The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-18
Her Majesty, Queen of the
the Races, Accompanied
zling Escort.
Fiesta, Attends
by a Daz-

in their emphatic white, and the hotels
and business houses blaze with special
designs in colors, that sometimes vary
from the prevailing hue only to add greatly
to the effect.
Here and there these stretch across the
roadway, and again, notably the light
company's building on Broadway, is
framed and outlined in light, with a con-
stantly changing design.
The streets are not by any means as
light as day, but one can recognize his
friend in the blaze of light half a block
distant. The streets had been crowded all
day, but tonight they are thronged, and
there is little choice in the middle of the
road. Everything known that makes a
noise has found champion, who is blow
ing or pounding it.
Merchants have strung strings of bells
from their awnings as an invitation to
every passerby who is without his own in
struments.
1t is the night of the great illumination
pageant also and it is for this that the peo-
pie are out The pageant of the Pacific is
to be marshalled again through the Queens
domains, this time under the strange magic
of lamplight. There are to be many new
features.
A number of new floats have been
brought from the surrounding cities, in
their own particular glory to glorify the
queen. An army of people have been at
work all day at Athletic Park, where all
the immense paraphernalia of the parade
zas been prepared. Specially prepared
torches were arranged with immense re-
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might be brought out under them.
1t is now something after o'clock
The Queen is again in her piace-her
throne in the park. Her people crowd the
tribunes. The procession has been formed
and stands ready at the entrance of the
park awaiting the signal. 1t has just been
given and, with the thunder of cannon
and the blare of trumpets, the procession
is swinging into the wide mall.
1t was to circle the entire park before
reaching the throne of the Queen with her
court, her guests and her most favored
people. The advance of the musicmay be
heard and the progress of the line traced
through the trees by the torch-bearers.
With the order to march the sky is lighted
with rockets and Roman candles that leap
into it from every corner OF the square.
They have turned into the court of honor
and are approaching the throne, the band
playing Long Live the Queen"
Director General Meyberg, with his army
of aids, is in the lead with his escort of the
Queens gendarmes. The director-general
salutes the Queen and the cavalcade moves
on. Now comes the float that give this
the fitting name Of the pageant of the Pa
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led by the '.gilded man." Hooked men
walk on each side bearing the torches that
light up the float and bring out their
features with perfect distinctness and lend
them if not an added at least new beauty.
As the floats pass the Queens throne
new lights are thrown upon them. They
come in their regular order with the white
hooded horses and men presenting weird
appearance under the dimmed light, while
the floats themselves are brought out dis
tinctly by the torches of the attendants.
There is the birth of the Inca, the gilded
throne of Atahualpa in captivity, the
cell of gold offered to Pizarro for
the release of the great Inca,
the brilliant court of Montezuma, the
bloody Aztec sacrifice, the castled walls of
Mexico under siege, the cliff-dwellers, the
Zunl Indians at Coronado, and the home
of the Colorado River Indians, the found
ing of the Spanish missions, the old
Spanish home life, the throne of Kane
hameha the grand Aleutian and his icy
home, Robinsoe Crusoe, and the two scenes
from California mining history
Now comes the first of the new floats
representing neighboring cities. It is
Fresno, and the applause runs far
in advance of its approach. 1t is
Fresno's steamboat, a most clever
conception and complete bit of execution.
1t is steamboat with double deck and
tall chimneys throwing smoke, her big
sidewheels revolving in water which she
carries for the purpose, her walking beam
moving busily up and down, electric lights
fore and aft and the colored lights of the
cabin showing like a miniature ferry at
night. She is loaded with variety of
fruit and is properly manned. The Fresno
is a great boat and worthy representative
of great town.
They are all coming into line. San
Pedro is next, and so proud of her harbor
that she, too, has moving representative,
a ship remarkable in its accurate detail.
W. wagons lOlIOW Will pIIuseye VIEWS VI
the town and of the harbor. There is also
a handmade locomotive labeled the "Los
Angeles, San Pedro and Salt Lake Rail-
roads
Now comes Orange County with an i'm
mense orange, surrounded by orange trees.
On the float are number of seats, occu-
pied by as many ladies and labeled for the
towns OF Anaheim, Santa Ana, Fullerton
and Orange. The float is excellent in de-
sign and execution. On the top of the
orange sit the high priestess of the county.