Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-05
rnrrMruAL PAGEANT or MIDWAY.

reported a big day.
~TRIUNrHAL PAGEANT or MIDWAY.
Great Procession Proves n Unique
ANA EnjOynbic ATTRACTION.
Parades and parades have been seen in
Omaha, but there never has been one that
was a marker to that witnessed at the ex-
position grounds. II was made up of all Of
the attractions of the Midway and was
witnessed by almost countless thousands who
congregated along the Midway and the
Bluff tract.
The parade was different from any other
parade ever seen in the west. There were
people from the most remote parts of the
earth, all of whom were costumed in the garb
of the countries from which they came. The
line of march was as outlined and the
procession started on time, something that
is unusual. The parade was reviewed by
the exposition officials who occupied the
bandstand on the Bluff tract.
Everything in connection with the
parade was in the hands of Grand
Marshal Bostwick, assisted by Thomas
Farley, ]. A.. German, Fred 7.
Cummins. E. II. Cagney, C. II. Dezevelles,
Fred W. Thompson, c.. L. Wickland. Harry
Laugham, Harry O'Brien, w. o.. Taylor, M.
b. Platz, NJ. Cusin, 1cilio Ninci, F.. w. Nc
| 1OHHell, u. IL. ltOlDTOOk, tom tOCtOT, -.
Willard. II. Roltair, p. C. Mattox, Lewis
Root, John Willie, Dick Mattox, Jim Root,
CASTOR Akoun, Kalhille Nelmy, Emil Lermy,
Isaac Benyaka, NJ. Root and Fernand
Akoun. At the appointed hour, 10 o'clock,
the procession moved off as though it had
been arranged by clock work, the start be-
ing made from West Midway. The grand
marshal was in the lead, accompanied by a
detachment of the exposition police, the
members of which cleared the way. Then
came the band from Hagenback's live ami
NAL show, which. in turn, was followed by
the performing animals from the arena.
In this collection there was a lion upon an
open float, surrounded by his trainers.
There were also snakes, elephants, quaggas,
bears, dogs, leopards and numerous other
animals from the ring. In this collection,
Matt Johnson, the king of wild animal train
ers, was the central feature, occupying a
place upon an open float. surrounded by
wild beasts from the Jungle.
After these came representatives of every
one of the Midway attractions, making a
column most wonderful in its variety and
attractiveness.
Oriental Wedding Procession.
There was. no more interesting feature in
the procession than the allegorical repre-
sentation of a wedding and the attendant
ceremonies given by 1875 Olive skinned La
tives of the Orient. They hailed from the
Streets of Cairo, and had quite Al animal
show of their own; it included a dozen
came!s, as many donkeys and half as many
horses. Til bride was attired in a gorgeous
gown Of light blue silk, and with, the
diminutive groom walked under a CANOPY
of rich velvet borne by four little boys in
blue. The scene was supposed to rep esent
the returning march from the wedding cere-
mony to the home of the groom. There
were bridesmaids in pink and white, the
pink waists being as short as the white
skirts were long. They all rode camels, and
beamed at the crowds through several layers
Of rouge. The father of the bride preceded
her, and whirled a sword defantly, intimi-
dating those who would attempt to steal
her. Then there were attendants of the
bride, male and female, some of whom were
mounted, while others danced along to ia
miliar midway strains. The wrestlers and
the fencers marched along in single file and
gave good exhibitions of their art. The pet
dog of the Streets of Cairo, Nellie Gray, was
decorated in red, white and blue, and was
accompanied by Arabian children.
Shuts Out the Ostriches.
Manager Cawston of the ostrich farm had
made plans for an extensive display in the
parade, but a Methodist parson who mis-
understood just what the manager was ad-
v~ertising had him arrested and while ex-
plantations were being made to the guards
the parade started. One cage of little os-
triches was exhibited, however, and made
a good, though rather small, showing.
Memories of the pioneer celebrations Cf
Independence day We're recalled by the APP
pearance of the Indians and cowboys CON
nected with the Wild West show. Under
the lead of Manager Mattox the red men and
the white mel from the mountains and
plains made a striking showing and Their
display was one of the creditable features
of the procession. First came the cowboy
band, twenty musicians dressed in corduroy
trousers with heavy boots, blue HanneI
shirts, bandanna ties and big sombreros
playing popular airs along the, line Of
march. Then there were fifty riders repre-.
senting the real western cowboy and tn,
representation throughout was good. 4
dozen Indians followed the riders and they
were all strikingly painted in the livlies'
of war colors. The old stage coach of IN,
Black Hills was occupied by a score o
, passengers who didn't appear to be the leas
: bit scared. Then there was the immigran
wagon that had plainly seen better days
and it was occupied by one lone younf
? woman, who appeared to be enjoying he
best days right now,
: The heather Chinee," from the Chimes,
E village. ffty"strons, had with them tn,
| musical instruments of their country ant
u were clothed In their holiday garb.
, struck n Popuinr Chord.
The Bombardmqnt Of Matanzas was repre-
scented by a party of men upon a gaud.
float. all of whom were clothed in sailo
{ uniforms, and in addition, there was
Ii miniature reproduction Of the harbor o
5 Matanzas as IT, appeared before the guns o
I the American fleet were turned upon tn
= city, The wal spirit among the crowd wa
70 further stimulated by the appearance o
"Chiquita," the Cuban midget, who rode il
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