Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-13


Streets While the Parade Was
Passing.
The lantern parade which has been
the talk of wheelmen for two weeks,
took place last night. The turnout
was not as large as was expected, but
the affair was nevertheless a success.
A number of ladies were in the line,
but not more than one-tenth of the fair
ones in this city who are devotees of
the wheel The decorations, While very
tasteful, were not so elaborate or so
general, as for the last lantern parade.
The spectacle was nevertheless very
interesting, and attracted to the streets
the greatest throng of persons which
has been on the sidewalks for many a
day.
The organizations and unattached
wheelmen assembled at the corner Of
Eighth and Main streets, and shortly
after eight o'clock the order of march
was given. The chief marshal was w.
d. Mccoy; aides, H. c. Kalbitzer, A d..
Howe, T. A. Hoge and Clement C..
Smith. Their colors were red, white
and blue. The divisions, division mar
shals and colors follow:
First-Ladies and their escorts, col
ors red. Marshal, Geo. B. Peabody;
aides, A. A. Wheat, Frank Smith, Geo.
Foster and Charles Lamb.
Sscond-Clubs and organizations,
colOrs, black, yellow, green and red.
Marshal, Jason c. Stamp; aides, Abe
Herzberg, J. McCausland, Irwin Wood
and Emil Loenhart.
Third-Wheeling riders not members
Of organizations; color, white. Mar
shall, Herbert Riheldaffer; aides, Char
les Deiters. VIM. Crawford, W. Smith
and Ed Giesey.
Fourth-Out Of town riders not men,
bers of organizations; color, blue. Mar
shall, Lester R. Dillon; aides, VIM.
Lash, Wesley House, Lse Bailey and
Arthur Irwin.
The parade moved down Main to
Tenth, to Market. and thence over the
creek to Forty-eighth street and re-
turn. The lanterns were not lighted
until the return trip was started. as it
was not yet dark. The Opera House
band occupied a wagon, and discoursed
excellent music at the head of the line.
The most credi,able shows were made
by the clubs, the Crescent Wheelmen,
Wheeling Wheel Club, Carroll Club
Cyclers and Y. VI. c. A. Club. The
three C's appeared in their nObby uni
forms OF maroon and white, and made
very favorable impression. The
Wheeling club turned out a very large
proportion of its membership, each
rider having the club colors attached
to the handle bars of his machine. The
y. NJ. c. A. club carried off the hOnors,
both in numbers and in the decorations.
The wheels were all adorned with up
right bars. with the letters ". VI. c.
A" on yellow card board. The wheels
were decorated with bunting of differ
ent cOlors, and most of the riders car
ried lanterns. Several of them appear
"a in Oriental costume, some with par
aSols and other unique reminders OF the
Celestial Kingdom. The Y. VI. c. a.
Clubs display reflected great credit on
the organization, and came in for the
most favorable mention everywhere
along the line Of parade.
Martins Ferry, Bridgeport and Bell
aire were fairly well represented, the
las. named city sending over several
lady riders. Only eighteen or twenty
Wheeling girls had the temerity to fall
in line. and the only bloomer costumes
worn were by the boys. The riders
frequently struggled along, but for the
mos. part they paired off and kept well
together.
The enterprising firm Of House &
Hermann was very much in evidence
in the parade. Mr. George House and
Mr.. Lester R. Dillon created a mild SEN
sation by riding a bicycle built for
two" Il was not a tandem, but de-
cided novelty. wheel in which the
riders sat side by side. The firm also
had several well known gentlemen in
female attire. One was the man who
recently walked through the city on
ten foot stills. advertising a clothing
house. The Nineteenth Century Wo-
man" had a great makeup, and was
followed by a crowd Of small boys. An
other woman bore a placard bearing
the inscription Il am lost. Take me to
House & Herrmann's.' There were
also two typical representatives OF Jay
Vile riding the old fashioned high
wheels. and they created no end OF
merriment. There was but one genu-
inc colored man in the line, but there
was one very good imitation.
There were three tandems in the line,
one from Bridgeport. One rider car
ried a locomotive headlight, and there
was another big headlight in the rear
of the first division, in spring wagon.
Many of the wheels were very elabor-
ately decorated, and the riders OF these
found il necessary to exercise the great
esq care in passing through the crowds.
One of the nobbiest displays was that
of Emil Loenhart, but many others
were deserving of mention.
The crowds on Market street from
Twelfth TO Sixteenth, were record
breakers. They began TO assemble at
1880. and after the parade had passed
down they stood patiently awaiting its
return. On Market street. the line
countermarched, and the sidewalks
were absolutely impossible, especially
fran Twelfth street 10 the alley below.
The street was in the same condition
and one could not pass from one point
10 the other in less than ten minutes.
The bells kept up a merry tintinnabu-
lation the gongs of the street cars were