Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-07-11
A BEAUTIFUL SHOW
Concert, Bicycle Parade
and Fireworks O X.
AN IMMENSE MULTITUDE.
Everything TO the Queens Taste and
Something to Spare.

Deihyb are sometimes dangerous, and
occasionally II msketh the heart sick, but
the delay In finishing the programme OF
the Celebration IN Central Falls evidently
was OF an entirely different sort and pro-
duced results OF an exactly opposite char
acter. AS early as 7 O'CLOCK last evening,
which by the way was perfect one for
such demonstration as was contem-
plated, people began to gather on the
streets near the corner of High and Gen.
tral. They were good natured crowd,
evidently bent on having jolly time, and
seeing everything that WAS to be seen.
Even at that early hour, quite a number
OF those who were intending to join in
the parade had arrived, and comment
more or less complimentary was freely
expressed by the oDlookers upon the taste
and Ingenuity displayed In the costumes
and general get up OF the riders.
Mot OF the wheelmen contented them
selves with trimming their bicycles with
colored streamers, flags and lanterns, q
few had ornamental designs, In some in
stances quite elaborate, mounted on their
machines, while goodly number of the
riders themselves were dressed in cos
TUNES OF elegance, Of beauty or OF sug.
Rsstiveness more or less pointed, and cal
culated to win popular approval. 1t Is
not easy TO say just how many joined In
the procession, for they kept continually
moving about and 1t was as hard to count
them as II was IN the case of the histori.
cal pigs, OF whom the poor fellow, whose
artthmetical instruction had been limited
said that there were fifteen and q darned
sight more. They came from all direc.
tions, they came singly and In groups,
they came a. clubs and ~ detached riders,
and IL Is safe to say that very large pro-
portion OF tho bicyclers Of tho section
were 'Apresent or accounted for" last even.
ing when the signal was given for the
line to move.
Marshal Dawson and his aids came first,
dressed Ia brilliant costumes Of silver and
gold and velvet and satin that flashed and
sparklsd as brightly in the light of tho
slsotrics az later In the evening did the
beautiful fireworks In the park. Then
followed motley collection Of mounted
men reminding one Of carnival on. W heels.
There were Mephistophiles and moro
than the historic seven devils, there were
Clowns and Harlequins, Countrymen and
Fops, there was pretty maiden In knick-
erbockers and an old woman In q robe de
mutt, there was huge bull Irog and two
or three horrid looking old crones that,
II they had lived in the days Of Salem
witchcraft, would surely have been put
In the ducking chair, and would have de-
served 1t too. There were small boys and
large boys with pretty designs of Chinese
and japanese lanterns, streamers and
flags mounted In effective wsys. A big
black nigger had q small cart fastened be-
hind his wheel In which sat a sable pick
anlnny who hddled On an old cracked In
strument for all he was worth and good
deal more than his violin was ever worth.
Two young men, in neat costumes Of
white. rode tandem under a very taste
ful canopy OF crepe tissue. Mr.. Andrews
OF the New Idea Store received merited
praise for his pretty design, representing
the Defender under full sail: there was
combination Of two bicycles fastened side
by side in patent frame that enabled
the riders to nove along together in
stead OF one behind the other as In an
ordinary tandem. One wheel had an i'm.
mense Japanese sunshade overhead
that evoked from bystander the
involuntary remark "there goes
Barney's Butter Store on wheels, +"
and then there was an almost endless ar
ray OF wheels, OF perhaps no special merit
or novelty, but all serving TO add to the
attractiveness Of the display, as well as
make the parade big success.
Wheeling up on to Broad street, the
whole line passed In review before the
judges, who occupied position OF advan-
n N ~ q
fre station, and then II went on its way
over the route previously laid down. The
line OF march was trimmed and deco
rated In different places with long strings
OF lanterns, and lighted up at Intervals
with red and green fire, candles and other
illuminations, and was rather long.
AS soon as the procession started the
crowd moved towards jerks Park. And
1t was crowd. Many people had already
gathered there to listen to the band, but
they were not marker to the numbers
who now poured into the grounds, and
took mp positions In the neig ghboring
streets. The fireworks were set of from
the top OF "the mountain" and so almost
everyone had good opportunity to see.
The rockets, bombs, pigeons, tourbillions
and other aerial pieces could OF course be
seen from almost any point, but the few
set pieces and ground sets were Hidden
from view, at some points by the big
school houhe and the trees. A number of
hogs on two feet also took the occasion to
advertise the fact that they possessed
money enough to buy, or moro probably
to hire horse, and drove carriages more
or less good looking right into the
centre OF the crowd, so as to obstruct tho
sight ofas many as possible. There Is no
law which prevents man from being a
big pig IL he wants to, but there should
be one authorizing any one to skin such a
nuisance on sight.
The fireworks had been selected with
tact and good Judgment, were In excellent
and produced q beautiful ef-
feet when displayed. They called forth
ordinations OF delight from tho small
boy, comments ofspproval from his larger
sister VINO was present In great numbers