The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-02-11

formal opening of tho great carnival,
and in every feature it was q superlative
success.
| ARRIVAL OF THE ICE KING.
The ceremonies attendant upon this
event occupied the afternoon of Febru-
ary Srd and consisted of the reception
of King Borealis on his arrival at the
union depot and the escort of his
majesty to the city hall where with due
! state and pomp he was received by
Mayor Rice and presented with the
| keys to the outer gates of the city.
For the time all affairs were suspended
and the populace joined in the
imposing and novel ceremony. The
procession of winter clubs was we'll
calculated to evoke the highest interest
and its route to the ice palace was q
continuous ovation.
At the reception of King Borealis
Gen. r. w. Johnson)and his Queen
| (Mrs. l.. l.. C.. Erooks)at carnival hall
In the evening there was witnessed an
event of royal courliness that rivalled
the realms where Courts and Princes
do hold sway. After the reception
some hours were devoted to tho figures
of the merry dance. some hundreds
being on the floor at the same
| time.
sTORM1NG THE ICE PALACE.
The afternoon of the 4th was given
up to drives about the city by given
routes, but not in the professional
order, and St. Paul has never wit
messed such a scene as this event
brought forth. Four, six and eight in
hand were abundant. tandem teams,
and three and four abreast were num-
erous, while the staid two horse and
one horse sleighs and cutters counted
high up into the thousands. The
horses were gaily decorated with
plumes. ribbons, flags, and even tobog-
gan suits, while the occupants of tho
| vehicles in bright costumes added
greatly to the brilliancy of the inspiring
scene. All was orderly and nothing
transpired to mar the enjoyment of the
rare sport and none will forget the
pleasure of that vivacious carnival
afternoon.
During the day several visiting clubs
arrived, and were welcomed and cared
for by St. Paul clubs, among these were
the St. George Snowshoe Club; the
Winnipeg Snowshoe Club; the Acme
Toboggan Club of Northtield; the
White Bear Toboggans; the Saltwater
Toboggans; Scandinavian Ski; Little
Grow Snowshoers, and Itasca, all uni
formed clubs of Saltwater; the visiting
| companies mum ,cred nearly 1000 men,
and added rot little to the eclatlof the
| day.
The event of the evening was the
storming of the Ice Kings palace by
the Fire King and his ch"horts. Again
the recording pencil fails to find in
language that descriptive power to
convey to the reader the vividness,
| grandeur and brilliancy of the scene
that ensued when the Fire King, having
demanded surrender and boen refused,
ordered his herald to give the signal
for attack. The hour was sublime.
The garrison manning the pa.apets
of the bcseiged fortress poured
squadron, who answered with the
valor of a better cause; thousands
! of Roman candles simultaneously
spouled forth balls of various-colored
fire, which cleaned and glistened
| against the crystal walls. On every
bastion and other architectural projec-
ton of the palace was set cannon,
which when discharged, filled the
heavens with globes of blue and red
and gresn flame. Tremendous mortars
in the outer moat sent up ponderous
bombs hundreds of feet into the air,
which, bursting, scattered sparks of all
the hues of the rainbow in every direc-
ton, and the magniticence of an ordi-
nary pyrotechnic exhibition was multi
piled many times by the opalescent tint
thrown over it all by the crystalline
walls of the palace.
The Ice Kings seat of power was a
palace of phosphorescent fire, now
white, now blue, now green, now red,
cleaning and glittering, every turret
shooting up fan-like tongue of fire.
To the spectators at distance, the
sight was Of most wonderful beau
ty; the cleaning castle, with its
canfigueration. stood out, q sihausette
of many colored lights, against the
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which shot from it and toward it made
a picture of lurid splendor. Finally
the FIRE Kings volleys became weaker
and fewer and at length he sued for
peace, and Borealis, nothing 10th, de-
clared the combat ended, and the two
Kings mounted upon one chariot rode
together at tho head of the column as
the procession formed and passed
through the city.
THE MINNEAPOLIS DELEGATION
arrived about s p. m. numbering some
5000 visitors including City officials,
militia. clubs and citizens. A special
procession was formed under directions
of Mayor Rice of St. Paul, and the new
arrival escorted to the carnival grounds
with the highest honors.
So passed the day and eventful
night, the hours of which had sped in
royal pleasure.
PROGRAMME SECOND WEEK.
The second week of the carnival
promises many new and attractive
features as will be seen from the skele-
ton outline of events introduced below:
FEBY. 8. Forenoon: Exhibition of
Tobogganing at all slides by experts.
afternoons: Match Game of Polo on
rink in Carnival Grounds for Prizo and
Championahip0fN North VpRA: SnoW.ehoe