The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-23
NEXT WEEK AND
THEY'LL Be OFF!
CARNIVAL is ALMOST HERE.
MANAGEMENT HUSTIING To cr,
AND ENTERTAIN CROWDS.

pany, Uniform Rank, X. of p. Mav
Give DrilI-Red and White Ara
Carnival COlOrs.
Next week the carnival!
Six more busy days for the manage
ment to send for and make prepara,-
tions for the crowds which the rail-
roads will bring during the gala week.
When the long expected Monday
evening arrives for the opening of the
big event, it is expected that every de-
tail will be completed, and the carnival
entered upon with zest.
There is no doubt that there will be
sufficient number of interesting at
fractions to please the people, and that
even the time honored fair" will be
greatly outclassed.
Papers Take Up Carnival.
few of the out-of- town weeklies
have given nice notices of the carnival.
Owing to the lateness of the hour of
mailing, the papers farther away did
not get the request in time to use it
in last weeks edition.
More than hundred papers in the
territory from which reduced rates
have been offered will this week let
their readers know of the manifold at
fractions, and of the reduced rates
granted by the railroads.
Reports have been received from
many railroad agents who were sent
the advertising posters, announcing
that the sheets have been put up, and
that they are attracting wide atten-
tion. In many instances large crowds
are promised for the gala week.
Diagram of Grounds.
Elsewhere in the Morning News is
diagram of the carnival grounds.
showing the stadium, which will be
enclosed. The location Of the seats
and Of the grand stand is indicated,
together with the location of the at
fractions.
AS will be seen, the quarters of
Troop H., Seventh Cavalry, will oc-
cupy the center. To the north of its
lines will be the wire upon which the
Weitzmans will do their thrilling
acts. The Flying Bicketts are also
represented, by swinging figures on
traoeze bars.
Around the cavalry quarters is the
chariot course, which will be the
formance. The grand stand and
boxes will be between the two south
entrances, with the band in the cen
ter.
bOwnOn sThe Pike"
Just outside the entrances in 1.-The
Pike" an aggregation of twenty-six
attractions, for which an admission
fee ranging from 10 cents to 25 cents
will be charged, depending on the ma
ture of the show. A merry go round
and a Ferris wheel will be along the
way, while to the right and left of the
stadium enclosure will be Carlisle's
Wild West show and the Seminole In
dian reservation.
The following will be among the
Pike attractions Mt. Pelee, Darkness
and Dawn, Fire and Flames, Beauti-
full Orient, Lunette, Diving Children,
the educated horse Ben Hur, the
Train Robbery, Dog and Pony Circus,
Streets of Cairo, Streets of India,
Prince Hichol, Day in the Alps, Gal
weston Flood, Electric Theater, and
the Coliseum.
The main entrance will be on Mont
gcmery street between Thirty-sixth
and Thirty-seventh streets. Three
street car lines will run within
short distance of the grounds and VIII
handle the crowds with dispatch.
A star feature of opening day will
be military parade. Col. P. W. Mel
drim, as senior colonel will be in conf
nand. The First Regiment, the Guards,
the Hussars, the Naval Reserves, the
Chatham Artillery and a detachment
from Fort Screven will in all prob
ability take part.
The parade will start about 5 o'clock
in the afternoon, and will extend
a. ~ .@.T s-fYsa re m
and back to the carnival grounds, ald
from there to the armories, where the
companies will be disbanded. At night
the soldiers, sin uniform, will be admit
ted free and it is expected that there
will be 700 or 800 members of the mill
tary organizations at the opening
Full details of the affair will be ar
ranged this evening at conference
between Col. Garrard and Col. G. A.
Gordon. Other military organizations
will then be invited to take part, the
invit6 ton being delayed until the I'M
portant details of time have been ar
ranged.
Large Force of WOrISmen.
Tomorrow morning there will be
employed on the grounds and buildings
ll0 men. With this substantial force
rapid progress will be made.
The colors for the carnival will be
ANd anu WAilc anu bAiiS
will be much in evidence in the light
ing of the grounds.
An automobile floral parade Will
probably be given, the Electric Supply
Company having agreed to furnish free
The currents for charging the electric
motors.
One OF the attractions of the stadium
viii be the Wetzmans, husband and
wife, I'm their daring acts on the hign
wire. All kinds of risky tricks are at
tempted such as wheeling barrow.
carrying a stove, standing on the head
and dancing. The crowning feat is
the elephant act" in which the couple
make up as an elephant and walk the
Wire in the form Of the unwieldly AMI
NAL which they represent.
Another act of the couple Is to walk
the wire attended by a meteoric dis
play of fireworks.
Negotiations are under way to secure
the champion. drill team Of the Georgia
Company, No. /, Uniform Rank, X. OF
p, to give the drill on which they Sc
cured a prize of $500 at the Louis
Vile encampment. The carnival man
agement is hopeful that the knights
viii consent TO add to the success OF
the carnival by giving the drill II mas
been suggested that the 'imp drill be
given, in which the participants VIII be
clothed in red tights, with Mephisto
as the chief
An afternoon performance viii be
given each day. except the opening
day. There viii also be performance