The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-04
THE VETERAN FIREMEN's FLOAT.

tic efforts which ensued for half an
hour in the effort to get near enough
to the platform to see the ruling SOW
ereign and the ladies who constituted
her court
a masque bali was programmed to
begin upon the arrival of the queen and
an effort to clear the floor was COM
menced All the officers about the re-
sort were summoned, and all the at
tacheS called in to assist the floor
committee, but it was no use, the
crowd was too great. The floor could
rot be cleared. Then another eXped-
lent was tried. The queens were re-
tired to an ante room in the hope that
the people would then be reasonable,
but that failed also, and then a rope
was procured and a score of men I'M
dertook to press the crowd back with
that, but the eager tflrong climbed over
it and the open space was filled again
quicker than it had been cleared.
This proved the fruitlessness OF at
tempting to carry out the ball pro-
eramme. and it was decided to aban-
don it entirely. The queens accord
ingIv resumed their seats On the plat
form and permitted themselves to be
viewed till the hearts of her majesty s
subjects were content.
AT $3.50 Queen Jean held an informal
reception and received the ofncers OF
her army Those presented to her
roval highness were Governor Heber
NJ Wells. commander in chief Of the
queens guard, Adjutant General john
O. Cannon, CommissaTy General I. j..
Stevens, Quartermaster General Z. .
Burton, Judge Advocate General Noble
Warrum, jr.. Surgeon General u. ID.
Penrose, General Inspector of Target
Practice Z. W. Tatlock, and Colonel
n. W. Clayton.
Following the presentation OF the
officers of the queens guard, the Uni
fed States army officers who were pres
ent to represent their government We're
presented They were General w. II.
Penrose. retired: Major Girard and
Lieutenant j. Newton and Guy Pal
mer.
The wives of the dignitaries were
then presented to her majesty. At the
close of the reception the Bannock
braves who had been advertised to
give a war dance appeared and 1t was
soon demonstrated that though the
queens subjects could not give a ball
the natives could and they did They
got together in the middle of the moor
and though the crowd would not yield
natives danced as though war were to
be proclaimed forthwith. The crowd,
or as much of It as could get near
enough, had tie war dance to itself for
a, time. and then it was decided the
red skins should dance before the
queen, and an effort to clear place
in front of the platform was made.
The feat was accomplished after a ter
rible struggle, but such time as the
officers had to keep it clear was never
witnessed anywhere else. The fran
tic gyrations of Sallow Around the
Mouth to make the crowd get back
furnished a great deal of amusement,
as he would pull his tomahawh and
threaten to cleave the pates of those
nearest to him and then a scowl would
distort his visage when they wouldn't
take the bluff When her MAJESTY had
had enough of the antics Of the painted
warriors the fact was made known by
the prime minister and j. Wash Young
dismissed the braves, betraying a
strange familiarity with the Bannock
language, which gave the crowd an
other fit
The littie Moffats, Herbert and An
ME. furnished the only other special
feature of the evening by
dancing the Highland fling and the
Scottish sword dances. Their dancing
was excellent and was much enjoyed
by those who got a, chance to see it.
The people by this time began to be-
think themselves of the time and COM
menced TO disperse, and Saltair's big
day was soon at an end. At intervals
turing the evening the Indian and Den
halter bands played on the platform in
front of the pavilion, pf~viding di-
vertisement for those who were unable
to find room on the upper floor,
This Will be another big day at Salt
air. Another programme has been ar
-anged, with pyrotechnical display
IN the water in the evening as the
feature.