The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-02-08
A DOME OF ICE AND FIRE.
The Montreal leo Palace Blazing With
Electric Light.

MONTREAL, CANADA, Jan. 24.-The
second and most interesting day Of the
Winter Carnival has proved all that
Canadians could wish, or their visitors
from abroad could anticipate in showing
to advantage the hcathful and exciting
winter sports which are characteristic Of
the Dominion. The biting cold of yes
tcrday, which made it uncomfortable to
witness the out door sports, was succeed
ed during the night by more moderate
temperature, and throughout the day the
weather has been such as 10 make tie
streets Of Montreal comfortable TO natives
and strangers alike. The city is literally
packed with visitors from all parts.."of
Canada and the United States, some of
them coming from far in the Sunny
South to witness the games and partici-
pate in the grand carnival Oh the snow
and ice. The trains entering Montreal
from all directions this morning were
even more crowded than they were yes
tcrday, and it is now impossible TO secure
accommodations in the hotels, while the
few rooms in private houses which have
not already been appropriated are held
Mt cxorbitant prices. The main atlrac,
ton which drew this vast cOncourse Of
people to the city WAS the announcement
that the great ice palace would hc for.
mnly thrown open tonight and made
rcsplcndcn, BY an illumination with clcc.
trio lights, and thousands will probably
leave tO.morrpw content with having
witnessed this Crowning event Of the car
nival. The streets, which have boon un-
comfortably crowded to-day, will then
become tolcrable for pedestrians, but the
ndica' ions are that thousands of visitors
will remain throughout the carnival, and
that the city will reap 4 rich finaucia!
harvest at the expense Of the strangers
within her gates. The success Of the
carnival, from every point Of view, is
thoroughly assured. In honor of the
formal
OPENING OF THE CARSIvAL
Montreal to-day was decked in festive
colors, and in nl the principal streets
flags were waving and streamcrs flying
in the air. 1t has been n gala day for
the city Every house of any prctcr.
sions is adorned with the National col
ors, and during the day small flags np
peared in the hands of the children and
waved from the heads of horses. Scarcely
q vehicle appeared in the streets which
was not decorated in some way in honor
Of the day. From early in tho morning
the citizens began to swarm the main
thoroughfares and mingIc with those " ho
had come from aiar of to witness
Canada's national sports. The sun
poured down upon the scene in all its
splendor during the day, and the only
thing to mar the festivities was the feor
that the weather might moderate too
much and injure the ice, upon which the
success of the games depends 80 largely.
The Mayor had proclaimed a half holiday,
and rs result the business houses Of the
city were closed in the afternoon, and
their thousands Of occupants poured into
the streets to add to the vast throng
which filled them in the morning, aud
tho leading thoroughfarcs assumed u
cheerful and animated appearance, sue h
memory of the traditional "oldest nhabi-
tant." That the great throngs were am
ply satisfied with the execution of the pro.
grainme prepared by the committee was
fully established by the expressions of
wonder and admiration which arose from
tho multitudes on all sides as they wit
messed the sports. 1t was day long to
be remembered in Montreal.
THE ToBoGGANING HILLS
were opened yesterday. The toboggnn
or Indian sleigh, is the simplest of Mi
vehicles, being in its radical form a
smooth, thin board Of tough, elastic
wood, one end Of which has been bent UP
in n curvo and fastened in that shape
permanently by cord or wire. If your
readers will imagine n capital on its
side with the curve upward they will
have good idea of the toboggan. The
Indians employed it to convey stores
R,p hn Il - q :
impossible for runnered vehicles. Its
weight is only few ounces, it soon be-
comes as slippery as glass, and very
slight expenditure OF force is needed Ia
draw it over tho crust or through the
drifts. AS adopted by the Canadians for
pleasure purposes j. becomes hc==:== and
siouier, anu irum being threc or four
teet longs grows 20 dimensions of eight
or ten, with cushions, bells, lamp,
robes, or any luxury that individual taste
may dictate. A tobogganing hill should
be as nearly perpendicular as possible,
with at the bottom q long, level stretch
over which the sled Gun fly with the i'm
petus derived from its descent. Two or
three passengers make load, the lady or
ladies being placed in front, and the
steersman sitting behind. The toboggan
having been placed on tho edge of the
precipice, the lady steps in and aits down
with her feet against the strelcher or dis.
posed in the curve and her skirts tuck ed
around her, and her escort sits down
behind, having short stick in each
hand with which TO steer. The steers.
man lets his hands trail on either side
and digs one stick or the other into the
snow, according 10 the direction in which
he wishes to turn the accuged craft. 1t
ia the correct thing to turn out in
blanket coat and leggirgs, with &C: .
sins, and upon your head red or blue
lugue-a Phrygian cap Of worsted. Hav.
ing bidden adieu to your friends, you
gently push your frail sled over the brow
of the hill and
LAUNCH YOURSELF INTO ETERNITY.
Such of your readers as have ever fall
len out of a balloon will have a good
idea of the sensation Of the amateur
tobogganist during his first slide. Thara