St. Paul daily globe., 1888-01-28
the attacking army was repulsed in con-

the attacking army was repulsed in con-
fusion. 1t was
A TERRIFIC ONSLAUGHT.
and superb defense. Twenty
thousand Roman candles threw their
flaming shots of red and blue against
the rampartS Of ice, but the walls stood
firm. The battle waXed hotter and
hotter. The attacking army stood its
ground well until the fiery flames which
came Kissing from the guns within be-
came unbearable, and drove them back
step by step to safe distance from the
outer ramparts. Then there came a
luli in the storm, and filled with new
zeal by drum and bugle call they
pressed on. AS they came forward the
flames belehed forth again from every
crevice in the mighty bulwOrkS. They
wavered and fell back, and a
s,heer of victory broke from the
Lee Kings nihiens. Three times
they advanced, aud as many times
we've forced back. Then the BorealiS
rehectorS on the palace ramparts were
lighted, and the whole structure glewed
in the color Of richest wine. AS the
Fire Kings forces began to retreat, a
parting shot caught in the palace flag,
and the emblem of the s'POlar Bear"
was soon wrapped in flames. 1t was
only all accident, but the circumstance
has cast gloom over the victorious de-
Tenders of King BOrealiS, for it is re-
gaYded as token of impending danger.
The siege of the Fire King being un-
successful, he withdrew his shattered
forces in good order, and has threatened
to renew the assault. In the meantime,
the subjects of BOrealis are holding and
will continue to hold high carnival in
honor Of their sovereign's victory.
THESE ARE FACTS.
The display of fireworks last night
cost $1,000. Col. j. S. Robertson, who
has directed the st0rming at all the car
nivals, states that it was the finest col
lection of fireworks ever fired
in the United States. With twenty
assistants, Col Robertson was busy
all day yesterday, placing the
marks in position in the palace. The
big mOrtarS and twelvegun batteries
were spiked to the ground in the outer
courts, and in the maze in the north
west wing. On the top of the outside
walls were placed dragon bouquets, un-
ion bouquets, liquid fire, columns of fire
and BorealiS reflectors; from the top of
the center tower, l32 feet high, the
flights of vari-cOlored shells were fired,
while on every projection were NAM
moth fountains and elec trio suns, and
running up and down the high walls
were sarcissons, or snake dragons.
'Quick-matches' hung from every piece
on the inside of the palaces, and Col.
Robertson and his men had only to apply
the torches. The red electric lights hung
in the palace were eXtinguished when
the storming began, and when the
''BOreali refiectors" were fired the
effect of the red fire playing upon the
walls of ice was dazZlingly magnificent.
Not an accident occurred during the en-
tire stOrming. Col. Robertson states
that the grandest revelation has been
reserved for the next storming, which
is to surpass that of last night. In the
absence of Senator Morrison, Col. T. r.
WelZ, of the Merchants hotel, acted as
fire king and rode majestically on the
blood-red chariot. All the policemen
that could be spared from patrol duty
were at the palace grounds and main
tanned good order.