River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-02-11

| dress Dy PRESIDENT flnch, VINO with
touch OF poetic fervor presented the ice
palace and its surroundings to the peo-
pie of the city.
Mayor Rice in reply was very happy
as he briefly said:
1.-The magical results of the efforts of
yourself .nd your Association entitle
| you to the lasting gratitude of the citi-
zens of ST. Paul, and in their behalf and
| on the part of the authorities | tender
! you their unfeigned co gratulations
aud thanks. You have in a few short
wceFs brought forth a marvellous struet-
ure, excelling in magnitude and beauty
OF design every other of its kind which
the world has ever witnessed II is
true, YOU have had the active support
Of our entire community, and have
most fortunately brought to your aid
the services of an accomplished and
/ skillful architect, Mr.. j. II. Hutchinson.
to whose taste this structure must be
/ considered a high testimonial. Nor is
/ it this palace alone that has claimed
/ YOUR attention. All the numerous pre-
\ parations and appointments requisite
I to make the winter carnival attractive
/ and ENJOYABLE have been abundantlv
/ provided and brought as nearly to per-
/ lection as possible. And now, Mr..
/ President and fellow citizens, it only
remains to proclaim the carnival fully
\ inaugurated and to bid the people from
everywhere TO come and receive most
cordial welcome to it and to the free
1 dom of tho city; to its hospitality and
1 careful protection.
This concluded the ceremonies OF tie
3 fg-v,,a1 o,,anipor Of bo a
\ and in every feature it was a supcrlative
success.
ARRIVAL OF THE ICE KING.
The ceremonies attendant upon this
event occupied the afternoon of febru.
I ary 3rd and consisted of the reception
/ Of King Boreal!s on his arrival at the
I union depot and the escort Of his
majesty 90 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 aud novel ceremony. The
procession Of winter clubs was well
calculated to evoke the highest interest
and its route to the ice palace was a
continuous ovation.
At the reception of King RCrealis
(Gcn. X. w. Johnsonland his Queen
(AIrs. l.. /. G. Rrooks)at carnival hall
| In the evening there was witnessed an
event of royal courliness that rivalled
the realms whore Courts and Princes
DO hold sway. After the reception
some hours were devoted to the figures
of tho merry dance, some hund reds
being on the floor at the same
! time
sTORMING 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 We're num-
erous, while tho 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 the
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 Mortified; the
White Bear Toboggans; the saltwater
Toboggans; Scandinavian Ski; Little
Crow SnOwsh0ers, and 1tasca, all uni
formed clubs of Saltwater; the visiting
companies mum oered nearly 1000 men,
and added not little to the eclatsQf the
day.
The event of the evening was the
storming of the Ice Kings palace by
the Fire King and his chohorts. 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 parapets
of the beseiged fortress poured
fiery shower upon the hostile
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 proiec-
ton of the palace was set cannon,
which when discharged, inlled the
heavens with globes OF blue and red
and gresn lame Tremendous mOrtars
( i'm the outer moat sent up pOnderous
bombs hundreds of feet into the air,
which. bursting, scattered sparks of al
the hues OF the rainbow in every direc-
ton, and the magnlllcence OF an ordl-
nary pyrOtechniC exhibition was multi
, pied many times ~ the opalescent tint
thrown over It all by the crystalline
walls of the palace.
The Ice Kings seat of power was 8
palace Of phosphoresccnt fire, now
white, now blue, now green, now rcd
cleaning and glittering, every turre
shooting up fan-like tongue OF fire.
To the spectators at a distance, the
sight was OF most wonderful bea L
ty; the cleaning castle, wit. as
canfigueration, stood out, a sihausett'
of many col0red lights, against tbs
,, black sky and the blazing volleyi
which shot from it and toward it made
a picture of lurid splendor. FINAL,
the Fire Kings volleys became weaker
and fewer and at length he sued 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
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