Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-13
DAZZLING SCENE.

Joyous Masqueraders---io nS Train
ofFIoats--- scene Long to be Re-
Observation-Disclosures Multitude Ever
Seen in the City---Alexandria a Bank
of Light--;cenesa and Incidents.
The last act 10 Alexandria's seequi.
centennial celebration was carried out
last night, aud for four or five hours
there was genuine enjoyment and en-
thusiasm among both young and old
| Nearly everyone in the ii was either
participant or a spectator in the
scenes, and it was nearing midnight
before the curtain finally fell.
After Yesterdays parade disbanded
the different bands which had appeared
in the procession gave enlivenlng con.
certs a. the grand stand at Prince and
Washington streets and at other points
n The city. which were listened to by
Thousands. The bulk OF the visitors
from VS., hington remained in the city
10 witness the night parade and the
scenes in connection thereIlth, and
every prep "a ion was made for ID
display, which it was thought would b.
the most interesting feature OF The &C
casion.
As darkness set in the trains and
boats from Washington brought thou
sands to the city to witness the noctur-
ual proceedings, and by seven O'Clock
King street-sidewalks, roadway and
door steps-was packed with human
beings, so closely indeed that 10 many
| places il was inn possible to move either
one way or the other. There never
had been such scene in Alexandria's
| history.
The dispatch boat Dolphin had in
the meantime transformed herself into
picture of light by again Illuminating
all her decks. port hole', headlights
and rigging with electricity, while the
Machias, lying near by was flashing
her powerful searchlight all over the
eastern part of the city and discharging
rockets, roman candles, &c.
The interest was increasing every
minute, and it seemed that all we're en-.
Unused TO the highest tension. There
was continual sound of horns, cat
calls, bugles, &c., while huge cannon
crakers ever and anon added TO the din.
| l. was noticeable fact that horn blow
lng was by no means confined to child
ran, as is common on other festive &C.
casions, but young ladies and sober
side married men and women were
armed with horns and trumpets and
| blew them to their intense satisfact-
ton.
The trains on the electric railway
were being run in sections and they
moved down King street with every
inch of space both inside and outside
occupied by eager sightseers. Ia some
instances passengers had their feet
banging out of the windows. When
the trains would start from King and
Royal streets on their return trips and
parted the sea of humanity which ex
tended from that intersection to Co
lumbus street the utmost caution had
to be preserved and the cars moved al
snail's pace, sounding their alarm
whistles in the meantime.
Washington and King streets were
ablazs with light, and the spectacle
was very dazzung. Hugh stars and
other designs formed of electric bulbs
aud gas Jets were prominently dis
played, banks of red lights were to be
seen in every direction and the occa-
sional slipping of the trolleys of the
cars at different places on King street
added greatly to the display by emit
ling glazing sheets and balls of cleo
tricity.
The procession started from the inter-
section of King aud Fairfax streets. At
this point the crowd was very dense,
extending to every point OF the com
pass. 1t was about o'clock before The
fiaal arrangements were made and the
line of march began.
The masqueraders and Red Men in
Indian costume were scattered all
through. the lines, and they caused
much diversion, while floats, very ap
propriate and suggestive, inspired great
interest.
A canoe in which was seated John
Smith in his voyage from the Chesa.
psake to Alexandria was much enjoyed.
Then followed design, by the Hi
bernians and the Young Mems Sodality
Lyceum. representing Washington and
Fitzgerald, the table being surrounded
by many colored lamps, carried by
members of these organizations.
A carriage which, was reproduce
ton, as near as possible, of the one in
which George Washington and Martha
Washington set out from Mount Yer
non for New York when the former
was inaugrated as the first President
of the United States.
Old Lancasterian School, founded by
Washington.
The First Settlers.
Washington and Lafayette.
General Braddock in conference with
American generals in Alexandria.
The Tomb of Washington.
Washington's Farewell Visit to AL.
exandris.
Lse and Washington Schools in ON
nibuses.
The Memorial Bridge.
Mount Vernon Avenue.
Arches representing the First Town
officials.
The Birth of the American Flag.
The Little Red School House, design
ed and accompanied by the Daughters
of America and Junior Order of Me.
chanics.
The Academy Band of Annapolis, and
the Third Regiment, Friendship, and
Victor Drum Corps accompanied the
parade.
AS the procession moved almost the
entire city seemed ablazs with light.