The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-10
Float Nine-Embarcation of Column


rior of the order Of st. Dominic, with
crozier blessing the expedition
near him; Martin Alonzo Binzor,
the commander of the Pinta,
preceded by Vincent Yanez Pirzal, COM
mander of the Mira, with royal banners,
in the act of entering the boat; Spanish,
English and Irish seamen in the ships
yawl.
Float ten: Scene symbolical Of the
passage across the Atlantic; Neptune
standing, gold and silver shell grasping
his trident, is supported by four sca gods,
whose costumes and accessories simulate
dripping water.
Float eleven: Mysteries of the deep;
scene, a grotto under the sea composed of
coral rocks, shells, water lilies, marine
plants, seeds, MOSES, Nc; paupt or
cutie fish of large dimensions with long
attennae, Nautilus or Portuguese trigate,
fishes, etc, in motion, with II large turtle
and two Holsters.
Float TweIve-Di Discovery of America.
Scene on board the ship Santa Maria,
Friday. ut 2 A. NJ, October II, 1892.
Observation-Disclosures in tn" foreground
is seen grasping the standard Of Spain,
looking towards the land near him;
priest eievating the crucitxi Roderigo
Frious with telescope to his eye; Pedro
Guttierez with arquebuse, and two Span.
ish soldiers armed.
Float thirteen: Columbus in Chains.
Scene in the fortress of San Domingo,
October 1900 osbdilla,
Viceroy of Spain, ordering the disgrace
of Columbus, now aged sixty-fve, who is
being manaclcd by Espinoza; Don Diego,
brother OF Columbus, also in chains,
stands by, guarded by Spanish soldier.
Float fourteen: Death of Columbus.
Scene in Seville, 4. d., 1906, the death
chamber of Columbus, aged II, lying Oh
couch his physician watching over him,
II priest of the order of Jesus holds the
crucifix before the dying man; his son
Don Diego knccls at the foot of the bed;
Spanish lady praying and weeping;
around the bed are candles burning,
while escaping from the grasp of the
dying is his will which is partly unrollcd
displays the words, prosecute my dis
coveric..
Float fifteen: De Soto in search Of the
Mississippi in the wilderness. Thisscen
is locatcd,in Tishomingo county, Missi.-
sippi, near the ridge called the Spanish
trail and in the territory occupied by
the Chickasaws, and represents II wilder
ness with brushwood and cane, large
Holly and Magnolia trees from which is
hung festoons of Spanish moss with IL
combat between three Spanish soldiers
armed with arquebu.c, sword and hunting
knives, and two Indians armed with
bows and arrows; in the woods are seen
bear wolf serpent, alligator and eagle.
Float Sixtcen-Dc Soto Discovering
the Mississippi.
Scene on the banks OF the Mississippi at
Jackson Mound, near the present site of
Memphis, with an Indian wigwam in the
foreground; De Soto in complete armour,
mounted on II mailed and richly capari-
soned stced, standing on the mound
pointing To the great river; near him is
the Due de Moseoso, with the banner of
Hspania unfurled; priest kneeling at
the foot of IA cross, returning thanks,
while an Indian stands by gazing with
wonder and amaZemcnt upon the scene.
Float Seventeen: Seeking the foun-
tain of youth. This scene represented
the wilds of Arkansas with view of
hills and cragS, and volcanoS in the back
ground; in the front n fountain repre-
scntng the hot spring, boldly rises, and
from which emerges IL beautiful and airy
female figure, who by smiles and gestures
endeavors to seduce to his destruction, a
hoary alchcmist who stands amid diff
cult hill surrounded by instruments of his
art, invented to find the philosophers
stone the fountain of youth.
Float eighteen: Burial of Desoto;
scene on the Mississippi, June 9TH, 1872
rude boat with the forest in the back
ground. Two Spanish soldiers are de-
posting the bier of Desoto in the river,
while two priests are officiating with cross
and rosery, and two Spanish soldiers
with torches stand by.
Float Nineteen-Apothesis of Column
bus.
Scene Columbus is seen
figured amidst the clouds between relig-
ion and the sublime auro, or the spirit OF
Memphi; the former in the act of crown
ing him; below the scene is on the earth,
the heroic figures of history and poetry
recording and celebrating his immortal
deeds, while cherubs arranged behind the
tableau are floating around the inscrip-
tion Farewell
The effect of these tableaux As they
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cent. The costumes were gotten up in
gorgeous style by Beloit Naumer, cos
tuner of the Royal Opera, Paris and
true to time and characters represented,
while the brilliant lights showed them TO
the best advantage. After the proces-
sion the Memphl gave series OF
splendid tableauX at the new
Memphis Theatre to their invited guests
representing the triumphs of Christianity,
retrospect, or Columbus witnessing the
immortal events Of his hero,c lite and
the vanqdishcd, or Ferdinand and Isabella
after the defeat of the Moors, the whole
being n grouping Of the different coun-
tries in the above tableaux or stage with
brilliant parti-colored lights. After the
tableauY followed a full dress ball ut the
theatre and masked balls at the differ
halls throughout the city. and with these
closed the carnival of 1875 without a SIN
Gle accident or incident to mar It's har-
mony and one that has snever been sur
passed in magniticence.
The Celebration I'm Louisville.
The first celebration Of Mardi GraS IN
Louisville took place to-day and was a
grand success in all respects. The pro-
cession was a magnificent scene OF mlrth'
frivolity. butfooncry and enjoyment.
Long before the forming of the process
ion the streets of the city became denSi y
crowded with home ard foreign people
who appeared early to secure stands ana
hooks from which the carnival could be
witnessed. Notwithstanding the severity
of the weather. the thermometer pelng
almost at zero, throughout the day
these eager people remained on the streets zee;
until after the procession passed Ihe
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