The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-01
PA WHEELING
tcontinasd from F.rs. r~r.1

tne manner. the God OF Fun reigned
supreme throughout the day and
night. Not a single arrest vas made
IN connection with the Halloween
festivities. and there were but a few
minor accidents 20 mar the pleasure
OF the happy thousands.
After the hammer had been inpres-
NSflv dedicated In the afternoon. and
as the elaborate parade was dlsbsnd-
ing after q march over the principal
streets OF the city. salute OF three
bombs hred from Wheeling Hill. near
me crematory. was the signal for VIII
n CoiVig. father OF the harmony com
mittee. TO press an electric button
which ignited the great hammer Al
though Mr.. Colvig is IN OF typhoid fe-
YER AZ his home on the Island This
did not rob him OF the honor that Is
undoubtedly due him. and special
wire had been arranged from the ham.
mer 10 his bedside.
As the sick man pressed the button
nash OF red fire and other infiam-
mable material on Wheeling Mn III
up the heavens and announced that all
cluerences among Wheelings citizens
mad been consumed. as IL were. by
the fire. The blaze could be seen for
miles around. and was witnessed bv
many thousands in the city. while
quite crowd gathered and viewed
the spectacle az distance.
Great Organization.
without live city such as Wheel.
Ing. progressive Business Mems As
ISOLATION. an earnest and aggressive
Trades and Labor Assembly and an
energetic and enterprising Board OF
Trade. such demonstration as last
evenings would have been impossible.
The crowd that thronged the streets
from the early hours OF Thursday eve
ming until the wee sma' hours OF this
morning was a merry one and noisy
one. Bedlam ruled throughout the
night. caused by the thousands OF
horns and bells and other noise-mak-
ing instruments OF every conceivable
shape and size. The racket made BY
the throngs beggars description. but
suffice TO say. It surpassed that OF last
years celebration or any like demon
stration ever held in this city.
Weeks OF preparation and DAYS OF
decoration tended to make this a city |
beautiful. and both Market and Main /
streets presented the appearance OF I
veritable bowers OF variegated love [
Illness with their multi-colored fes- /
toons and gaily painted Halloween |
lanterns strung along the way With /
Tut one exception. every house on I.
Market street between Twelfth and 4
Sixteenth was critically decorated. and
IL that one exception the building was
unoccufied. In other sections Of the /
city all the principal business houses /
we're lavishly decorated.
Carpet % Confetti.
At an early hour this morning I
Market street was covered with A
carpet of confetti. in some places .
several inches deep. The sale Of
that concession this year was unusu. .
ally large. some three tons being dis.
posed OF by the Anti-Tubersulosis I
league for the benefit OF the View
Point sanitarium.
AS usual. Market street bexgeen
Eleventh and Sixteenth street was
the favOrite place for the crowds TO /
view the parade, although the side
walks along the entire line OF march
were lined several deep with spec
tators. Excellent order was main
tanned throughout the night. and in
but very few instances was there evi.
dence Of rowdyism. Flying wedges
and football tactics were were en-
ployed only a few times by crowds /
OF boys. but were promptly stopped 1
by the police or members OF the /
commission who were deputized as .
special officers.
The Parade
The Halloween parade was simply
scrumptious. surprising by far any
parade that was ever held In the city
for both size and grandeur. stretch |
ing from Twenty-second street 10
Twelfth and being participated in by (
over $500 While IL is probable that I
there were not so many floats in line .
last night as in the last Halloween .
parade. there were by far more horse F.
men and there was more music. four I
bands being In line.
The feature " the whole uarade was /
the float provided hy ths Wheeling Bust .
ness Mems Association. feo.ctlnC tho +
burning ~ the hammer. tn passing OF /
the crouch and the buryins Of the .
The costumes % those who walked IN /
the parade ranged from tire sublime 20 J
the ridiculous and All ruu-rI yalia races &
and nntionalities were rcpr sscut-f 10y |
means of costume. the like ~ which /
have never been seen before IN a.. cf,y
The parade formed 80 Twenty SECOND ]
80 -''0fff $50 clock and lfi BY ire .
chief Rose and his assistants in the
tIfr t'II.rf'a automobile. moved slowly .
NJ Market street. Following the Fire .
'hi'f was the new chemical auto frc /
truck recently rurrh ueed is the cffv
and Summers Military Dan1 Follow 'o, !
this hand came about 70 HprgCrusu. pev- B
erni hundred masked persons on foot aud I
long row q decorated aftflurphiIe4
Then came floats provided b- On. IIar-