San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-13
CROWNED WITH SUCCESS.
The Germans Celebrate the Land
ing of Their Forefathers in
America.

Saturday and Sunday were turned into
one solid day of pleasure by our German
citizens. The festivities began soon after
the noon hour on Saturday, when the
streets were lined with such masses of
people as never before seen in the history
of the city. 1t appeared as though every
last man, woman and child had left their
home to witness the great street pageant.
At half-past o'clock the large pro-
cession left Degner's lumber yard and
passed around Alamo plaza which was
crushing full of people. 1t passed up
along Avenue ID, through Sixth street
and down Avenue c. These streets and
the houses on them were also filled with
spectators. Turning down into Houston
street, the first, accident occurred in the
shape of a broken axle on the wheel OF
wagon No. l, The Teutons and Cimbri
before Rome" This wagon was hauled
into side street and the procession re-
sumed its course down crowded Houston
and Acequia streets around Main plaza
up Commerce street and onto Alamo
plaza again. Here the procession dis
banded. the persons representing the his
torical figures retired and the entire par
Elephants repaired TO the springs where
they were welcomed in a neat speech by
Capt. Edgar Schramm. A number of Sc
lections were rendered by the Firemen's
band, and the people returned to the city
for the balls given at the various halis
that night.
After supper an immense portion of the
German people arrayed themselves In
their ball costumes and proceeded to Con-
vention hall, Muth's Garden and Arbeiter
Verein hall.
One admission card entitled the holder
to take in all three of the places and the
merry crowds changed from one place OF
merriment to the other.
Act ~ tnh
hall was neatly decorated and numerous
were the couples that danced to the
strains of the music until long past mid
night.
At Muths pavilion gay crowd had as
Sembled at an early hour and kept up
dancing until three o'clock in the morn
ing.
The Arbeiter Verein was also crowded
with merry dancers who made gay time
of it until the early hours of the next day.
Sunday morning was devoted to brac-
ing up from last evenings festivities,
The afternoon was given up to grand
concert at Muth's Garden under the lead
ership of Prof. Beck. A large attendance
was on hand and an excellent time was
spent by all. At night came the grand
finale OF the celebration in the shape OF
an illuminated procession on Alamo
plaza at o'clock.
The plaza was one solid impregnable
mass of humanity, anxious TO see the
grand Illuminated procession. AT last IL
came, accompanied by the glare OF Dozens
of red and blue torches. The gold and
silver and gay colors shone up immensely
and the vast multitude cheered with
boiling enthusiasm at the grand spectacle
After the parade the large crowd re-
turned to Muths garden. where another
concert was given. A large number OF
people also went to the Springs to witness
the Cinderella dance.
This closed the first German Day cele-
bration in this city, and barring our trst
Volksfest, it was the most successful al
fair of its kind ever held in the city.