The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-25
AUTOMOBILES ON PARADE.
SOME HELL-KNoWN PEOPLE IN a RIDE
FROM THE GARDEN TO HARLEM.

First Collective Turnout of the New Vehicles
Here and One of the Largest Any
where-ArranEed by the Electrical Show
People md Fifty Vehicles IN Line
The first parade Of automobiles ever held in
this part OF the country took place yesterday
afternoon. The parade was planned and car
ried through as an adjunct to the electrical
show now on at Madison Square Garden. and
as n means of entertaining the wives.
daughters. sweethearts and female friends
OF the men connected with the show. 1t
started from Madison Square Garden at about
$3.50 o'clock. and ended Mt Columbia Univer-
sity a little more than All hour later. There
were fifty automobiles In line. ma~king-accord-
ing to the statement OF men who should know
about such t%hings-the biggest parade OF the
kind ever held in the world. outside Paris.
Tho route OF the parade was Madison avenue
to Twcnty-sixth street. to Fifth avenue. to
111th street. to Lenox avenue. to 10th street.
to MorninRside avenue. to 10th street. to
117th street. to Amsterdam avenue to Column
bia University. where the parade was
dismissed. 1t was said that more diff
ferent styles Of electric carriages were In
line than were ever seen anywhere before. A
photograph Of the carriages. with their occu-
pants. ranged three abreast. from the main
entrance to the Garden north along Madison
avenue, was taken just before the start. This
done. Il bugle sounded. and the parade began.
Col. A. A. Pope. driving his stanhope. with
Alden NJ. Young. President Of the Electrical
Show. on tho box seat and q coachman In
tweed livery behind.iled the parade. Following
CO.. Pope came MIR. Riker OF Brooklyn. also In q
stanhope. Mrs. Lyon on the box seat. Then came
Mr.. Lyons body break, with Mrs. Riker on the
box seat. and Mr.. and Mrs. Willis, Holly; j; N.
Hi in a spider phaet9n. Henry viiiard IN n e dos
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light phaetons. road wagons. broughams. han;
SONS. landaus: theatre wagons; two-septed
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After the squad Of bicycle POLICEMEN; who
time that qutomobiles are not allowed
line reached 10th street that it was known
that parades, ordinarily. are not allowed on
The fact, that the carriages were not piloted
through the be- Park ark, and m up kiye.fflde Drive
it necessary to climb and descend several small
hills. and 1t was said that automobiles have
carriages remained In fine until the parade
was dismissed except one hanson. whose
brake gave out going down an incline
In 10th street. Fortunately there was q SUI
ficient space between the hanson and the We
hicle In front, so that the hanson reached the
foot OF the opposite incline without injury to
itself or the two women inside.
At 10th street and Morningside avenue the
parade halted. and most OF those in the car
riages got out and visited Grants tomb. At
Columbia they were entertained at tea by Prof.
engineering. after which they visited the uni
yersity buildings. Those who returned to
Madison Square Garden sat down to an d" auto
mobile supper" in the Garden restaurant.