Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-02-10

formal opening of the great carnival,
and in every feature it was a superlative
success.
ARRIVAL OF THE ICE KING.
The ceremonies attendant upon this
event occupied the afternoon of Febru-
airy 3rd 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.
i 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 a
continuous ovation.
At the reception of King Borealis
(Gen. r. w. Johnson)and his Queen
(Mrs. l.. l.. C. brooks 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 the 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, fla gs, and even tobog-
gan suits, while the occupants of the
vehicles in bright costumes added
greatly to the brilliancy of the inspiring
scene. All was orderly and nothing
TRANSFERRED to mar the enjoyment of the
rare sport and none will forget the
| pleasure of that viyacious 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 Mortified; the
White Bear Toboggans; the Saltwater
Toboggans; Scandinavian Ski; Little
Crow Snowshoers, and Itasca, all uni
formed clubs of Saltwater; the visiting
companies mum oered 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 been refused,
ordered his herald to give the signal
for attack. The hour was sublime.
The garrison manning the pa apets
of the beseiged fortress poured
a fiery shower upon the hostile
squadron, who answered with the
valor of 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 green 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 dlrec'
ton, and the magniticence of an ordi'
nary pyrotechnic exhibition was multi
plled many times by the opalescent tint
thrown over it all by the crystalline
walls of the palace.
The Ice Kings seat of power was q
palace of phosphorescent fire, now
white, now blue, now green, now red
cleaning and gli,tering, every turre'
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
canfgueration, stood out, q sihausette
of many colored lights, against the
black sky and the blazing volleys
which shot from it and toward it made
q picture of lurid splendor. Finally
the FIRE King volleys became weaker
and fewer and at length he sned fol
peace, and Borealis, nothing 10th. de-
clared the combat ended, and the two
! Kings mounted upon one chariot rode
together at the head of the column a:
the procession formed and passed
through the city.
| THE MINNEAPOLIS DELEGATION
arrived about p. m. numbering SOM
5000 visitors including City officials
militia, clubs and citizens. A specia
procession was formed under direction
of Mayor Rice of st. Paul, aud the new
|! arrival escorted to the carnival ground
with the highest honors.
| So passed the day and eventfu
| night, the hours of which had sped il
royal pleasure.
PROGRAMME SECOND WEEK
| The second week of the carniva
promises many new and attractive
| features as will be seen from the skele
ton outline of events introduced below
| FEBY. 9. Forenoen, Exhibition o
| Tobog1aning at all slides by experts
| afternoon: Match Game of Polo on
rink in Carnival Grounds for Prize anc
] Championship OF Northwest; Snow ehO<