The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-10
SEMl.CENTENNIAL

u the Admission of Iowa to the Union
OF States Grandly Celebrated at Bur-
lington The Proceedings MARRIED by the
Collapse of n Reviewing Staud-Gov.
Drake, Vice-President Stevenson and
Several Others Hurt.
BURLINGTON, Ia, Oct. 1.-The semi.
centennial celebration of Iowa's state.
hood opened in a blaze of glory. After
three weeks of steady rain the sun
shone forth Wednesday, and all night
long street sweepers and great gauge
of men and wagons secured the streets.
Electric lights are strung at intervals
of ten feet OF 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 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 vas repeated.
The parade, the grandest ever
seen here, started at IL a. m,
and was witnessed by 5000 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 1915 to 1896 were also in
line. A band of 40 full-blooded
Two cowboys dashed after the
Indians and ran for IL minutes through
the dense crowd before they were cap
tured. Great excitement prevailed
and narrow escapes were numerous.
1t took the policemen ten minutes to
pull the crazed cow-punchers from
their horses, and a ha~nd-to-hand
fight with whips and clubs took place.
The parade was far ahead of anything
yer 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 20, 900 people were in the streets,
a 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 Sey-
mour Jones, badly hurt; j.. d. Rowen,
of Gov. brakes staff, badly bruised.
Everyone on the stand was more or
less in jured.
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 we're badly shaken
up and considerably bruised.
Ex-GJv. Sherman, of Iowa, was in the
real 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
jursd in the spine and is paralyzed.
How badly he is hurt will not be
kn"wn for several days. 1t was ex-
peo!ed, but afterwards denied, that his
back was broken.
J.. S. Burrus, treasurer of Des Moines
county, may die; both of his legs are
br oxen.
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
or daughter, was slightly bruised.
All of the staff officers suffered more
or less, and their swords and regalia
we re badly broken and badly torn.
State Commissioner Seymour Jones'
leg was injured. The sufferers were
conveyed to hospitals and hotels and
Their injuries promptly attended
to. The stand was a private
affair hastily constructed and
had not been inspected like
the others. The crowd was warned
not to GO on it, as the officials were all
who we're intended to occupy it, and for
them !. was sufficiently strong, but q
rush was made, and the stand, as pre-
dicted, went down.