The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-18

stood about nine feet high and carried
in It's beak garlands of flowers and
lights. These garlands extended back
10 bower composed OF nowerlike eff
fects at the rear OF the float and i'm
this bower Uncle Sam and Miss Co
lumbia were seated. The bower was
supported by two posts representing
Unity and Justice.
Car No. . was known as the Land
ing OF Columbus" This represented
one OF the old caravels OF the time OF
Columbus. with the broad bow and
odd sails of that period. The noat
was embellished with electric lights
and VS. bedeckcd with flowers in token
OF victory over chievement This car
was furnished through funds raised by
the Italian New American committee.
Car No. 3. entitled The First White
Man. was a mountain scene showing
rough earth and rock yeffects working
up from the level Wiley 10 the hilltop.
In the valley was situated the tepee OF
the red men. and by the camp fice
sat the squaw while the biz chief had
his eyes turned toward the east. peer
ing at the rays of the rising sun and.
beyond. the coming of the white man.
II futft VI Aitt thn was blb-
duced bv several electric lights The
part OF the Indian chief was played by
Howard Kiudclherger. while the
squaw was imprrsonated by Elizabeth
Porter.
McCulloeh's Leap.
McCulloch's daring leap over Wheel-
ing hill 10 escape the Indians was
portrayed in most realistic MINER
b. or No. 1. A large horse was shown
in the act OF leaping from a large
clif. while water was shown below.
The horses rider VS. Van McColloch.
and the Indians were John Rush and
John Hess.
With Miss Laura Kronjaeger playing
n" part OF Betty Zane. Car No. . repre-
scented her carrying powder 10 Fort
Henry. enabling the soldiers garlisonh
within 10 withstand the siege Of Indians
until ENVIRONMENTS arrived. She was
shown nearing the entrance "a the fort.
vi lie 4 ~Eort distance away two Indians
~er" seen crouchtns. with guns l"vellei
At her. The Indians We're impcronated
, ny Edward Niudlebcrger and Harry
iIeaton.
novel feature II The Pageant yrs
replica Of the FIRST lOropotiNr. carried On
fioat No . When compared To the moe
srn locomotives a. appeared nicer toy.
ROhert Riddle. II. was the engineer. ana
the section bands we're Robert FleiU-
Z ming ana lslWarb iieuutT
, The Birth % a state" por;rayins
b scenes Of the formation of West Nir-
ginia. was represented by float No. :.
II WAS a very beautiful thing and In a
bower Of roses were seated little girls
In Hover costumes. About them. seated
on an immen~" tulp. was "A little fairy
. queen. THIS tulip was placed IN per
COLA Of flowers and Wines and was brill
iiartly lighted. Just back ~ this on
platform stood Abraham Lincoln. a. i'm
Tersoratcd by Frank Mcdonnell with
scroll IN his hand declaring West VIZ
GINA % state The other parts we're Por-
tray.d As follows Queen. Miss Margaret
klnd-lbcrger. Hover girls Bertha
pauEhcrty. Mildred Kind-IberEer. hdra
Schult and Miss Rush. heraldS. John
paUFherty and Chester Riley. guards.
CA BAKE. ollie Jewell. John strauss
Auditorium Features.
The evolution 81 buildings In Wheeling
was ~trikingiy shown by car 40. :. called
The Growth Of Wheeling WITH a f;ttie
. unpr'f-utiouS house standing at the FOOT
OF Mill. Tire buildings gradually became
NOR" and better a. one climbed the Mill.
until .pon che summit was a repro -
t'"u or the new Market Auditorium. =
" buildings were brilliantly lighted
g." ~fatuary carried sarlancs Of fowErs
reaching from The corners 20 the main
entrance ~ the auditorium, Wheeling's
churches. scshool ouses and principal
iriustries wer. represented.
The Car TRIUMPHANT. float No. 9.
MS tableauN Or tEe Goddess o; Prog
res This was one % the most beau
; tfui fonts ever seen N Wheeling. Il
was done In . delicate blue TIM and
D. gold. representing The city's cclore blue
and gold. ami oN-- 300 electric lights
! c9v-r.nK the car were all IN blue Unit.
The goddess stood "a the summit by
the wings % Progress. holding aiosf a
n'autful emblem 90 Wheeling. brilliant
D 50 Illuminated The Gudless Of Progress
Wa f"urr~entel ~ Miss Ann Ingram.
VIII" Misses katr Ingram and Agnes
Firmm.ng "'re maids % honor
FULTON was the only outside town -eu-
resented 800 N" Pageant and % was rep
. resented most appropriately by "a replica
Of the ClcIrfront. N. frst steamboat
d invented bv Robert Fulton Tn. boat
was quff" lstg- affair. worked out "a.
detail. ard was manned hy "a large crew.
It' TIP Vas supposed % represent the
/ boat nrSf voyage uu fhe Hudson rtver.