Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-10-18
Twelve Thousand Wheelmen on
Decorated Wheels Led by
Mayor Harrison.
GREATEST SIGHT CHICAGO EVER SAW.
Their Path Was Through a Blaze Of
Electric Effect to the Different Ju-
bilee Peace Arches.
Many Famous Riders Were In Line and All
Kinds of Wheels, Including Bicy cles
Built for Two, Sextets and
Motorcycles Were Used,

CHICAGO, Oct 17.-Mayor Harrison
led 1000 wheelmen through the streets
of Chicago Monday night Every man
in line rode on decorated wheel 1t
was the greatest bicycle parade within
the memory of Chicago i-
Cy clists appreciated the honor which
had fallen upon them They dedi-
Gated the peace arches. The path was
through blaze of electric effect
Overhead were festoons of brilliancy
arched across the streets From every
building was a flood of light. Sur
mounting the arches through which
they passed the features of war heroes
beamed through the radiance of red,
white and blue globes. On every wheel
Japanese lanterns were swung as sig
nal lights of the passing show.
Many famous riders were in line.
There were all kinds of wheels, in
Guiding bicycles built for two, sextets
and motorcycles. There were few
carnival floats. Some of them re-
sembled scenes taken from fairy land.
One motorcycle was occupied by q
band. Another was in the form of q
swan, with seating capacity of Is.
1t was in many respects cosmopolitan
parade. People of all nations and
from every walk of life participated.
The policemen and the fremen rode
with the letter carriers and the sol.
diers. Fez-topped zouaves in red
wheeled alongside the athletic turner's
in white.
Every club in Chicago was repre-.
sented in the parade, with rivalry
that excelled in numerical showing.
1t was the pick of the north, south and
west sides From the west side came
John Syman at the head of $500 men.
from the north, 1000 mem bers of the
Turngeminde swelled the $500 riders
behind Marshal A. T. Heiwood. The
south side sent j. F. Hally with Q
clan of 1000. Nobody attempted te
estimate the number of unattached
riders that participated.
With the formation of the parade al
o'clock Simon Mayer. grand marshal,
started the column, preceded by Mayor
Harrison.
Chief Swenie, of the fire department,
was at the head of 150 firemen.
The 1st regiment cyclists had the
post of honor at the head of the
column.
Two hundred policem emen mounted on
flag.draped wheels were the advance
agents of the big illuminated parade,
They were in charge of C. L. johnson,
marshal.
A moving electric arch, the bases OF
which were supported by two triplets
was brilliant spectacular feature oi
the parade.
Grand Marshal Mayer included in
his staff of aides w. H. Arthur, CHIEF
consul of the League of American
Wheelman; W. c. Mally, president Of
the Illinois division League of Ameri
can Wheelman; Walter Farady, chair.
man of records of century road clubs
R. G. Fisher, president of the associat
ed cycling clubs: j. F. Hally, president
of the Cook County Cyclists associa
tion and others of prominence in the
wheelman's world.
President Mckinley reviewed thu
parade from the stand at the auditor
ium.
Ir,h flot,s
iasm was heightened Monday by tn
thousands of flags flung to the breeze
while on every street near the city
center were jostling crowds of mag
nitude not surpassed in Chicago sine
the days of the worlds fair in 1895
Almost from dawn distinguished
guests were arriving at the various de
/ pots and the sub committees of the re
caring for the new comers and for th
visitors already on the ground.
CHICAGO, Oct 17.-The national peac
jubilee of Chicago was Sunday nigh
inaugurated with union thanksgiv
ing service at the Auditorium. Presi
dent Mckinley attended and listened I
addresses by Jewish Ra bbi, Roma
Catholic priest, Presbyterian clergy
man and a noted colored orator. Th
applause for the president was terrific
and at one time he was compelled t
rise in his box and respond to tn
frantic cheering of the audience. Th
services, however, were of religion
character, and at times the solem
silence of the vast assemblagc wa
much more eloquent than the wilde;
applause could be.