New-York tribune., 1909-06-13


glory Of Heht blue and gold and its celebrated
horseback band Following the cavalry troop
marched a sturdy. bronze skinned bunch OF men,
in citizens clothes who were followed by wave
Of appause-the engineers OF the bridge.
AS they and the Committee Of Forty marched oy
the reviewing stand about one thousand school-
r5rls in dresses Of red. white and blue. grouped
so they formed great American flag rose anu
sang The Red. White and Blue. Next came
detachment of marines. AMI behind 'he'h o'u7
Jackets in regular marching trim husinesshke fe-
lows who never turned a head at the applause 'eS
evoked
The bridge by this time was filled with marching
men and baring bands-an the crack regiments
in full dress uniform. bearing up splendldly under
Tho +er-tac beat-the 7th, the nth Troop c. the
a2d Regiment Engineers the list, the Sth' the
sd the l4th the 47th. and the naval militia @'ae'
command Of Captain Miller
C.anersI George Moore Smith headed the second
division Colonel Appleton. Of the 9TH. colr1aHoIIs
tbs First Brigade and Colonel John G. Eody the
second II was splendid showing the 'anonaI
guard made and officials in the reviewing s'A'i-
and plain citizens scattered along the plA@A VI
perched in the ''bleachers' alike tesuleo " 's''
admiration by loud applause
An interesting feature OF the parade vas lne
division made up Of school children OF t4uee'ls
little shavers Of nine or ten marching SlIt'-i''
along In good line-high school pupils. 81 bar
tholorew's Cadets and 81. Raphaels Cadet corps
There were ten floats also. designed and carried
o7,r nv the school children. which would have taken
high place in any carnival H7errymakng-
HISTORY IN THE FLOATS.
They portrayed the original granting Of land in
Nevtown 10 the first settlers by the Indians; Mrh.
Murray and her friends entertaining British o.
ncers so the federal troops could escape; Nathan
Hale Offering his services as spy 70 washington.
the school children OF Woodside cheering the fed-
erals as they marched 70 battle. General woodruff
refusing at Jamaica 70 cry God save the King
which would have done damage II the hoat mad
struck rut in the road-was at his breast, ana De
Wit Clinton preparing the plans Tot 'he hI'e
canal at hts home in Maspeth
There were other floats representing a Hloaerh
school garden. from which young girls plucKed
flowers and flung them into the grandstands' The
Wedding Of Manhattan and Queens an lndiah
1re5dinR a Dutch girl. and The Apotheosis OF the
Eridre Following them came exempt fremen of
arfoIIs COMPANIES one of which tho veteran Fire
mems Association Of Long Island city. dragged
r,rou5lv the old Tweed engine. done over ana sht-
terjng IN much gilt and fresh enamel
Also there was a troop OF western cowboys
o.. +ba Fast conceves then-sons of whose hery
b-oncbos were sedate truck horses There We're
civic observation-disclosures ASSOCIATIONS ana
boa rds Of trade and real estate owners IN all ihe
energy Of a big boom for Queens Scattered among
them were few Brooklyn organizauons' lhciuo-
ing the BROOKLYN League and the Fourth Avenue
Subway Association, whose members yelled 10
controller Metz as they passed the reviewing
stand:
We'll build II yet in spit, OF you, Metz!
And then there the prosperity parade. with
IT'S floats and business trucks. horses groomed as
.-.4,,II,. as these attached Fifth avenue car
rage for they competing for prizes Inc
much advertised marine parade did not appear
Members of the committee which had the analr
=, charge got into difficulties with the railroads
F 80 ,,,ge and floats and lighters 10 consti-
,,1re the marine parade and the project was aban-
doned.
LIKE A COUNTRY FAIR.
= r,.s exactIv Two hours from the time the pa
aaa ar,eared in sight until the last company filed
mast the reviewing stand At that exact moment
some fifty thousand people, with one big gasp of
satisfaction bestirred themselves and sought food
/ - All, especiaIy drink. The hot dog
D,,rve,ors Of beer and soft drinks. sandwich ped
/ 1ers and candy and ice cream men accumulated
ueaith almost if they were dealing in Queens
( 81 estate Many enterprisng householders near
- htdge nIaza had rigged up impromptu stands.
| from, which they dispensed homegrown clam
/ cbowder'' and similar foodstuffs- Everything edi-
/ HE everything in the shape of liquid. was at
J premium.
IIectior, Of young and middle aged humanity
which makes Coney Island success were there.
/ ,+.rac,ions which must have been uprooted from
enc, Island or brought in hastily from some of
( =. -, ,nstate county fairs there
! ,nd the Queens persons hocked in 10 see them
with all the JOY of the farmer boy at his first visit
! - the county fair. They continued H. moreover
far into the night
/ I,te the great heat there heat pros
/ .-a,iors reported and few accidents. Maude
| oe of No AZ West 56th street sixteen-year-
! old schoolgirl. overcome at 4lst street and
| r-,s.t axanue while watching the parade She was
/ ss hv an ambulance surgeon from Bellevue.
/ ,s taken TO her home Frank Stalker, If No 25'
/ H-n-+b 7tb street. Brooklyn. was overcome while
marching across the bridge He was taken 10 ST
@ liz, tJosn;ts1 Several other paraders and spec
- .Ltaa1, children, were overcome temporarily
Edward phillips. of No. s2s West 4sth street
=. ,.aorold. struck an overhead girder on fhe
bridge in some fashion SO that he incurred Sc
OIiose u, ,,-o,,nd He attended by
h,.,a,ce s1,rc con and taken home
~ conen and l. H Goldstein- pasSe ieeFs On
-, LEVINE omnibus, so anxious to see the