Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-07

tour of the city without accident. 1t re-
maned for float No. IS. however. to run
aground. That particular creation was
styled "Electricity." 1t was the heaviest OF
ALL as it included in its equipment, care
fully concealed in two mammoth PAPER
mache hemispheres, substantial electrical
apparatus The six mules by which 1t was
afterwards drawn We're unable to move II.
They gave two or three courageous tugs
and then one pair of them gave up in
despair and Scratch team. which was
on hand for such emergencies, was
brought to the rescue.
It was all the six mules and two horses
could do to land the colossal float upon the
asphalt pavement of Ninth street. This ac-
cident caused considerable delay and some
confusion. The various mounted mar
shals fitted about, giving orders in stem
torian tones. The horses caught the spirit
of the occasion. They reared whenever
they passed a calcium torch and did most
of their walking sidewise.
After ponderous No. is had found its
place in the line at Ninth and Grove the
column began to move down Ninth street
toward Grand avenue. No further acct-
dents were encountered.
On Walnut and Grand Avenue.
Walnut street between the Midland hotel
and Grand opera house was crowded, that
being the point where the procession was
to turn in from Seventh street. 1t was
good natured, impatient, noisy throng.
While 1t was waiting some of the actors Ii
the Devils Auction" company. which is
now at the Grand, came out on the roof Of
the portico which overlooks the street.
One was dressed as a devil, a second as a
babcon and a third wore a huge d0nkey's
head, the ears and under jaw of which
were movable. The demon and the baboon,
one of whom carried a light board, kept
oh hnSin aNh n ha N NO
nimbly about on the sloping sides. When
ever the one who happened to have the
board could deal the other a blow he did
| it, much 20 the amusement of the crowd
below. 1t seemed as if the two men would
never tire, but at length they did, whereat
| several other men who had been sitting
| idly in the windows behind came out and
| turEed a huge searchlight on the crowd. 1t
| glare was hailed with "Ohs' and "Ahs"
| and various other expressions, for to many
| upon the street it was an object of Won
| der.
Then the demon and the baboon set to
| work to tease the donkey, who waved his
ears and kicked. This pleased the onlook-
| ers. too, the children especially, who
| screamed shrilly. AT length the throbbing
| of the drums aroused the people to a
knowledge of the fact that the floats were,
near at hand. They were aware of the po-
| lice first. The mounted bluecoats swooped
down upon them. scattering them like
| sheep. They were loath to taking to the
| sidewalk just yet, but they had to, or at
least they were obliged to try to. The
officers rode their horses so close to the
outer edges of the crowd that they were
fain to look out for the safety of their toes.
The first Goat was greeted with a few yells,
but as rule the crowds We're not very
demonstrative. But each float was enjoyed,
nevertheless. The policemen could not be
everywhere at once. so it came to pass
| that numerous persons got out upon the
street and marched with the procession.
One of these. young fellow whose shoes
were dusty and stained. was the recipient
| of this just as he reached Ninth and Wal
nut street: "Looky heah, boy; you'd better
get another pair O. shoes If you gon' to
walk all night like that" 1t was colored
woman who said it, and those who heard
laughed There was some speculation as
| to the sex of the individuals on the floats
| Two young fellows in the crowd who ap-
peared to be from the rural districts dis
| cussed the subject. Said one: "Oh. git out
| got a notion they amt women at all"
| The persons in question appeared to enjoy
! themselves in spite of their somewhat sum-
| merry garments and the lavish amount of
| paint on their faces. Frequently they
| would grin and wave their hands to friends
| they saw standing on the sidewalk.
| The long line went leisureiy up Walnut
street with four or five bands playing at
| the same time. Ore drum major was asked
| by a street gamin, go on. why don't you
| play?" The yOungster was put out be-
cause the band did not play every step of
| the way. The man with the baton grinned
! and, turning to his men. asked. Cant you
| try it AGAIN." Meantime the procession
| was being watched by thousands. Fig
| ures appeared in every window. and peo-
| pie could be seen on roofs also. As for the
| sidewalks, they were packed from the
! curbstOne to the buildings behind. Just
| he HToUe1S' SSipcr Emery
Bird. Thayer & Co.'S store on it's way up
| Eleventh street, a young man of humor-
| Gus turn of mind addressed himself thus
| to the bride on its front, Say. that big
| hand gives you away. Get onto it. 1t
| looks like it was made o. wood" The
bride smiled broadly through her or his
| paint On their reaching Grand avenue
| the paraders had an easier time of it. The
| streets were not SO crowded and the light
| which played upon them was not SO strong.
The last float, ''The North Pole" the one
| which had on it several men with big gro
tesque faces. was followed by a hooting
| crowd of small boys, who paid their re-
| spects to the faces in vigorous street Ian
| guage. On reaching Sixteenth street the
| procession turned and countermarched.
The fiery dragon did not go so far south
| as Sixteenth street for some reason or
| other. He went only to Fourteenth street.
! The result was that the crowd which had
| flocked to Sixteenth street found it had
missed something, and made it's way has
| tily back. The fiery showers from the
monsters nostrils were thought very Won
| derful indeed.
Down Main Street Past the junction.
For the first time in the history of the
| Priests of Pallas parade in Kansas City,
| the tin horn nuisance was nearly sup
| pressed, only an occasional blast being
| heard along the line of march. At the
| Junction the police captured several horns
and destroyed others until the discordant
| noise was stopped. The horns which were
, taken up were turned in at the police sta
| ton, to be given out, when the proper time
| for blowing them comes, on Karnival day.
The only real inconvenience. outside of
the usual crowding which the spectators