The San Francisco call., 1910-10-17
DISCOVERY DAY
Is CELEBRATED
With SPLENDOR
Columbus is Greeted by Red Men
and Brilliant Scenes At
tend Landing

OAKLAND, oct. 16.-SeldoniN has Lake
Merritt been the scene of such splendor.
song and ceremony as that which
marked todays celebration of the four
hundred and eightieth anniversary of
the discovery of America by Chris
topher Columbus. Nearly 10000 per-
sons lined the shores and surrounding
grounds to witness festivities in honor
OF an event that is destined to be OBJ
served as one Of the foremost of ma
tional holidays. Weather conditions
were ideal The program was carried
out without a hitch and the great spec
tscle will linger long in the memories
Of the thousands who were awakened
10 new enthusiasm by what they
witnessed.
Long before ! O'Clock, the hour set
for the beginning of the festival pro-
gram, the lake shores had become a
black outline Of eXpectant humanity,
and those in the overflow were COM
PEELED TO take to wagon and auto tops,
trees and even the roofs Of nearby
houses for vantage points. over the
waters Of the lake were spread hum
dreds of canoes, yachts and other boats,
each a mass of colored flags and
streamers bearing the insignia Of
queen Isabella and the Italian royal
coat Of arms.
INDIAN LIFE DEPICTED
The place selected to represent San
Salvador was a beautiful cove at Adams
point with natural landing. Two arms
OF land stretched out into the water
on either side, and the spacious open
ground that reached several hundred
feet back from the shore was fianked
on all sides by trees and foliage. At
the rear Of this natural amphitheater,
directly in view of the approach from
the lake landing was the grandstand
and throne of the queen. In the center
of the aperture were the wigwams and
csmpfires of the Pontiac tribe of Red
Men and the Daughters OF Pocohontas,
who realistically depicted Indian life,
and went through the historical ma
neuvers attendant to the landing of
Columbus and his band of explorers.
Ropes were stretched from tree to
tree at the forest edge around which
the American Boy Scouts of Elmhurst,
SIS sturdy young soldiers under the
command of Sergeant H. Muller and
Patrol Leaders Walter and George
Muller. We're posted as sentinels to keep
the crowds back. One of the features
of the day was the splendid military
maneuvering and exhibition drill by the
Boy Scouts Immediately preceding the
commencement of festivities Superin-
tendent of Police A Wilson. Inspector
Of Police John +. Lynch and a platoon
OF officers preserved perfect order.
RED MEN GREET COLUMBUS
The Santa Maria, the Pinta and the
Nina, replcas of the three ships in
which Columbus and his crews made
their immortal voyage, were loosened
from their moorings soon after
O'Clock in the eastern end of the lake
near the boathouse, and circled several
times around the water before the final
landing at San Salvador.
AS the ships approached the shore
they were sighted by Indian Scouts,
who ran back to camp. bringing their
chief news of the strange pale. faced"
visitors. Psndemonium reigned in the
village, ending with the antics peculiar
10 the red race and the war dance.
Amid yeIls and the beating of tomtoms
the painted warriors put off shore in
their canoes and circled around the
ships in warlike manner until the roar
OF the strange cannon and gun fright
ened them back TO shore and cover.
Columbus and his explorers landed
bearing the cross, which was planted at
the edge of the shore with Father An
dreano leading the ceremony. Later a
truce was effected with the Indians and
q council followed. during which the
pipe of peace was passed around and