The San Francisco call., 1909-10-24

The glory Of week Of carnival cli-
NAKED last night when Market street,
from waII 10 wall. was fire swept with
nyria6s Of lights and f.Ied with sound
that rose and roared and beat against
great cliffs Of IRE and broke in spume
thar drove away before the breeze.
All OF the glory or The days before
became a blur upon tie retina Of time
when rolling. throbbing. puIsing,
tidal wave Of flame swept onward ir-
resistibly beneath way rooted in by
vet more fame. The perfect glory Of
perfect day had tuned the different
Instruments into one thrilling unity,
and human voices, swelling, roaring.
made sea Of sound that ebbed and
flowed and swelled and beat upon the
heavens overhead.
A final faring tUmult marked the ex-
II OF Don Gaspar dc PortoIa- Bands
blared. bombs burst, scinullant lights
blazed forth. The city was a mael-
strom that vortexed in Market street to
mark the climax Of a faultess festival.
10 picture in one stupendous tableau
she ultimate Of JOY. Along its whole
hearts highway the pulse Of san Fran
cisco beat with maddened throb, and
Market streets "a way of ashes yesterday
became q tinkIfng ballroom. where all
5she nations Of the world cast care aside
and danced.
HEART BEAT OF JOY
At c o'clock the curbs were lined
Nvith early comers. who camped in
patient. waiting for the line OF march
70 come in sight The sidewalks pulsed
with hustling. pushing crowds that
ragged like mountain torrents when the
sun has swept the hill caps bare. Color
and light and noise and brightness
marked the first heart beat Of all the
Joy that came on afterwards, and as
she wind swept sea gathers momentum
so the throng took to itself the spirit
OF the carnival. took il and nursed it
. into a thing OF life.
The last day Of Portola, coming after
days that held high the reputation of
san Francisco as carnival city.
seemed to contain a thrill that pulsed
al day. The glory Of the days gone
by. the blaze OF lights night aftef
night. the swing Of martial music and
The roar Of heaven piercing bombs had
bant toward the ending. and when the
streets began to glow they shed a
radiant eoloring upon mass Of people
that poured in torrents from every
side street.
V-FFasW WALLED ny FIRE
Along the way the buildings. lifting
Up like fiery palisades. were framed
flower gardens where human faces
grew The street became chasm OF
walled FIRE leading to "a minaret OF
name where the ferry tower lifted
from a molten sea. The .roped in
crowds surged yainly out toward the
center of the street and roared a
paeaning note of welcome as the king
came on. His way was one of tri-
uInph a way that led him through Z
lambent, glowing city that seemed
come from some Titanic forge new
welded and complete.
The last day Of the carnival hao
seen Brfton breast Briton and AL
America front Canada at football in
Golden Gate park. The finals in goli
had been decided and the winner wore
I21-TelS
had seen its last Volleying serve and
swift return. Thousands had visited
the warships whose guns had roarec
and beloved in salute Of royal birth
day Jack had his inning with th'
cutter races in China basin and The
foothills boulevard across the bay had
flashed with racing autos that whirleC
h by 10 victory or defeat. The different
ilaments that marked the progress O.
the festival Of Don Gaspar de Portols
had been spun out and drawn int
silken rope that bound a happy peopl,
inte one great band of Joying merr'
makers. The curtain for the last ac
was TO lift and show the tableau end
ing days on days Of joyous celebration
SETTING FOR FINAL SCENE
The stage setting for the final seen,
was one Of glare and glimmer and al
audience. made up OF all the peoples o
the world was on Qu yive. Lool1ini
down Market street the buildings tow
cred like palisades OF flame. At Thir.
and Market streets the-lDell lifted lilS
pyramid Of living fire and swaye
gently before breezes that crept in from
seas beyond the hills And gathered II
the streets were All the people, w41
lad builded hope into mountain mon
sincnt r who had lifted from the ashe
OF time Of fire a city that sat serens
bejcweled, in queenly contemplation o
court of 1nirth.
The multicoIored costumes Of the peo
PIE on The floats that passed alonl
found reflection in the crowd tha
throngod The way. Naskers, prepare
for revel. made bright spots upon tn
street.
The Chinese dragon, that made Il
sinuous way along. was more bright
colored than the Spanish girls wh
waited for the time Terpsichore shoul
zsEk the end Of all the blaze and glare