The American guide., 1896-10-03
SEMI-CENTE TENNIAL
OF the Admission of Iowa to the
49, "a Union of States
GRANDLY CELEBRATED AT BURLINGTON.
The Proceedings Marred by the Collapse
Of Reviewing S,and-Gov. Drake,
Vice-President Stevenson and
Others Hurt.

BURLINGTON, Ia, Oct 2-The semi.
centennial celebration of Iowa's state
hood opened in blaze of glory After
three weeks of steady rain the sun
shone forth Wednesday, and all night
long street sweepers and great gangs
of men and wagons secured the streets.
Electric lights are strung at intervals
a sea Of banners and bunting is strung
across the streets and on the
buildings, even out into the resi-
deuce district Wednesday night, at
the Coliseum, $4,000 people attended
the grand opening concert and ball,
The music was furnished by the Iowa
State band of Worlds fair fame.
With the break OF day cannon
doomed from the bluffs, bells rang and
whistles blew, and again at noon for
ten minutes the noise was repeated.
The parade, the grandcst ever
seen here, started at II A. IN,
md was witnessed by 2A,O0O peo-
pie. Gov. Drake and Vice.President
Stevenson 5 rode near the head OF the
column, followed by the governors
staff, mounted and gold laced A full
battalion of the Iowa national guard
headed the column, Brass bands
from all over the state were in line,
Floats representing the progress OF
Iowa from 1916 to 1895 We're also in
line A baud Of 40 full.blooded
Tama Indians followed the troops.
Two cowboys dashed after the
Iulians and ran for la minutes through
the dense crowd before they were cap
tnrcd Great excitement prevailed
aud narrow escapes were numerous.
] took the policemen ten minutes to
pull the crazcd cow-punchers from
their horses, and hand-to-hnnd
ngh, with whips and clubs took place.
The parade was far ahead Of anything
ever seen here.
An Accident Mars the Festivities,
BURLINGTON, Ia, oct. Just after
the procession in the scmi.ccntennial
celebration got under headway and
while 20. 900 people were In the streets,
u reviewing stand broke down. Gov.
Drake and President Steven
son were slightly injured, County
Treasurer f. $. Burrus will die.
Cts Clerk Fred l.. Poor is danger
uU,ly ujured; State Commissioner Sey-
mour Jones, badly hurt; j. d. Rowen,
ni Gov brakes STAFF, badly bruised.
Everyone on the stand was more or
les injured.
A later rumor says that Gov. Drake
and Vicc-Presdcnt Stevenson were
both seriously injured, The great con
fusion and immense crowd makes it
Impossible to confirm the report just
yet
fns INJURED.
Gov. Drake and Vice. President Ste
venson were In the front tier of seats
and were thrown backward upon the
others, and thus escaped fatal injury,
but nevertholess were badly shaken
MP md ,iucrabfy Druiseu.
Ex.Gov. sherman, OF Iowa, was In the
rear OF the stand and fell at the very
bottom Of the mass. lie was found
with heavy timber across his legs
aud plank resting on his neck and
back, He i, badly hurt
Mai. Wcyman, Of ottumwa, was in.
jurci in the spine and is paralysed,
low badly h, is hurt will not be
known for several days, It was ex-
pcctcd, but afterwards denied, that his
back was broken
u. $. Burrus, treasurer Of Dcs Moincs
county, may die; both u his legs are
broken,
Lafayette Young, editor Of the Iowa
Capitol, was badly cut and bruised
about the head.
city Clerk Fred h. Poor was bruised
nal cut
Miss Mary Lord Drake, the govern
pi 5 daughter was slightly bruised.
Al, Of the stan olitcrs suffered more
or loss, and thrir swords and rcgulia
were badly broken and badly torn,
O State Commissioner Seymour Jones
leg was injured, The sufferers were
conveyed to hospitals and hotels aud
thclr injuries promptly attended
to. The stand was a private
affair hastily constructed and
| had not been inspected like
the others. Tho crowd was warned
not To 70 on It, u, the oGiolala were all
who were intended to occupy It, and for
them It was sufficiently strong, but n
rush was made, and the stand, Ms pre-