San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-01-29
Quebec,s Great Carnival.

QUEBEC, Jan. 29.-Quebec's great
Winter carnival opened today, in
stead of an ice palace, in Montreal.
Quebec has a vast ice fortress on
the old walls of the city, the same
walls that were so unSucCessfully
assaulted by General Montgomery
in 1775. And a statue in ice to Gen
eral Montgomery in fac smile of
the one in front of st. PauPs church
IN New York is one of the features
of the celebration. 1t stands where
the Generals remains lay for forty
years before removal to New York.
On one night of the week the ice
fortress will be assaulted by the
combined snowshoe clubs, led by
an experienced officer. The defence
will be by troops now in garri-
son here. The illumination and
pyrotechnic display following will
be a grand one. General Herbert
has signified his intention to coop
crate with the committee, and a
sham battle on the Plains of Abra-
ham, the troops on snow shoes, the
artillery on traineaX, has been de-
cided on.
This is curriers' day. The grand
bOn-spiel is open to the world, and
a valuable trophy is offered for
competition ia each class. Tues
days chief events will be the
skating contests for the champion
ships of Canada, and lacrosse
match on skates, with a fan
cy dress masquerade at the
Quebec Skating Rink. On We'd
nesday there will be skating
races at the Drill hall open to
teams of six men from any Orga-
nized snow shoe clubs in the Uni
ted States or Canada. The great
event of the 3lst. however, will be
the carnival ball at the Parliament
Buildings, which, it is said, will be
graced by the ViCe-regal presence
of Lord Aberdeen and his Countess.
On Thursday the hOckeyists will
have their innings. There will be a
hockey tournament for trophies
and medals. On Friday morning
the fancy skating contests for the
championships of Canada will
come off at half-past two p. m,
there will be an open snow
shoe steeplechase from the
Quebec SnOwshoe club, rendez-
vous, on the Ste. Foye road,
to Parliament buildings square,
about two miles, and at O'Clock
a children's fancy dress masquer-
ade at the Quebec Skating rink.
Saturday will be devoted to snow
shoe races, and to general wind
up of all contests. The social pro-
gram also will be an exceedingly
gay one.
But aside from the novel specta-
Giles in ice and snow, the pictur-
esque pageantry and mimic war
fare, there is much to interest
American visitors in quaint old
Quebec. The city is situated on
high ridge on the north shore of
IT, st. Lawrence river, and from
its impregnable position has been
called the Gibralter of America. 1t
is divided into Upper and Lower
Town.
A large part Of Upper Town is
taken up with the grounds and
buildings of religious societies and
corporations, prominent among
them being the site of the Jesuit
College, founded in 1922. The sub.
urbs of st. Louis and st. John eX-
tend southwark and eastward.
Lower Town takes in the suburbs
of st. Rock, st. Sauveus and Bois-
seauville, extending TO the juno
ton OF the st. Lawrence and st.
Charles rivers. In this lower town,
near the wharves, Is the market
place, in which can best be seen
every type of the Canadian, from
the country folk to residents OF the
city. Women are in the majority,
and the French and English Ian
guages are mingled in the babel Of
tongues. The most original charac-
tiers are the peasants, who are gen.