60 NEBRASKA CATTLEMAN January 2026 The Philip Zang Brewing Co., Denver, Colo. Public domain. “Maelstrom of Humanity at the Barbeque.” Image courtesy of Rocky Mountain News, Jan. 28, 1898, page 1. the food was to be served, so as the crowds burst through the ropes, they also upended the tables full of food. In self defense, the many celebrity servers, like the mayor, started to throw chunks of meat and loaves of bread into the crowd but with little effect. Before they knew it, a full-fledged riot had started, with people hauling away meat and unopened kegs of beer. Among the items stolen were 1,000 steel knives and forks; 2,000 tin cups; 50 large white platters; 25 galvanized iron pails; 20 steel flesh hooks; 100 cleavers, hatchets and carvers; and numerous beer glasses. The Rocky Mountain News cited improper planning and a distribution of tickets to the city’s slums as causing conditions suitable for a riot. They stated, “The game fields of the West were ransacked to secure material for a menu such as kings might rejoice at; the viands [items of food] were cooked after the manner that has made cooking an art, and the result turned over to be fought for by hoodlums who would consider pork and beans – and beer – a delicacy.” In its final action of the National Stock Growers Association’s Convention, the newly named National Live Stock Association voted enthusiastically to return to Denver for their next year’s convention. ~NC~ DENVER’S STOCK SHOW AND THE GREAT BARBECUE DEBACLE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 59 In its final action of the National Stock Growers Association’s Convention, the newly named National Live Stock Association voted enthusiastically to return to Denver for their next year’s convention. 1899 National Live Stock Association Convention poster.
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