New-York tribune., 1910-06-04
STREET CLEANERS PARADE
big Bill" Edwards Happy, as His
Men Make Fine Showing.
MAYOR PRAISES SPECTACLE
Crowd Sees Ordered Ranks of
White Clad Men March De-
spite Inclement Weather.

Curtiss, Hamilton, Paulhan. Rolls. the
aerial demonstrators were never more
eiated by the popular recognition Of their
wonderful achievements than Big Bill
Edwards. Commissioner Of Street Cleaning,
was YESTERDAY as he stood with Mayor
Gaynor in the stand at the Worth monu-
ment and reviewed his regiments Of white
wings on their annual parade down Fifth
avenue.
The men themselves caught the spirit of
their leader, and with shoulders squared.
heads erect and eyes quickly shifted to the
right, on command, as they passed the re-
viewing stand line after line of the five
thousand on parade swept by with almost
the rhythm OF regulars. The men were all
in spotless white. and the hundreds Of de-
partment carts. which had received a fresh
coat of paint last night, and well groorned
horses, made showing which Mayor Gay
nor said had happily surprised him.
L am very much pleased and surprised
said the Mayor after the parade had passed.
II expected to see a lot of men in lire. and
that was all. and had no idea that all the
horses and teams were to join the parade,
too
It was merely an incident that the Mayor
aad Commissioner Edwards were fifteen
minutes late in reaching the reviewing
stand in a large municipal automobile,
under escort Of 4 crack company OF
mounted police. The parade was due at
Madison Square at o'clock, and had
reached 2sth street at that time, where it
was held up TO await the arrival of the
Mayor.
Colonel Daniel Appleton. Mai jor Francis
q Ia Mel all of
the 7th Regiment, who acted as judges,
awarded to the Borough of The Bronx the
silver cup presented by the Commissioner
Of Street Cleaning to the borough the men
Of which made the best appearance as they
passed in review. It a popular de
cision, as the men from The Bronx, in the
opinion Of spectators as we'll as officials,
were CONSPICUOUS for their orderly lines and
polished equipments. Brooklyn took second
place and Manhattan. third.
Despite the unfavorable weather thou
sands of persons lined both sides Of Fifth
avenue all along the line Of march. from
5qth street to Washington Square. and the
different divisions ali came in for their
share of applause. Several Of the cart
drivers proudly carried large bouquets
which had been thrown into their wagons
by admirers along the way.
The lines were formed two deep in sepa-
rate companies. and the captain Of each
saluted the Mayor in true military fashion
as he passed the stand. The Mayor re-
turned the ssIutation in each instance. and
his features never relaxed until a minia-
ture model Of the regulation department
cart. drawn by = tiny pony hedecked in
flowers and ribbons. appeared at the head
of the Manhattan division.
- Co., 1r
the whole show. and Mayor Gaynor Joined
in the laugh and hearty applause which
followed the studied salute Of -year-old
Robert Lincoln Smith. who proudly held
the reins He is the son of Abra ham Lin
coin Smith. a roreman in Stable 4, Of
Manhattan. t"..-
Teddy q fine specimen of horse sense,
which has received moro medals and rib
hons in the annual work horse parades
than any Of his contemporaries in the de
partment, got special recognition from the
reviewing stand. He headed the Brooklyn
line Of the harnessed divisions.
The parade began TO form from the side
streets east OF Central Park shortly after
noon General superintendent William
Robbins who has been connected with the
department for the last thirty years. and
Dr. J. c. Wallace, I assistant superin-
tendent rode in q carriage at the head of
the column.
The phalanx of husky sveepcrs from
Brooklyn had the place of honor at the
head of the parade, in considerable Of
their fine showing last year. One OF their
number proudly bore the cup awarded in
1879 by the Commissioner. Deputy Com
missioner Julius T. Scott was in charge
of the Brooklynites.
led by Deputy Commissioner James F.
Lynch. The third division was made up
of the sweepers from The Bronx and was
LED by Deputy Commissioner James F.
O'Brien, of that borough. Two large com
panies of school children who had been
blind foreman Of the department, Reuben
Smons, formed a picturesque and pretty
vanguard to the proce~-ion.
Commissioner Edwards was evidently as
much pleased as any victory on the grid
iron over Yale in the DAYS when he used
to be mountainous guard on the Prince
ton eleven could have made him.
I am just happy and willing 10 leave all
the credit TO the men, he said
Two conspicuous figures on tn. review
! ing stand were Hamilton Edwards. Com
missioner Edwards's aged father. and his
wife. Mr.. Edwards is --hty-eight years
old The Commissioners parents came
from Lisle, Broome County. their home in
! this state, TO witness the parade