The sun., 1903-01-20
CROWD STUDIES Many AUTOS.
MEN or WEALTH AND SCIENCE
VISIT THE GARDEN.

7nsmas A. Edison Ono Of the Afternsoa
Throng- Acetyieue Lamp Expledes
without Damase-Exhibitors Set Ma.
chimes In Motion by various Devices.
A eoodly portion Of New York town was
automobilized last night and moved itself to
Madison Square Garden to see the insentient
motor beings with wheels at the neither end
of their bodies There were about 900 per-
sons present and the size Of the crowd that
has attended thus far makes II assured that
the third Automobile Show is a success. The
social character OF the crowd proolaims that
the motor car is the thing. As there is moth
ing frsakish Ia the show. ust 80 there V
nothing frivolous About tho se who 90 to SEQ
II.
That there are many earnest converts TO
tho new mode OF locomotion among those
who visit the show IL evident not alone from
the fact that the exhibitors are pleased. but
also from the remarks made by the visitors
and the questions they ask. They are most
OF them keen on the matter Of price. Women
are overheard saying to their escor rts: Here
10 one that seats just as many and IL $500
less" Then the man has . weary time try
ing to explain where the difference in the
engine and other things makes the difference.
The men hunt for what they want alone
or IN couples. and there is an immense lot Of
btuuylHg anu SuOppiuk Ucih8 oouo'
The crowd In the afternoon was about half
- big as II was in the evening, and also OF
a substantial character.
The visitors during the afternoon included
Thomas A. Edison. Jefferson Seligman. Hiram
Percy Maxim. Park Commissioner W. h.
WILCOX. the Hon. John +. Eustis. Judge J. E.
Newburger. Recorder Gof. Jacob A. Cantor.
W. X. Vanderbilt. Jr.. Henry X. WorthinGton.
Sidney Dillon Ripley, John II. Flagler. j. +.
nj. 49,
Gen. George Moore Smith and w. Gould
Brokaw,
In the evening the brillianoy Of the show
was heightened by the lighting of the lamps
on the electric carriages and the footing
Of the horns at intervals added spice to the
still parade. An incident Of the early even
ing was the explosion OF an acetylene lamp.
10 caused slight Are, which was soon ex-
tinguished. One Of the lighter touches Of
the show is given by a man who operates
a hashlight and turns 1t into the eyes OF
little groups or brings out In relief some
fond couple who temporarily forget where
they are.
who are candidates for the team which viii
represent America in the international cup
race, were two Of the belated exhibitors
Mr.. Harkness said yesterday that his car
being built for the cup race Would not oe ;,, n
so tons IN Europ
Ee. too. said he would enter the. Paris Madrid
race whether or not he was selected Tor the
may be said that YESTERDAY day :.w the s.Ius true
= sss pes n enc ss
60 II for thorolsh oyeih.Slins q the ma ma
in the garden is in technical terms about
brake. horse power. change speed clutches,
transmission gear: and other mechan'cssi cal
%y:ts.es n.yusr cubiIs 1Hs yet 'omDrenend'a 0' 'n'
TSe rule p[ohitbitIi,naS any sssolsns. SsIs. Ssie.
ship 70 the exhibitors. for they nearly all have
cars waiting outside in which tradesmen
and prS.psetive spst9msrs are Fiven trps tds
l. Almost as interestins Is that within. and The
competition between the makers has now
his fsS:S sssa: !ass sss% tsssT
rule generally subscribed to that ell rides
taken must be paid for unless mi. e -; sale e made
more il. the breach than in the Observance
show s.S: s. n: Of q " ts K:
laugh on their fellows. for they drove them
nds1 !. Ss the mosS.
Ebsfs % s..olen.s sna are shown the exhibitor SsS
Sss9 Rss.Sy; Sy using a. e
his easolene engine. The ohsssis OF the car
IL show wn with the rear wheels lacked np.
a. sis synS.e iS% ta' the fsG motor and
in operation almost as well as II IL was being
run by the explosive engine
The restriction about gasolene doee not
prevent many working exhibits from being
most Interesting features Of the show. Moet
of those are electrical in kind or are electti-
cally operated. One Ia shown by the only
woman exhibitor at the show. IL valve
less steam engine that is operated by means
Of Of the iss Sardsn R,ped there s'S half
hibitors have their cylinders cut in two. so
as to show the piston stroke and also the
epark lust as IL occurs inside OF the eIplosion
chamber. AT, two places four cylinders are are
in them. Another exhibit shows how the
water is pumped and kept in circulation
through the water jacket OF a motor ana
through the radiatinR coll or cooler
still another exhibit shows nov All tne
cslly There are several places where the
operation Of the gears in changing from high
10 low or medium speed is shown In snort.
in one place or another OF the show every
part Of an automobile Is dispiayed sectoni
INQUIRE and study may learn the true In
wsrdness Of the modern if-moving car
Tho word chassis is one that puzzles many
Of the visitors. being one commonly useo Dy
the exhibitors i Is French Eord; ;nI2isS pLo
I" ordnance, but has slid gradually into
automobile use. II means the under frame
Of a motor car. including the running gear
and engine great many exhibitors show
q chassis beside their completed vehicles
In the understanding Of hat makes II go.
Dealers reported sales plentifully yesterday
and there seemed 10 he almost as many nigh
priced cars as cheap ones being sold.