The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-08

With favoring weather. splendid crowds
and promptly executed programmes. tho
carnival opened yesterday under most
favorable auspices.
It Was an ideal October day. In the
early morning the atmosphere was Just
a bit too cool for comfort. The warm
rays of the sun. however. soon made the
weather delightfully."- pleasant. 1t was not
too cool and not too warm. Had the Car
nival people been permitted to select the
weather they wanted they could not have
improved upon that of yesterday.
Everything passed off smoothly, and the
first day was a pronounced success.
Richmond had never before witnessed
such a scene as that on Broad Street
last night. Some persons estimated the
crowd from The City Hall to Brook Ave-
nue. at 2sa,N,0 This was an exwayagant
estimation of the number. but the fact
remains that perhaps never in the history
Of the city we're as many people gath
cred together on single occasion on
that thoroughfare.
II was a sood-natured crowd. There
were some unpleasant features. Occa-
sionally confetti would be thrown into
the face of lady and her escort would
resent it. But such occurrences We're
rare. There were few accidents. a few
people were knocked down by street cars,
l,u, only slightly bruised. The motormen
and conductors showed great tact and
Judgment Had it not been for this there
would have been many serious accidents
The crowd last night was small, it IS
generally believed. in comparison with
those expected here tonight, Wednesday
and Thursday nights.
The police arrangements are excellent.
The regular officers and the special police
and the detectives are splendidly organ
;zed, and there is hardly a square along
Broad Street where one cannot easily
ind three or four policemen, regular or
special.
CITY FULL OF vISITonS.
Many people had come in Saturday and
srl.Gay. .1ll the morning trains We're
headed down y;ith Carnival visitors. They
c.Y,Y,c over tl., Richmond, Fredericksburg
;laQ Potomac from as lar UP tie ioao os
king George and STAFFORD counties: over
,he Cflesapeake and Ohio from nearly
every point between Clifton Forge and
Richmond and from as far east as Old
Point; over the Atlantic Coast Line. the
Seaboard Air Line and Southern from
away down sn North Carolina.
Thousands came in by private convey
anGcs or on foot from the nearby roan-
tics. Hundreds OF wagons, carts, cal.i-
ages and buggies brought our neishbors
iron Chesterfield, Hanover. Goochland.
New Kent. King William and Powhatan.
The booth street was early in the day.
mass OF moving humanity. 1t is prob
a2ie tEat at one time there We're one hun
drea thousand people in the street from
the City Hail TO Brook Avenue.
Wonderful progress was mace in the
ear.y hours of the nlariling in putting
the finishing touches To the booths, afd
By ~ O'clock Broad Street presented a
scene THAI almost baftieo description. The
many unique designs OF the booths, the
gay coiors. the varied displays of goods
and wares, the surglng aaass OF people,
all combined TO present picture one
deligtie ed to gaze upon.
The formal exercises were BRIEF The
speakers all showed excellent taste in
not talking too long President Never,
of the Carnival Association. presided, and
Rabbi e. n. catisch offered very elo-5
Guent prayer. Mayor Taylor delivered
an appropriate address OF welcome, which
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