The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1874-02-19
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of the Mighty Momus and Knights, the
central portion of the city was like Gu
riosi,y, personifed IN one eager, coossa
being, heaving, breathless and ON tiptoe.
AT the appointed hour the pagcun
loomed into view. 1t is not too much to
say that it surpassed the most glowing
anticipations. The pageant cclipsed any
of its predecessors; and as satire on
what is known as the Quaker policy in
dealing with those privileged robberers
and murlerers, the border Indians,
was mastery both in design and elabora-
tion.
The first seen of the masquerndcrs was
as they filed into Strand street IRON nea
Thirty-frst street, with lights brightly
burning, music playing, banners Hopping
and the whole pageant as orderly and
under as complete discipline as if they
had accomplished long march, instead
of appearing, as it were, from the bowels
of the earth.
The cars and accompanying vehicles
were drawn by seventy of the finest
mules in the city, each animal covered
with white domino with red ears; the
drivers and conductors were attired in
costumes to match, with white domino
and scarlet caps.
In the procession there were twenty
six vehicles, thirteen elaborately and
tastefuly decorated cars, with ch racter,
istic tabeaux, thirteen bearing tripods of
light, by which the streets through
which they passed were made luminous
as day.
Each car had two rows of lights on
either side. At intervals, as the process
sion passed over the route laid down, inns
mense quantities of red, green and pur
pie rockets and candles were sent up,
adding much to the effect of the display.
The procession, which was first
seen passing up Strand street, moved
in the following order-Down Strand
to Twentieth, along Mechanic to Twenty
second, thence to Broadway, and up
Broadway to fremont, and along fremont
to the Opera House.
The cars and light bearing vehicle:
were arranged as follows.
Car No. 1. A band of fourteen musi-
clans.
Car No. Q. A burlesque band, hel
characters on the outside of the Car Will
the inscription, ''Nusic hath Charms" A
, monkey leads the band, assisted by al
ass, bull dog, goat, cat, bear, OK, fox anc
/ elephant.
Car No. was deliberately decorated
. with gold lace and fancy trimmings, witt
t u large dragon painted red on it, bearin!
the inscription Momus, in large letters
in the center huge globe on a platform
one half of which was in sight, and OF
top was seated his Majesty the Might
Momus.
Car No. A. inscription on the outsid
representing the imps of Momus. TIL
figures on the car represented Mirh
Feast, Jollity, Laughter, two elves an,
J two clowns.
Car No. s. Inscription of Nations
Idiosyncrasies.
Car No. 6. inscription on one side
E Gas you like it," on the other, Love
+. Labor Lost"
, Car No. Z. Band wsgon with four
Z teen musicians.
I Car No. s. Inscription on one side
"Quaker Policy" on the other, "Foi
, Sill pow wow" The first group repre-
sented the liberation of Satanta and Bi
Tree, under Quaker influence. The Coy
5 ernor was dressed in the ancicn' dress G
e a chief justice listening to the .ickl
I sentiment of the oleaginous Quaker, VIII
j., was pleading the cause of Satanta and b
Tree. One feature of this group was
, military officer, app ,rently more for or
u nament about the fort than for any usefl
purpose, supposed, by many spectator
to be member of the Galveston Artiller,
who, in spite of the restrictions of the
t charter, had left the island and wsndere
: to tFort Sill. In another part of the ei
t was the humane Governor, with officer
i. &C.. near by, tho dusky Senator, fro
= Louisiana, looking as if he thought IL
/, whole matter small game
thimble rig, with which he
: very familiar.
Car No. 0. Inscription --"Dramatic
G Car No. 10. Inscription "Romance
e The figures on this car were Pacha
n many tales of P,ckwick; 'Joe, the +
q Boy" "The Headless Horseman, "Tl
:. Devil on Two Sticks" "Baron Muncha,
g sen, )" and "Gog and Magog."
Car No. II. Inscrption-''lI Heroes
Childhood" Characters ''Puss in Boot
d 'sMother Goose" "Knave of Hearts