The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-10-12
ostoLE CELEBRATION.


The scenes i'm Baltimore Last Night.
Baltimore was in all her glory yesterday
and last night and IL Is estimated that
| 100000 people were on the streets WASH
ington contributed her share TO the num-
Der, and every train that left the depots
was crowded to its utmost capacity. Wash
ington seems to have poured out at least
one-half Of its population. Tho great rush
toward Baltimore was in the afternoon and
early evening trains, for 1t had been an
nounced that the grand procession would
move promptly at half-past six o'clock. If
the crowd had been advised that the start
would be two hours late there would not
have been such n tremendous rush.
The Baltimore american thus describes
the scenes while the procession was getting
into line on Boundary avenue and Madison
avenue:
The scene here was lively one. Men
tried to crowd each other upstairs to get
their costumes, while those who were
dressed ran around promiscuously along the
stables and up and down the sidewalks.
The builders of the pyramid hob-nobbed
with the Esquimaux who were to go with
DIR. Kane and his float. Roman senators
stood on the pavement smoking cigars,
while they chatted with the county police.
Even Charlemagne and Pope Leo III. min
gled with the allegorical statues represent
ing America, Europe, Asia and Africa, call
ing them John, Charley and Peter. Romu-
lus and Remus were particularly lively,
and favored the spectators with war-dances
over the pavement, to keep warm Their
abbreviated costume might have been sufii-
cient for sunny Italy, but 1t hardly
answered for chilly October night. 1t
was about twilight when the bus arrived
from the Academy of Music bearing the
young ladies who were to take the female
parts in the pageant. They were hurried
at once into room by themselves and the
door locked, aud policeman stationed to
guard It. No one was allowed In the room,
but the sound of the men and the hum of
so many languages In the hallway caused
the door to be opened several times on the
inside, and Zenobia was seen explaining to
one of the Nubian slaves that the lace on
the dress of one of the maids Of the harem
was not real finish. The Queen of Egypt
was standing before the looking. glass fixing
her crimps while the other maidens looked
weary before their ride commenced. Mean
while the male flgurantes nearly all came
down stairs. They had been given num-
bers instead of names, and hence
no one knew what he was;
They all wanted to know, and
many were the surmises ventured on this
point. Romulus said he was Roman, but
\ who he did not know. He had knife in
his hand. He knew that much, and that
was all. The oarsmen to Cleopatra's barge
called themselves negroes, and went about
asking everybody If they could tell them
their names. Before one-half the men
were dressed the colored torch-bearers
began to get cold, and commenced to dance
about on the pavements.
Torch.b bearers, Dancing and Singing.
Someone started up Empty is the Cradle"
and in less than minute every one of the
two.hundred torch-bearers was chanting
that popular ditty. From one song they
went to another, and little groups were
formed and all up tho avenue small camp
meetings were held. Some Of the men ri
vailed Haverly's Minstrels in clog-dancing
and pigeon wings, and soon they had q
crowd about them. "Where is Our Eva
Gone?' was a favorite air 1t was quite
dark when all the Crusaders came out Of the
dressing rooms with rush and dashed
across the avenue to the field beside the
pavilion, where their horses stood. Each
man carried large paper bag containing his
mask and wig. Soon after the Mystic "
torch-bearers, dressed in orange and black,
walked up the street and followed the Cru
saders into the field. brilliant light
blazed from their vicinity and told
that they had lighted their torches.
They made most picturesque scene,
marching down the dark street with
their many lights borne on their shoulders.
1t was not until after o'clock chat some of
the fgurantes were sent out to take their
places. No one knew what he was to be,
but only had number, and it was most
distracting scene to see the Roman senators
fighting for places on the throne Of Pharaoh.
The bear on DIR. Kanes float was positive
he had to ride the elephant, and it took
some time to convince Peter the Hermit
that he was to stand alone and not have the
Pasha's harem about him. The last car
the engine-was the first ready. All the
men of this float were in position by $3.50
and the engine was placed and ready to
start. Romulus and Remus were also in
place in time, but the Roman warriors
would not gather together. The learned
men of Greece were very backward in find
ing their float, and, in reality, no two did
find it, Cyrus was on his elephant shortly
after Z o'clock.
, Cyrus Falls From an Elephant.
But he grew cold sitting on his perch,
and was getting down from his howdah
when no fell and sprained his ankle SC
badly that he had to be sent home. His
name was Charles Ellis. Ismael Pasha wa
was brought back from his exile and
moved up few centuries and made to put
on the costume of the Brahma priest of GOO
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: waited to Cyrus seat, the American repre-
) sentative was surprised to see Remus jump
lightly over the wall of Rome--as of old
and run frantically up and down the pave
ment. He asked him what was the mat
ter, and was told by the Roman that he was
cold. No wonder, for he wore nothing but
short Roman toga and tights. The next
thing seen of Remus he was sitting on a
marble stepping stone, hugging torch
bearer. Romulus, in the meantime, caught
another Roman jumping over his walls,
and amused himself by having sparring-
match with him. The young ladies
made their appearance from their
, dressing-room about 7:15 o'clock.
They were better behaved than the
Romans, and followed the men who had
them in charge. Zenobia was quite lone
some without Aurelian, for he did not put
in an appearance, and Cleopatra was re-
ceived by chorous of Oh and All ! by the
, oarsmen. The Pasha was quite ever
whelmed when his eight beauties came and
, sat down beside him, but he soon made
their acquaintance, and introduced
Lafayette to them ALL Columbus was the
last to make his appearance. The
poor little Indian on the float chung
passionately to the palm tree all
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