Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-02
DIAZ'S INAUGURAL.
Elaborate and Spectacular Ceremonies Mexicos
Capital


sions II outdoes any other American city
in point OF display. The riches Of tropi.
cal forests are at It's command, and
bunting and fiags which form the chief
material for the decoration Of city In
the United States on patriotic occa-
sion, are here supplemented with floral
decorations as artistic as they are gor-
geous. Whole buildings are covered
with panels and festoons and designs of
flowers, which In the United States
would cost hundreds OF thousands of
dollars Here thev cost merely the ex-
pense Of transportation from the terra
callente--"hot Countrywide wages OF
a few peon laborers In gathering them,
and the expense OF putting them up
The route OF the inaugural parade, a
mile or more In length. was almost lit
orally two walls Of flowers, The rest
OF the city was nearly as gorgeous.
Every business house was avlshly dec
Grated and nearly every private resi-
dence displayed wealth of flowers and
bunting,
The night display was even more gor-
geous Mexico is further advanced In
the art of electric illumination than are
most American cities AT all the COR
ners Of the main thoroughfares strings
of inCandescent bulbs were strung from
posts crossing In the middle Of the
street where they We're Joined by ros-
cites Of green, white and red lights, the
national cOl0Ts. The front of the build
ings were illuminated in the most ar
tistic manner.
This path OF electricity led to the
main plaza where II eliminated In
blaze OF countless thousands of lights
The front and towers Of the great ca
thedral We're outlined In lncandescent
bulbs, and in the center was u great
shield In colors representing the eagle
and snake of the coat Of arms Of Mex
leo, in green, white and red, In this
shield alone there We're more than 1000
incandescent lights, and on the cathe-
dral there were probably $4,000 lights
The cathedral occupies the north side
Of the plaza. on the east side Is the Ma
tlOnal palace, which was also outlined
in incandescent lights, on the south
side the city hall, and on the west side
the great portals were Illuminated in
similar manner a lavish display Of
fireworks from the top Of the cathedral
and city hall from the center Of the
plaza and from the south side OF the
plaza added to the bewiderlng glare
A band Of over 100 pieces played In the
plaza during the evening. Every street
had its Nominations and fireworks
The parade was In keeping with the
general ensemble 1t was composed OF
twenty splendid floats, interspersed
with marching men and children, repre-
senting the various industries schools
and institutions Of the republic. The
floats representing the agricultural and
manufacturing interests Of the republic
were sent by the states and individual
haciendas and manufacturing estab-
llshments
The feature OF the parade was the
Peace" float, which brought up the
rear. SO artistic was this float that II
will probably be perpetuated in mar
BILE. II was made In the form OF
Corinthian colorado, In white plaster
with the columns at the rear Inside,
resting on clouds Of silver gauze, sat
Peace" represented by n beautiful
Mexican girl She was In the act OF
placing a laurel wreath on the brow of
a bust of President Dlas, AT the base
of the pedestal on which the bust rested
sat History" looking up into the face
of President Diaz and recording his acts
on her tablets. In front Law n broker
cannon and fragment Of she'll In the
bore Of the cannon dove had made It's
nest. At the front OF the car were two
bronze lions asleep Eight thousand
flowers from the tropics decorated the
sides Of the ear.