Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-11-02
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OPENING OF THE GREAT SANITARY FAIR AT
CHIcAGo.--Th following account of the in
augural ceremonies at the opening of the
great northwestern fair is copied from a pri-
waite letter, dated Chicago, 2Sth inst. =
For three months past the ladies of Illinois,
Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin, have been
very busy making materials for ornamental
ton or sale, and from many other places re-
sponses have come in money and goods.
Yesterday was IA memorable day, and will
probably never be forgotten in Chicago. The
morning opened bright and beautiful, and was
the first fair day we have seen for over three
weeks. AT an early hour the streets were
crowded. In all parts OF the city the societies
were forming in line to take part in the pro-
cession. Extra trains came in from the
country, and long lines of carriages, bringing
crowds of people; and by 8 o'clock it was
almost impossible to get through some of the
streets AT 10 the procession started. 1t was
composed of nine divisions, was fully three
miles long, and occupied one hour in passing
given point. AT least five thousand persons
took part in it, it was an imposing spectacle.
First came the city police in platoons; chief
marshal and aids; list regiment Michigan
sharpshooters from camp Douglas; two city
regiments; invalid soldiers in American ex-
press wagons, and large collection of cap
tured rebel flags in wagons. with a band The
second division consisted of the city fire de-
partnent, with music; third division, German
societies with band fourth division, Irish So
cletes and conferences with band; fifth divis-
ION, orator OF the day, chaplains in carriages,
the clergy, press, mayor, board of aldermen,
judges, and other public officers; sixth divis-
lon public and Sabbath schools in omnibuses
and express wagons, singing " Marching
Along" &C.; seventh division, butchers So
ciety mounted, PittSburg's commission of
peace to the south Ga steel cannon), trades of
the city, beautifully decorated wagon con-
tanning six sewing machines, the gift of the
Wheeler and Wilson company, and last, but
not least, came the Lake county delegation,
which consisted of one hundred wagons, load
ed to Overlooking with vegetables. Cheer
upon cheer went up from the thousands that
lined thestreetS vixen this part OF the process
sion passed. The value of this contribution
was $4,000. At II o'clock, the hea | of the
procession arrived at Court House square,
and commenced to file in. At o'clock, at
least twenty thousand persons were inside the
square, when the exercises commenced. After
this a national salute announced that the fair
was open.
1t is useless to try to give you any account
of the articles exhibition. In the halls
may be found almost everything that art and
industry can produce. One hall is devoted to
fancy articles, another to machinery, and
another to painting, statuary, and curiosites.
The managers expect to raise twenty-five or
thirty thousand dollars. The receipts amount
ed yesterday to twenty-five hundred dollars.
This will be great help to the sanitary com
mission, will cheer the soldiers in the field and
shows that the people are all right. This is a
very imperfect description, but will give you
little idea of how such things are done in
Chicago. E. S. C.