Daily Republican., 1883-09-18
,JOLLY GERMANS.
!. yoLKS.FEST IN FULL
U SCENES ANDINClDENTS
' ATThC PARk.

.,,ted Yesterday, as soon as tn
aa narade was dismissed at tn
W. 'a,,sn park, shortly after II O'Clock
~ ae IN line immediately joined tn
'snse !, M throng, already gathered with
I, ls enclosure, for the purpose OF hav
a' u aool M time, and by 3 o'clock full.
Snssonle we're scattered over the park
ofwhom were amusing themselve
Earious ways.
IA. immense throng consisted Of al
:, m orary nationality common In thii
oft the country, all of whom joinet
', and hand in the German festivi
and for the time being all wer,
,Sh OH especially when they were scat
r rrn',nd the large board tent, where
rr,kraut and beer were dealt out t.
hungry. A glimpse at the number o.
arirans ] seated under this enclosure
raJ 10 the writer that from tht
they disposed of this favorite Ger
di,l they, too, knew what was
and when one plate was put away
her was quickly ordered, and thus
n dealing it ont were kept bnsy al
afternoon.
he Germans, az a rule, know how
enioy themselves, and at q fete OF
kind, they go into it with a whole
n and as long as the money lasts
are" hale fellows we'll met. " In
itjon to saucr kraut and beer there
numerous other attractions offered
the affair will be one long to b.
embered.
wheel of fortune, 10 cents a chance,
kent spinning around lively all the
moon, and at every turn the lucky
carried off a prize worth from 30
toSo. The flying horses In an
n quarter offered attractions to the
n boys,a they were in their glory
n seated upon one of these auimals.
OH pay your 5-nickel, mount a
ke, give the signal and the machine
res with the aid of crank operated
wo meu. 1t would not be Volks-
fair or any other exhibition where
e crowds congregate, if the man
the striking machine was not on
d, and he roped in the dimes yester.
from persons anxious to test their
ng,h in seeing how many pounds
could strike with a heavy mallet.
rthe striking machine was man
linz ont whose the next man to
lis luck, five rings for a dime -
proved to be a stand containing a
Ter of canes, and the person who
kw a ring over any one of the sticks
hi, choice OF the lot.
ooked easy at first, but many were
pointed after their ten cents was
nl they discovered that it is
aN gold that glitters." A cha nee
it a mark adistance of 20 feet with
balls was another attraction.
D,e who took no interest in these
repaired to the pavilion and
eithe merry throng of dancers, who
ped the light fantastic to the music
laFirstEegiment Band, while others
nenaded around the grounds, visited
Photograph gallery, and watched
various other sports in progress.
reased pole IoomeL up in the dis
p, but no one 80 eemed 70 take
lly 10 it and it was passed hurriedly
bring the festivities there will be
attractions each day, such as sack
Is, wheebarrow races, chasing the
(~d pig, and all such games. The
enjoyed themselves in playing
ball, leap frog, chasing the tiger,
The military engaged in target
ttice for quite while, and some
shots were made by the sharp
bters
THE STORM.
rsplte the threatening storm in the
rnoOn and evening the majority
he crowd did not appear TO be IN
hurry to leave, and when the
m broke over the city, in all its
about $50 o'clock over 1000 per
were still at the park, .and every
c4IvabIe place of shelter was eagerly
gAt, and it was long after midnight
'fr The crowd was abe to get
!! The time was spent, however,
anc!hg, and those present did not
u 10 mind the storm in the least.
l'r ram was very heavy, and contin-
U"tl nearly midnight, and the
'+adlng from the park were ter
muddy, and it was with difficulty
he harkmen could drive their
e'a1ohg with heavy loads. They
'e "TVeraI trips, however, and reap.
abundant hal vest.
ACCIDENTS.
%1ultlon to the accidents mention
! morse belonging to Lexington Bar
rAi' away at Ninth and French
'S, dashlng down French to a tree
" sixth, where he left the wagon,
aiming work bench, ETC., behind
ran On with broken harness. In
frlnehce Of this Mr.. Barney had
wagon less in the parade.
y atch over +. Wagner e. Co.'S float
@ wt'' on by being caught in a tree
a"o o'hrr decorated wagons were
eof W less damaged by the trees and
graph wires.
so"eI lhotfas Ford's double team
away III the park and created quite
nyl'cIh"n', but the most exciting
PNay was IA pair of lead horses, at
'I 10 a wagon in the parade, who
w around the track at q dead run,
% a'ne toa sudden stop against a
vJii' breaking the shafts, bending
N'eS n1 anu otherwise wreckiIg the
was rnmored that one of the horses
oD, 's sue pierced with q sharp piece
oV'' Or IRON in such a manner AZ to
I'' r, Ieath in a few hours after
Easie %i rms report, however, canhot
4 '.hea, as the owner of the animal
Y not be found.
AZ the procession was entering
p@rh, "ri the large binder belonging to
eAhlDit nit of f. Fl. McWhorter & Co.
for "oWh, which delayed the process
ara ,pl ABOUT twenty minutes. One of
'se wheels was broken, having
Hacked .,hed by running over tho
s'ohea of the streets. Tho ma
lr wa "'S faken apart and conveyed
I a /" sections, after being loaded
4 u T., n,,'c"oVern, small boy, was
,soa III the stomach by o base ball,
WE'VE viewed severe injuries. Another
hin %n4se ~ name could not be learned,
nor,r S lace badly cut by falling off a
of fiIry a, enclosure at the park, and
pn;a h, i,'I :, boards falling upon him.
homarr reese, a l4-year.old daughter
w as was H. Freese, was run over by =
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