Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-10-06
DENVER'S CARNIVAL.
bpsNs MOST AUsPlcloUsLY


Denver, Oct. 4.-Thc initial day of
% fourth annual Festival of Mountain
ud Plain was II satisfactory one.
While the weather was not Ideal, being
little cool. II was pleasant. As Is
,ualy the case on the first day, the
coming crowd of carnival visitors
ms a large one. According to the rail-
ad officials. the arrivals We're from
Eenty to thirty per cent. greater than
key were on the first day of last years
4rniyal. A conservative estimate OF
ke arrivals yesterday placed the num-
r at $4,000. To accommodate the
any persons desirous of coming to
envcr the various railroad companies
ere forced to run no less than twenty
sht extra trains In addition to the
eat number of additional trains TINT
ere put on. the size of the regular
aims were Increased by several cars
ch. Even then the railroads We're
arccly able to accommodate the peo-
coming to the carnival. Both the
.ular and extra trains were crowded
their utmost capacity. "
The crowd was Il happy. good M
rel one and all seemed bent on hay
Il good time.
The opening event of the carnival
Is the usual parade Mt 2:3O. 1t was
,gorical. historical and patriotic In
lractcr. being somewhat different
bm that of former years. The dis
y of natural resources and mnnufac-
bed products being omitted. Their
|ce was taken by many floats repre-
bng United States warships,
|ong them being the Olympia,
a.. ,.V.I sNtl
While the dummy cannon that point
from their decks did not thunder
bclch flame. the sailors made up
II by shooting OF cannon fire crack
On the decks of the vessels ap-
rcd their wcll-known commanders
were greeted with cheers by the
wds. There were floats representing
negotiations for the surrender of
htiag0 and the final transfer Of the
Other floats represented Peace,
PES. Colorado. and various subjects
an allegorical character. There
Fe bands by the dozen In the parade,
loned at intervals which never per-
ted the sounds of music to die out.
he Apache and Ute Indians
chcd In the first division, led by
Pckskln Charley" and yellowstone
AS usual. their appearance was
signal for much handclapplng and
~ complimentary expressions. 4
ner lot of Indians and Indian
hes We're never seen in Denver.
he decorated carriages constituted
lery attractive part of the parade.
t'y women, fine turnouts, splendid
Ees and brilliant colors were Its dis
uishing features. The season for
iral flowers Is past, but Ingenuity
good taste produced effects from
10. cloth ana pampas plumes that
he'd each rig In the beauty OF nat
blossom.
he third division of the parade was
pied to display of the Fire De-
(mcnt. There were twenty-elght
fcs Of apparatus in line, represent
the entire department. saving occa-
al pieces left In the stations for
rgency calls. 1t took fifteen min
for this division to pass the grand
ID and every minute of the fifteen
filled with the plaudits of the null
les. The opinion was expressed
frally that the men of the depart
had covered themselves with
r. grand stand. seating 15.OOO. was
cd and presented magnificent
taclc in the afternoon sun.
the evening bioGraph pictures
exhibited before the grand stand
fine display of fire works was
Mt the City Park. where an enor-
crowd was in attendance.