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TBiC JBVJfl? IN OOAZjJfTK, BIT KJLI.NH-T.FRID A V OCTOBR1The Great Jubilee Was Up to the Expectations of the People.All the Visitors Were Well Pleased—Twenty Thousand People Cheered President McKinley Last Night—The Fireworks Were Good—Echoes of the Carnival.*****isBurlington's Peace Carnival is over.It ended some time about daylight this morning, when the last straggling maskers bundled their linen dusters and gingham aprons about their shivering forms, and hurried away to their homes on the hills.The carnival is over. Was it a success? Were the street attractions a success? Was the Battle of Santiago last night a success? Was the flower parade worth having? Was the visit of the nation’s president a success? If a vote could be taken from the thousands and thousands of towns-people and visitors who pushed and crowded to see it all, would people say they were satisfied with Burlington’s enter-toinment?Citizens and towns all over the state and in other states have had peace jubilees and carnivals in the past few weeks, and they have been called successful. The people have paid 10, 25 and 50 cents to see the street attractions. the acrobatic specialties that were given in Burlington free. They have paid one dollar to see the battle of Manila in Ies Moines and 75 cents to see Santiago at Keokuk, and, 50 cents and a dollar to see Santiago at Cedar Rapids.In Burlington all this was free. It didn’t cost the spectators a cent to see everything that there was to see. The attractions were free as the air. The expenses in getting to -town were reduced to a minimum. The railroad fare was as cheap as it ever is. Meals and refreshments in Burlington were cheap and plentiful. When have oar visitors ever spent so happy a day. or one that will be so long remembered. and got off as cheap as they did yesterday and the clay before? It was Burlington’s treat. She entertained her visitors from morning till night, and she didn't charge them a cent for what they gut.The people surely had a good time; •there’s no chance for a mistake about that. They stood around on the nets and took in one after another the free street show's that had been provided for their entertainment, and they enjoyed themselves-thoroughly- They bad seen shows like these before; more than once they had paid 50 cents jnt such performances, and they went no better than the ones they saw here for nothing. The amusement committee furnished a list of free attractions that has not been equalled in one of the towns so far heard from when* jubilees were given.Burlington is willing to let her guests of yesterday say whether or not they leeced with what our city had to offer. There w'ere about twenty thousand people here from the neighborhood and surrounding country. Many of these people were disappointed with the fuliure of the fireworks display on Wednesday night, but when they learned the cause of the failure, they stopped their complaining, and waited. And what they saw last night made up for all .their waiting. There were no kicks about the fireworks this time. The mull who put on the spectacle were cheered :aud given the credit they deserved.And iu Burlington’s great peace ju-bioo in honor of the close of our short war wiKii Spain, all is over. Things went off 'well. The committee* are contented, and the people, townsmen and outsiders are satisfied. The peace jubilee wa*-a great success.were ex-Senator Harlan, Charles Hancock,- of bqbuque, chairman eft the republican siate central committee; Horace S. Rand, Charles M. Junkin, of Fairfield: R. s. Gayler. of Mt. Pleasant; Frank Simmons, of Ottumwa.Another party was composed of St. Louis gentlemen, who were sent to welcome the president and party to that city. They were under the direction of Mr. Howard Elliott, of the Burlington.Another division of the party was made up of newspaper representatives.The Burlington Route was repre-ented by General Manager W. C. Brown, General Passenger Agent P. S. Eustis, Superintendent Levey, and others. The latter directed the progress pf the train across the state.RECEP1II0N OF THE PRESIDENT.plo r-hbuld expect the president at the dop; t, and wait for him there. A good many of the people did this, but a great many more learned, In some mysterious way, that the plans had been changed, and were on hand when the train pulled in. However, -there was very little disorder. The officers and the battery escort knew their business and kept the crowds back admirably.It was just twenty minutes after 7 when the famous train bearing the piesident and his party steamed slowly around the curve and pulled up at the little platform where the carriages were in waiting. The two Burlington bands were on hand, and the presidential party was greeted with music and cheers galore. At the same time the Burlington Rifles, drawn up in line Market street, above the tracks, began firing the salute to the president. This was the signal that the crowds were waiting for. When the people along the streets heard these guns there was a cheer all along the line, clear down 'to Main street, and the cry was taken ift) by the waiting crowds on all the other streets.With almost no delay the president and bis party took their carriages and the procession started. A mounted deta-cbment from the Burlington battery led the way, and opened up a wide path through the crowds. The president rode in the first carriage, liich was drawn by four white horses. Senator 'Gear, who had gone to Omaha to meet Mr. McKinley, rode in the carriage with him. Mayor Naumann also rode tn -this carriage.the carriage made its way through the streets, the president was greeted with cheers all along the line. There was more cheering last night than was ever heard in Burlington before. The president bowed and smiled ppreciation of the reception, and despite the cold weather he kept his hat Iff ted almost all the way through the crowded streets. In the enthusiasm btst night all party feeling was foTgot-ten. Every man, woman and child feiieered with all his might, not for a :purty man, not for the representative of any political faith, but for the head of the nation. They ‘cheered- for McKinley. the noble man. who Is the same in war and peace.The parade passed up and down Jefferson and Main streets, following the streets named in the route as announced, and ending at the depot about b o’clock. Everybody had a good chance to see the president, and many saw him four or five times. The train pulled out of the Union station at 8 o’clock, amid the roaring cheers df thousands of people who had followed the line of carriages through the streets, in -their eagerness to see much as possible or the man who holds he highest position within the gift ot the American nation. The president stood out on the platform and bowed gain and again, and seemed willing to speak, but the wild crowd never eased cheering until the train hafl passed out of sight, an-d the president as lost to view in. the darkness. Members of the presidential party Who accepted the hospitality of Burlington were:Secretary of the Treasury Lyman J. 'Gage; and Mrs. Gage.Secretary of the Interior Bliss. Secretary of Agriculture “Wilson, and Miss Wilson.Postmaster General Smith., and Mrs. Smith.Assistant Secretary of War Meikle-jofrn.Captain and Mrs. Lafayette MeWil-Thousistfs ef -People Packed tbe Streets tad Cheated Major McKinley.The visit erf President William McKinley waj* the greatest event in Burlington tn years. There were more people here to Bee nhe president than ever crowded the streets of our city before. On no occasion has the town been packed with people as it was last night. Jefferson street aud Main street, from the river to Seventh street, and from the depot to Washington, were simply alive with anxious, eager crowds.Although the presidential train was not scheduled to arrive in Burlington until 7:30, and the general opinion was that it would be much later than that, the streets were crowded long before 7. Many of -the people did not go to their homes for supper, preferring to make sure of a good place to view the parade, and to stay right there until the president came.The plans of the president's re tion committee were well arranged, and they worked almost to perfection In order to avoid the jam that would have been inevitable had the train pulled /hi regularly ft the station, platform had been; Bhllt between Slx^i and Seventh streets arid here the presidential train stopped. It was the in-tention of the committee tjhat the pea-Tbe Fireworks.“Mid the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air,” the Battle of Santiago was fought last night in the presence of a vast concourse of packed humanity, who occupied every inch of space on the river front from Washington. to Valley streets, crowded on the roofs and congregated in the windows of the buildings on Front street. People were perched on every elevated perch where a view of the fireworks was obtainable. The big, tall piles In front of the Diamond Jo warehouse each had two occupants, and three box cars standing on a side-track near Valley street served as a grandstand for a large number of people. The vast gathering was not disappointed last evening. The high wind that prevailed all day prevented the towing of the barges to a point near the middle of the river where the exhibition could be given more effectively, so the managers of the affair pulled it off about 200 feet from shore.Morro Castle looked decidedly forbidding in the red glare with its frowning array of guns and gloomy looking towers. The men who manned the fortifications commenced their labors about 8:30 o’clock with the sending up of a bunch of skyrickets. This was the signal for the commencement of the powder conflagration. Big bombs exploded in the water with deafening reports and sent large jets of water in the air. When the American battleships appeared on the scene the wildest enthusiasm prevailed. There was not enough room to permit any extensive maneuvering, but this did not in any way hamper the gallant men in charge of the ships. They successfully stormed the castle and when the Spanish fleet crept slow'ly out of the bay each vessel was “put out of the busi ness” ■with neatness and dispatch under the terrific punishment administered by the American fleet. It took a number of barrels cf Roman candles to silence the guns at the fort, but finally a white flag was run up—they had received punishment enough. Taking It all the way through, the spectacle was oitf of the finest of its kind ever ‘witnessed in Burlington,the only drawback being its p-roximity to the shore, where the spectators could obtain a view of how the business end of the battle w’as conducted. An estimate of the number of people who saw the battle of last evening places the number at 25,000. Not even during the Semi-Centennial was the crowd so great.The Grand Merry Wiod Up. immediately after the fireworks the crowds flocked up town and for two hours enjoyed themselves. Many people wore masks and almost everybody carried a horn, whistle or some other noise-producing instrument. The din was terrible, but there was no limit placed cn If. It was a free-for-all time, partaken of hy all classes of society. The crowds thinned out about 11 lock, but until an early hour this morning a few stragglers remained on the streets celebrating and giving Burlington’s peace carnival a final and fitting send-off.Secrutary to the President J. Addison Porter.Assistant Secretary to the President George (Gortelyou.McKinley Barber, nephew of the piestdemIn Senator Gear’s party, who accompanied tine president across the stateRoValBaking PowderMade from pure cream of tartar.Safeguards the food against alum*Carnival Reflections.With the exception of a few people ho are chronic kickers everybody us well pleased with the entertain-ent afforded by the carnival managers. The fireworks, the flower pa-jrade, President McKinley and lesser attractions, kept the crowds busy. There was not one moment’s cessation of the excitement from start to finish, and it did not cost a cent. With the limited capital at their disposal, the men who engineered the affair did remarkably well and deserve all kinds of commendation for their untiring efforts. Men who have witnessed carnivals in other cities say that the Burlington celebra-1 tion exceeded anything they had seen. People like to come to Burlington, because they know there is always a welcome fop them. Entertainment to suit all inclinations is always on hand and it is only necessary to go after it. Big -times like the one of the past two days should come oftener. We are always assured of a crowd, and crowds spend money.The streets present a very littered appearance today. Tonight there will be a general cleaning up. and with the removal of the big arch and street stands there will be nothing next Sunday morning to Indicate the stirring events we have passed through.GOLDEN EAGLE'S $25,000.stock of clothing and gents’ furnishing goods must be sold at cost and below, by order of court—owing to the death of H. Herschler, late proprietor.The best $1.00 kid gloves in the city at Salter Phillips’. A full line of fall underwear from $1.00 a si it up. at Salter A Phillips’.See Ranke’s fur opening S iturday.
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Burlington Evening Gazette
Burlington, Iowa, US
Fri, Oct 14, 1898
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