis
toon Of mounted police under Sergeant W. A. Reven
which had been waiting at the Equitable Building
wheeled into line and started up broau"aS at
sharp trot out OF Cedarst. galloped the Drahu MAT
shal and his aids like him, in culrass1er UNIFORM
They were Colonel T. A. Young, job NJ keamer
r ? Carkson william II. Burke, Royal A. Ferris
charles W. Williams, ]. Randolph Tatum, c. F. Mead
Nicholas Romanof Cottman Jemison Bale, Coiohei
p NJ Blum. Frank H. Crocker Norman Randolph,
r A Hammond Gustav Bauman, >. W. Jones,
william e Kelley, slgmund Cohen and Adam brown
Their uniform beautiful one, metal heinets
and white plumes, white tunics' cmraSses' so'u
epaulettes, white trousers, high boots' spurs anu
gauntlets. ,u.
ra waiting the cnyly decked and illuminated
wheels many of them with costumed riders. fell In
behind There many thousands OF uleH' anu
they formed line which took over an hour 10 pas
q given point. 1t was about 10 O'CLOCK oeloic ths
last of them had passed by City Hall Park. Ihe
music for this first part of the pageant was fursheh
hv Coppa's 9TH Regiment Band. After them cams
the heralds In white and gold, bearing banners WIN
the names OF the floats which were TO follow. Ihen
the parade came along in the appended order'
THOUSANDS OF WHEEIAIEN.
o ., ,ha mos, interesting features OF the parade
,s rho turnout OF between 1000 aid $500 wheelmen'
who put UP delay end discomfort 10 tiui o'yC'e
In honor of Columbus. Wheelmen ioi" "e e'o''
METROPOLITAN District were present and many came rom
distant cities As the riders OF the silent steeds "heeeu
slowly nm BroaGway the softly moving machines scacey
made sound as they eldec over the uneven pavement.
The wheemen appeared TO be well drilled and the'c "u
little josting or unea'iness.
,,.-nfna our az
were sofeties and the majority Of those bad the ne"
tangled speed. producing Pneumatic tires occa'iohay
tho eve, line Of heads would broHen by giant wheel
Tho rider was not larger than hs fellows. but the en-.
husiost remained true his nr>t love, and had Ie'used
- Give nm h, old fashioned high wheel ordinary"
for the more modern safety Here and there Small
bov on miniature safety helped TO rest the eye ron
the monoOny OF oNenness
The tders Uniform and decorations were mar
uonous and nearly always tasteully arranged Livery
wheel carried little bulseye lantern in front ana mo'
OF tho machines glyly decorated Win hags s'Te"'
ers and tissue paper of every color Of the rainbow In
addition nearly every rider carried small American haS
the committee having distributed about $500 Most OF
the machines provided with the peculiarly noisy
automatic horns, which make noise Distinctly oHeren'
from any other noise ever heard in the universe
short blast Of engine whistle at railroad crossing
will make man and animal jump, but unexpected blast
from bicycle horn will set ones nerves Oh edge
As early as O'Clock the riders began 10 collect st
their rendezvous BY : o'clock Church-,t., from PARK
ably 700 young From then until O'Clock there
was a constant OF arrivals. Three or four COM
anies arrived late and found it impossible TO reach tho
rendezvous. on account d the wall OF humanity hed up
each side OF the main horoughare and they were COM
PEELED stop the side Of broadway, and drop in
best they could. when the line stirted
The long delay frightened OF the young
and rather reach their homes late they abandoned
al idea of participating in the parade Several lively
young the n,lghhorhood Of Vesey and Church
at all put out at the dely, and they joined
In olic with their escorts. Bicycles were
stacked together ana a party OF young men started
whist,ing a waltz nne. Partners selected, and
soon lot o merry walters were spinning over the pave
ment. There many coored wheelmen in line It
was after l5 when the bcycerders got fairly under
way. Many had stood around in the muddy streets
and on the damp sidewalks and half. and
there is likely BE- army Of throats for family
ply ,lcilns q for to-day.
Mrs w E. smith, Of Washington. who has earned
the title Of the pioneer Whcewomaa," handsome
woman with flashing eyes and rosy cheeks led the
voinan's division. Mrs VI. l.. Peek was the chief
ma shall with Miss Rasbtck and Miss fainarn eid-.
The lire OF march was, women hr.t then unattached
wheelm.n and then the club, in REGULAR order. IL
esma,ed that in spite Of the veNatious delay and
start close 10 900 whces were In line. Miss j. ..
putnam Of Boston ard Miss \. Randall. Of Brooklya.
ed beves Of pretty riders The women wore darA.bivo
dresses and caps, showing less effort at decoration na
gaudy color than the male riders
The Haniltons OF West Hoboken. presented pretty
array Of wheels and color. ci by Captain II. w sagan
iorf and included ten women, among the number icing
he Misses Niece. Hopkins Seibcl, and Manning. Her.
bert Ayres five yoar, cd rode with his father. Trans
paencies were plentiful the Bergen County Wheemens
motto being GOOD Roads Denote Civilization" The
chief exhibit Of the Aaanta Wheemen was little midget,
LEO McKenna." four years od. He the smallest
Individual in the parade and although his little feet
,nly few inches below the handles, patent padlls Mad
been arranged so that he could pope his machine. The
Essex Club OF Newark the Oldest club In the League
American wheemen turned out in goody numbers headed
BY Eugene Sargant
FIRST DIVISION
rhs wheelrnen's division fell in line from vesey.a
rectly behind the mounted police az the head OF the
,ar DE- The been drawn this point directly
behind the police but halted for hour wie
e ticyclIsts fell into line Their headed BY
he division Of Metropolitan Association of Cycling