Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-12


Beautiful beyond description, almost
equalling the magnificent spectacles
during the annual Mardi Gras fetes a.
New Orleans, was the illuminated night
pageant. 1t was the most elaborate
and costly parade ever given N
Wheeling, and 1t was witnessed by fully
20, 1000 spectators.
The Carnival crowd reached its eli
max last evening, The entire resident
population was assembled in the streets
over which the floats were to pass.
All the suburban traction cars were
damned. They poured thousands
more into the heart Of the city, and the
number of excursionists from a dis
lance was larger than upon any day OF
the week. The Rex parade was ex-
pected to be the most beautiful OF the
week, and it fully measured UP to ex-
pectations.
At dusk the long line Of floats was
brought out from the Rex den on the
State Fair grounds. which has been A
scene of ~tireless activity for weeks, and
taken up to South Penn street. Four
horses were attached to each float eX-
cept he first which was drawn by
eight white horses: a groom accompa-
MED each horse in the procession.
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and as a consequence it was after nine
O'Clock when the pageant crossed the
new steel bridge and turned into Main
street. The route was very short, eX-
tending from tenth street to twenty
third.
At the head of the procession rode
the chief marshal and staff, mounted.
The division marshals and aides were
also mounted. After the marshals
came the heralds and guards of the
King. in conventional court costume,
on horseback. Following them came
the Royal Cavaliers, in command of
Capt. Geo. J. Mathison and Lieut.. AL
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of the knights OF st. John attired in
the magnificent costumes which they
wore at the exercises incident to the
coronation of Rex Tuesday night.
The first was the Royal Car, con-
tanning Merry King Hal of the House
~ Franzheim, and his court, namely:
- n.-l;-o1 C1orIya IIa-ni1fOn Sgriho
IT. C. Moffat; Lord Mayor, Jesse H.
Shafer; Keeper of the Keys, James h
Hall; Jester. William G. Caldwell. The
Jester. wearing cap and bells. sat upon
the front of the car, holding in his
arms the Royal mastiff Dan. Rex was
kept busy in bowling to acquaintance,
and the jester lost few opportunities.
The second was the title car, giving
se representation of Night, and was a
yeritable work of art.
The mex was the first car illustrat-
ing the allegorical story Of Prince Ven
turesome in Dreamland." 1t repre-
scented the capture. The Prince, George
Carenbauer. in the land of Nod, dreams
OF a trip to Fairyland. He is captured
by the witches of night, Norwood Myles
Joseph Thornton and George Kossuth.
Number four represented the Prince,
impersonated by Jesse O'Hare, alone in
the haunted castle. surrounded by
ghosts and h~ob-goblins.
In the next float the Prince, F. Rock,
IS represented as cast into the
Demons Cave" very realistically rep
resented on the float, where the arch
demon, Joseph Shafer. orders the little
devils, r. Myles and G. Laurel, to cast
the Prince into the Pit or Despair.
The "Pit of Despair" is presented on
the next car. Smoke belches forth,
and many on the sidewalk were deceiv-
ed into the belief that the car was
burning. In the fiery furnace, into
which the Prince is to be thrown, are
the charred bones Of former victims
Joseph Mccain represented the Prince
upon this float.
Numbw seven represented the battle
between the good fairies who came &c
the rescue of Prince Venturesome, and
the demons who hold him in theiI
power. Z. ]. Varley was the Prince
and E. ]. busch and I. A. Buch the
demons.
"The Rescue is presented on tbs
next beautiful car. The fairies are tht
yictors, and the Prince, w. J. Nc.
Guigan, is transported to a cloue