The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-25

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A carnival spirit was abroad in the
land of Zion yesterday. For the first
time since the side walls were erected
on the plaisance and Main street was
strung with crimson globes the pOpu-
lace seemed to enter into the spirit of
the occasion The city was congested
with humanity from early morn to mid
night on the carnival grounds people
were so thick that the dust cOUldn' t
get above your snoe tops. 1t was the
same afternoon and evening. There
was no iutermlssion for dinner. The
gaiety had no suspension-nO conclu-
sion.
The Midway shows were thrown open
BY the wise ones as early as 1920 a. m,
and even 81 that unseemly hour hun
dreds hocked 20 the grounds, swarmed
about the queens throne and went in
TO see the freaks. the beauties and the
mechanical creations which make the
Midway what 1t is.
ladies, just one moment" he cried.
Have YOU seen George
George Who.
why, little George. the colored boy?''
NO"
well. you'll have to hurry"
And, on. how hey hurried,
While the exercises at the queens
throne. spread before the public free
of charge. attracted thousands. there is
no denying chat the greatest interest
CenteTed in the sensations the Midway
affords. although the terrific heat of
yesterday afternoon, ten times worse In
side of a tent, the ticket-sellers were
rushed for time. There was no end to
shouting mob stood on the outside of
every show o. the grounds trying 10
give the man its money. Many were
successful
Evening Entertainment.
The Pioneer celebration took place at
the grounds during the afternoon,
which accounts for The extremely large
attendance. But last night. with no
special features advertised beyond the
Tree exhibition on the stage there was
a still greater thrOlg. When Queen
Ethiyn arrived in her pIumed chariot
she found vast crowd of eager sub
Jects seated on the bleaChers and still
more standing around the throne. A
heI order the entertainment began
flT1t came a teTpSiChOrean exhibition
ul1e~ Professor LanCrUm, which IL
@-aJelln6sS and beauty rivaled the min,
uets OF cur colonial ancestors. Witt
the Hght effects provided by a TevoIv-
ing calcium, giving the Kaleidoscope
eject the sight was one never to be
forgotten. Following tbs there was q
fairy ballet, i'm which 100 grotesquely
coStumed children took part
A slack wire performance was given
the aerial tire eZe team gave its act
amidst much applause and the tight.
rope performer. who rides a whee
across the rope sixty or seventy feet in
cneered 10 the echo. The crowd gave
| an the performers the credit coming tC
! tnem and most Of the people haVine
seen the exhibition without cost. wen
night over to the Midway to get TIC
o. their coin.
Accident to Lunette.
An accident befeH Lunette. maid nj
me air, during the night. which cause
lhe snow 70 suspend temporarily. Some
lIougnS who had attended some of The
EodrSe shows went into I.unette's Der
EoIHiance lm0ued with the idea tina
Enelr vulgar and disgusting remark.
Epuia De tolerated as in other places
tlaudger MOSier started after then
ma fight was imminent This oc
tIted while LuneJte was giving he
dlce IN mid-aiT. OF q sudden she fel
tle floor and, striking on her head
FaS stunned.
me crowd s version was that tn
pdcnlnery holding her suspende,
oHe' causing the sall. but Manage
l9sleT, who claims that there is no ma
elnery IN the act, says the girl faint
IN night when he went after tn,
tod.ums and that this was the cause
AZ any rate, the show could not e
lot twenty minutes or so, and tn
rlormer received a hard bump on tn
80 out not a serious one. She ap
.ffeC a half dozen times after the ac
clent
Panager Larry. during the afternoon
Ia % Keep the Midway bankers .Quie
rs Judge King was delivering nj
O'Elon but il was impossible.
ny, you might as we'll -ry to sto,
.- earth on its axis" said Larry. "a
ttlempt keeping those guineas sill
"a they see the crowd
r4NApockets we're abroad last night
1eant BUrbidge and the platoon o
te under him heard Of severa
lSs. one man had a poCketbO0l
llRlnlng $3.50 taken out of his poke
ldnother lost SO in a similar man
'5 While the confetti throwing wa
EouES woman had a gold sticl
~ fnatched out of her dress. Tn
ans OF the victims were not learned