The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-28
AN EVENING OF FUN.

City Rapid Transit company
AN EVENING OF FUN.
Sixth Street Had Attractions for the
Thousands.
There was hot time in the old town
last night. From sunset until midnight
the business district was given over to
parades, concerts, fireworks, fire runs,
guard mounts. cake walks and masque-
rade carnivals. The town never had
such a feast Of merrymaking The
carnival was witnessed by nearly 10000
people. They were crowded principally
In Sixth street, from Rice Park to jack
son street, along the line Of the various
parades and concerts. And though at
times they were crowded so closely
that it seemed impossible for the pa
rading bodies to get through the streets
and in some instances mounted police
had to make way for the organiza-
tons, not one person was hurt. The
physicians who were stationed at sew
eral points along the line Of march had
nothing to do all the evening.
The carnival began at Z o'clock, when
the various bands engaged to furnish
music opened their concerts at four
points. The Minnesota state band held
doIlH DIT the fIydn nOlel, SelDeTl DdnQ
at Sixth and Cedar streets, the Post
Office band at Smith park, and STEMS
band at the Grand opera house.
Towards those points the crowds be-
gan to converge soon after 6 o'clock,
and they occupied the curbs and every
available resting place while waiting
for the concerts to begin.
The appearance of band was a
signal for a general rush in it's direc-
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streets resounded with the band music
and the shouts of applauding throngs.
The bands followed no set programme,
but rendered all the patriotic airs they
were masters Of and the crowds cheer
ed them. "The Star Spangled Banner"
America" Marching Through Geor-
gia," 'Rally Round the Flag, Boys"
and similar selections were the most
popular
The concerts lasted an hour, and then
the bands were obliged to suspend, for
they had other work cut out for them
From that hour the bands were on the
march at the head Of various organiza-
tons.
The programme for each band last
night was as follows:
Minnesota State Band, P. M.-Concert at
A. Route of parade: Rice park to Fifth
street, to st. Peter, to Sixth street, to Jack.
son street, countermarch up Sixth to Rice
park. $50, parade of the Knights of Pythias.
$40, escort cake walkers from Hotel Ryan up
Sixth to Cedar and return TO hotel 9:45, car.
nival parade from Rice park to Fifth street,
to ST. Peter, to Sixth to Selby, to Seventh, to
Sixth, to Jackson. 10:4o. carnival concert.
and Cedar. g. Sixth and Market, new post
office, lawn concert. $40, parade from Rice
park to Fifth to st. Peter, to Sixth. to Selby,
to Seventh. to Wabasha. 10:4O. concert at
Ryan hotel.
Postoface Band, Z P. M-Concert at Smith
Park. $3.50. parade, Woodmen of the World.
8. concert at Hotel Ryan. $40. carnival con-
cert and parade at Rice park. 1O:4O, concert
at new postoflce.
STEMS Band, P. M.-Concert Grand opera
house balcony. S:35. parade of the Eldridge
Zouaves from Rice park to Fifth street, to St.
Peter. to Sixth, to Robert, to Third, to Jack
son, to Fourth, to Sibley, to Seventh. to Wa
basha, to Sixth, to Market, to Rice park g.,
concert at Cedar and Sixth. $40, carnival pa
rade at Rice park. 1910, concert at Grand
opera house.
With such a programme. there was
no danger Of any one being affected
with ennui.
The streets were ablaze with red,
green and white fire, and the many
stores had been turned into reviewing
stands for the accommodation of the
public. The second and third floors of
the Boston at Robert and Sixth, oppo-
w
tators, for whom seats had been con-
structed in the windows. Several other
large stores were similarly arranged.
One Of the most attractive decorations
along the line Of the carnival was a
large American flag, in colored glass;
Illuminated with electricity, which was
suspended opposite the Grand opera
house. Darkness had hardly fallen
when the streets became choked with
sigh'tseers. The sidewalks were much
too small for the throngs of merry
makers, and they marched upon down
in the center Of the streets. They surg
ed from one concert to another and
kept continually ON the move. Every
one was good-natured and seemed to
be enjoying themselves.
The first event on the entertainment
committees programme was a parade
of Battery A and guard mount in
front of the Ryan. The men had been
in the parade in the afternoon and
were doubtless weary, but their per-
Torrance was excellent. The guard
mount was exceedingly we'll executed.
There was competitive parade Of
the uniformed ranks Of Knights of
Pythias of st. Paul and Minneapolis.
The knights looked fine in their trap
pings as they marched between rows
of burning Greek fire. The knights
were followed by the Eldridge zouaves,
and the Modern Woodmen. The crowds
pressed SO close upon them that it
was difficult for them to get close to
the judges stand, but they contrived
to do so and secure verdicts. The Min
neapolis Knights of Pythias, command
ed by Capt. ]. A. Hagmar, were award
ed the first prize of $40, and they de-
served it. for their drill was a very
pretty one; the St. Paul knights, the
second prize of SIS. They were COM
manded by Capt. K. B. Hamilton. The
Eldridge Zouaves received the third
prize Of $40, and the Modern Woodmen
the fourth prize Of IS.
The police were then compelled to
go among the crowds and push them
back to the curbs, for the fire depart
ment run which followed was likely to
result in accidents. The fire depart
ment turned out eight engines and lad
der companies for the occasion, and as
they appeared at the head of Sixth
street they were obliged to go slow
in order not to trample upon the spec
tators.
On each engine and ladder truck the
firemen had placed a red fire. and this
was set off to the great delight of the
crowds. The horses were driven slow
ly down Sixth street to Robert, and
thence to Third and to Jackson, where
the horses were rested. Shortly after
9 o'clock the fire engines and trucks
were driven UP to Sixth street, and
then the real run began.
1t required but little persuasion to
induce the people to get out of the
way of the engines when it was seen
that they were started in earnest for
the run to the top of the hill. ThG
crowds scattered to the sidewalks with
little ceremony, and in a moment the
street was clear. Up Sixth street the
on oine Ct q rtod MID ha nEaefs of tia