El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-17

loaded with boxes attracted attention
A large float carrying two open
traps in which were seated Messrs
Hcnslee Milton and Henry Shed, and
Misses Bats and Shed, L. NJ. Patter-
son acting as aid, represented the Nc
Iver-Patterson Vehicle company.
Wells Fargo Express company were
represented by two of their large wag-
ons.
The bull fighters were next and at
tracted a great deal of attention from
the strangers.
An open carriage bearing the banner
Il was here 116 years ago" and in
which was seated Don Apolinio Ramos,
/; the oldest man in Mexico.
/ A large float loaded with goods from
| the Swift Packing company made a
neat appearance.
| One of the prettiest attractions in
the entire procession was a phaeton
drawn by a tandem team of black
horses and driven by Mr.. Richards s
son accompanied by little Virginia
Stewart The phaeton was decorated
with pink chrysanthemums. They
were cheered all along the line and
the little man often lifted his cap in
recognition.
A large banner with the inscription
~Alamogordo, the Magic City," carried
by two men was just in front of the
Cloudcroft float which was one of the
neatest displays of the day. 1t was
decorated with Cloudcroft pines and
at each corner a young man dressed in
summer costume sat enjoying the scent
of the pines. In the center was a
crescent supported on clouds, upon
which Miss K. AcGillvray Of Alamo
gordo. dressed in a red, white, and blue
summer costume was posed.
The Alamogordo Lumber company
had a float with a miniature saw mill
and reproduction of their mammoth
,lant.
The four Carnival mascots in a car
riage were next
Sam Gatlin in his pneumatic tired
blackboard drove his beautiful white
horses
The Hotel Sheldon bus was next fol-
lowed by Pomeroy's large tallyho.
The Carnival Queen
The city wagon yard was represented
by one of their large wagons
The West Texas SaddIery company
was represented by a burro pulling a
wares of the store.
Citizens in carriages brought I'D the
rear of the procession
When the queen and her maids left
the stand the Border Rifles accom-
panied them to the door of the Orn-
dorff hotel amid the cheers of the
thousands who were crowded into the
streets and plaza.
Plenty of Room For All.
This morning early it was estimated
by the bureau of information that fully
5000 visitors had already reached the
city from all points with this crowd
being increased as rapidly as trains
arrive.
The streets during yesterday, last
night and today presented a remark
ably animated appearance and the mid
way swarmed with men, women and
children. Last night the brilliantly
lighted streets of the midway presented
an unusual scene of activity and the
show people stationed there did a land
Office business.
The bureau of information on North
Oregon street few doors north of tne
midway is doing unusually effective
work under the management of Uncle !
John Julian. He has two assistants
and all are kept busy directing visitors J
TO their lodgings or to points of inter- |
est in and about the city Not all of
the rooms listed there have yet been
taken. but they are going fast and |
lodging houses in the heart of town
have a demand for more cots than tney