St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-08
THE NIGHT DISPLAY.
That 1t Exceeded the Sight of
Former Years the General YER
diot

That 1t Exceeded the Sight of
Former Years the General Ver-
dict.
The electric and gas illumination for
the week, as inaugurated last night on
Third street, is on so grand a scale that
it will ever be remembered with pleas
ure by the visitors to the city. Such
sight has never been equalled in any
city, is the verdict of strangers, and the
city and business men who contribute
to the expense. annually, ale worthy of
the extravaganza praise bestowed by
strangers as we'll as residents. Every
arch. every pyramid, from above Waba-
sha street to Sibley street. was in per-
feet order last night, and each of the
thousands of variegated globes was in
position when the gas was turned on.
The blue canopy of electric lights, with
its border of yellow lights, at Cedar
street, was more beautiful than last
year. whilst the addition of star with
a score of electric lights near it. is a
beauty. The electric sheaf of golden
grain looked larger and better than last
year, reminding the farmer and the
bread-eater of the abundant harvest of
this year. The blue-lighted sickle
seemed to have keener edge than in for
mer years. The anchor seemed to encOur-
age greater hope. In short, the unani-
nous sentiment of the great masses of
people who thronged the streets seemed
to be voiced in the expression, "This is
the best display ever witnessed in this
or any other city," The opinion Of
Chief Clark and others is that more
people were jammed together last night
onj Third and the intersectiGg streets,
from WabaSha to Sibley streets, than on
any former occasion. 1t would be hard
to crowd more in the same space. The
windows and doors of every house, the
sidewalks and the greater portion of
Third and the bisecting streets were
jammed full, only leaving a space of
about ten feet for the passage of
the riders in the procession.
The street cars were obliged
to suspend, temporarily, on the Wa
baSha aud Robert street lines. The
crowd swas good-natured. and people
pushed each other along in a good-hu-
mored way. Chief Clark and Capt Cook
were on hand to direct the police force
in looking after the jam. All OF the day
and night forces of police were on duty
last night. A special detail of fifty-five
men was made for Third street alone.
At each of the street car crossings ten
officers were stationed, four were placed
at each of the other corners and two in
the middle of each block, from Wabasha
to Sibley street. Many of the business
houses were Illuminated, in others the
long store rooms, lining the streets, had
an imaginary illumination from the
variegated lights being reflected by the
plate glass fronts.
Seibert's Great Western band and
Kleist's orchestra discoursed their best
music from stands erected along the
street. 1t was late at night before the
crowd thinned out enough to make
walking, even in the middle of the
street, comfortable. The ILLUMINATION
of the court house and city hall, from
basement to roof, was happy thought
of the joint committee, as it made
bright picture. Many were the people
who walked through the corridors of
that building and admired It's architec-
tural and decorative beauties.