Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-19
Rehabi|itated City and Porto
las Discovery Celebrated.
FIVE DAYS OF CARNIVAL
Spanish Explorer Impersonated in
Naval Spectacle.
GREAT PARADE ON SHORE
Marines From Six Nations March.
President Taft's Toast is
Drunk at Ceremony.

SAN FRANCISCO. October 19-Rejoic-
ing over her rehabilitation after almost
complete destruction by earthquake and
fire. San Francisco is making merry to-
day with guests summoned from all the
world to participate in the festivities of
carnival week
OstenSibly to commemorate the dis
covery of San Francisco bay by Don
Casper de Portola, the celebration in real
ity is more in honor of those who have
rebuilt a great city on the ruins of the
old.
The warships of five nations joined with
those of the United States in welcoming g
Portola on his re-arrival today. He was
GREETED on shore by many thousands OF
citizens of all lands.
For five days the carnival spirit will pre-
vail. By day and night the town will be
given up to pleasure.
Although the day opened under leaden
skies and with a light rain falling, the
clouds broke soon and the sun shone
brightly on the decorated city.
Portola's Entry to Golden Gate.
Having boarded the revenue cutter
Golden Gate, and gone outside the bay
at dawn. Don Gaspar de Portola. imper-
sonated by Nicholas Coverrubias, de-
scendant of the Spanish settlers of the
state. with his guard of honor. entered
the Golden Gate soon after 10 O'Clock to
the booming OF guns from the forts and
ships of war
The naval contingent consisted of the
United States cruisers st. Louis and AL
bany. the gunboat Yorktown, the naval
militia training ship Alert, the revenue
cutter McCuloch and the torpedo boat
destroyers Whipple, Truxtun, Hull, Perry
Goldshorough. Preble and Lawrence.
Immediately south of the Fair Way.
occupied by the American fleet, lay
the British fleet. composed of the
armored cruised Bedford and the sloops-
of-war Algerine and Clearwater. Next
to the British war craft were anchored
the Japanese cruiser Idzuma, the lit
tie Italian cruiser Calabria, the Neither
lands cruiser Noord-Brabant and the
German cruiser, Arcona.
Cosmopolitan Parade.
Scarcely had the roar from the salut-
ing guns died away when Don Gaspar
was greeted by the deafening cheers of
the throng lining the docks of the
water front. When he set foot on shore
at the Mission street wharf he was met
by the regular soldiers and sailors de-
tached to act as his escort and the
members of the Portola reception COM
mittee.
No more cosmopolitan parade was
ever seen on this coast. First came the
United States regulars, then the Ameri-
can bluejackets leading the sailors and
marines of Great Britain, Holland,
Japan. Germany and Italy.
Don Gaspar's personal escort consist
ed Of the Portola Dragons. a mounted
company of sixty men in the glittering
arnor and the accouterments Of the
time of Portoia, the real.
At historic Marshall Square. the pro-
cession passed in review before the
army and navy officers Of six nations.
The parade ended at Union Square,
where the golden key to the city was
presented to Don Gaspar.
The toast proposed by President Taft
to the. rebuilt city was drunk. Don
Casper was then presented to Queen
VirgiIia. who will reign during the
festival
Chicago Cheers San Francisco.
CHICAGO, October 19.-Promptly at
noon today 100000 Chicago school chill
dren joined a countrywide chorus in
giving three cheers for the rehabilitation
Of San Francisco.
The outburst was due to request from
San Francisco that the pupils participate
in this unique celebration of San Fran
cisco's recovery from the earthquake and
fire