The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-10

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First came an ambitious herseman, dark Wis.,
aged bevhiskered son Of Spain or Sicily, (mind
ye, be was no son of Comus.l and after him came
half dozen cabs, barouches and carriages They
turned incontinent down Royal street, and such
scattering to head the procession on Bienville,
Cont and St. Louis was hardly ever Witnessed
outside Of Stonewall Jackson's corps In the
the valley Of Virginia. The CRESCENT reporter
was one of the fools who went with the crowd.
But the huge lighted obelisk in the van of the
procession, and what followed, proved how false
we're the prognostics of the general. The Krewe
passed up by the stsiue, by the Pickwick Club
and there Il was that small mouse was smelt by
the knowing ones assembled; the kisses, waited
by the Misticks in sleeps clothing. to the gentle
men on the Pickwickian gallery, sh0wed--whats
"Ask not TO know ~ bA a ia
Just as the head of the procession reached .
<pei~A- -hsA~ss> roe~>aoo ana orsvtsr ssrscts, .
balcony upon which there must have been some
fifty or more persons, was ssen to begin down.
ward movement. The excitement instantly be-
came intense-not only upon the balcony, but
among those on the street. Gradually settling
forward, the balcony dumped quietly and harm
lessy the great majority OF those upon it into
the gutter, but when ii was relieved Of this weight
1t flew back towards the wall of the building with
| tremendous force. One lady sought to save her
self by catching hold Of an iron bar which ran out
from the building to support sign. She would
have escaped harmless. however, IL the balcony
had not rebounded; but as 1t was, she was caught
between the wall and the rebounding scaffod and
was great sufferer by the accident. +,
The casualties Of the occasion are as follows:
Mrs. Talbot, compound fracture of the lover
part Of the right leg, and dsocation of the ankle
Amputation supposed necessary. Miss Eliza
Brown slightly hurt.
II al on the awning had let themselves 20 at the
slow pace at which 1t went down, they would
doubtless have been saved; but, unfortunately.
Master Randell Hunt Uhlhorn. Q nephew of Ran
dell Hunt, only IL years old, was seriously injured
in the back, and has since complained exceedingly
Of his spine. Injury probably not dangerous.
Master Wallace Frazier was picked up in faint
ing condition, but proved to be only under the
influence Of the terrible panic.
A lady was seen to be carried off in q carriage
and supposed to be dangerously hurt but we
could not learn her name or any particulars re.
garding her.
The Krewe proceeded on their way up Camp
street to Julia, down the latter street to st.
Charles, and down St. Charles to the City Hall,
where they made tsr3
Oan Upon the Mayor.
As tine honored ceremony as the parade Of
the Krewe itself is the call made upon the mayor
by its esteemed head King Comus. People knew
this and as consequence, focked to the neigh
berhood of the City Hall. By halfpast seven
O'Clock the steps, colonade aud windows were all
crowded. while on the ratings and in the trees OF
Lafayette square expectsnt observers were nu.
merously perched. New Orleans is famous for the
crowds she can gather at short notice, but never
did she send forth denser mass Of nonulsss ''.--
his salute to the chief municipal officers.
And when around the corner Of the Moresque
Building, flashed the lights and slittered the
pagesntry of the procession passing up Camp
street toward Julia. the crowd was all alive with
anticipation, and on Its outskirts ebbed and surged
In that direction. few minutes more and the
head of the column turned into St. Charles. Then
all was expectancy. There they come there
they come !" shouted the juveniles, cfoaked the
ldwomen, whispered tho pretty girls and sure
enough there they did come. Those who had the
privilege hurried into the mayors parlor,
the better to observe the coming In
terview. A squad of policemen kept open
on the steps passage way for his majesty. IN
side the mayors office, books and records had been
for the nonce laid aside, and lo--in their place
were festive bowls of punch and iced cakes, rich
and tempting. In waiting to receive the ilIustri-
ous potentate TO whom We all Of us, on the
principle of laugh and grow fat, doubtless owe
whatever corpulency We may possess were gath
cred good number of the city fathers and the
mayor with his secretaries. Messrs. Overall and
Bower. Quite q number Of ladies' and children
were also present. When lo--in the doorway ap-
pesred . demoniac figure. with grotesque fea-
tures, jaws wide oped, protrnding tongue, caudal
appepdsge coiled upsn his back, q crown Of
huge spikes radiating from his Uranium. This
was the first arrival. After him came more, three
or four, of the same m an ferocious looking fellows,
yet good.n as could be and last Of all
Comus came a,so, great, strapping fellow ten
feet high, Of rubicuDd vissge. shsdowed by locks
Of coarse hair falling far below his portly waist.
He bowed they all bowed. Spoke then the irst
visitor, be of the protruding tongue and coled
csudal. Said he,. % Mr.. Mayor, we have
called to pay you the crespects Of King
Comus, In accordance win the annual Gus
tom.n The mayor expressed his satisfaction at 30
high an honor. "We regret,r continued the
spokesman, Z" that our costhmes prevent visit
by larger delegation, but! hope at some future
time to call upon you morg numerously." The
mayor was pleased to see them alI-tendered
them the hospitaites Of theScity. and hoped 10 be
the recipient Of their own at the Opera House
that same evening. Then the distinguished guests
withdrew, the procession resumed iss march. and
the vast crowd dispersed. In twinkling in all
directions. 4 1n-fe
The opere House.
6 Long before o'clock, tie hour at which II was
announced that the DOGS of the Opera House
would be opened, the crowd who had collected
around there was SO great - utterly to preclude
the idea that any one, however hardy and how
ever ready to throw looks Of protestation and
words Of expostulation, cdsld approach the magic
portals. Ladies were thera-refued and delicate
ladies-who were pushed. .euashed, showed, and
had their dresses torn-maye, I" mussed.n . but who
DO. 0icaIy through 1t ell hsd on to the places they
had won, refusing to yieg to the pressure Of the
surging crowd. who every moment grew larger.
holding all their waiting AID all their trouble cheap
n thew could only obtain that for which their soul