Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-11-24
THUSED ALL DAY LONG
Students Held High Carnival
On Athletic Field.

ster Bonfire War Dance and
Speeches People Participated.
All day yesterday, the students
of the University alumni and fol-
lowers oil the fortunes OF the Univer-
sity Athletic teams rejoiced in the
victory OF the Varsity over w. d
j. To the observer from another
city, who was not touched by the
Infection. it must have seemed that
the city had gone mad. All day long
the streets were crowded in one sec
ton or another with groups in fan
tastic costume, shouting and singing
bl lowing horns, and waving banners.
A II day long the explosion of fire
works was heard from different parts
of the city. Every street car that
PASSED along the tracks exploded
hu ndreds OF torpedoes. Here some
dragged red and black bunting
through the muddy streets while
others waved aloft the banners of
the old gold and blue. Here crowd
of young ladies, covered with w. v.
u. pennants, and ribbons drew a
wagon up the street with the noisiest
portion OF brass band.
These same young ladies captured
the members Of the Varsity eleven,
and one on either side of each player
paraded up and down the streets.
They swooped down on Mayor Nc
Grew and Major Burns and made
them purchase horns for the bunch.
They captured Col. Grant, and he
had to take them around the loop on
street car.
Happy Hooligan," Gloomy Gus"
"BIainy Bowers" and ali the rest Of
the comic family of the Sunday pa
pers were in evidence. Hundreds
of the jewellers were masked, and
wore the most remarkable costumes.
Wagons as they were driven along
the streets were captured, and for
ced into service.
This sort of thing was kept up
without interruption ali day long.
When the crowd would dissolve in
one place and noise cease for an in
slant it would break out anew at
some other point. And everybody
took everything good naturally. Act
after act which ordinarily would
place the perpetrator in jail was toll
Grated and the victims joined in the
laugh, and lent their lungs to swell
the yells, and songs of victory. In
deed in many cases the more serious
business of life was forgotten.
While this was going on down
street, hundreds of eager hands were
piling barrels, boxes, trees, panels
of tense, old steps and in fact every
thing combustible and loose, for the
highest bonfire they ever blazed in
Morgantown Four or five teams
were kept busy all day long hauling
the stuff and when night came pile
of stuff higher than the Armory
and almost as big, had been accum
ulated. In the center telephone
pole spliced with two long pieces Of
scantling was erected, TO the top oil
this was fixed triangular red and
black pennant, with the letters "W
d j."
If the days celebration had beer
remarkable for its enthusiasm, Ii
cense sand abandon, the nights
was doubly so. An hour before
seven o'clock, the hour for the par
ade the streets were blocked at some
points with the crowd of "thusers.
The fantastic costumes, masks, and
night shirts were more in evidence
than ever Red fire was carried BY
hundreds, confetti was thrown anc
fire works let of.
A parade was formed headed by
the cadet band The Varsity FOL
lowed in carriages. Hundreds o
students and people of the towi
Enthusiastically dressed were in tn,
procession, which moved through
the principal streets OF the city, anC
disbanded at the Athletic Field.
When Captain Seamon applied
the torch to the big pile of com
bustibles, oyer which two barrels o
oil and tar mad been poured, full,
three thousand people had collected
in the grand stand and on the field
1--we field guns were manned b,
artillery squads from the cadet corp
and dozen shots were fired. Tn
flames OF the bonfire leaped through
the pile rapidly and in few moment
it was pyramid of flames Tw
circles OF students in night shirts o
duck suits were formed, and dance,
around the fire. The members G
the eleven were carried around th
pile on tlr s'u ders OF students
When the IL es sner up the pol
and caught the W. " j hammer
mighty cheer went from tire
shuus and threats.
A stand had been built near til
western goal, facing the grand stant
ALI President Richards introduce
DR. Pnrinton as the first speake
He congratulated the team and th
University "a the victory over tn
ol' nnilcsr and compared the griC
irou battles between the two college
IL he experiences Of Rome wit
Gatihage and Hamilcar We al
the victors, he said, ''and can affor
TO be generous. Let as forget wha'
ever there has been OF enmity agains