The San Francisco call., 1909-01-01


id The spectacular welcome that the the before
The great heart OF San Francisco thobbed last night as never in its
history Tens Of thousands Of loyal
the daWg spirit of oy
and happiness supreme
II has play equaed by cit,
IN he world played dash
Il had before exhibited only year
this cebrahon-but greatness growth
thar surprised and amazed the people whose vOrs resulted in
achievement unparalleled in history of
RETROSPECT ADDS GLORY TO CELEBRATION
Two last night the
OF Market midst OF spectral
Here and of busy challenged
he profound silence and
utter loneliness Then the widest nagna
son could have pictured
street last night from the realm of the real the enchanmen
I night the thousands who hnged the sidewalks and pavement Of
zI street little thought TO those dark days of the The spirit
spirit future complete
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Only the newspaper choning
nc from suffering Italy, their did
tng glory city they
and halt with instinct of fellow
faced less than three
THREE CEETERS WITNESS CITYS REVIVAL
s-a Francisco welcomed the infant with rejoicing
joilty years
paean oousness
with that could years ago
cleaned
blane Eight; swled every
uioss raised in welcome the dawnins year.
Had seriously questioned reuyenao OF San Fran
that doubt have been disped great
people place unrestrained
display Of their freedom
Market Fillmore Mission streets the spirit of carnival held sway
the ardo Of the
old opened way
The ssey that oentered these three districts
fever and turned the night a bcdlam OF greeting
sEARCHLIGHTs SHOW MASS OF HUMANITY
The did make night
nc 1e o. the crowds that h amazed and then held the spectator
and in these thoToughfares seemed that there
throngs Market street their
turned pave
packed almost immovable only
center Of the street for the OF automobiles and other
every began there was
dnng the streets Masked revers osed their through the
Every great building
y h o'o was O4n.y ngned irona euro hne to cornice
Strings OF nndescent lights made the streets bright searchght
the crowds red fire touched
gave a hnaI touch the carnival
REvELRY REACHES HEIGHT AT MIDNIGHT
climax was
u the clock midnight
ey reached its height From of factory whistles
works the heavens display
-dned IN greeting 10 he year of
slowly as the night progressed
nd the old drew toward its close The great white electric sphere
background Of studded with golden dmmed
so midnight approached Thn there instant of absolute
Out befy Dolores the chimes which have
g seldom IN years Of the recent past were oing the death Of
h appeared new crescent moon and above in letters of light the
5e @ crowds had sered BY this time IN Union sousr. and l.
and the dozen bands burst
ng reclamation The welcome complete and shortly
stroke Of 2 the filed with thousands people
AUTOMOBILE PARADE IN MARKET STREET
In Aket the huge automobile parade the big
~ promptly o'clock from Market and
line of
decorated lid down Market through Chinatown
though he downtown business district into the border
+. ela Union
Market number OF handsomely decorated
sre United Railroads board
the
could ferry
as played all building
r 81 toobn containing parties Chinese merchants and as the
3 through the Chinese welcome
b he RESIDENTS OF thai seetoa
p2IZES FOR PARADERS AWARDED
judges the for the automobiles
directly Francis