The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-30
LOST NEARLY 500, 900.
G-cuiators In stands and Privileges Beginning
TO Ftnd Out where They Are.

G=cuIntors In Stands and Privileges Beginning
to Find Out where They Arc.
The spectators who built stands along tho
route OF the parade on Tuesday are just beginning
TO crawl out Of the wreck far enough to look
around and see where they are. 1t is estimated
that they lost between $4,000 and $780, 900.
There were probably more stands erected for
the display than for any other event ever held
In the city. The demand for seats was SO great
that the stand owners boosted up their prices
and held Off, expecting to realize handsomely
on the day of the parade. Most of the stands
were built By persons who owned the ground,
who made the mistake Of putting them up
themselves instead of renting the ground to
Speculators. Those OF the stand owners who
placed their tickets on sale at moderate prices
TWO weeks In advance were the only persons
who came out nearly even, and but two stands
are known to have made a profit. These were
the stand at l09th street, owned by Jones, and
the one at Ninety-eighth street, owned by Ernest
+. Wright. All the others lost sums ranging
from $500 to 81, 800.
One stand owner who built an elaborate affair
with a double row of private boxes in front
offered the boxes for $75 each a week before the
parade. He came down to $50 on Saturday, but
on Tuesday he could not ill the box seats at so
wink vi AuOtutT btdIu OWH0T udu o,OUO
sandwiches and q truckload of soft drinks for
spectators, but the frost knocked him out COM
pletely. He offered his IS seats at 80 cents
each. and finally put up a sign on his pile of
themselves free OF charge, as he did
The |, SPECTATORS Tsea a 1S picked lex them me the go ssnd to wsSt e:
they might have picked up apples in an orchard.
another man, who paid vi 900 for his privilege.
aeip. ann provender, took in only $40. One
STlsnd owner rented the lunch privilege for 500.
Inc stand was built to seat $500, and the owner
thought he had made such a bad bargain that
~ repudiated the contract and started In to
furnish the lunch himself. He not only lost on
Se stand and lunch. but has a lawsuit on his
The only persons who prospered were the lum-
oermen and carpenters. There are thousands
S n OF lumber for sale cheap along the route,
am some OF the stand owners have already
gwen away the lumber to mon who agreed to
remove the stands. All day yesterday trucks
poin,. hauling away chairs and lumber from
i"Okei on sadly and cogitated on what might
NV peen mad II been a fine day. The ticket
fs Ifu's TSs made son something, as they took no
I%samers Tor the naval display were also heavy
,Ssers, None OF the boats got a crowd sufficient
IL reimDlrse the Bpeculators, and IL Is estimated
That S25 900 was lost in this manner.
do srol ~ = o'clock yesterday morning. when, tho
n y H. o. me tomb were opened, until $3.50 o'clock
eoooUobSna the Interior viewing tho crypt and sar-
tS SpnaRus. There was considerable mme by
s n VISITORS on the fact that the only two con-
sePpcuous floral pieces were sent by Ii Hung
yWIaahR ana Yang w., the Chinese Minister at
WAS Ws0n,mston: The offering Of LII Hung Chang
rnS q magnificent wreath OF American Beauty
l ,SIiGS nfe feet tall and bound with a broad white
an I'm TlnDon with the name of the donor and
the Mdn'orIam' embroidered in gold on each of
= ends Tho gift OF the Chinese Minister was
lapprnaip OF roses surrounded by a crown. A
Y Of Philadelphia. and II couple OF small floral
VII SiHIeS were al the flowers that were sent. 1t
in IN ee recalled that when the body was placed
stsa with floral offerings.
d ~ faklrs who failed TO make money on the
NOW VI 1he parade are trying to make up for 1t
bssIi.s ame on every side yesterday visitors were
Ismn e with requests to buy souvenirs and
tS%srohade. They did a fair business. too, as
md n were hundreds OF bicyclists on the drive
u inc road was still dusty.