The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-02-11
A FIERY NIGHT.

In the evening the ice palace was bonn
barded. the spectacle OF It's illumination by
the discharge of thousands of rockets and
Roman candles used in the attack and de-
Tense, was grand and picturesque, rIyaling
in its beauty and grandeur the tabled ac-
counts OF some dazZ ing entertainment of
Old. lt was q sceue. the like of which has
never been seen IN the wOrid-outside of ST.
Petersburg, Russia, and Montreal, Canada
The storfning or the ice castle was the re-
suit of desire on the part Of the Fire King
to wrest the huge edihce from the possession
OF the Ice King In carrying out this desire
the Fire King and his followers storlned the
local habiration of the Ice King, and the
latter and his loyal subjects repused the at
tack with vigor and effect. The uniformed
members OF the many toboggan, snowshoe
and skating clubs acted as the soldiers of the
conuending mona-chs. They. divided up,
fought well and yaiantly and in their en-
thusiastic attack and defense contributed
not little 10 the grand and realistic effect
of the mimic battle. The palace was sur
rounded by the forces of the royal inmate,
early in the evening, in anticipation of an
attack. They filed the castle and occupied
all The available positions about the towers
and battlements
A NIGHT PICTURE
The castle and its surrounding defenders
was picture Of quietness The besieeiug
forces marched up to the castle, and the Fire
King demanded It's surrender At each OF
the four main entrances to the castle he
made his demand his troops following, thus
forming a second circle about the castle, the
inner Gree beng the military subjects of
the reigning monarch. The demands of the
Fro NOS .t4i no "a
From the outer circle 20 up scores and hun
dreds and thousands of Roman candles, sky
rockets and other pyrotechnic displays. The
members OF the inner circle responded by
similar discharge of irew orks. as did their
fellows within the castle The illumination
of the many explosions and the red fire
within the palace made the scene one of
never-to- be-forgotten beauty and grandeur.
The Illumination disclosed the massive ice
palace in all its purity, and likewise revealed
the various Co!ored suits of those participant
ing in the sortie, either as friends or foes of
the Ice King. The sight was enioved by
many thousands within the carnival grounds
and by many more outside that enclosure.
At last the contending kings hold a confer
ence, during iUll IL the battle, and as q re-
suit thereof an armistice was declared and
the forces, following their respective kings,
formed into line and marched through the
principal streets OF the city, the torchlight
parade being the reverse as to its line OF
march of that last Monday night.
sToRMING OF THE ICE PALACE
Fire and ice the emblems of heat and cold,
are utterly dssin1iIar and antaeonistic.
Neither can exist in the presence of the
other, and, when they come together, there
is a contest for the mastery which can only
end in the annihiation OF one or the other
and the struggle between these two great
natural elements is attended with phenom-
ena which shakes worlds and seams and
ridges the face OF continents. Such strug-
gle was symbolized last night in the storm