New-York tribune., 1908-04-08
A CARNII al OF CARS
BRILLIANT 4ITO Pride
Thousands Cheer King ard Queen
and Their Motor Train.

So. night and their royal progress Was SUCH
-, ruronean monarch ever made. For they
-e -fe rulers Of Auto Carnival Week. and in
~ train were more than fifteen hundred self
,rs11ed vehicles Of every inlasina ble-and
80 almost uninagina ble-sort- And To do the
o.,as;on Justice il seemed if all the five bor-
,,,,S and many Of the outlying denesnes of
connecticut and New Jersey had been drained of
-leir populace TO line Broadway and Fifth ave
-ne burn red fire. send up balloons, blow horns,
throw confetti and cheer the spectacle.
The present week is the tenth anniversary OF
-he building of automobiles in America. There
fore behind the rnerrymakiEg and the pleasure
az last nights rubber-tired pageant there was
cheering knowledge that it the visible dis
MAY Of the present condition Of a great indus
nv That the people for il was plainly
Evidenced when along toward the midnight hour
,v-o hundred traffic policemen were still holding
hack the crowds that wanted to get closer to
the last end OF the great parade as il dlsbahGed
81 Columbus Circle
For their najesties the ceremony was in the
throne room Of the Hotel Cumberland. where
ordinarily the clerk reigns. Close by his desk
two hig upholstered chairs were placed, ana
about them were ranged the royal court Inc
Warwick of the occasion was General John. L
Cutting chairman of the carnival committee
and moving spirit Of the weeks celebration
Mrs. Joan Cuneo. who received 2So,ooo votes
and Leonard knight Clark, manager of the New
York TRANSFORMATION Company. who got 260,0OU
There was q hush the assemblage when the
pair shinmering in long red and silver fopes'
stood side by side before the desk Behind them
stiff and erect. was Billy the bell hop. in his
newest uniform. for he was lord high bearer OF
the sceptre and the crowns Led by General
cutting the little procession encireled the ROOM
and then he crowned first the queen and then
1he king. TO whom he handed also the sceptre-
i greet you, Queen Joan, and you, King
leonard said General Cutting. AS they ac-
knowIedged il and took their thrones the flash
lights doomed and the crowd cheered-
Thus began the nights carnival but TO pre-
rare for il t"Autonobie Row" or. as the chaffeurs
call it, ~Benzine Alley the busiest place
in New York from o'clock onward. All man
,el of cars were coming and going. backing
and filing frcm Times Square to Columbus
Circle. on the side streets from Sixth to
Tenth avenue horns honking. and the
odor of gasoene lay heavy incense on the
altar Of the great god Speed And out of it all
while the coronation was proceeding there came
o-1er as per schedule
STREETS LINED WITH ONLOOKERS-
For more than an hour before the parade
started thousands Of persons enjoyed the great
esr automobile show-an out Of doors affair At
thar-which has ever been held. In 57th street
west from Broadway to Tenth were
lined I'd what might well be called the extremes
q automobile manufacture. on the Forth side
of the-sareets -vere-the ultra modern Briarclif
trophy racing cars and historic cup winners
On the south side Of the street was auto
mobile museum Here we're the fossils of the
eocene age Of steam and gasolene- The most
complete exhibit was that Of the Haynes Auto
-fzzzf from
The car of 1898 10 that of 1908 for all the world
Ike the exhibit OF the development of the horse
from the three-toed variety in museum But
there was This essential advantage over horse
-xhibit-every one Of the Haynes cars was
ready 10 start IN the parade and did SO. The
1898. Haynes. as one with no reverence for age
sad. looked like buggy with a sewing ma
china in il" From this beginning. the growth
70 the present day car with is grim appearance
Of et5cIency was illustrated.
BATTLE SCARED AUTO.
Hona-ed among the "horseless carriages, as
they were called and as they looked.
Grandpa Welch.~ the first car turned out by
The TeIch company in 1901 Battle Scared and
lacking in the clustering polish Of some younger
machines. il bore a card telling of its having
oone 10000 miles over all sorts OF roads
II al the side streets eff Broadway down TO
Bah street were Zhat seemed endless rows Of
cars some decorated and others covered with
od boards 10 make them eligible for medal
tn TIE CroreSque class But the view of the
waiting cars II the big show. 10 speak was
ended when. with Z boom Of more flashlights.
Queen Joan emerged from the Cumberland and
entered her royal car. decorated witt
canopy or Faster lilies. Her attendants were
her -uo children. Princess Dolly ana Prince
Sonnr, dressed as Indians. with war bonnets
and khaki hunting suits.
AS the queens car wheeled out into Broad
way King Leonard, his train borne by q couple
Of wee f1nsies n rec plush. strode forth
= gorgeous wheeled throne il
a.. c-Tered with red velvet oye, high back
ana come. covering Twelve feer ahcFe The as
lh2-t HIS trz.e II ofauffe1Irs, Douglass Scott
and Albert Fe~ke-- wore red garments faced
with er1hr1lder=6 coats arms. not to mention
p-omed ats IN fhe s1vle Of some century long
Het-Ir r19ra- ,.zrz
-1f al r-sz naf analIored bliss lnepecto~ Max
= --7ir- berger. elt en Broadway Vas twirling
-+s waite rr.usrs-ha essIv To-, bod" he nlut-
'@F7' P"ar Pi,- Poor BIZ And then MS
I@7'--n "-- became kuo-.n Al the last mo
...f'- ha Ha1 been 1-l5 fhat ne could not follow
'.- 'a7@1a~d er hiryrI- policeman with his
t-aat"'It- drawn - the faithful nag Billy No
Hoi9es w7-e allowed. aud So he wds obliged. at
- 'sS' moment 2, keep in harmony by using
F'Ir7h pes.u'v Commissioner woods Ford run
0''-l' 'FaF needs TO horse iu as business. Bar
S t'ls lnHlcii0n of Ire big Inspector ali vas
NiARTIE; nF THE PARADE
,' csT- moved around and inched into
"7''- '2rta -as . noiso ike shah battle all
'.'aS th@ rartr s'Gc IF 57th street Il was the
,|7-s' ~ -ae high powered racing cars get
'-Fe Tfa-r. Th.r. rbe~o ms the ,,,lgle cal Of