New-York tribune., 1908-08-18

WELCOME FOR THOMAS
PARADE Up BRO4DWAf.
Enthusiastic Greeting as thinning
Car an Paris Race M0res UptO5Cn.

Wlth fifty automobiles acting as an es-
cort the Thomas winner of the New FORK TO
Pans race. was taken from the French line
steamer la Lorraine yesterday and was driven up
town with ceremonies such would greet
returning var hero All along the line much en-
thusiasm shown especially in Long Acre
Square. where the machine started on It's lZ.lle
mile run on February L. While there were not
hundred and fifty thousand persons gathered
about this place. there was when the machine
was sent away on its long record journey. which
offered every conceivable kind of obstacle neVerthe-
less in the few minutes the parade stopped there
immense crowd gathered
II was a hearty welcome from beginning to end
in The trest sense the word but not in the least
bit elaborate or oveTdene when the remarkable
performance Of the car and the men that ofougnI
it TO its triumphant victory are taken INTO con
sideratton 4 brass band in a sight seeing auto
mobile headed the procession followed by the car
and while the music Of this band helped 10 ehlVe"
things with popular melodies. the automobll1sls
in line the music not half so sweet as tli't OF
the engine the racing car. WITH the accuracy
of = good tfmepiece the machinery of the car was
running without a miss OF the slightest kino' anu
,,,t for the mud covered body and frame II Would
be almost impossible to believe that IL haH hldu
a irving run Little of its gray painted Ioiiiedu
in evidence owing To the mud- oh 'i' ~
hoard was a roll of heavy rope that was often useu
in hauling the car OF snowdIlttS ana deep i'u"
,,,,55las on the rear fastened to long SUCK
was the same American flag that was caIIleu o'
the car when left this city.
,,ao,ga Schuster drove the car He was III II
when il started. acting a nechanicah li''l S',
Francisco was reached when he took the vice.
md sfe4red the machine the rest OF the als'tIi0'
into France on the seat beside him was t't'' se
Miller his mechancian. who. with Schuster' el
courtered many hardshiPs and perlls on the IMP
while in one of the back seats was Montague
T,orarrs who drove the car in the first stage OF
the Journey from this city to Cheyenne In the
seat beside Roberts was George McAdaIn VINO
went along in the car as correspondent. HeIe
was one regret expressed by them. ana mat was
that inn Nstthewson. who drove the car from
Cbevenne 20 Ogden and Harold who piloted II
from the latter place TO San Francisco were "o'
in the party
II vas shortly before O'Clock when the owners
of the cars that we're in the parade started in
front Of the Harry S Houpt & Co. saIesrooms and
drove down 10 the foot Of Morton street 10 'he
French Line pier to meet the Thomas car "heh
II was taken from La Lorraine The car was
taken from the boat lighter. from Which II
was lifted 10 the street a derrick While sew
eraI men were at work opening the box IN winch
it was Grated the band played popular airs
An amusing incident happened when the car
was taken from the box. While Miller was hling
il with gasolene an enterprising sailor of the
French Line. seeing the heavy layers OF mud on IT,
got bucketfuls Of water and was jast about
to throw one of them on it when Roberts caught
his arm and after much difficulty. persuaded him
that il unnecessary
After the car had received supply Of fuel II
fell in line after the band wagon in West street.
Il almost seemed to say that the going of a
different kind that which it encountered in its
run TO San Francisco. through blzzards and sard-
storms where at stretch 1t took thirteen hours
10 cross distance of eight miles. and also con
trast TO the swanps and mud Of Siberia and Russia
for almost two-thirds of the entire distance.
The concern % Wyckoff. Church & Partridge
showed its sportsmanshtp and good fellowship by
sending four Stearns cars. These machines fell in
line after the Thomas racing car the other ma
chimes following After reaching the Battery the
cars turned into Broad street, and then went up
in front Of Stock Exchange. turning into Wall
street and thence into Brpadway. TO Park Row. to
the City Hail. where Acting Mayor MCGOWAN IN
specred the and welcomed the crew
In the course of the conversation. after congratu-
lating the men. he said that the entire city was
proud OF their victory. and added that It seemed
TO he an American year all around He then sat
in Schusters seat at the wheel, with Schuster be
side him. with his hands the steering wheel and
Al flowed the photographers take picture Of him.
The parade then up Broadway the Houpt
saIesrooms where it disbanded.
In the cars that formed the parade were mem
bers Of the Automobile Club OF America the Amer
ican Automobile Association, the Licensed Associa-
ton of Automobile Manufacturers and the Ameri-
can Motor Car Manufacturers Association. The
cars carried yellow pennant flags. which was
printed in black colors The Thomas winner Of the
New York-to-Paris race"