The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 19, 1896, Page 16

THE FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1896. 15 MILITARY DAY AT SNTA CRULL Soldiers and Sailors March in the Grand Street Parade. UNCLE SAIT’S TARS GAIN NEW LAURELS. [lfustrated ['usical Programme Ren- dered at the Arena in the Evening. PRETTY BABIES IN FLOWER-DECKED VEHICLES. Handsome Women and Happy Men at the Grand Ball Given by Her Majesty Queen Josephine to Her Loyal Subijects. SANTA CRUZ, CAL., June 18.—The sun by day and the moon by night danced M.W tendance upon Queen Josephine during | this second series of events of the great | Venetian Water Carnival. | The great audiences that witnessed the various features were happy all day long, and at night found added pleasure at the | arena and in the grand ball-room. It was long after midnightand almost | time to introduce the third day’s events | before the people seemed satisfied to quit | the presence of their Queen or leave the | interesting. things that were a source of | attraction. Daylight’s hours were de- voted to pleasure, and throughout the night could be heard the sound of laughter and song from groups of persons filled with the enthusiasm of the oceasion. The spirit of the music at the arena, the brightness of the fireworks, which to-night seemed to excel those of last night, and the echo of the singing clubs’ merry songs on the river, combined to make the clos- ing of the night of the second day one that will be long remembered. This afternoon, as she rode through the city m a canopied carrriage drawn by four beautiful horses, Queen Josephine was escorted by 300 blue jackets from the Philadelphia and Monadnock, headed by the battalion band and by the Watsonville Drill Corps with its band. Immediately preceding Queen Josephine and her maids of honor and pages, was Ronco- vieri’s band. The gueen was attended by Admiral Beardsiee and his staff, Captain Cotton of the Philadelphia and Captain Sumner of the Monadnock and their chief officers. Director-General Bowman and the carni- val officers, with Mayor Clark and Judge Logan, rode in the rear of the carriages oc- cupied by the naval officers. The city and county officials followed, and marked the line between the dignified military and the picturesque and romantic civilians. The carpival parade wasa mile in length and presented numbers of picturesque and unique ideas. Every feature was a de- cidedly attractive one and no float or com- pany of actors in the procession could have been improved upon in the slightest degree. No addition to that long line of | white battalions, blue-coated drill corps or | floral floats would have made it any more | enjoyable. It was a very pretty proces- sion, having dignity in its bearing ana | romance in its construction, as the thou- | sands of peovle on the streets attested by their approving applause. There were not so many school children in the parade as there were out of it. Pro- fessor Clark urged all the pupils in the public schools to join in the pageant, but most of them expressed a preference for ) making the very best possible use of their | vacation time and went to see tiie show in- | stead of becoming a part of if. | The littie ones who took part enjoyed it | and did themselves great honor and their | teachers great credit by their appearance. They were generously applauded by their schoolmates, who were among the specta- tors. : | any monotony. prize. The school of the Holy Cross was awarded first prize for a beautiful float dressed in white flowers with a touch of yellow to give the true carnival effect. The two score of pretty, modest, golden- haired girls who rode in this bank of flowers gained great applause. The queen of the Bay View School was | s2cond on the list of prize-winners. A ght royal queen she was, representing SCENE IN THE BALLROOM AT THE SANTA CRUZ CARNIVAL. The ceiling of this vast room was of a vari-colored net intertwined with bright bunting. All over the surface of it thousands of fresh roses were sewn, producing a most pleasing and harmonious effect. The pillars down the sides of the hall were wrapped with colored bunting and trimmed with bows of ribbon. horses in their silver trappings drew a cart that earried three prettily dressed young ladies, and seemed to enter into the carnival spirit. The little tote who gained honorable mention made the most unique showing in all that grand parade. Little Rosalie Bernheim rode like a little queen in her pony-cart, with Eddy Morgan driving the bit of horsetiesh—one of the smallest Shet- land ponies that was ever attired in har- ness. Little Rosalie is a pretty child, and the artifice of the decorator was expended on the cart, which was transformed into a concha shell of carnival colors. The high gilk hat and IiverK worn by Master Mor- gan enhanced the attractiveness of the unique and pretiy turnout. G. W. Bowman, Director-General of the Santa Cruz Venetian Water Carnival. the rising sun in a glory of yellow with just a faint shaft of white to relieve it of A great many people thought this the prettier of the two floats. “The Yale tots,’” as they are known, Alba, Myrile and Elmer, also secured hon- orable mention. They drove their great Newfoundland dog, attached to a cart The queer of the Bay View School and | tnat was & picture in yellow and white, her eight attendants were proud of the | distinction that was conferred upon the rising sun. The Murphy tandem The four handsome The dog is a noble fellow who should have gained a prize himself. The buttercup design that carried the secured third | queen of the Grant school, and the pony- chestnut | cart that carried the queen of the Laurel Coronation of Queen Josephine of the Santa Cruz Venetian Water Carnival, [From a photograph by Grove.} school also carried away honors for their appearance. The judges were C. F. Taylor of San Francisco, Jerome Case Bull of New York and W. H. Dunphy of San Maieo. They received many congratulations for the ex- cellent judgment they displayed. The Watsonville Drill Corps has become quite expert in sword exercises under the careful instructions of Colonel Koster. It followed closely in the rear of the white battalion, and seemed to be affected by the dignity of the sailor soldiers, for it re- served its evolutions for the night per- formance on the queen’s dancing floor. The accuracy of the marching was quite noticeable, and gave the spectators some ! intimation of what these gentlemen, most of whom are members of the Watsonville fire department, can accomplish in a spec- tacular way with their swords. The young ladies of the drill corps, hav- ing appeared before the Queen last night, found it to their advantage as well as the pleasure of the spectators to present some :dezr and very attractive evolutions in the rse of their parade. The twenty young ladies carried their swords like real soldiers and proved the capability of their in- structor, M, C. Osborne. They showed themselves to be very proficient in drill and have become a feature of the Santa Cruz Water Carnival. They will be looked for eagerly by the people in the next demonstration of a like character. The Santa Cruz people are proud of them, as the Watsonville people are proud of the young genttemen who form the arill corps of that city. After the battalion and its followers had extended from the lower plaza, a distance as great as the length of the procession, they counter-marched, and when they arrived at the principal business block the blue jackets performed some very excel- lent maneuvers, which gave the people a desire to see the great drill, which was presented when the battalion reached the | Dolphin athletic grounds. Some fifteen acres of flat, smooth soil provided an excellent drill ground, and the 300 marines distinguished themse!ves by repeating those perfectly timed military movements which thousands of people witnessed last Sunday in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Before the drill was begun the blue- jackets were given the order to stack arms and permitted to enjoy themselves for a balf hour, rolling on the grass and forget- ting for the timne the labor they would have to perform for the pleasure of the army of people who were crowded close up to the picket line and occupied com- fortable places on the rolling sides of the approaches to Beach Hill. At the souna of the bugle the 300 sailors in white were on their feet and ready for the hour of exercise. They crossed the broad plain in platoons of thirty-two, with their mascot dog Gore romping and playing about the field, now a leader and again a follower of the bat- talion. Gore got a great deal of joy out of the afternoon’s performance, and the vast audience applauded his efforts to dis- tinguish himself as heartily as those of the men. The varied formations, battalion line, platoons, company squares, marching at double quick, protecting the flanks of the moving line in the riot drill and many other very pretty evolutions were executed promptly while the band played stirring music. After a short rest the physical drill of yesterday was repeated, with the advantage over yesterday’s work of hav- 1ng room for the full battalion, This drll, being the conclusion of the davlight exercises, was conceded to be the great feature of the second day of the Banta Crnz carnival, and when it was done the spectators seemed to leave reluctantly, some going to prepare for the night’s Jis- play and others lounging on the sands of the beach. Red and white striped tents, square in form and containing smooth log settees, shielded hundreds from the sun, while other hundreds preferred to loll in the sand and feast their eyes on the battle- ships or to take a aip in the surf, On the streets great throngs of happy people moved about as the sun set glori- ously on the second day’s pleasure. The people seemed never to tire of the doings of the day, and long vefore dark- ness settled down sufficiently to permit the electrical display the arena was well filled. They were ready to enjoy- another night in this miniature Venice, whose street of clear and cool water refreshed those who thought the sun of midday too warm for comfort. The electrical display vo-night was per- hapsy more effective than last night. Having got the myriads of floats fixed in their minds the spectators enjoyed the pleasure of admiring them individually. The great stretch of water, which was named Lagunita de Carnival, swarmed with boats and floats and barges, all gayly decorated, festooned with flowers and oc- cupied by pretty girls, accompanied by gailant gentlemen, whose pleasure wasthe pleasure of the spectators. The wonderful harmony of movement on the water, the brilliancy of the electric lights and the magnificent colorings and blendings of color, the grand music that Professor Roncovieri’s orchestra rendered, ‘| all combined to make 8 happy prelude to the grand ball. The Watsonville corps of forty perfectly drilled swordsmen gave the finest semi- military presentation that has ever been seen in California. Colonel Koster said modestly that he had a great drill corps, and he spoke truly, for the marching and maneuvering before Queen Josephine and her royal retinue and faithful sub- jects was wonderful. The pyrotechnic disp lay outdid thbat of the first night. The absence of booming cannon—for there was no battle fought to-night—gave full effect to the rockets ana Roman candles and the hundreds of small fireworks that were a delight to the adultsas well as the children. Indeed, the older people were children again for the nonce and gave themselves up to the pleasures of the night, determined to have all there was of joy afforded by the result of the careiul work of Director- SPEAKS AND SPEEDS FORALL. Copies of “The Call” Are Sent to Santa Cruz on a Special. ONCE MORE THE COAST RECORD IS BROKEN. One Hundred and Twenty-One Miles Covered in One Hundred and Twenty=Eight Minutes. PORTIONS OF THE RUN MADE IN MOST REMARKABLE TIME. The Mile-a=-Minute Mark Annihilated in the Successful Race to Give Subscribers the First and Latest News. SANTA CRUZ, CaL, June 18.—Another coast record was broken yesterday morn- ing. It wasacase of THE CALL keeping up the good work commenced last Tues- day morning, when a special train was sent to Sacramento to carry the first edi- tion of the great daily to the statesmen assembled in jthe capital. Yesterday it Benjamin K. Knight, Prime Minister to Queen Josephine of the Santa Cruz Vene- tian Water Carnival. General Bowman and his assistants. The night was perfect. The cool of evening afforded a pleasant relief from the warmth of the day, though there was no time between the rising and the setting ot the sun on this second day of the carnival when there was discomfort out or indoors. The various features of the evening’s entertainment would have closed all too soon but for the fact that the people were many of them eager to be present when Queen Josephine appeared in the ballrcom at the great carnival pavilion. But they had plenty of time to listen to the music and witness the events that were pictured by the great stereop- ticon apparatus. Rossini’s overture from ‘“William Tell” was the first number rendered by the or- chestra. The grandeur of the piece was e = Continued on Sizteenth Page. was decided, in addition to sending the regular convention special to Sacra- mento, to dispatch a train to carry copies of THE CALL to the merry-makers at the carnival, and accomplished the run in the unusual time of 2 hours and 58 min- utes, including two stops of fifteen min- utes each to repair damage to journals caused by the high speed, and several brief stops to drop off papers. Deducting the time of stops from the total time, it shows that 121 miles were covered in 128 minutes, which is surely the fastest railroad trip ever accomplished in California. Even the full time of 2 hours and 38 minutes beats all previous records to Santa Cruz by over half an honr. Quickly the bundles were torn open, and with a “Hurrah for THE Carnl” the boys screamed over the city leaving the great newspaper at the homes of thousanas of subscribers nearly seven hours before the other San Francisco morning papers ar- rived. All things considered, riding on a special train is hardly a pleasant experience in spite of the fact that all the equipments are first-class. So much coal has to be burned under a forced draught that many pounds of cinders find their way into the cars, covering everything with a thick coating of dust. Every time the car goes around even a slight curve, it swines so as to throw one off his feet. THE CALL'S special Santa Cruz train was in charge of Conductor Spears. George Boyne, THE CaLv's chief mail clerk, had charge of the distribution of papers, as- sisted by Herbert L. Schmitz. At most of the small stations along the road papers were thrown off to subscribers, and a most careful watch had to be kept to throw the paper before the station dissp- peared in the distance. Asa consequence, the work was fatiguing, and when the end of the journey was reached everybody aboard was worn out. Car 1402 looked as if it had just finished a journey across the continent so thickly were its sides plas- tered with dirt, but THE CALL’S many sub- scribers in Santa Cruz had received their papers early in the morning, as was the in- tention they should, so the trip has gener- ally been conceded to be a successful one, and most of the citizens of the carnival city are loud in their praise of the enter- prise of California’s great newspaper. One of the first men in Santa Cruz to get a CaLy was Irving M. Scott, who was enjoying a breath of the morning air on the piazza of the Sea Beach Hotel. “That’s business,”” he said, *‘and I tell you all of us here appreciate it highly. Hundreds of the visitors now here are subscribers of THE CALL, and when we see tne great old newspaper looking after our wants the same as if we were at home, it makes us feel that we are not forgotten. And,asI said before, we appreciate it.” When it was decided to send a special train to Santa Cruz, the Southern Pacific Railroad people agreed to have a train at Fourth and Townsend streets at 3 o’clock Thursday morning, and it was there. The work of preparing for this edition was most difficult coming as 1t'did on the same mght as the special train to Sacramento. Everything went well, however, and before 3 o’clock one of Tre Carv’s big mail wagons was flying over the echoing, deserted streets to the train lying in readiness. By hali-past 3 the papers were all aboard of car 1402 and Engineer Bradley pulled the throttle on the old engine, No. 1413, and the journey commenced. High speed was not attempted until the streets of the city were passed, although the engine and coach flow alone at a gait vot usnal. When the level track beyond Ocean View was reached the throttle came away out, and the train flew t..rough the night like a fiend of darkness. Coal was shoveled in until flames poured from the funnel and the single car was wrapped in a blanket of soot and steam. The clicking of the wheels over the reil joints became faster and faster until itresolved itself into a steady hum like a buzzsaw, South San Francisco flew by as a flash of lightning, and in a few moments the pretty station at Burlingame was visible for & space of Scene at the Santa Cruz Depot When “The Call’s’ Special Train Arrived.