The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-28
VIEW STATE CaRRIiGE.
Il Was Built In This Country and Isl Mar'ei
Of Costly Elegance.

New HAVEN. Conn. Oct. ?7.-Therc has Just
been constructed In this city the first state
carriage that has ever been manufactured III
America. While many costly carriages nave
been built In the United States II has RENAMED
for a New Haven firm 10 get the contract anu
20 build "A real carriage Of state. The vehlcIe
which has Just been finished was built for the
Republic OF Ecuador. II vs. aiin"s, ~ r T1lu
Of the Pore, and OF the 10000 irahc. EarTItRe
OF the khedive. The state coach OF LCuauEI
IA said 10 have cost Tout tlU,Woo. Inc ,oiiE
didcrence between II aud the carriages OF ths
Pope and the khedtve Is that thy pave .Ulu
gold ornaments and that OF the ropes - s'"u-
I tx months ago the Rel uhlic Of Ecuador
sent agents to the United States and 10 fnT4le
To- procure a state coach VIZ WI,N1 "r'Sy! nrE
and France aud England were asked - suHlnlt
designs and bids. 1t HAPPENED that q New
Haven firm de ided to Iut IN q eid AZ state
COACHES many Of the carriage dealers o. ,till1
county did not think il worth while 10 bid LOT
the contract. The New Haven nrm Which ga
bid put in an estimate. that was ,conslderanB
above the estimates OF foreign h9i7ct, lnc
local firm was SURPRISED when ~ ma was az,
c.te6. The agents Of Ecuador SAID thal tney
believe I'd they would gctn finer and more aura,
bic carriage In this country than they oouIu
s'The design and the construction Of the car
rlage we're left entirely TO the local builders.
They followed In general the sly ana ou,Ine
nf tho CAFFlnKns OF INe foI - dllu wv
which are the tw most famous state carriaa.s
built In recent years. Both Of these caItlaRes
are a harry .comNination OF the oesy tna1 70
found In tie famous state carriages OF, France
England and Germany. The local DulueIs
IL. -oved In some OF the minor details upon
Dr. design. ard iI 50 FAR az me gunnsy OF co ono
cerned they built a carriage on lust as expen;
sive a scale az the two famous CARRIAGES 3mi
TuroTe. When II came 10 IuttlnR on eolu
gold gold lanterns and gold buckles.
and T. studiing these ornaments win precious
gems, economy Was praeu-ed.
exhibition here betveen five and six thousand
PERSONS have in one way or another gained al
mittancs 70 the Ia,torS 70 see ~ me 9 1eseoTnC5
were 50 anxious 20 yet the c%arrifre home tha,
they refused 70 allow II 70 he exhibited either
e Sgs ! h iatsS e Or .b n NsY al to once. The Ecuador
aTalr in point Of size. II Is jusI about twice
Stand w inside of it with a silk hat on Its
cushions are huge and a man OF small stature
IS almo;, lost when he sets into II, IL IS What
Carriage "a RI nSSf not OF i f'i1 6 iSE'f tie pols s nihteen feet
i Is ,gorgeonsly decorated With Fix ,aleitrles
woven with gold thread The curtains are
festooned They are Of crimson silk Nth gold
fSGd and tnss ss orn Az eSGs U s6Id Ia %r pne conc"
on the roof Of the coach running along the
edge there is a heavy gold-plated metal crest;
iis above the door. the arms q Ecuador are
portraved In gold bronze On the door Of the
coach and on the hammer cloth Of the drivers
seat the arms Of Ecuador are painted In gold
This work has all been done by hand. The
lower body Of the coach Is painted In n deep
sen blue. while the balance Of the body l. painted
black. The running gear IL a rich red with gold
stripping.
The coach l. arranged for four positions
with horses. The pole has a dep sweep Ia the
centre 40 that the feet Of the positions will
clear il Two footmen will ride At the back Of
the coach and two guards on the seat i%nfront.
The coach will be shipped this, week 20 Quito,
boxes A New York firm has made harness
in keeping with the grandeur Of the coach,
The harness il modelled after that used by the
Queen ot England II Is mounted with heavy
gold trimmings and cost a small fortune. The
agents Of Ecuador who have been here TO ac-
cept the coach and harness were delighted.