San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-10-10
GERMAN DAY.
THE FIRST DAY ENDED.
Beginning of the Second and Gen
eral Resume of the Events.

Yesterday afternoon after the LIGHT
German Day was at an end. with all its
crowds. its pageant and its advertising
floats. 1t is estimated that 10000 people
witnessed the parade along the streets,
from the sidewalks, from residences, from
balconies and windows of the houses. The
police were many and efficient, and the
great crowds were kept off the streets and
out of danger, and not an accident, save
the breaking of one wheel of hack at
Joske Brothers corner before the parade,
occurred. The procession did not contain
all the trades unions and societies that
could have been put in had it happened
on other than week day, and the Ex-
Volunteer Firemen. Timers, MasonS,
Bricklayers Union, and other organiza-
lions were not there because sufficient
members to make disp ay could not at
tend. The Sunday night procession,
which, by the way, will only pass through
Commerce street n;' I around Alamo Alamo
beautiful and under the Softening influence
of artificial lights the grand floats and
their cOStumed passengers will show TO
much better advantage.
Yesterday, the tandem team Of the
Pacific Express company, in harness
that once did honor in carrying the Gar of
of Russia over his icy domain, was the
cause of great interest and when the
LIGHTS carrier boys rode by in solid
phalanX, every horse gliStening with
careful grooming and every boy neatly
dressed, the many admirers and friends of
the paper were pleased and often ap-
plauded.
Reliance Ice wagon, No 6 drawn by a
four-in- hand. beautifully decorated and
another feature.
A hack, loaded with four tough looking
fellows. feet out of the windows. bottles
hanging from all sides and the occupants
of the hack half drOwSy, ended the pro-
ceSsiOn and represented nothing in par
ticuIar and with the hack draped
plentifuly in crepe seemed de-
cidedly out of place and out of taste.
Why the chief marshal permitted it in the
parade is ineXplicable.
After the parade the streets presented a
lively appearance. all thOrOughtareS in
the main portion of the city being crowd
ed.
A recess until 5 o'clock was taken and
this gave everybody "a chance to get d
little rest and some beer. Nearly every
body took beer, and good many took
beers. At o'clock the Infantry band be
gan concert in the garden which con-
tinued until q o'clock. Crowds tlOcked in
hnt there were many whom the fifty
cents admission kept away. Those
who entered either walked around, paid
high prices for something TO eat, or list
ened to the band. The restaurants had
raised the usual city prices slightly, but
this was the only attempt at anything
like gUuging. There was little to see I'M
til at night. when crowd of perhaps
5000 or GOO people were present to see the
tableauX by Prot. Beckman'S students OIL
the fireworks, given later on. the tab
leauX were very pretty, and the fireworks
satisfied great many present. After th'
fireworks the crowd dispersed until to-
day.
The people began forming in the garden
about 10 o'clock today for the days festiv
tiles and this afternoon and tonight NJ
doubt the largest crowds will be seen
There is no dancing platform on tn
grounds and not very much to amuse tn
general public. A dance will be given to
night at KriSch'S hall by the ev-vOlun
teer firemen, and also tomorrow night.
The theatres were crowded last night.
The programme this afternoon vii
consist of a grand VOlkSfeSt. TOnigh
Prof Beck's orchestra will give a concert
nterSpeTSed will be tableauX.