Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-06
ATTENDANCE,


The kingdom IL aflutter with excite
msnt, taut nerves tIngIe with the tension
OF expectancy, every patriot stands, as 20
were, on the tiptoe OF anxiety,
For the king comes tonight. The fif-
teenth ruler Of this dynasty makes his ad-
vent this evening. Ak-Sar-Ren XIV, at the
head OF his royal court, will enter the
imperial city, receive the royal keys ana
get a oheck for his crown from the Lord
Mayor In front Of the city hall ana In the
presence OF thousands OF his faithful sub
jeots.
Kings Highway has ontertsinsd its
visitors right wen and an has gone tnar-
rily a. . marriage bell but the first eli-
max Of the festival win be reached this
evening in the advent Of the king. Indi-
cations point to the Usually immense
throng on the streets. visitors are pour
ing into the city in old-fashionod style,
now that the strike iE over.
Here is the line Of march for the royal
processioni
Sixteenth and Cunning, ,. m.
Sixteenth south to Reward.
Howard east to Fourteenth.
Fourteenth north to Douglas.
Douglas east to Tenth.
TOnth south to Farnan.
Farnam west to Ninste6nth.
Nineteenth south to HaYnoy.
Harney east to Fifteenth.
Fifteenth north TO Capitol avonuo,
The glory of streaming lights and
showers OF stars, scintillatinE in ever
changing hues, ascending far aloft into the
vault of the night sky, heralded the near
approach OF the day OF the coming OF the
king. Thousands of the subjects OF the
kinUdpun me- Ia xst.
of pyrotechnics from the merry Kings
Highway
Sizing rockets with their trailing wake
Of cleaning sparks sailed over the cheer
ing thousands to explode in one final
blossoming Of showering stars, hundreds OF
feet above. Set pieces cast the glow Of
many colored lights into the faces OF the
carnival crowd and illuminated in weird
tints their joyous features. AS each piece
faded away in it's exotic and short lived
beauty, another followed with other sur
prses.
Cascades of dazzling lights represented
in lines of fire, the sweeping waters Of the
falls. Delineated in blazing lights, two
engines crashed together and fell a tangled
wreck. This piece ended the fireworks dis
play OF Ak-Sar-Ben
The big jostling crowds approved much
One gay picture hat fell q victim 70 the
falling sparks, but the plucky woman who
wore the Inflated millinery tossed It off
and dashed out the blaze. She laughed
and replaced the damaged hat II was but
an incident TO her night OF fun, and why
be frightened in so much merriment9
Big Crowd at Carnival.
The throng within the gates Of the
carnival was great Every inch was oc-
cupied Up and down the streets without
the grounds crowds packed every foot
between the buildings ana long before the
fireworks they began 10 assemble. Auto
mobiles and carriages frlnged the pave
ment for blocks. Each doorway offering
point OF vantage and refuge from the
pushing streams OF people was jammed
The windows and the roofs Of the buildings
about were filled It is estimated that at
least 1000 persons viewed the display and
on the carnival grounds # was declared the
biggest night Of the seasons festivities.
The Kings Highway was but a sea Of
humanity, gay and frivolous. one couldn't
walk. II was just barely possible TO move
In the eddies Of the crowd. Where oppos-
ing currents met there was a crush But
then everybody was Joyous and no one
minded. And a little confetti down ones
neck and in the hair didn't count either.
Never saw the like since l was on the
varsity eleven" laughed one big chap.
shouldering his way into the tide Of the
surging crowd at the head OF a column
OF his smaller associates
Now get down there fellows and put
me through this hole
There that's better, we're in the open
for a breathing spell now"
Soldiers in Evidence.
A little knot Of visiting soldiers watched
the tactics OF this bunch Of roisterers and
followed suit
Look out for the Thirteenth on thu