The Saint Paul globe., 1897-08-19
THAT'S WHAT THE CITIZENS SAY
ABOUT THE FAIR WEEK
CARNIVAL.
COMMITTEE IS HUsTLINe
AND PREPARING DETAILS OF THE
PROGRAMME THAT is MAPPED
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FoRTREss loN WILLOW ISLAND
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If there was ever any doubt relative
to the evening carnival events In ST.
Paul during the state fair week they
nave now been thoroughly dissipated.
The efficient executive committee, aid
ed by a small army of sub-comm1t-
tees, mas MAPPED out programme
which surpasses anything heretofore
seen or attempted in the Northwest,
and while the fair itself will be at
tractive, the evenings in st. Paul, the
committee says, will be simply gor-
geous.
Tuesday evening, Sept 7, will be the
first night of the great display. On
that evening there will be a Venetian
water festival at Como Park, which
Will be simply superb. The fire works
will be worth a journey of miles to
see
In additional, there will be a man.
moth industrial parade Of the manu-
facturers and merchants Of this city,
which will pass through the, principal
Illuminated streets. Over seventy floats,
unique and elegant are already pledged
and the number actually in line will
undoubtedly exceed 100. These floats
will represent the business and indus
great extent of our. business resources
Many of them will participate in the
great Labor day parade Monday, but
as many visitors will not reach the
city until Tuesday, they will be used
on that evening with many additions,
and traversing, as they WILL illumin-
ated streets, the spectacle will be one
which has never before been seen in
the Northwest }s:.
While the Tuesday night parade will
De something superb, Wednesday and
thursday evenings, the nights of
Ire, will be surprisingly spectacular.
The city will be absolutely ablaze, and
the red fire display in the streets will
satisfy the most enthusiastic desire to
paint the town rec! The battle on the
Island in front of the city and attack
on the island fortress will be both
novel and exciting 1t will be battle
royal, the fortress being attacked by
a battalion of infantry, a company of
artillery, with a river f1otilla discharg-.
ing heavy mortar and rocket batteries.
The spectacle will be a counterpart
of a real enga agement.
Thursday night the battle will be re-
newed, pontoon bridges being used for
both attack and retreat, terminating
With the blowing up of both fortress
and bridges. The explosions of gun
powder and display of lurid fire would
be positively alarming if it was not
understood to be a mimic war Mines
on the island will be exploded which
will almost" shatter the bed Of the river.
The nights Of fire. will be veritable
pyrotechnics earthquakes of scenic
grandeur. assq is1-,gas
Friday night there will be an actual
run of the entire fire DEPARTMENT. This
is not a parade of the department, but
an absolute run, with the steamers
fired up, as if going to an absolute
conf1agration. Our own citizens have
never seen such a display, for in case
of an actuaI fire the engines are called
out singly or two or three at time
The run will be- through the principal
streets, and will be a wonderfully ex-
citing spectacle.
This run will be but a small portion
of the evening entertainment Capt.
Bean. with his famous Company D,
will give an exhibition drill, including
firing by platoon, in the illuminated
streets; there will be a parade with
Japanese lanterns,;in which thousands
will participate, and fireworks which
will make the business portion of the
city a blaze of light
There will not be dull minute in St.
Paul Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday nights, and visitors from
abroad, as we'll as, our own citizens,
will witness spectacular displays such
as have only been seen in dreams be-
fore, but on this occasion they will
be realistic realities