Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-04-09
CARNIVAL OPENING
The Southern Carnival Com.
pany Entertained the PeO-
pie Last Night.
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April street fa.r aud Charity carnival /
last night was marke1 by the general .
good na.ure ot the Eve or SIX thou .
sand people in attendance. and the /
universal surprise of all regarding the .
extent OF Che attractions furnished by f.
the Sat Rc.ss Southern Carnival com
pany. Co Say nothing OF the expires
Hlons OF asJonlshmOnt brought for'h
by the Grand and spectacular free
ac's of Harry nuhcllc. IN hts midaW
bicycle act. and the marvellous spiral
tower feat OF Archolle Phllion. Tho
opening occurred promptly AZ tho ~.
pointed time and the arHt night
passed without any annoying nci
dents.
Tho big uolurs' began at 7.10
o'clock. when the cryors Tor the street
actions began the twangy but
unmusIcal haranEuo. setting forth
% catchy phrases the features OF
choir several attractions The crowd
..ts a little slow 10 catch tho carni.
val spirit. but once the first step was
taken. confusion and good naturcd
revelry roiguod
AZ 8 o'clock the crowd wac at
iractod hy the mcsmeric tenor voice
~ the carnival company's Official an.
uouucpr. SIR shannon calling alton.
tion to a iaut wire cable which ey.
tended across Railroad avenue from
thc root OF the Armiio building %
the Barnett building nfty ioot above
the street. Harry DuBoll was about
90 enter on hB porllous Journey Of
rlun,s this cable on "a bicycle. Three
men appeared ON the Barnett build.
INK and the sea OF faces in the street
turned toward the little group, the
people stralniug every muscle and
sense In order that nothing should os.
cape them a cluster OF electric lghts
marked the place on the building
where the three men toiled and In
the dim light a bicycle and some pal.
lies could be- distinguished There
was a blaze 81 light and slender
Young man clad In close ntting uni
form. carrying a large pole studded
With lncandoscent lights mounted On
bicycle. peddlcd out on the cable
Rows of little lights beaded the
seams Of his trousers and extended
along bis arms Slowly at hrst and
then rccklcssly fast ho covered the
distance from one building 90 the
other and return. stopping midway at
balance. Then came a succession of
explosions. followed by a rain OF nrf
works grand and beautiful. Amid
this shower OF yariratcd sparks. sur
rounded by the grandost display o
fireworks ever seen 90 Albuquerque
the young man again dashed acroai
the Intervening 90.
For few minutes the crowd stoo'
agazo AZ thc grandeur ~ the spectacle
ana then burst forth Boz frantic cheers
loud and long
Headed by q Southern Caniyt
company band the crowd surged aloui
railroad avenue 90 Fifth street
whore a Few pleasant remarks Mayo
Myers paid Mr. Nat Rolss a dcsorvln
tribute and turned the Keys % IN
city over 20 king Carnival"
Arclelle Phil.on was thcu lutr.
Uurpd tu the crowd that hllcd the VI
can't lots aud streets adjacent t0 On
spiral tower and mounted on a larr
white rubber fphrro eighteen iucho
ia diameter. "a lyth but athletic youn
man clad iu gold satin suit and cal
steadily. by a movement % hIa Zee
forced the ball 90 roll up aloug On
narrow cufy.ng incline ot the tuwc
Ia his right hand bee carried a lgi
rattan stick and gracefully hc r
.yIyoJ lhn applause OF the admIr.u
spectators After ascending tho tow.
20 Is topmost COLL Mr. phil.on dI
mounted from mis- oval conyoyan.
and lowered narrow trap door
"a slender scaH1.d running forty ie
horizontal from the tower out
this atty feet above the ground ar
only protected from an accidental, III
uy "a fal net the clover Phil.on ro.
bis spherical vehicle. and without a
ridcuf returned 90 tho tower THE
dimly soon through O. shower 1f 100
works. fully as grand as that whl'
accompanied tho uuBcll pDriormnn
Mr phulon plunged pollmoll down q
narrow path of the tower. reachil
me ground safely. Nothing like Oh
feat has ever before been seen in q
west and ON thIs occasion AlhuQu'
1uo may gnciously thank the N
Rciss Southern Carnival for the
portuuity of seeing Do
After the Philion act the cro'
returned down town and 10 tho Sta
.um The performance lasted for
minutes aud in tho STADIUM Diayo
,ooped the loop. which IL the grel
est athletic accomplishment OF q
are u was just seven seconds ID
might from the time piayola LETT I
apex of the loop decline till the q
mcnt he shot out through The 10
90 the ground The crowd yelled wi
enthusiasm and the nights perior
aupe was over.
The Program for the Week.
Arrhollo phuona spiral tower q
act $3.50 ln the afternoon and
o'clock in the evening
DuBells mida bicycle free a
800 n the afternoon and 1880
Doe evening
Performance will HU given On