The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-06
Thrty-second Procession Through st.
Louis in Blaze of Light Was
the Greatest Of Them
All.
HALF MILLION SAW IT
River Pageant at the Centennial Was
Also Great Feature and Or.
Cook VIII be There
This Evening.

ST. LOUIS Oct 6.--The thirty-sec-
ond annual march of the world-famed
Yelled Prophet and his retinue,
through the streets of his favorite
city last night, was a march of tri-
5umph at every step. Never was hin
caravan, always gorgeous, more beau
tifui than or this occasion, when he
found the city in the midst of its Gen.
tennian festivities.
The dazzling picture unfolded to
the gaze of half million admiring
subjects that crowded the thorough.
fares from building line to building
line and occupied every available wins
dow, roof and terrace, and even
fought for standing room on the cross
street, to catch a feeting glimpa
made faryland seem commonplace.
The glitter of the myriads of cleo
trio lights against the brilliant back
ground of gorgeous coloring that
characterized the scenery and cos
tunes produced spectacular effect
that was as entrancing as it was bea.
4 tiful, and unconsciously fired the Inn
agination as the eve studied and at
tempted to follow the instructive alle-
CORY presented by the floats.
More than a quarter million of per-
sons massed along the banks of the
Mississippi fluttered handker .efs or
4 waved hats in enthusiasm as the pag-
cant of COO rowing and motor boats,
al gayly dressed for the occasion.
came down the river in its four-mile
course from the Merchants, Bridge to
the foot of Market street yesterday
morning
AS each craft glded under Eads
Bridge at least 25.000 people on that
structure gave full vent to their en-
thusiasm, and the 10000 people from
, Carr to Market streets went almost
wild, though the cir cheering was al
most lost in the din produced by fifty
or more steamboat, railroad and fac
tory whistles on both sides of the
river. The great excursion steam
i boats were crowded. The roof of every
building, as far s the eye could reach
from the deck Of tho Macdonough,
marked the sky line with its human
, burden.
, DR. Frederick A. Cook, the North
Pole explorer. who is to .~cture to-
, night at the Coliseum under the aus
pices of the Business Mems League
will arrive at Union Station at 4:30
D. M, today. and will be met by Dan
G. Nugent, D. r. Francis and Nathan
Frank, and escorted to Hotel Jeffer'
son. where the leagues Reception
Committee, headed by President
James Z. Smith, will greet him.
DR.. Cook will be introduced to
Mayor Kreismann by President Smith
Dr. Cook will remain at the hotel dur
ing the afternoon and will be taken to
the Coliseum at $50 p. M, to deliver
his lecture He will depart tomor
row for Kansas City. where he vii
lecture tomorrow evening, but is ex
pected to return to St Louis Frida.
in time to take part in the Historical
and Military pageant.
Although machines and operator
will be ready to try the air today, al
scheduled sky work at the Fores
Park aviation field has been cancele'
by the Aero Club of st. Louis ant
there will be no spectacles for thu
public there until Thursday. Thi
action taken last night by the club
is the direct result of occurrences OF
the field yesterday, which proved un
fortunate for the public and aviator
alike.