The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-16
TIE ILLUMINATED PARADE.
An Imposing Spectacle Witnessed BY
Thousands Last Night.
SOME UNIQUE AND STRIKING DESIGNS
The Immense Throng ON BROAD S'e''
Crowded the 'Cyci,sts-A schooner
Goat on Wheels, Hogan's aii'y
ns,e.,,iou and other Features.

The mpcb-,alked-of illuminated bicycle
parade is thing of the past.
For weeks the event had been hef"ioou
I'm the daily press. and the cIilo9"'
OF the Richmond people as ha'ur~''s
aroused TO high pitch. Inc 'o9'
proof OF It was that soon after o'o0N
last night. hundreds and, IN iac'' 'nOU-
sands OF sighIsecfs NONld DC Sc''" e~
ering on the thoroughiares through "H'e'
The parade was announced 10 P"ss' ~
wonder that those interested ia inc s''e'
rneetlng booked IOr last hlsht were "4'"'N
that they would not have an "uNie"0o
commensurate win the Icyst"NV" "a
the lver-tongued orator o. i"l'i'@"S
Hail Thomas A.. Grady. bro"u S'A'c.
certainly was "A sight 10 pehoiu. AH0
immense crowds that lined the Sidewalks
on BON sues were mucn isise4 IMAM
those that nuctuate up ana uo"h ''"s
street on CnIislmas-ENe. Ne"IiS man
of them were ladies, and every DOdy SEEM
ed 10 be very anxious 10 take IN the spoo-
taclc that was entirely he" 10 TIE peO-
Die of the City OF acninoAd. Livery Yo"S
seemed 10 be willing 10 make ga reason
able sacrifices, ana large number Oh i"-
dies could De seen fOl ala AOui OF Hlotv 10
occupy seats Oh Tie cuIOstones' quleNy
awaiting the arrival oI Tic Hotis Oh
the silent stceus.
When finally The parade ga come ]"
sight. the citizens OF lIcAmOnd' VINO
are otherwise well behaved loisO' "H
tn.lr good MANNERS, AMI Idsheu Dei-
nell into the centre OF tne street, tneieoy
seriously oDstructins the progress Oh t"e
FtIf.
ON the sidewalks, they wound have seen
lust as much. and besides given tnc pan
ucIpauts IA tic parade an opportunity
OF following the line oil marCn without
any interruption. As al was, several de-
LAYS took place. especially on Broad
street and IA that manner those Who
might have been anxious 10 attend the
political meeting AT the auditorium were
prevented from doing 50 BY The lack OF
Ime.
GREAT SUCCESS.
Mr.. Clyde b. GlazeUroOk. the chief
marshal Of the biz parade, and his aids
assembled prompt! at clock al Tie
clubhouse vi the Independent Bicycle
Club. That Organization, although the
youngest OF its Kind ia tine city, deserves
great praise and credit for the arranging
OF the big parade of last night, "a feature
never before witnessed within the hnlts
of the city of Richmond, and which
went 10 snow what energy ana enterprise
can accomplish. when pushed bY the
night KIM oil people.
When the Independent Bicycle Club
was started q few months ago the idea
of starting another organization Of that
kind was ridicuicd by good many
wheelmen. Little did they know mat
the new club would soon forge ahead
and practically take charge OF an mat
tiers In which bicyclists Of this city are
interested.
While the attendance of whoolmen
might have been larger. there was GER
tainly never q finer display Of that sort
witnessed in this city fully eight hun
dred riders being in line. All orgauiza-
iions and unattached wheolmen reported
promptly at the places assigned TO them
at Ii5 =. NJ. and only in that manner
was II possible for Chief Marshal Glaze
brook to start the parade promptly at
$3.50 o'clock, as provided i'm the pro-