South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-10
Biggest Crowd in History of the
City Views the Wonderful
Parade Showing Evolution of
Modern Transportation.
MOVIE MEN PRONOUNCE
IDEA A MOST NOVEL ONE
Carriages of Lincoln, Grant and
Lafayette Expected to Be a
Leading Feature of Entire
$4,000 Feet of Film.

South Bend Thursday drew within
her domains one OF the biggest crowds
IN her history. The occasion was the
celebration OF Lincoln Highway day
the feature of which was the grand
pageant pOrtraying the evolution of
transportation.
Aided by the BaTnum and Bailey
circus which happened 10 come to the
city on the same day, a host OF hu-
manity was drawn 10 the city that
practically jammed all traffic down
town for nearly an hour.
The celebration was pronounced a
success from beginning TO end by the
local committee. The pageant itself
lived up to the fullest expectations and
proved TO be the most original and
unique idea ever evolved in the city.
II. G. Osterman, the movie man of the
Lincoln Highway association. stated
that the stunt put on by the local
Lincoln highway men was the most
novel thing he had ever witnessed and
asserted that undoubtedly ii would be
a feature of the entire 1000 feet Of
Lincoln highway finn.
The circus parade which preceded
the Lincoln highway pageant left the
Oliver grounds shortly after 10 o'clock.
1t proceeded east on Sample st. to
South St Here the pageant dropped
in about one block behind the circus
parade.
Streets Black With People.
Nelson Jones, on a black horse, act
ing as marshal of the day. gave the
signal and the pageant began 10 move
up Michigan st. The street was black
with people thousands lining both
sides crOwding into front yards and
front pOrches. The business district
was equally as crowded, not d window
or door in a business but what was
,1s.s. Hotsg
Following Marshal Jones came three
autos decorated IN red, white and
blue, and carrying the local commit
tee, members of the national Lincoln
highway committee and good roads
boosters from Michigan. These autos
were followed by mounted band do
mated by the circus. Then came the
first vehicle, being a reproduction OF
the ancient drag used in the remote
times of Adam 1t consisted merely
of 4 three-pronPod branch cut from
a tree and shaped i'm the form Of a
rude sledge. 1t was pulled by a burIy
negro.
showed the gradual evolution or trans
portation conYeyances until the mod
ern eight cylinder automobile. As each
vehicle passed a storm OF applause
greeted IT.
The procession moved slowly up
Michigan St TO ColfaN av. Here II
turned west TO Main. south TO Wash
ington and west. At Washington and
Lafayette the camera man OF the
Lincoln highway committee was sta
toned and filmed the parade. OF the
400 feet of film allotted TO South Bend
175 was necessary 70 take the pageant.
Cheers Greet Old Carriages.
Big cheers greeted the appear @INS
of the three vehicles furnished by the
Studebaker corporation, the Llncoin'
Lafayette and Grant carriages. EdCH
carriage was occuDied by men 70 rep
resent Lincoln. Grant and Lafayette.
The camera man stated that IheSS
three old vehicles IN themselves VIII
be one of the most unique features oI
all the Lincoln highway him.
Following these carriages came the
good 7 NJ. Studebaker, ST., driving
one of his first carria ges. Mr.. Stude-
bal,er was tremendously applauded
along the entire route of the parade
vehicles in Pageant.
The vehicles appeared IN the
Dageant in the following ordeI.
Three autos decorated in Lincoln
highway colors carrying officials Oh
associatiOn. furnished 10y W. J.. hlzer'
mounted band furnished by Barnum
= Tailev circus: south Bend W Orld
Famed" world on wheels py Soutil
Rend Chamber OF Commerce; lie
Dbants furnished by Barnum circus;
ancient sledge. furnished by Ward
hack line: Scythian house on Wheels
drawn bv oxen, furnished by WyIHan
e. Co Indian travail furnlsned by
Columbia Mattress Co. King solomon
In state carriage. furnished 10y CilNeI
hotel: Queen Isabella ana atiehdahlS
entering Paris. furnished py ChIcaso'
Soutb Pend s. Northern Indiana X. R.'
Roman chariots. furnished by Bar
INNS circus: The Benna, furnished
bv Northern Ind ANA Gas < Electro
% the palanquin. furnished 10y
south Bend high school; buHalo Iaru
carr drawn by oxen, furnished 10y
NTuessel Brewing Co; British coFina
or war cart. furnished py South Beho
Motor Car Co. donkeys and rlders
furnished by Electrical supply Co,
,,9oDocvcle furnished by Mack *
TobnstOu. North western Life lnsur-
once Co: Gujelat village cart iur-
nished bv Conservative Life Insurance
80 iinrikisha. furnished by the Flre
I-,deruritere' association. pTalue
schooner furnished by Indiana Mlchi-
..s, Electric CO.. vehicle parade led
~, NJ Studeba ker in carriage used
IN south Bend continuously for over
eo cars. colonial DANES in costume
fr ,ebicle OF period. Lafayette car
10 90 with occupant; Lincoln carriage
nth occupant: Grant carriage with
l,c.,,rant. ancient carriage from Mich
fgan furnished by Vernon Clothins
% = decorated Victoria carriage fol-
Ioy..e5 rv primitive goat cart furnished
~, John A. Grief; Hungarian gentle
mans cart. furnished by Mike Nyer-
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