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WB4THER FORECAST.
tANOE OP THERIttOMETER.
Forecost for Thursday and TrUSa^t
VIrginiar-Partly cloudy Thursday. protvably sbowers. Friday. falr; light south-
3Tm» thcrmottwter ranged ns follows at
The Times oflice vostcrday: 9 A. M.. 5S; 12
W.. 70; 3 T. !tf.. TC; 6 B. M.. "0; 9 P- M-, W;
falr;
probably showers Thursday; Friday,
varlable winds, mostly light to fresh.
erl. wlnd3.
North Carolina
Average. (2.8.
W'taidnlght, Cf..
northeasterly
Unsettlcd weather.
the coast.
PRICE TWO CENTS
RICHMOND. YA. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 10. 1901
VOL'Ki. NO. 210
on
.
FINE EXHIBITION
OF HORSEM ANSH1P
ROYAL PAGEANT
CARNIVAL PARADE
Brilliant Audience Assembled at Auditorium.
"Prince
renitiresomc m
SAW A GREAT SHOW.
Fairvlancr Presented.
REX ENTERSINSTATE
Smart Traps, Fine Riding and Driv-
Gorgeous Costumes and Magnifieent
ing and Spiendid Horses.
Floats in Parade.
WDIENCE WAS DEMONSTRATIVE.
THE KNIGHTS ESCORT THE KING
The Aiiair a Splendid Spectacular Success*
Enormo'js Crowds Prescat Entbu->
slasm and Chcerinjj All Along
Fine Ap¬
the Line
Fine Performauccr, and Judges Hnd Difiicult Task ia
Dcciding on the Prize Winners.
No Accident Marred the
Enioyment of tho
Liberal Appteuse
LQreeted
pearance
Occasion.
Tlie Royal Pageant and entry of Rex into
his Carnival City last night was a mag¬
nifieent spectacular success. Appreciative
of the interest anJ pleasure ot his sub¬
jects in this nctably successful event, th.
King has issued the foilowing proclamation:
"TO OUR SUBJECTS:
"I take this occasion to tliank my sub¬
to my
responding in such numbers
jects for that
witness my first parade.
request
they
..It is a cause tor sincere gratitude that
this feature was compieted without an ac¬
cident to any of my subjects. and for this
I am inJebteJ to tlie eincient pclice force
and to tlie willingness ol my subjects to
kfcX." «
consider the comfort of others^
Sapho.Shown in Local Classes in
'Kamess. Exhibitor, Barton H. Grundy,
Richmond. er.zt. £50.
Champipn and Challen^er.Shown in
.Horses ir. Hamess.Class. Exhibitor, Geo.
'Newman, Somerset. Prize, 51 GO.
Grev Ca:>.Shown in Saddle Horses
James K. Maddux,
Craas. Exhibitor. Mrs.
^arfeoton. Prize,inSiOO.
Lucena.Shown Roadsters Class. Exbifiitar, William Bailey Saurifiers, Richjaond. Prize. S~3.
David Harum and Blackbird.Shown in
Tandem Ctsss. Exhibitor, C. C.
SportingBaltimore.
rrize, Sico.
West,
Amaret.Shown in Hunters and Jump¬
Charles H. Hur¬
Exhibitor,
Class.
ing
TT.-e royal pageant entitled "Prince
Vcnturesome in Dreamland," presented
S100.
kamp. Prederi;i<sbur£, inPrize,Hunters
and
Searchlight.Shown
Jumpers Cluss. Exhibitor, James K.
Maddux. Prize, Sioc.
last night, was a splendid success. The
beautiful and bewildering parade ot
Knights in say and gorgeous costumes
and the magnifieent floats, upon which
much careful work and study had been
expended, together formed one of thfe
The crowd that gatherod at the Audi¬
torium last night to see tho Horse Show,
While slightly smallcr thon on the pre¬
vious night. made a no less brilliant au¬
dience, and boxes, aielcs and gallerlcs
were well filled with flnely-dressed wo¬
men and well groomed men, who cnthuBlasUcally ai»plauded as fine an exhlhitlor
of horses an.I horsemanshlp as was ever
Those who went were
evidently
1
not on¬
ly admirers, but judges of good horses.
i'or tlie crowd showed unusual acumch in
Its donation ot applaiiSc. The declsioris
ot tbe judges were satisfactory, and
though their ta.sk was a difiicult one,
they succeeded ln pleasing an audience
made up of admirc-rs of lho horse, whe
Wore quite capablc of judging the merits
Df the various contcstants.
Seven classes w< re declded last night,
ond their were a goodly number of- entrles in each, :U1 well worthy to carry
oft blue ribbons. Thu hign diaracter of
all the horses anu traps shown was a sqb-
jtct of commeiit.
The sporting ia.nu.ms
most
once
weie
perhaps
tho
interesting feature of the per^brmlast night, and as these smar> look¬
ing traps whlrled around the tan-bark,
the wheeler in a spanking trot and the
leader canterlng with traces taut, tlie onlookers applauded vigorously. But when
lhe leaders w^re saddled and put over reglilatlon jumps, enthusiasm was un¬
bounded.
Mrs. J. K. MaoVTux. who, on her horse,
Grey Cap, captured the first prize in the
class for ladies' saddlers, and who was
also awarded a handsome silver cup, ;s
the most graecful rider seen h'-ro.
perhaps
£he sat her horse ns il' a part of it, and
iwaying with every motion, was the pericnification of grace 'and tho pieture of
the poctry of motion. Tho crowd gave
tarnest demonstratlon of approval when
the blue ribbon was tic-d to the head
Btall of her handsome and well-mannerod
pray mare, wliich is the very pieture of
What a horse should he.
STYLISH TRAPS.
When the class fcr pairs of horses in
harness was called. fotir ns stylish traps
as over whlrled over the lan-bank of a
E>rizo ling entered and there was an --xcellem exhibition of handling a pair. Mr.
Walter G. Newman's handsome pair of
chet-tnut geldinps driven by Jlr. "Willocb
were awarded the blue ribbon. A span of
chestuuts, shown by Wyeth & West, to
stylish brake. deserve especisl mention.
hs a handsomer turnout is seldom seen.
ybey were al.iy handled, and. in the
opinion of BOme. lhe judges would not
have gone amiss had they attached the
'blue Instead of the red ribbon to the
bridle of the wheeler.
There wa.s some exci llent driving in the
a
roadsters class, in which Jir. AV. Bailey
t-'-uunders, ot Richmond, took first pr»ze
Wlth his handsome bay mare Laieena.
One Df the horses In this class was very
resUoss, and lino driving alone averted a
very serious accident.
Harry Kornis
rcared and took a flying leap and would
lnevitalily have colllded wiih another
horse had not hie driver exercised ihe utmosr skill. Two grooms were unable to
ke---y liim quiet, and his owner had to
keep Lim moving in a small circle.
HUNTERS A.NP JUMPERS.
atfpwychrd ch rshdrdrdi aoi naoi naoi n
Tliere were two hunters' ;.nd jumpers'
plaase- shown. ar.u the interest in them
Was
<-nse.
The fii-st for qualiiied
hunt : up to carrying 170 pounds was
f.-on 1-, C. il. Hurkamp.s Amavet, and the
keoond hy Searchlight, owned by Mrs. J.
K. Maddux. and riden l.y her husband.
there wi re six entries In ihe former and
twemy-or... in ihe IaU*-r, and the num¬
ber ii Ing clean scores oveh tho stitf
|nmpy ¦.-.-.-,« remarkable.
The riding of Messrs. Hurkamp and
IXaddux was magnlfieent, and
lifted
thelr mounts over the jumps they
in as fine
torm as was ever seen. Both wore dressed
tllke. i\\.\ many in the crowd wt-rt? unable
(o dlsl ii-uish them. Tlieir riding was
frold a:..i had a dash of recklessness
tnat
kaugln ihe crowd a:id caused it to break
forth Into applause upon their every apBut, while these two ond Mrs
^earoace.
UaAdux were. pisrhaps, tho most dariiifi
kid graceful rfflens
seen, they were bv
io means the only ones. Al! rode
fnd lt was conceded tliat no greaterwell,
extfbttton of hivrse*, horsemanshlp. traps
irappincv nnd ttyle was ever rren than
K*x& wltnessed over the t-mbark on the
iecond nlght of the show of the Richmond
iraoclation's first llorre Shov.-.
STORY OF THE EVENTS.
Second Fntcrlainment of the Ore«t Horse
Sbow Perfecf.
»econd entertainment of the creat
_The
¦haar tcw oacn^ wlth a b!a*t nf »^im.
tbe
REX'S GREETING
TO HIS SUBJECTS
WINNERS OF
FIRST PRIZES.
feeea.
ot
Knights.
O
pets, announcing all ready for the
c-n-
class iT. showing local horses in
trance
'i he class was wc-il filled, eleven turnouts being shown, representing thc best
speed, quality, and true, all-around action
to be had in the city. All were owned1
and dtiven by local horse-far.eiers, and
made a showing which renected great
A T
'UNION VETERANS MILITARY WILL
1 rXUMlNO
ov.
shown from a
good clip, while the judye or¬
dered one after another to Jine, finally
narrowing thc number clipping it around
The
turn-outs
were
a
uie «livh.». iwvpd lo oapho, onven by Bar¬
ton H. Grundy; Auburn, driven by Aiien
Potts, and ilartha Bolling, driven by
Spencer Carter.
It was evident the prizes lay between
these, anu' they seemed equal favorites
with the occupants of the boxes. Horse
and runabout were closely inspected,
ant? again the judges signaled ior anothei
lap of the track before their decision
could be made. On the line-up at the
close the blue went lo Sapho, who, inspite ol" her name, seemed to accept it
modcstly. Martin; Bolling wore tlie crimBon, and lhe yellow adorued Auburn's
head' stal'..
Other horses entered" in thc class were
Daisy B., owned by Eugene Brau. r; O.
R. Ford, owned hy James H. Grant, ,lr.:
Bob,. owned by W. G. Harvey, jr.; Nutwood, owned by John Lennox, and Albemarle. exhibited by George Cole Scott.
DOL'liLi-J 'iXAii i.A,l:liiTiO.\.
After :i. brief Intermission what was
or.e ^t the most splendid exhibits of the
Show was cailed, and as the gates were
opened four splendid pair of horses, over
15 hands Z inches, drawing heavy traps
and; road wagons. entered wiih a whlrl
ar.d crack of whips. which brought thc
gallerles to their feet and slarted admiration through the boxes.
The entries were: Echo and Dav Dream,
driven by C. C. West; Champion and
Challenger, owned by W. G. Xewman aud
driven by Richard YValloeh; Lady Lyons
and Lady Herbert, driven by their owner,
C. C. Smith. and a pair v.ith ;. nu.s not
Siven, exbibiied by H. B. Xalls.
This event caught the audience. andi
they fairly rose to do them honor. Superb driving was no small feature in this,
and the exhibiticm by C. C. West and C.
i. Smith was again and- again applaiidedi
Smith's team of bay mares seemed the
favoriios, but the !.>:;» ribbon went to
Champion and Challenger, the many
times winner, owned by Xewman. Eeho
and Day Dream wore the second trophy
tnd ihe favorites took third place
LADIErS" SADDI.E HORSES.
In the next event ladies' saddle horse*
were shown. ridden by ladles.
In the
class there wcrc entered Billy, owned and
ridden by Miss Ber.ha Barker, of Carrolton, Ky: El Capitan. owned by H. O.
Lyne and ridden by Miss Esrey; Prcmter.
ridden by her owner, Miss Mary Lindsay
Carter; Heleti Gray, property of W. li
Xewman and ridden by Mrs."Blair John¬
son; St. Yineont. exhibited by C. H.
Smith aud ridden by Mrs. Potts; Grey
Cap. owned and ridden by Mrs. James K.
Maddux; ar.d Sporting Duchess. exhib¬
ited by A. Cole Blanton and ridden by
Miss Shelton.
In this class Grey Cap was the easy
winner. His beautiful manner and sdIciidid change of gait (jualifled him to s;irpass them all as a lady's saddle hors^.
The red ribbon went io Helen Gray fft.
thc yollow to St. Vincent.
GIVEN THE SILVER CUP.
In this class, a. the winner, Mrs. Mad¬
dux was awarded the silver cup presented
by the l">ocp Run Hunt Club.
Class 1.Roadstcrs were next exhibited,
in which Lucona, the handsome bay
m«.re owned and driven hy William Bal¬
ley Saunders, won the blue; -Albemarle,
entored by George Colo Scott, the red,
and Russell Rex, the popular baystallion
exhibited by Leach and Bristow, the yel¬
low.
Tho
sporting tandem exhlbition vras tho
.(Continued
on
Third Page.1
Fredericksburg Gives Them a Cordia
invitation,
i I
IOF
c u
PARADE TO-DAIV
!. vlTED SOulH
credit upon thc- horse-owners of Kich-
walk lo
Q
I
r
\H
<=>
ji
Taylor Ad verse
tc
oi Marcii.
Heatbsville.
(Specinl Dlspatcb
lo
Tlia Tiraos.)
FREDERICKSBURG, A'A.. October 3.a cordial invitation to the Union V. terans' Association of Pennsylvania, now in
session at Gettysburg, Pa., to hold :ts
noxt annual meeting in this city. Th<?
organization has a membership of 500.
The' Ladies' .Memorial Association of
this city has appropriatetl $25 for the Jeff.
Davis monument at Richmond.
The members of Uie Roadmasters' and
Maintenance of Way Association, co:ul>osed of roadmasters of all tl
largi
raiilroads i:i this country, now in .--..-. ion
in Washington, will visit this
y on
Friday next. Thoy will leave SVashin; on
in special coaches attached to the i.l ;iar train at 9 o'clock A. M., arriving hers
at 10:oO. They will take carriages and
drive to historical points about the city,
and after lunch will leave on the 32::sS'
Richmond to see the sights of
thai £_y and visit the Carnival there.
Main's ehvus was here to-day and large
crowds, not only of the city people, out
many from the surrounding
witnctssed the street parade and the two
tra!.itj£r
country,'
performances.
The colored people of Lancaster county
will hold their annual fair October 17. i:.
ISth and 19th. on their grounds near Molusk, in that county.
The last fairs of the season in this^s^.tion will be the regular annual exhibiuon
of the Northern Neck Agricultural So¬
ciety. at Heaihville, October 23d, 24th
and 25th, and the Lancaster Fair, at Kilmarnock, Xovember Gth. 7th and Sth.
Mr. Lee M. Dade has purchased of
Major B. W. Lynn his farm in Loudoun
county for 51,500.
NORTH CAROLINA DAUGftTERS.
Mrs. Jackson Prcsides and is Guest of Honor
at
With a clear sk" this morning Military
>ay will be one of the most important
the city will bo partially
.-¦.. r ot the occasion, and.
¦:.
¦::
city offices will be closed.
be a very credltable
wil!
¦:.-:-The pi
:.¦
Prom present ind-ications there will
.¦ thousand men in llne, under
;:
be command of Colonel G. Percy Hawes,
the mllltary parade.
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ii
Broad Street last night was thronged
military men, and several
irriv-e this morning early.
ompanii s
The Henderson Guards, of Heriderson,
Business
usp
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ii
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FEA TURES Ot
MILITAR Y DA Y
li A. M..Parade of Local and Visiting
Militarv.-Infantrv, Calvary and Attillerv.
3:45 "P. M..Foot-Ball.Richmond Col¬
lege vs. Raridolph-Alacon. at Ball Park.
7:30 P. M..Fire-Works, Sharo Battle.
with al! Bands and Military at Phinney's
Band Stand, Jefferson and 'Broad Streets.
Confetti Battle all day.
BAND CONCERTS TO-DAY.
None in the morning. Military Parade
at ll A. M.
Phinnev's Band Concert 3:30 to 5 P. M.
7:30..Spectacular War Between Bands.
Fourtl; Artillery Post Band Concert, 3:30
to 5 P. M.
8 P. M..Horse Show.
Blues Band.Foot-Ball Team to Park
3 P. M.
Concert, Seventh and Eighth, on Broad
8:30 to 10 P. M.
Third Regimemal Band.Horse Show at
7:30 P. M.
Recep'ion.
N". C, under tho command of Captain
H. Poyihress. will arrive at S:-(0 o'clock
CHARLOTTE, X. C. Oct. 9..A large J.fifty
strong. lf there is rain the paracus
number of women representing tlie Unit¬
will
be postponed until to-morrow.
ed Daughters of the Confederaey met in
HOW THEY WILL FORM.
this city to-day in annual convention.
The meeting was called to order by Mrs.
The. formation of the
is as
M. A. Jackson, wldow of General "Stone- follows: At 10:30 o'clock paradethe parade
wall" Jackson, who lives in Charlotte. will
assemble
on
Grace
Street.
Miss Julia Alexander delivered the ad¬ east of Fifth, the column
with
dress of welcome. which was responded its head at Fifth and Graceforming
The
Streets.
t,o by Mrs. William H. Overman, Stato chief marshnl, Colon-el G. Percy Hawes,
president.
ar.d staff. composed of representatlve cit¬
In tlie afternoon a reception was given izens. will lead off aud wlll be followed
to Mrs. i Jackson at the Southern Club. by Golonel George Wayne -Anderson and
A portrait of the late Governor Vance staff. Thereafter the following forma¬
was presented in a speech by Hon. John
tion will be observed:
S. Henderson, and a portrait of Colonel
Fourth United States Artillery Post
Charles Fisher by Mrs. T. B. Beall. Mrs. Band.
W. S. Parker received the portraitS' and/
First Battallon
Virglnia
Mrs. Margaret Artlrar Call read a poem. Regiment.Major T.Seventy-flrst
J. Nottlngham, comTho convention -riU--J*old another ses¬
sion torihorrow.
(Contipiuea on ;~T*T!. Page.j
(By Assoclated Pross.)
lyn heading apparently about south or o*T
was then on my port bow half a
and at tbat
mile, perhaps, ahead of me,outsidt.of A.,time a quarter of a mile
line of our column. She was not tuming
as
witnesses
as
I could see.
The Texas
there to :¦-.-...
The Carnival King with his court en¬
tered the Carnival City under the tower
arcn amid the applause of thousands of
his subjects. All tho bands in the city
wero in line and; their music was inspiring and Inspiriting. Twenty gorgeous
was
in tht- water. I dld
not see whether she was backing or not.
those two shipj
between
The distance
was inipcssibte for me to see, as they were
too nearly in a line for me to- judge ot
the dlstance between them.
ntiy lying still
floats. reprcs»ntir.g fairy scene3. coicpose-.. tho body of the parade. Of this
number the lirst was the royal car, ln
which rode the King and three of tho
highet-t ofiicials of his court. The last
SAMPSON'S SIGNAI*
(By Assoclated it.-s^. j
WASHINGTON, D. C, October ?^""Tn
thu Schley naval court of inquiry to-day
Lieutenant L. M. Bristol complett-d his
testimony, which was begun yesterday.
new
far
appar
Caus9.
Evidence of ilis JirEvery.
and three
shore.
"She
Schley's
_ajsr Lynn Seils His Far.ti in Loudoun Mez in. Uxfarni Wers .Num'jrojs on i.'rosd EnTimcoi Battle as Ceiag iV.catal ExdteStreet La£.t Night -Tha Order
mtn: tausetl by Fear, actl Attempls to
Ccwity.Colored Prcph's Fair in Lan¬
ciui
Liae
I:onnation
oi
Discredit cnpuin iiigginsoa's
caster.Tlie or:he.-n Neck Fair
at
unavailing. Every one wanted togreat pageant and par.ionvm ..
nm'j looking down, \\\<cn the erowded
street from the City Hall on the Masonic
T< n.j'-c it saemed that every one was
were
se-.- the
TT. ESSES FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
There Will be About One Thousand Admiral
in Line.
g;pCjR^MKis.
1
O'
COVliNG. SEVERAL VISITING COMPANIES. CONSTRUES HIS EXCITEMENT.
ROAD MASTERS ARE
i_.-.
Carnival King's grartdest functtons.
The story r.i' the Prince's adiventtrrea
was followed by the most immenso croW'I
which ever gathered on the streets ot
Richmond. From thc tower at Jeffersoni
Street to the City Hall, at Eleventh
Street, the Carnival Avenue, was erowded
to its utmost capacity. Every available
window and roof top that was aceejsible
was in use.
For u short timo, at iea-st,
the allurements of the side show her.uds
were
introduced.
They were: Rear-Admiral Henry C. Tay¬
lor, who, as captain. commanded the bat¬
tleship Indiana during thc war wlth
Spain; Lieutenant-Commander T. M
Potts, who was navigator of the battle¬
ship Massachusetts during that period
and Lieutenant Edward P. Leiper, whe
was on the New Orleans during the v.-ar,
the last named being still on the stand
when the court adjourned for the day.
During Commander Potts' examin-ttion
Mr. Rayner secured permission from the
court to introduce as evidence the order
of Secretary London to Admiral Samp¬
son, dated April 6th, in which ho was .tduionished against the ex[josure of thc
American vcssls lo the iire of strongiy
fortified forts.
AVOID LAXD BATTF.tUES.
The paragraph in that order which he
especially wished to have considered
reads:
"The Department does not wish the
ves¬
sels of your squadron to be exposed tc
the lire of the batteries at Havana, San¬
tiago, or other strongiy fortilied ports in
Cuba, unless the more formidable Span¬
ish vessels should take refuge within
tho&p harbors. Even in this case the De¬
partment would suggest that a rigid
blockade and employment of our torpedo-boats might accomplish the desired
object.vlz: the destruction of the ene¬
my's vessels, without saibjecting unnecesarily our own rnen-of-war to the rire
of the land batteries."
This dispatch aiso contains the order:
..The Dtpartment further desires that
in the case of war you will maintain a
strict blockade of Cuba, particularly at
the ports of Havana, Matanzas, and, if
possible, Santiago, Manzanillo and Cian-
fuegos.
Rear-Admiral Taylor, in replv to
a.
question from the ju'lge-.;dvocatr> as to
whether he had observed the posit'on of
the Brooklyn at th time of th h g!nning nf the battle, said: "Just before the
beginning of the battle I did; on two oecasions thereafter.*'
"After the beginning of the battle,
pleace state where you observ-td lhe
Brooklyn, whether you noticed her prox¬
imity to the Texas, and what it was."
POSITION OF BROOKLYN.
"When the battle had been on about
ten or tifteen minutes. my attention was
attraeted to the Brooklyn by my sigcat
officer. Captain Dawson. He said to mo
that the Brooklyn must be injured, or
words t. that effect, as she was dropptha BrookIng out of actlon. I observed ¦..,',-.;.,_,-¦: ¦-.:. ..*".'.-'
j
a beautiful tablea.u rcpresentatton
of "Light After Daxkuess," or "Liberty,"
the ccntraL figure of which was a whiterobed female tigure holdlng aloft a torch.
The llghting of this car was very beau¬
tiful and perfect. betng furnished hy ita
own storage battery.
TH3 PRINCE S ADYEN'TTTRES.
The intermedlate tloats had to dx> witlx
the progress ami adventures of Prince
Venturesome in the Land of Drezuns. the
horrible situations -n which he foundi
himself as a result of his capture by tho
"VV'ltches of JCIght, his rescue by the falrles, his siibseiiuent travels in the realm
of fairy land. andi tinally his betroth..!
f tho Princess. whom he flnds in tha
Exchantod Castle.
Tha pageant was perfect in every detail
and rertects the greatest credit upon thos«
who have labored upon it so «arnestty.
The costumes were elaborate and in porfect accord with the therne. The King in
his royal rnbes. the ofiicers of the royal
court grcoped about him and the knights
on their steeds all ga.ve evldences of the
was
Mr. Rayner began his cross-examlnation with an effort to introduce certain
which had passed between the
signals
Indlana and Admiral's Sampson's flag¬
ship, the Xew York, In the early xnorning of July ::, 1SU3. Captain Lemly made
immedlate objection, and' Mr. Kayr.er presented an earnest plea to he allowni to
read the signals. He was not permltted
at that timu- to do so, but it is understood' that the sig-nal whleh he dt-sirf-d
to introduce, as having boen sent from
the New York to the Indlana, was dated
at S:15 A. M. of that day, and was an in¬
vitation from the flagship to accompany
her to Sibony, while the response was a
di clination to do so. The Admiral's invi-
tatlqn
was
wig-wagged by Captain
Chad-
wick. and was as follows:
"The Admiral wlshes to know if you
will join him this morning in going to
see General Shafter?"
To thls Captain Taylor replied at 8:37:
"Work aboaru ship previous going on
prevents me from going with you to-day."
Mr. Rayner contended that the slgnals
most
among' the most important occurof the day prior to the time that
the command of the fieet dfevolved upon
\vi re
Commodore Schley.
Captain Lemly replied that under pre¬
vious rulings of the court the reading of
the signals was ciearly inadmissable. He,
however, said that he would' consult with
Mr. Rayner, and if after this consultation the question, including the reading
of the signals, should appear proper, Ad¬
miral Taylor could be recalled and the
question asked. To this Mr. Rayner
con-
sented.
COM1UP.DIXG THE COLON.
Commander Potts said that during the
blockade of Santiago the distance ot>served by the llying squadron was from
seven to nine miles from the mouth of
tbe harbor. The witness said' that he had
been on tlie Massachusetts on May 21,
the day of the- bombardment of the Colon.
when Commodore Schley had used that
vessel as his flagship.
Detailing Commodore Schley's
eonver¬
sation oc that occasion, the witness said:
""U'hen Commodore Schley came on
board I heard him say: "Higginson. I am
going in with you and the Iowa andi pot
the Colon with your big guns. I want
to fire deliberately. Admiral Sampson
wlll be here to-morrow morning andi I
wish to destroy the Colon,' or words to
that effect.
"--vfter that there was a eonversation
between Commodore Schley and the com¬
manding officer of the ship as to when
we would go in. and it was Ueterminea
that we would- allow the men to.go to
dinner and go in afterward. which we
did. Later on. about 1 o'clock. I think,
while on ihe port bridge, jjist abaft the
pilot hou^'-, I was present at a conversation between Commodiore Schley and
Captain Higginson. in which the question
of where the ship was to be fought was
under discussion.
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banded.
V
Commodore Schley replied, 'Yes. I thlnk
that is wisest.' Shortly after thls Com¬
modore Schley andi his staff. the Captain
andi myself. wejst down to the connlng
tower on the forward 13-lnch turret. Com¬
modore Schley, Commander Sohroeder, I
think Commodore Schley's personal staff.
and myself were stand<ng os the ship
was standing in.to.ward tlie entrance.
"Commodore Schley said In my hearing
on
8eittnft Fage.)
preparatlonal"
The illumination of the floats bv the
nre-burners and the colored lights on the
floats commenced at the Tower. From
that point on the spectacle was a magniflcent one. tho brilliantly lighted srrvet.
thc colored llghts, the gay costumes and
the mag;-. iticent floats combining to make
the most splendid spectacle of this char¬
acter ever seen hereabouts.
For days and weeks Gener'al-Director
Benson and his tieutenants have been at
work on the floats and costumes. Any
who visited the storeroom and* long sheds
at the ba'.l park. under which the tloats
were _ia&>. ucognized what a pageant of
this thara.ter costs both in brains &nd
dollars.
A DAN'GEROCS MISHAP.
"Commodore Schley asked Captain Hig¬
ginson what position he intended to take.
He replied: 'I thlnk the connlng tower.*
(Contlauad
thorough and ta*teful
More than a hundred horses were neces¬
sary for the ltoats. Each o_o was avparisoned in white and waa led by an attendant fn costume and wearing a pointed
cap, which was very suggestive of Car¬
nival indeed. Beaide each fioat walked
men in uniform and wtarlng helmets, wha
earried torches with n.-fieotors that the
floats might be seen to gond advantage.
The street was so brilliantly illumiuated
by electricity that these wtre hardly ncecssary, and it was imposslble to see how
ampte were the provisions especially made
for the lllumination vt the parade. as
they were not needed as much as bad
been antielpated.
DETAILS OF THE PARADE.
The fact that none ot the tloats were
driven. but ail led, added to the carnival
effect Besidea the two hundred ftre
burners. at least two hundred persons
took part in the various tabteaux and
one hundred horses were required tc
move the -floats.
The parade formed at the Basebatt
Park and moved toward the Carnival city
routo waa
shortly after 7 o"clock. The
down "Broad to Eleventh, then on Elev¬
enth to Marshall. on .Marshall to Tenth.
on Tenth back to Broad and along Broad
to the ball park. where the parade di3-
rences
mishap
on
Monday evening
came near
sorne way a
rain:ng the wholo thlng. tn
barrel of gasotine, which hart been leakIt waa
outside.
on
the
aflre
Ing caught
wlthln a foot or two ofallthethelong woodenf
fioats, and
shed under which were
ia which was stored all the costumes of
every character. Only tho great rprese.ee
of ralndT and b.avery of Manag. Benscn
saved the whole pageant from destruo
j
tion. "VVhile every one was ruuning from
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