Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-15
HUNDREDS A.WHEEL
Lantern Parade Was a
Pretty Sight.
STREETS WERE CROWDED.
Names Of Persons and Clubs Who Car
ried Off the Prizes.

ever been their pleasure TO witness In this
city and the wheelmen achieved success
that has never been equsiied In the State.
For over month the members OF the
Pawtucket Cycle Club have been very
busy arranging for lantern parade, and
40 1t was their first attempt at such an af.
fair they labored under more or less diff
nculties. They were bound to succeed,
however, and they were assisted In every
possible manner by the merchants Of the
city.
That the parade was success everybody
is aware as every body was out last evening.
Never was there a larger crowd assembled
on the streets Of Pawtucket, and, In fact,
II was 30 large at some points that it was
almost impossible for the wheelm0n to
hnd room to pass without striking some
one and being dumped into the street.
There was nothing TO keep the people In
doors for the weather was perfect. The
air wss balmy, neither too warm nor too
chilly, and q person could sit all the even.
ing on the lawn, as many did, without
feeling 1.-The least uncomfortable. The
people In general seemed to have caught
the fever and tue decorations along the
| route Of march were Of the finest order
Nearly every lawn was encircled with
Chinese lanterns, while strings OF gay col
ored lights crossed and recro3sed each
| other. Among the most noticeable were
the club rooms of the Pawtucket Cycle
Club, Grand Army Hall, DR.. w. p. Wat
sons residence, X. A. Kendall's, Lewis q
| Gurry's and many others too numerous
| to mention.
DR.. Watson kindly gave the use of his
lawn to the judges and the cycle club pro-
vided comfortable chairs. Among the
| guests of the evening who occupied seats
| on the reviewing stand were Col. Il. 3.
Lowell and III. l.. Lowell Of the Lowell Arms
OF Co. OF Boston. With them was Parker
#. Foster, also Of the Hub. They were
the guests OF the Lowell Diamond Club
and after spending an nCur or 30 at the
rooms of the Pawtucket Cycle Club they
were entertained at the Benedict House
| where n complimentary banquet wal
served.
Col. Lowell is q member of the Gov.
ernor's stan and Is one Of the most promi.
neut men In the Bay State. He Is candi.
date for representative from his town, Wey.
| mouth, and has been mentioned as candi.
date for governor.
There were extra cars on all the liuef
leading into town and some OF those on
the Interstate were beautifully decorated
| with different colored electric lights. The
members OF the Pawtucket Cycle Club had
their hands full but they took care oil
their hundreds Of guests In fine style. The
parlors at the club house were turned over
to the ladies and during the evening
many excellent musical selections, both
vocal and instrumental, were rendered by
Mrs. Charles E. Sparrow ana others.
The Pawtucket Military Band furnished
| delightful music and the guests Of the
club had splendid chance to see from the
balcony. DR.. Watson saw that those on
the reviewing stand should not be thirsty
and provided an excellent lemonade.
The line was to have started at 8 O'Clock,
but as usual In such cases It was late In
| moving. It was 8:45 when Marshal Daw.
son gave the command to move forward
and the line started, going over the route
in tho following order:
Platoon OF police on wheels, Charles E.
Gardner In command. Officers 9. E. Hill
Rockford, Porritt and Sweet.
Mayor Henry E. Tiepke and Marshal
| w. II. Dawson on q double duplex ma
chine. Aids, Edward g. Fuller, Fred h.
l.. James, Frank T. Sibley, Fred j. Nese
Henry l.. Russell, Ralph 8. Potter, attired
as courtiers of the 18th century.
Pawtucket Cycle Club, Capt, Fred II. l.
James; First Lieut., +. Q. Fuller, Second
Lieut.s d. Burton; bugler, Charles Al
brecht; 60 men.
Ladies' committee In fancy costumes In
charge Of Miss Fannie Freeman, 35 ladies
Lowell Diamond Bicycle Club, Capt
| Craven. 45 men.
Decorated team In which was a calcium
| light, operated by members Of the Rhode
Island Wheelmen.
Rhode Island Wheelmen, Capt. w. j.
Mandell; First Lieut.. q. F. Phillips, Sec.
opd Lieut.. A. Shirley, bugler, w. A. Sun
| derland, 83 men. Each whealman carried
q blue lantern.
Pawtucket base ball team In full uni.
form, Capt. Harry Davis, seven men.
Narragansett Wheelmen, First Lieut..
Samuel Parks, go men.
Sterling team, consisting Of II. l..
Spencer, Walter Perry, Melvin O'Donnell
OF this city ana N. Il. Carpenter OF Chi
cago, In full dress.
Ashton Cycle club, Capt. John Goeghan,
% mon.
Messrs. Ipgham and Sutcliffe on a
couplet carrying model OF the Defender.
Raven Cycle club OF Central Falls, Capt.
Fred Phillips, 1s men.
Columbia Cycle club of North Attleboro,
Capt. l.. 3. Freeman, 81 men.
Central Falls Temperance Cadets, Lieut..
Conloy, IL privates In heavy marching
order.
Eagle Cycle club, Capt. Dunham, 10
men.
Niagara Cycle club of Providence, Capt.
8. MoWry, "a mon.
This ended the list OF regularly organ
lied clubs, but hundreds Of wheelmen
followed, arrayed I'm every kind Of a cos
tune Imaginable, creating admiration az
we'll as laughter. Each club and each In
dividuai with unique costume was given
hearty applause.
The limo moved over the following