The Lamar register., 1898-10-12
DENVER'S GALA WEEK
FESTIVAL OF MOUNTAIN AND
PLAIN.
ihs We,thsr Wa. Good. tn, crova.
lAsEr' the Entertainment varied and
iHisre.t'aS-I IhIpEt Done on an Eiabor
ate Scale.

beaver. Oct 4.-The initial day az
the fourth annual Festival nf SIountuIh
ind Plain WIS satisfactory ono
" illir the weather was not IDEAL bejpr
mite cool, Il was pleasant. As K
'isnally The cdse on the first day. tb,,
incoming crowd OF carnival visitors
was Large enc. According 10 the rail.
road officials, the arrivals We're from
tWcniy to thirty per cent. greater than
ll'ry We're on the tiist day Of last years
,'iiHiNAi- conservative estimate Of
ny arrivals yesterday placed the nun.
lrr al 1900 70 aCrommo,I,ts thr
many persons desiruus OF coming TO
Denver the various railroad cornpaples
were fJrrrd 70 run no lsSs than twenty
p'ght extra trains In addition 10 the
great number Of additional trains that
We're put on, the size Of the regular
WalAs were Increased by several cars
eaSh EEeu then the railroads werc
@.arcsLy able 70 accommodate the peo-
I'ie coming 10 the carnival. Both The
regular aud extra trains wefc crowded
70 tbeiz utmost capacity.
The crowd was a happy. good na-
tured cue and all seemed bent on hay-
ing q gpod tine
The opening even; Of the carnival
was The usual parade at 2:3n II was
alieEoricaL historical aud patriotic in
character, being somewhat different
from that Of former years. The dis
play OF natural resources aud manufac,
inrei products being omitted. Their
piace was takrH by many floats rrprc-
scntiuE United Stn1rs waFshlps.
brooklyn, Puritan, Gloucester and 9th
en-.
While the dummy cannon that point
rsl from thels decks dIl rot thunder
and helch fiaIns, ihp sailors made up
for u by shooting JfT cannon Ore crack
sr-. on the decks % The vessels ap-
Ts-ar,si their vrll.kn0wu commanders
u b were Erret'7d with cheers 10y the
crowds There wcT,- floats representing
'he negotiations Tor the surrender of
Santiago and The hunl transfer " the
sify- other 1O8ss represented Pcace.
CsFvs. Colorado. end various subjects
Of an aiier1sieal character. Then
wrrs hands hy ihs loDrn Ia the parade,
stationed az intervals which never per
uiit-d the sounds ~ music 70 de ont.
The Apache and Ute Indians
mIr,hrd in tho drs; division. led by
-BHrksEin Charley and "Nellowstona
Hiil.- A. usual. tho'r appearance was
aAH HAEAAA Tor NlNNu NJ lNEA4l lilll- AItl
many complimentary expressions. \
rlsuper lot of Indians and Indian
eiath-= werr never sscu In Denver,
The decorated carriages constituted
= very affraciiv. Part q the parade.
rr-fiy women, fine turuoutS, splendid
har.s-s antl brilliant C0lor~ werr lts dis
tinguishlnE features- The -aason Tor
aaturai flowers = past, btf ingenuity
and rr-od taste proiucvd effects from
Tissue. cloth aud pampas plumes that
clothed each r3g In the beauty Of nat
ural bloss1m.
The third division q the parade WIS
devoted to a display % the Fire De
paTtment There were twenty -eteht
pieces % apparatus Ia line, represent
ipE the rutirs department, saving ocra-
s.nual piec-s irft Ia the stations for
emergency cails IL took fifteen min
Ites Tor this dFylsiou % pass the grand
stand aud every minute u the fifteen
was allied wiki the plaudits of the mul.
titu.ss. The opinion was expressed
Eeueally that tbc men 0f the depart
meui had covered themselves with
siarg
The grand stand, seating ihocp, was
packed and presented n magnificent
sr.-ctarle h the afternoon sun.
In the evening bioEraph pictures
were exhibited before the grand stand
while Il fue display of firc works was
niatie At the City Park. where AIN cD0r-
nous crowd was IN attendance.