The times., 1899-05-24
THE NATIONS CAPITAL
IN CARNIVAL MOOD
Crowds ThrOng the Streets
From Dawn Till Midnight.
Merriment and Enthusiasm Shared
by Every Pedestrian.
Humorous Scenes and Incidents
Along Pennsylvania Avenue
AuuSe the Visiting Hosts.


early hour all thoroughfares led toward the !
Avenue and all were crowded with psdes- /!
trians moving in that direction. The /
crowds soon assembled and lGng before |
noon the thoroughfare was flled to over
lowing with people. The north side was
the favorite promenade during the hours |
prior to the procession, but was totally in
to accommodate the hosts OF pc
destrians and sightseers. Consequently
many were forced to leave the sidewalk /
and walk in the street. 1t was not COM
either, for the crowd soon became
SO great in the roadway that walking was
soon transformed into lodging and twist
ing before one was able to move along.
The pretty American girl was as much
in evidence as she is generally on all car
nival occasions and field days. Attired in
fluffy gowns Of rare texture and with
dainty parasol uplifted they were centres
OF attention, always, for the young men.
When the shower came there was nut
tering of skirts and no small amount OF
excitement among the fair sex. They wore
their best, which was, Of course, expen-
sive, and it would not do for them to re-
main cut in the rain and become drenchcd.
Colonnades in front of hotels. stores. avn
ings, and oyerhanging caves were places
of refuge and during the shower the
Avenue was deserted for fully fifteen
minutes. Many were. nevertheless soak
ed, being unable to reach shelter quickly
enough.
The man with the camera and the kodak
iiend were in evidence everywhere. In
front of the reviewing stand many sought
permission of policemen to fix their tri-
pods, and each rival amateur tried to
gain the best position. No kodaks were
allowed on the Avenue, and determined
not to be outdone, snapshot experts en-
deavored to find positions elsewhere. The
north side of the Court of Honor was
favorite field for them TO ply their trade.
Step-ladders, forks of trees. Jubilee
stands, pavilions, and pedestals of monu-
ments were pressed into service, and,
when the procession marched by the re-
viewing stand, it is estimated that no less
than one thousand pictures were taken CT
the pavilion, with the President. his Cab
met. and 150 members of the diplomatic
corps, and other distinguished guests who
were on the stand.
Some OF the photographers were not
content with taking one picture of the
| stand. but put in a new lense for every
passing regiment, battalion or company.
On the Avenue east OF Fifteenth street
camera operators were seen in windows
on balconies, and even on rooftops, anna
teurs vieing with the more expert repre-
sentatives OF metropolitan newspapers
and periodicals.
| Just before the President and the mem
bers of his official family and their wives
and daughters stepped upon the review
ing stand the spectators on each side OF
| the Court of Honor were witnesses of an
exciting arrest, something that passed the
view of the President. A tall. Ianky
| stranger, evidently bent on hunting fo.'
| trouble, began quarrel with another
man, and was about to utilize his fists,
when Lieutenant Boyle, OF the Third Po-
| lice precinct, who was standing nearby
placed his hand upon the neck OF the first
individual and ushered him out of the
crowd, to the evident delight of the
crowd.
Some of the special policemen excited no
unusual amount OF interest. They were
unaccustomed TO the positions. and one
in particular. who was assigned to duty
| in the Avenue opposite Wizards Ho-
tel, caused a great deal of merriment. He
was a portly individual, who seemed to
think he was very important fly on the
wheel. In endeavoring to preserve law
/
the butt of the usual funny man. VINO
'guyed" him about his high water
pants" and long baton, which was almost
as large as two regulation police biliias.
Every policeman had hard task trying
! to keep the Avenue clear, and especially
when it was announced that the parade
had started. They succeeded quite we'll
withal, in clearing the thoroughfare with
the exception of the time that special de-
livery letter messengers sped along with
! Uncle Sans highest class of mail-the
special delivery letter Policemen were
aware that they could not interfere with
the mails, and the messengers being equal
ly cognizant of this fact taunted the blue
coats by spinning up and down the thor
oughfare under the pretense of being EN-
route to and from the Postoffice with spe-
cial letters.
The bette noir of almost every man. wo-
man. and child of the day was B Street
north of the scene of the fireworks. This
south side of this street was in deplora-
BILE condition. being partially mud and this
balance water and slush. AS the crowds
pushed down Fifteenth Street and through
the White Lot after dusk fastening to-
ward the prospective battle of Manila
Bay. they anticipated no such undesirable
condition as muddy streets Consequently
almost every pedestrian walked through
| the SlQSn DGtCre ne was aware OF tle IaCl
that any such thing e. listed in his vicin-
ity, and after it was tCo late to step out o
the water and mud, because those to tht
rear were always pushing the ones WHO
were in front.
Each station was alive with arriving and
departing visitors. One train brought 9J0
persons from HagerstOwn, and other places
contributed their quota Friends Were
lined up in each station looking out fol-
relatives and acquaintances
Although every saloon was open and
every restaurant reaped large proiits OF
the increased business brought about by
the Jubilee. few. if any, intoxicated per
sons were seen on the streets. No more
arrests were made than on the usuI
Washington Saturday night, and consider
ing the number of people in movement
excellent order was maintained The spiri
of moderation rather than intoxcatiog
seemed to be more in keeping with th'
celebration of returned peace. and modeIa
tion was the order OF the day even wit!
drinking men
While half the city took a holiday an,
spent the day as happily as they freet
themselves Of their money. goodly pro
portion of persons resorted to all sorts o
holiday schemes to catch the money o
the upper balf. Jubilee badge sellers wer
the most persistent characters on tn
streets. The street waif with the ofiicia
programme was just loud as the corne
fakr and was continually showing hi
wares into the faces of pedestrians. Ii
the vicinity of the fireworks spectacle
long row of colored persons established
stands, where they sold peanuts, sand