Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-11-02
The Great Sanitary Fair i'm Chicago,
IMMENSE DONATION OF sToREs-THE PRO-
CESsIoN THREE MILES LONG.

CEsSIoN THREE MILES LONG.
The Northwestern Fair, so long adver
tlsed, opened on Tuesday in Chicago
The spirit manifested at the opening will
send a thrill of Joy to every soldier,
heart The Fair is to continue twr
weeks, and all the receipts will be ex
pended in good and useful things for sicl
and wounded soldiers. Four halls have
been engaged for the Fair and the enter
tainments connected with it. Among
the lecturers expected there are Miss
Anne Dickinson, Senator Sumner, Ed
ward Everett, John B. Cough and G. w.
Curtis. Balatka will get up a monster
concert, and poems are expected from
Whittier and Longfellow. Among the
famous works of art which will be on ex.
hibitlon is Chnrch's Heart of the Ar
des'
The Tribune devotes four columns to
description of the opening ceremonies.
from which we make the following ex.
tracts:
Yesterday will never be forgotten in
Chicago, or in the West. Memorable it
viii remain both as history and patriot
ism. Sueh a sight was never seen be-
fore in the West upon any occasion; and
we doubt whether more magnificent
spectacle was ever presented in the
streets of the Empire City ITSELF than
that vast procession of eharriets and
horsemen, country wagons, and vehicles,
civic and military companies, both horse
and foot, which converted Chicago for
the time being into vast theatre of
wonders. f al7 O. ea-rs.e-
From the earliest dawn of day the
heart of the mighty city was awake, and
long before eight D clock the streets were
thronged with people-eitizens hurried
'excitedly to and fro; : and country wo-
men, with their children, came in early
in the morning, with colors tied to their
brides, and decorating their wagons,
and with miniature flags and banners on
their horses heads On the housetops,
on the buildings, faunted the glorious
fag of liberty. By nine o'clock the city
was IN roar; the vast hum of multitu-
dinous voices filed the atmosphere.
Drums beat in all parts Of the city, sum-
moning the various professions, or ac-
companying them to the grand central
rendezvous. Bands of music playing
tunes,-bands of young men and women
singing patriotic songs, enlivened the
streets. Every pathway was jammed up
with human bodys so that it was with
extreme difficulty any headway could be
made.
As near 10 o'clock as possible the pro-
cession- started, banners hyinp. drums
h1GeehHtsF stirring tRe ar ant rre On
the vast multitudes of people with thrill
ing, exciting music. On it came, that
mighty pageantl following the cuurse
laid down in the printed programme.
81 Such earnest enthusiasm as accompa-
MED the procession, from first to last, has
rarely been witnessed on any occasion.
1t was a grand and sublime protest on
behalf of the people against the pol
troons and traitors who were enemies to
the Government and opposed to the war.
Bursts of patriotic feeling came from
many q loyal bosom on that memorable
and never-to be-forgotten day. The peO-
pie seemed to overflow with loyalty, and
could not contain themselves. Now the
mighty eloquence of that majestic and
sublime procession spoke for them
That was the thing which they all along
wanted to say-but could notl They
were in themselves cyphers, mere units
of the nation; but there, in all those
thousands of men, they saw themselves
multiplied into an inealculable, irresisti-
BILE host, and felt that their hour of tri-
umphant speech had come at lastl That
was the answer which they thundered out
in trumpet tones to the miserable traitors
who had so long torn the bleeding heart
of their country,
{" I always knew" said one old man al
our elbow, in the crowd, while we were
watching the procession, "that the heart
of the people was all right. They didn'i
know their danger for 8 long while
/ Now they've found it out-and this il
what they say about it"
We timed the procession as it passed
the Court House. 1t occupied precisel
ffy-eight minutes in its splendid march
For splendid it truly was-such sigh
as we expect never to see again. -
AT THE SANITARY COMMISSION.
The scene presented at the Sanitar
Commission rooms was worth going
great distance to witness, and thousand
improved the opportunity. Here wagon
were drawn up, delivering their treasure
to the agents who are to forward thel
to the boys in the field. The sidewalk
and streets were filled with boxes, ba
rels and sacks, and scores and hundred
of by-standers eagerly put their shoulde
to the work. and were proud to take pa
II In handling some of this soldiers Dr.
' duce. Madison street, for, nearly
y block, was blockaded for nearly half q
hour. The back room of the commissi
was filed with wheat; Mr.. McVick
rendered them the use of his celli
which was soon filled; next B. W, RI
mond offered storage room in one of
large cellars, which was gladly accept
and promptly used. We regret tt
r. some photographer was not on hand
take view of that crowd, and prest
duplicates to the Fair. They would hs
sold by thousands.
Then follows minute descriptions
the Hall where the Fair is held,
Gallery, Machinery Department, G.
osity Shop, ETC., etc.
The Fair will continue through
week and all of next Quite mum