The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-02

BURLINGTON, Iowa, Oct. 1.-The eel
ebration OF the Senli-Centennial of Iowa
today was marred by an accident which
narrowly missed proving serious to the
vice president Of the United States, Gov
ernor Drake and others. AS it is, there
viii probably be one death.
After the grand parade had formed for
the opening of the Semi-Centenniai fes-
tivities this morning, and had covered
about half of the line of march, Gov
ernor Francis Drake and staff, Vice Pres
ident Adlai Stevenson and all OF the state
and local officials were conducted to a
reviewing stand. Scarcely Were they
seated wnen the stand gave way with a
crash and the entire structure went to
the ground d mass of broken timberS.
The injured.
j. s. Burrus, county treasurer, two frac-
lures Of the leg and internal injuries; now
in hospital in critical condition.
Vice President Stevenson, left leg
bruised and knee slightly sprained.
Governor Drake, bruised and shaken.
Ex-Governor Sherman, badly bruised
Secretary of States Mcfarland. ankle
and leg spratned.
Senator Kent OF Lee county. head cut.
Colonel n. 0. Weaver Of Wapeno, ankle
sprained.
Mayor Nauman, badly bruised.
Mayor Nyman of Ottumwa, spine seri-
ousiy injured.
Lafayette Young, editor Iowa Capital,
badly cut and bruised in head
Fred l.. Poor, city clerk, bruised and cut.
Mary Lord Drake, daughter of the gov
ernor slightly bruised.
Secretary M Jones, state commissioner,
leg injured.
a SCORE OF OTHERS
were bruised and shocked by the fall
cor FL =sO on
reigned. Governor Drake and Vice Pres
ident Stevenson were on the front tier OF
seats and were thrown backward upon
the others and thus escaped fatal in
jury but, nevertheless, were badly shaken
UP and considerably bruised. Ex-Governor
Sherman was in the rear of the stand and
fell at the very bottom of the mass. He
was found with a heavy timber across
his legs and d plank resting on his neck
and back
The sufferers were conveyed to hos
pitfalls and hotels and their injuries
promptly attended to.
The stand was a private affair, has
thy constructed, and had not been in
spected, like the others. The crowd was
warned not to go on it, AS the officials
We're all who were intended to occupy it
and for them it was sufficiently strong,
but a rush was made and the stand went
down. Serious as it was,
IT HAD ITS FUNNY SIDE.
Governor Drake, who, with his hat
pulled over his ears, was found sitting
in the lap of Vice President Stevenson.
The IatteI's hat was also crushed over his
face and neither could move until aid
came.
Governor Drake recovered from his
bruises and shaking up sufficiently to de-
liver a short address at the Coliseum
Ex-Governor Sherman, owing to his age
was seriously hurt, though he claims to
be only badly bruised and shaken up
49,, -e~i,
N. Grape opened the exercises at the
Coliseum before vast crowd. He was
followed by Governor F. NJ. Drake. who
spoke for forty-five minutes. The official
author, S. II. III. Byers of Des Moines,
who was followed by Lafayette Young
editor of the Iowa Capital Of Des Moines.
The Iowa state band furnished the mu-
sic. Tonight was held
A GRAND RIVER CARNIVAL.
in which a barge representing a fortress,
was attacked by a feet of one hundred
small boats, using the Roman candles
and bombs for ammunition. 1t is est
mated that 20,000 people watched the dis
play at the river front, and that ten
thousand were at the park this afternoon
Vice President Stevenson spoke at
banquet given in honor of himself and
Governor Drake tonight. The vice presi-
dent said:
Fellow citizens-I am confident that 1
voice the deep feeling of all the people OF |
the great state which les across the Mis-
sissippi when [ say that Illinois rejoices
with Iowa upon this her fitch anniver-
sary. We rejoice with you in your Won
deTful development and prosperity-in the
glory that is yours today you round
out the first half century of your history /
as a state of the federal Union. The
twenty-ninth to seek admission, this his
toric day which marks but 2 little span
in the life of state-the day whose COM |
ing has been awaited with such deep in !
terest-fnds Iowa
TENTH UPON THE LIST
of the great commonwealth that make
up the American republic.
''In all the steps that ante-date adTaiS-
sion. you had the earnest cooperation of
Illinois through her delegation in con-
gress; and fifty years ago this day at
her ancient. capital twenty-nine guns
voiced Illinois congratulations TO Iowa
her glad welcome into the Union. No
longer territory but a state. Henceforth
during all the ages An indestructible
state of an indivisibIe Union How Won
ton during the half century just closed!
What wonderful events make up the
warp and the wool of their marvellous
history How inspiring to those who in
old age behold the glory of this day as
memory brings wildly before them the
event we now celebrate, Back through
the vista of years, is the frontier village
upon the Mississippi, and the sparsely
populated pioneer state, whose western
limit marked the borderline of civiliza-
ton. Today splendid city, magnif-
cent state.
This is the fitting place for the august
ceremonies N which we are permitted 10
take part.
WE STAND ON HISTORIC GROUND.
Here the officials of the old territorial
regime quietly yielded up the symbols of
authority to successors clothed with
higher dignity and power Here they
gathered from far and near-the sturdy
citizen. the pioneer, the frontiersman, to
witness the wonderful transformation and
bid Godspeed to the new state.
90 Ring out the old,
Ring in the newi'
''The record of illustrious deeds bright
ems the pages of your. history--but none
more worthy of remembrance than of the
deeds of the men who led the van, who
marked out the pathway, who set Up the
public defences, who were, literally, the
builders of the state.
This hour witnesses the close OF the
first chapter. the close OF the first half