The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-09
CARNIVAL Is DOING WELL.
Queens Parade Was witnessed by
Large Crowds.

\ H."f" t''ff tAAN' "t''a .i+" $500
uous that are to b. found within che car
niya. ground have been we'll patronized.
Yesterday was Carnival Day. Prob
/ ably jos principal Tea ures was the zee
| street parade. the parade Of queen Eliza
/ beth the First. who Wlta her court, tie
many little children who participated in
/ the ceremony az the opening u the car
| nival. appeared ia the vehicles The car
! risEe entered by the i1ks in the horsl
| parade 81 Wednesday end winning the
Y fret prize was used hy ne queen AMI
some 81 the children of her court, tie
/ decorations not having been disturbed.
Fatmaua band WIS in the parade,
l which was resplendenLy lighted with
! vari-eo.ored hambeauX carried By boys
/ Tho oricatal cavaieaos and the perform
/ ers 81 the streets 81 Cairo also parucipat-
/ 81. some % those connected with she
| shows appearing mounted on the cnmels
| elephants and other animals The parade
! included some OF the principal streets
aud was viewed by throngs % people.
/ The procession made ICE way 10 the car
/ rNnl grounds. whther DC was followed by
/ thousands. For time the rush around
| toe uthet stand a. the entrance TO Won
/ dcrand was like a football scrimmage.
/ peop.e showing as much haste in getsing
/ their tickets as women are reputed TO
| display when there o. a bargain counter
sale
Not so many out-of-towu visitors were
/ 20 bc noted ON the streets and In the
carnival grounds yeste day as the day be
/ ore That was owing 10 the fact that yes
/ ieruay was not a day OF sale for the cheap
Rates that are offered by the "a lroads.
] To-day The low rates viii be effective. and
I 10 Is expected that there will be a new
crowd OF visitors from the small towns
OF this section.
The relay running race Of FIVE times
around the race course was won yester-
dny by Savannah who had an easy
thing winning by several lengths from
Atlanta" The riders will have another
heat to-day az 80 o'clock. At $50 the
oriental cayalcade viii parade around the
track. At o'clock another chariot race
viii be run. Yesterdays race was won
/ hy south Carolina"
Two Concerts on sunday.
| Two concerts will be given In the Carnl-
val grounds on SUNDAY one will be Ia
the afternoon and the other at night
| Fairmans band has rendered excellent
music during the carnival and doubtless
many viii take advantage Of the oppor-
tunity 20 attend when the concerts are 20
be tho attractions Following are the pro
Erammes that have been arranged for tho
concerts.
AAttfNlNAli~
Overture. Poet ana Peasant" (Suppe):
(a) iniermezzo. Forget Me Not" Mac
BETH. Cbl Spanish fantasia Ia Paloma'
| (Mlssudl
Cornct solo. Concert Polka" QIart-
nam g. Fleurant.
Selection. Robin Hood" DeKoSen).
Gloria from Twelfth Mass" (MozarO
Duet for cornet and trompone. scene
from I'll Trovnsore" CNerdD Mr.. W r.
Sphinx nud n Roussi
Gems Of stephen Foster (TohanD.
Grand march. "Thc E'iks CFairman)
dedicated 70 the Savannah Lodge b. p.
o r. No. I8
Evening
Overture. "Tannhauser'' Cwagner): (a)
"Andante From Surprise symphony"
Hayden: 90 Hearts and Flowers" Co
banD. (c) "Loin du Bal" (GineO.
Trombone solo. Fantasia (BennetO. II.
ROussi
"Loreley" paraphrast CNesvadba).
Invitation a IA Valse CWeber.
Grand descriptive Fantasia. Germans
Before Paris" CTrenkler)
fNote-A very interesting number. filled
with tone PICTURES, Astounding IN German
and French melodies with dramatic situa-
tons Incidental 10 the siege OF parisJ
Piccolo solo. Air Narie" (Demare). W.
C.. Beane.
"The Heavens Are Telling" (Haydn).
Intcrmezzo. "Cavalier.a Rusticana"
tNia scaguO.
Grand march. "Trumphai" CFairman).
Spcclal-DurinR tho concert Mr.. Fairman
Will incorporate the following. his recent
compositions. as extras in the programme:
1. The Col Abbott March.
2. The Oriental March.
3. The r X. March
E!=!; From Orphan Children.
Bostock OF the Midway aggregation, the
orphan children Of ST. Mary's School and
Asylum were given free entrance TO the
shows yesterday afternoon and hugely en-
ioycd themselves. The great animal
shows attracted their undivided attention
and they roarcd with laughter when they
visited "A Trip so the Neon" They got
lest IN thu crystal maze and had al sorts
OF fun In the Streets OF Cairo. They
spent the afternoon Of their lives they
declared. ana left AZ supper time with
their hearts highly gladdened.
ChIauIta's Narrow Escape.
Chlouita. "the living dol" the charming
little Cuban lady who Is holding daily re
cepiions on the Midway. had narrow es-
cape from death or serious injury last
night as she was leaving her tent by
rear entrance The miniature railroad
track runs IN the rear OF her tent. and
as she was crossing IL. the llttle train.
which despite its size Is quite heavy.
came flying along.
The tiny whistle blew n shrill blast and
the little lady stood for a moment dumb
founded The next second the stalwstt
arm OF joe Magee. a canvasman. lifted
her high ia the air and the little engine
sped on its way dirc.tly beneath her
When she recovered from her scare she
smiled az her rescucr and said with a
merry laugh. only the good die youne"
The aTair created not little excite
mcnt. and a number Of ladies who Wit
messed &c crowded around Chiqulta TO con
graduate her on her narrow escape.
Cold Drove Them Away.
The sudden change 10 the weather last
nisfd and the disagreeahly cold wind
caused the mass OF the visitors q leave
the carnival grounds earlier than they
would had the air been more p,clsaut
When the merry-makcrs lett their homes
there seemed 20 be no great reed for
wraps and oyercoats but the therm0me-
ter continued 10 fall. and the point IL had
reached by 70 o'clock made the thinly-
clad shlver
Speedy had n cold plunge into his tank
and those who turned around Ia The Fer
ris wheel didn't have as good time as
they might had thcy been more hca ily
clothed Greater preparations against the
cold VIII De made " the weather con-
unucs e bi, nipping. and the crowds vii
Doe PREPARED 90 remain al the shows .atsr
than they aii lasl night