St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-08
THE NIGHT DISPLAY.
A Tremendous Crush Of Poop
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A Tremendous Crush Of People
Witness the Demonstration.
The lantern parade last night was the
picturesque event of the day. While it
was disappointment in the matter of
numbers, it was an inspiring sight. The
streets leading to that portion of Third
street that is Illuminated, and the side
walks along this street, were perfect
sea of eager and enthusiastic people,
and 1t is no eXaggeration to say that
the fair sex predominated. The build
ings, too, were scenes of animation,
and it was with great difficulty that the
throng kept from blockading the street
and stopping the parade. The crush
from the rear of every street crossing,
owing to the eagerness of those behind
to get peep at the show, was almost
too resolute and strong for those IN
front to successfully resist. But the
parade passed off without an accident
TO mar the pleasures.
As intimaUed above, the participants
were far fewer in number than had
been anticipated. Indeed, there were
fewer wheels in line than on a similar
occasion year ago. The decorations
were elaborate and tasty. The wheels
were pictures of blended colors and
flowers, and club banners of white and
gold gave the whole certain APP
preciable tone, quite grateful to the
eye after viewing the blaze of
the brighter colorS. The natural flow
erS were quite profuse, and Chinese
and Japanese lanterns, cheese cloth in
national colors-it would take too much
space to give minute description.
The parade was headed by platoon
of police. Next came two wheelmen,
followed by Capt. Taylor, of the st.
Paul club, anu Miss Nellie Nor
row in landau, drawn by
a beautiful span of gray horses. Then
came $50 wheelmen of the st. Paul club,
mounted upon safety machines. Next
were cyclists on Ordinaries. Minneap-
oils was represented by twenty riders,
among whom were two ladies, and the
latter were greeted with an ovation all
along the line. For that matter the
whole parade was cheered with enthu-
Siasm throughout the parade.
AT the conclusion of the parade the
prizes were awarded as follows:
First prize for best organized cIub-St.
Paul Cycle club, $50.
Second, of $40, was given to the Flour City
club, of Minneapolis; $50 prize was divided
because the Minneapolis boys made good
showidg but were less in number.
Most graceful lady rider, S30-Mrs. 4. L.
Bird; second prize, $40, to Miss Steiger of
Hudson
Best decorated wheel of gentlemen, S25-
Adolph Giesen, of st. Paul.
Best decorated wheel of ladies, S25-Miss
Grace Andrews, of st. Paul.
Seiberts band was stationed on
balcony at No. 20 East Third street, near
the great blue incandescent electric
light dome, and discoursed beautiful
selections. This proved the objective
point as soon as the parade had passed
down the street. They crushed into
the middle of the street, and soon be-
came an unwieldy mass. Everybody
was in each others way, and the crowd
was nearly ineXtricable. 1t was a
blockade. and more than one lost his
temper in attempting to get out.
The illumination was almost identi-
cal with that Of year ago. The dome
has been placed at the intersection of
Cedar street insteadsof Wabasha. The
change was necessitated by the over
head apparatus of the electric street
railway system. The illumination, let
it be repeated, is superb. The people
who witnessed the spectacle were in
transports of delight. The illumination
will be continued throughout the week.