The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-03
KING PRIsCUs IN PENSACOLA. ,
- Loyal Subjects Eager to Pay Homnge
 fo Him.

 Loyal Subjects Eager to Pay Homnge to Him. s.
 Pensacola, Fla. March 2--( Special Amidst the booming of cannon. the blast of trumpets. the shrifl screams of steamboat whistles and inspiring music of brass bands. King Priscus ar. rived in Pensacola at noon today on his ninth annual visit.
 The passage of the royal carriage of the King through the streets of the city was cause for much enthusiasm. His Majesty being greeted with ap- plause by the thousands of loyal sub jects who packed the streets and every conceivable place in an effort to obtain a view of King Priscus.
 At 11:55 o'clock the royal yacht Ros- pen. bearing the King and his court was sighted steaming rapidly through the shipping. conveyed by the yacht Kelalah. A shrill scream from the whistle of the Rospen was the signal that the King was approaching the city, and instantly the big saiuting gun of the cruiser Montgomery boomed forth the first of thirteen guns fired as salute for the King. At thessame moment every flag and pennant on the cruiser was raised.
 As the parade moved up Palafox street and swung into Zarragossa to proceed to the city hall. the fine Fort Barrancas artillery band. which led the parade. struck up Dixie" and the cheers could be heard for blocks.
 The streets at this corner were so crowded as to almost impede the progress of the parade. the police being almost unable to restrain the eager and enthusiastic subjects. In advance of a platoon of police and county officers. was a herald, who proclaimed the ar. rival of King Priscus with frequent blasts from a trumpet. Next were Grand Marshal George Turner and twenty aides mounted on high spirited horses. The Barrancas band at the head of four companies of artillery from Fort Barrancas, marching eight abreast, were followed by Shellbacks band and twenty mounted knights in costume. Then came 4the Kings car- riage, surrounded by his bodyguard of knights, and directly behind the cav- riage was Myers band. The city of ficials and members of the carnival association in carriages followed.
 At the city hall the keys of the city wer turned over to the King by May Nor Goodman.
 The parade wended its way through the streets of the city, every one of which was packed with crowds of en- thusiastic residents and visitors. Ball. comics were filled and the sidewaIks damned to such an extent that stosmove from one block to another was an irp- possibility. The crowds even extended to almost the center of the streets. the platoon of police forcing them back so as to allow the passage of the parade.
 The route was over the following streets from the city hall: North on Jefferson to Government. West on Government to Palafox. North on PaI- afox to Garden, West on Garden to Baylen. North on Baylen to Chase, East on Chase to Palafox, North on the east side of Palafox to Wright, West on Wright to the west side of PaIafox. and thence south on Palafox to the royal docks, where the parde dis banded.
 Tonight the parade of the comic pa- raders wa the feature. Seven comic floats on the foremost of which was King Dodo and Queen Dodorino, were in the parade. as we'll as large num- Der of horsemen and men in fancy costumes on foot.
 The parade started at o'clock and