Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-01
CHARACTERIZATION
10 Honor Of Her ldmlIIaHca 10 Staff
hood Fifty Years Ago.
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS PRESENT.
The Rerl'wias sad Colllp'td-ylcs
President sifvpfsin iiA,a
harrlw r,ctpe.

BURLINGTON. lows, ocL 1.-i'iny
Year, age lows became a state. In
honor Of the stml.csntennial annivef.
cary 10000 reoplo gathered In tins
city today to inaug ufais celebration.
darlington was selected ~ The plscs OF
holding tho cslebrAiion, on account Of
its prominence In territorial affairs. "
being Tor number Of yoars the ,cat Of
sovofumeut. THIS IL the governor.
day anu Ia honofrd by the presence OF
Goveinof Diako aud slafi, sovefsl ok.
governor, Wee President Stevenson
and many prominent citssns Of the
state a. nation.
a saluto was fired al sunrise. At
$3.50 D reception wao rendered tho gov.
srnof, Vice President And other Ola.
uDguished guetu. A grand parade,
consisting OF the governor and rlaff
and prominent gueits, escorted by four
companies u tho state militia. cltissns
Ia oarringos anu numerous handsome
u9Ats, Illustrating the "mnrch Of pro.
Rfsa,," pasaod through the principal
streets, crowded with matsra Of puOrt
aud profussly decorated. At noon all
iho bells ana wnistlta broke forth Ia q
welcome 10 the vitItou.
The afternoon exefcisca in tho large
colh,cIm were opened by Philllp ~.
Cfnpc, pftsidunt Of tho lows sem.
centennial commission. Cover VI
Drake, PRECEDENT Of the day, delivufeI
an address OF welcome und ceugfaiula.
tiont. LlfAyopts Young, OF Dss
Mpiues, delivered tls ad0rtsa Of tie
day. The exercises closed with dttts
parade.
THE RlviEwISo STAND coLLArsEs
Dunsg tho parade At noon today a.
the Iowa eumi.oenlenuiai celebration,
The rovleV ing stand c,niainins Vice.
President stevenson, Governor Drake
Of Iowa and stn and many other pro.
minent people collapsed, throwing al
10 the abound and inIuting thirty PEG.
ple. Vice PfteidoLt Stevenson and
Governor DRAKE escaped with sllght
bruises.
Toe SERIOUSLY inIufei are; Msi5t
Wymap, Ouumwa, probably fatally;
County Treasurer l.. q. Bufris, BIf.
lin. ton, leg bfokol; Ffoi L.. Poor,
ely clerk, Buflinstii; Jas. u. Rowsn,
d tue s0vernof's rsiii rx,Goyerbof
sherman, Clinton, lows; Rly. D..
FslioAc,i AlAs aei4ly.. ~. a 80 80
Many others Feccivpd cuts anu
scratches. but nsne wefs fatally IN.
Jufed except Burfls aud .Wyman, the
extent OF whoec inluries cannot b.
asc.fthined yet
Vice President Stevenson and Gov.
ernor Drake and slaii had lust left the
parade ami gono 10 tue stand. There
were nj least my people on n, when,
without warniug, IL crashed 10 tue
ground. Intense excitement pfe.
valitd, but cool heads, by prompt &C.
ton, managed 10 prevent n stampede.
Vice T. e-ldent Stevenson ana Gov.
etnof Dtiko went down ciasped In
each others arms. heycral mtuutea
ELAPSED before they could DO eAtricated
from the alfuggling mas. Tho great.
est oxcilemont prevailed, anu Il waH a
wonder that no QUO was tfampled
down. Ex-Governor Sherman was
found lying under tho doorls with a
large plank across his mech, but was
rescued without serious injury. Miss
DfAke, the governors daughter, was
not ipJuTBd a. fiftt reported, A mum.
bet OF Iauics were sllghily Injured.
Others injured are; Rev. DR.. \. NJ,
Feiow', OF Fsyetle; Lafayette Young,
Des Moines, the oraIor OF tho Jay, was
bruised; Auditor Of State, w.
q. u. McCar,hsy OF Dss Moines, mead
bruised; CITY Commissioner 3. ,.
Jones, Burlington. back hun; "a.
Governor Newbolu, Mount Pleasant.
hand spfained; III. ID. Weaver, Wa.
poilO, ankle spfalneu; State Supefin.
iendvnt OF Schools Henry Sabine, |
Drs MCines, slightly hurt.
Vice President Stevenson was taken
In a carriage TO hotel Dslano, where ho |
10 resting from the shock. Hp 10 not |
The least hurt anu took the aceidsll |