The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-29
AUTOMOBILE PARADE
OPENS PRECAUTIONARY
$500 Cars and 1000 Motorcy-
cles Make Brilliant Fifth
Avenue Display.
HECTIC NIGHT FOR A START

II was Joel night last night. sort
or STANLEY affair. of which the general
memory Is a hectic impression OF gold
spangles and sunsets chaperoned BY
Indians, policemen, Automobile Club
officials and State and city ofilceholders
In automobiles without beginning or end
Gertrude Stedn might have described +:
M an Old Man In Knickerbockers, there
fore an Automobile Pageant and an Amer
lean Beauty. The fact remains however.
that for every one Of the last 900 years
there were enough automobiles to supply
nm army corps. and that for every Man
haitian trade success OF the same period
there was sufficient brilliant color and
electric light to provide campalgn para
phernalia for all Of the candidates on next
Tuesdays ballot
In word. the automobile parade open
Ing New York's tercentenary trade cele-
bration took place las, night all along a
seven mile blaze OF electricity which
Cleaned from Harlem to the foot OF
Murray 1lill And all along the course
there were such crowds of men. women
ana children as this Island hasn't seen
for many a day.
such n PpOfusion of Things,
There wero floats and Their. were bands
there were motorcycles and there were
hre engines, there were automobiles dec
GRATED with autumn leaves and summer
flowers, there were hatless and wrapless
women riding In gayly bcdecSed cars az
II II were the hottest night OF summer.
and there were silk hated men wearing
As many badges and medals as an Fast
Indian potentate on II day OF religious
festival.
II was gala night for the white
haired old man known as Father Knicker-
hooker. The candvsN which he had been
accustomed to as young stripping were
transformed into the brilliancy OF a
million electric bulbs: the little Dutch
brick houses which stood within the fort
down nj the jumping Off part OF Man
haitian when he played at bowling en-
the green where Broadway begins, had
somehow or other sprung in one OF his
torys days from two stories 10 twenty
and thirty; the horses which he rode
had given place 10 the more practical II
less poetic gasolene engine. the knee
brooches which clothed his legs had with
out apparent reason been elongated TO
the ankle. and the simplicity OF the things
which had once caused his eyes 10 bulge
with wonderment now seemed tame in
the face OF so much spleudur and show.
IL Is probably not eNaggerdting to say
that never before has there been an auto
mobile parade of such magnitude. There
were cars of all sorts and descriptions
from the latest wrinkle In 1918 models All
the way back 10 specimens 30 antquated
that they were no longer capable ~
Wheeling along under their own steam.
hut had to be drawn by younger brethren.
Motorcycles smoke Along.
From the point OF continuity the long
procession was not perhaps everything
that could have been wished by those who
had got themselves inextricably wedged
into the crowd. there 70 contract lncipient
attacks OF chilblains. while long lapses
occurred between the various divisions.
The parade started. FOR instance. with the
passage OF a flock OF motorcycles which
had forgotten the no smoke ordinance.
There were about 200 OF these The toot-
! ing of their horns and the playing OF their
bands lasted In passing for about ten
I minutes
/ Then followed a wait OF thirty min
utes while the city and State and Au-
| tomobile Club officials. who had put on
light overcoats and found seats in the
| reviewing stand nj the Public Library.
| kicked their heels and wondered no doub:
| why the myriads OF electric bulbs glis-
| tening UP and down the avenue didn't
give forth as much heat as they did
! light.
At other points in the parade there were
waits ranging from ten to fifteen min
utes, But for all this the crowds seemed
we'll pleased when the floats Chugged into
sight with the bands playing everything
/ from ITS Long Way to Tipperary''
TO THE star Spangled Banner"
Mayor Mitchell occupied his place IN the
/ reviewing stand for about fifteen min
I utes. Gov Glynn however. who was In
| one Of the leading cars. could not stop
| to MI the place reserved FOR him be
/ cause OF speechmaking appointments
| which demanded his time.
There were more than $500 automo-
blles I'm the parade and 1000 motor
.
awarded to various types and classes Of
! cars. After the procession broke up nj
| Columbus Circle there was reception. 10
! which Gov, Glynn had heen invited. held
Al the Automobile Club OF America, IN
| West Fifty-fourth street.
SINGER SUES FOR SEPARATION.