Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-10-08
sEMi-cENTENNlAL

OF aAe Admission of Iawa to the Unaon
of States Grandiy Celebrated ut Bur-
Iington The Proceedings MARRIED by the
Drake, vice-Presidene Stevenson and
Several 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 thestreets.
Electric lights are strung at intervals
of ten feet on all the main streets, and
a sea of banners and bunting is strung
across the streets and on the
buildings, even out into the resi-
dence district Wednesday night. at
the Coliseum, $4,000 people attended
the grand opening concert and bail.
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 grandest ever
seen here, started at IL a. IN,
and was witnessed by $4,000 peo-
pie. Gov. Drake and Vice-President
Stevenson 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 1896 were also in
line. A band of 40 fuIl-blooded
Tama Indians followed the troops.
Two cowboys dashed after the
Indians and ran for Is minutes through
the dense crowd before they were cap
tured. Great excitement prevailed
and narrow escapes were numerous
It took the policemen ten minutes to
pull the crazed cow-punchers from
their horses, and a hand-to-hand
fight with whips and clubs took place.
The parade was far ahead of anything
ever seen here.
An Accident Mars the Festivities.
BURLINGTON, Ia, Oct. 1.-Just after
the procession in the semi-centennial
celebration got under Roadway and
while 10000 people Were in the streets,
reviewing stand broke down. Gov
Drake and Vice-President Steven
son were slightly injured. County
Treasurer E. S. Burrus will die.
City Clerk Fred L. Poor is danger
ously injured; State Commissioner Sew.
mour Jones, badly hurt; j. D. Rowen,
of Gov. brakes staff, badly bruised.
Everyone on the stand was more or
less injured.
A later rumor says that Gov. Drake
and Vice-President Stevenson were
both seriously injured.
THE 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 nevertheless were badly shaken
up and considerably bruised.
Ex-Gov. Sherman, of Iowa, 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 a plank resting on his neck and
back. He is badly hurt.
Maj. Weyman, of Ottumwa, was in
How badly he is hurt will not be |
AlO"u 4OE several IL WAS c4~ /
pected, but afterwards denied, that his |
back was broken.
E. S. Burrus, treasurer of Des Moines |
county, may die; both of his legs are
broken.
Lafayette Young, editor of the Iowa
Capitol. was badly cut and bruised |
about the head.
City Clerk Fred L. Poor was bruised
and cut.
Miss Mary Lord Drake, the govern
prs daughter, was slightly bruised.
All of the staff officers suffered more
DR. less, and their swords and regalia
we're badly broken and badly torn.
State Commissioner Seymour Jones
eg was injured. The sufferers were
to hospitals and hotels and
heir injuries promptly attended
20. The stand was a private
affair hastily constructed and
lad not been inspected like
,he others. The crowd was warned
lot to go on it, as the officials were all
Who were intended to occupy it, and for
hem it was sufficiently strong, but q
.ush was made, and the stand, as pre-
licted, went down.