New-York tribune., 1909-10-03

squad of mounted police In the leading auto
mobile with the Governor was William r. Will
COX. A guard Of members of the 22d Regiment
and naval reserves followed. Mrs. Hughes was
awaiting the Governor in the stand. Shortly
after he arrived Henry w. Taft brother of the
President entered the stand. He went to the
reviewing box and shook hands with the Gov
ernor and they talked for several minutes
Chairs were placed in the street in front of
the reviewing box for the Governors staff.
This was done so that the foreign representa-
tives would have unobstructed view of the
parade Ex-Mayor Low Rear Admiral Gacitua,
Of Chilli. and the Minister from Costa Rica en-
tered the stand at $3.50 o'clock.
At $50 o'clock Commissioner Bugher said he
had 425 men duty in Madison Square and
vicinity The crowds nlled the side streets TO
Fourth and Sixth avenues, and thousands OF
persons were unable to get even glimpse OF
the parade. Before the last float in the column
passed 23d street policemen were sent to the
subway entrances, the entrances to the Hud-
son tunnels and the ferries to prevent dangerous
congestion.
In several Of the Office buildings along the
route of the parade employees entered offices
without the permission of their employers In
one office in the Flatiron Building man bring
Ing a party OF friends to witness the pageant
found the rooms crowded with friends Of his
employees and the whole place in disorder
The absence OF mounted patromen on Fifth
avenue and in the brilliantly lighted squares
and adjacent thoroughfares caused much COM
ment Inspector Dillon said it was feared that
the lights and the excitement would friebten
the horses and cause injury to their riders and
persons near them. The number of men on foot
was increased one-third and the mounted men
We're assigned to duty on the side streets and
outskirts Of the carnival crowds
PARADE AT COURT OF HONOR.
At $50 o'clock the head OF the parade en-
tered the court OF honor The reviewing stand
literally rose up and cheered. Mayor Mcclellan
and Herman Ridder followed platoon OF police
into the court. They were received with enthu-
siasm they walked between the banks of
spectators hats in hands and bowing 10 the
right and left. Major General Roe and his staff
followed and Immediately behind them marched
the Sth Regiment band, the list Regiment
band and five hundred German war veterans
carrying battle flags. Their appearance was
greeted with tumult Of cheers.
Then came the floats and their guards of
honor. At short intervals in the parade there
was band and after the seventh float the
-Eolian Harp presented by the United Singers
OF New York, a solid phalanx of women marched
on foot. The floats attracted much favorable
comment All the figures carried red lights
and the escort Of men, garbed alternately In red
and white, carried lights. They wore cowls
over their heads, feature that the crowds were
not slow to approve Each float was drawn by
four horses covered with red blankets bearing
the initials III F."
A band preceding the float on which "The
LOrelei" portrayed struck up THE Star
Spangled Banner" as it entered the court Of
honor, and the seat holders. already on their
feet, cheered themselves hoarse. Hats were of
and In many cases were thrown in the air never
to be recovered by their owners.
About 1870 o'clock clown entered the Court
of Honor carrying North Pole" bearing the
caption Il got H." Another clown playing a
stringless violin followed and a tramp riding a
''tireIess" bicycle brought up the rear This trio
Of wags received al welcome from those
who were beginning TO weary Of the seemingly
endless procession Of allegorical scenes depleted
the floats.
The head Of the parade arrived at the alder
manic stands, in Madison Square. shortly after
u o'clock. 1t was greeted with an uproar and
prolonged cheering. From 23d street the court
OF honor could be seen. and. looking up the
avenue from that point the parade appeared a
gltering, undulating line OF light Looking
toward Washington Square the street itself was
deserted. but thousands OF eager and expectant
faces lined the sidewalks, lighted by sparkling
arc lights and strings Of incandescent lamps
hanging in the air like glowing beads
The parade occupied one hour and twenty
minutes in passing through the Court Of Honor
Before the last float reached 34th street the re-
viewing stand was practically empty. There was
little confusion, the police dispensing the crowds
without much effort Men were assigned 20 the
subway entrances at the Grand Central Station
and the throngs which few minutes before had
tammed Fifth avenue and the side streets were
on their way home in search Of excitement
elsewhere. Governor Hughes was delayed in
leaving the reviewing stand by the failure OF his
automobile TO appear, and his party was one of
the last to depart.