The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-10-17
A MAGNIFICENT CARRIAGE
TO BE SHIPPED FROM HERE TO
 SOUTH AMERICA SATURDAY.
The Henry Killam Company Has Conn
 pIeted Il State Vehicle the First of the
 --Great Beauty and Expense--W be
Exhibited To- day.

There will be on exhibition to-day at the Warerooms of the Henry Killam company on Chestnut street a gala coach built for the republic of Ecuador, South America, to be used on state oc- casions This carriage is painted and | trimmed in a scheme of color consistent
 with the national colors of Ecuador gold, crimson and blue. Its shape is the conventional full sweep with glass quarters, and it is hung on c springs, with reach of hammered steel, and the iron and woodwork of the gear carved in intricate scrolls of great beauty. The body of the carriage is painted with panels of ultra marine blue, and the mouldings are in gold.
 The gear is red, with gold stripings, and on the door panel is painted the heraldic design of the state, an oval shield with the representation of the three highest peaks of the Andes and steamer supposed to be a reproduction of the first steamship that ploughed the
 waters of South America. On gold chevron crossing the upper part of the shield the sun is represented, and on either end is painted the sign of the zodiac which prevailed at the time Of
 the discovery of America. The shield is surmounted by picture of the great
 South American condor and supported by national flags The base is made up
 of the caduceus and fasces, the whole forming an heraldic design of great
 beauty. Silk brocade of a special de-
 sign is used in the trimming of the car riage and is very costly and magnlll- cent. The windows are draped with flowing curtains of crimson silk and
 bullion fringe
 Perhaps the most striking feature of
 the carriage is the hammer cloth cover ing and the decorations of the dickey seat. This is made up of crimson vel vet, with elaborate hangings of bullion, and bearing on silk ground a repeu- tion of the heraldic insignia shown on
 the panels. The roof bears a gold
 bronze cresting. entirely around it, or magnificent design. The wheels are to
 be painted red
 The carriage is of especial interest, as it is the first of the kind ever built III
 the United States and is probably the
 finest specimen of American carriage
 building ever sent to a foreign country. Yesterday there were over a hundred who visited the costly vehicle, and to- dav that number will doubtless be in creased many times. The carriage IS to be drawn by mounted horses SIX or eight being sometimes used. It Will De shipped to it's destination next Tuesday from New York and will be packed ana sent from here Saturday. The Vehlcle will be packed in nine boxes and Will weigh when packed about eight thou- sand pounds.
 The seaport at which it will arrive in South America is Guayaquil and the destination of the state carriage IS Ouito the capital of Ecuador The dis +ance between Guayaquil and Quito IS trife over two hundred miles, and the only mode of transportation between the two places is by mules and on foot If will require one hundred men to
 transport the carriage over the high mountain ranges that will have to be
 met in the two-hundred-m trip, and
 the wheels, which will be packed sep arately, will be carried on the packs OF
 mules.
 The building of the carriage has been under the personal direction or John
 Murphy, the proprietor of the Henry Killam company, and the peauthu ui ue- sign is also by him. The carriage mas been building for the last six months' and it has taken three men four months of steady labor to complete the smith,
 work alone.
 MT. Murphy feels justly proud in showing the vehicle, which Is doubtless the most magnificent ever seen in thls country. It will be shown in the large carriage showroom of the company, which has been tastefully decorated with the national colors of the country to which 1t Is going.