The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-17

|. ar,s event of the Carnival s'' '.''',
,oa street parade last night
passed into local history as , a decided
..sr the impromptu character of
/. taken into consideration.
,ovd that witnessed it was SUGGEST
,,,t any qualification whatever h0us-
rs always been noted for getting up a
~, the smallest provocation. The
i. here turn out to see aNy'h'ns' anu
nigh, witnessed such an ou'p0urlns
.,aom II ever before, 'illed tn,
su Of Houston
oots we're alive with visitors early
.v morning, who had come to be
-, =, the carnival of amusemnts pre-
,,v uouston's enterprising merchants
aher public spirited citizens. The
..,,rs came In well loaded with ex-
a.,,s,s and they made things lively
:, tho dcpots until they left for the
rho railroads have arranged their ex-
.,,,. 90 that the reduced rates do not
II on all the roads on the same DAY our
he Carnival.
!. International and Great Northern
r,ht in twelve coach loads yesterday
,,lor from different points along the
), far north as Palestine.
A. Houston East and West Texas also
.,,a, in half dozen coaches filled with
+rrslOnists, representing the various East
!, ,owns along the line of the road.
A. morning train on the Houston and
y. Central also brought in quite a num-
N excursionists.
vsi,y excursion tickets will be on sale
4. Southern Pacific, the Missouri. Kan
"a Texas and the San Antonio and
.,,ss pass. The Southern Paciiic VIII
,recial trains from the east ana west
Is expected that that road VIII orihb
very large crowds. ,a,
IN estimated arrivals over the hiheren'
4, Yesterday may be put down as fol-
Educational and Great Northern rail
,aOO Houston East and West TeAas
s.,y go; San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
5uy 2S5: Missouri. Kansas and Texas
avy, 200. 4,
M TO these figures 1000 brought In by
pu,,ton and Texas Central on the
M AZ tuesday evening and yesterday
Ming and the total will represent the
nSer Of strangers in the city.
a, International and Great Nortnerf
INV will nut on another special Friday
an due here Saturday morning IN con
suence Of which special programme VII
uanged for Saturday.
4. Directs were enlivened during the DAY
he music Of several brass bands ana
y,ltors we're treated to wide range
nuslcal selections. Professor tharies
M military band gave open ar con
M At various places on Main ana othei
lness streets. They played In front o'
following business houses nurihg th'
i, Lewis & Rosenberg. Achenoacn "
iu.le. Ed Khan. Levy Bros, Parker
uAer. Mlstrot Bros, +. l.. HOOD, a,
emene, John Latreyte. II. Waddeil ah'
lxl
Today they will continue as yesterday
viii nut in the day on the business
rsts furnishing music to suit the taste
De most fastidious eXcursionlst.
M streets last night preceding and dur
he parade presented yeritable pan
Rni Of moving humanity.
lng before the hour announced for IN
wing Of the pageant crowds of peopi
h bad partaken of early suppers IN or
10 select good vantage ground lrui
fsh to view the procession, couli nav
20 seen moving in every direction 10
" Main street as the common center
ttrion.
lnHe were men, women and children
ises and conditions of socicty-it wa
" heterogeneous mass.
" p. m. Main street between 1exa
ssuc and Congress was solid moVih
y OF people surging in both Director
aiding to the confusion by failing
eefye the custom of keeping 10 the righ
easlom that by common consent pre'ai
afge cities where crowded streets al
rule rather than the exception.
iae shop keepers, taking advantage
OCCASION and in anticipation OF II
y crowd that would throng the stree
'aeir show windows decked in the
IVY attractive style, hut the crowd Wi
great that 1t had to keep moving al
was little opportunity to stop al
nings in the show windows,
brilliantly lighted windows, the da
as chrstmas goods. the decorations, Il
w.lieai displays on either side of Ma
M, appeared as beautiful panoran
ae crowd surgcd mp and down the stree
.sasa hither and thIther from the mass
wv on all sides, who We're getting mp
r LOT The starting of the parade
uy store front was filled with ladi
\, .uliaren, so blocking the ontranc
business was practically suspended,
A. ue parade moved up Main strcet Il
,s were inadequate to the accom-
va OF the crowd and they filled Il
.s on either side, requiring the cnii
~. loree to keep clear sufficient pas
r." Tor the line Of march.
=. s, sac to say that no such crowd h
s,, uneu the streets of Houston as til
;.sated along Main street last mig
l MI rs the opening feature of the ca