The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-05-08
II EXHIBITION.
Formal Opening by President Mac
Mahon-Imposing Ceremonies.
Az ARRAY or ROYAL PRINCES
The Inaugural Ceremonies-A Magnifi-
cant Spectacle.
The Ehibis as Yet Incomplete, but
Rich In Promise.

i ANS, lhny "tbN
the opening of the International Elk
hibition of 1878 took place to-day
with great success At 3 o'clock IN
the morning it was rainy, and 1t wa'
feared that the ceremony would be
greatly interfered With, but at "a
the rain ceased, and prospects thai
the day would vet be fine began &c
appear. At 1880 O'Clock the clouds
had broken and the sun was shining
brilliantly, the weather being rather
warm. The ceremony ofopeDing the
Exhibition began at $50 10 the alter
noon, at which time it was showry,
but at 3 O'Clock the sun was shining
brightly. The crowd was immense
AID enthusiastic, 10 spite of alterna-
TONS of rain. Throughout the pro.
ceedings cries were everywhere heard
of "Vive la Repubiique" aud give
la France" Among those present
were:
The Prince Of Wales.
Don Francois d'Assise. father of
the King of Spain.
The Due d'Aosta, brother Of the
King of Italy and ex-King Of Spain.
Prince Frederick, Crown Prince OF
Denmark
The Prince of Orange, Heir-appar-
ent to the Throne Of The Netherlands.
Prince Henry, of Holland.
The Marshal, arriving in the State
carriage, escorted by his military
household, troops bei0g drawn up
all along the route from the Elysee.
A procession was then formed,
which marched from The grand ar
cade to the platform overlooking Tie
fountain, and commanding a view #
nearly all the buildings aud grounds
THE EXHIBITION FORMALLY OPENED
Here NJ. Trisserene de Bort, Mia
lister of Commerce, welcomed the
Marshal in q short speech.
President MacMahon said 81
desire to join in the sentiments ex-
pressed by the Minister of Commerce.
| offer my congratulations upon the
magnificent result achieved, and of
which | am happy to have the whole
world as a witness. We haze also
tc thank the foreign nations for SO
completely responding to the appeal
of France, In the name of the Re
public, | declare the Exhibition
opered."
The NJ rshal subsequently, con-
graduated NJ. Kran'z, the organ
izer of the Exhibitor, on The auspie-
ious opening of the grand enterprise.
A SALUTE FIRED.
One hundred and one guns from
the Invalides on Mount Valerien on
an island in the Seine followed the
announcement. At the same time
two military bands struck up, all the
fountains played and soldiers station
ed by the ilagstaffs hoisted the flags
of oil nations on the roofs of the two
palaces and nex The Marshal
then reascended to the Trocadero
Palace, the procession reformed be
hind him, aud, after completing the
round Of the building, crossed over
the river 10 the Champ de Mars.
The troops were drawn up Ga or
near The bridge.
The terrace OF The Champs de Mars
Palace was occupied by Senators,
Deputies, the Council Of State, mag
istrates, academicians, the military
staff and the French Commissioners
Catering by the central door the pro-
cession went through the grand yes
thule, decorated with the crown
Severes porcelain, GObelin
trophies and the Prince Of Wales
Indian collection. 1t then passed
through all the sections, the Commits
sioners of each country greeting it at
the door, and next inspected the mill
tary school, where all the exhibition
workmen were stationed, and lastly
traversed the machinery annexes.
Escorts of honor were sent at |
o'clock to the hotels of the President
of the Senate and Chamber Of Depu-
ties, the Prince of Wales, the Crown
Prince OF Denmark, Prince Amadeus,
the Prince of Orange, Prince Hen
nv Of Holland, and Don Francis
d. Assise to conduct them to the ex-
hioition building.
GA arriving at the Trocadero,
President MacMahon presented &c
their Royal H~Ighnesses all the minis
tiers. the off Gals connected with The
Exhibition andseversl other distiu-
guished personages. On the process
sion being formed the Prince of
Orange, the Crown Prince of Dem
mark, and Prince Amadeus ranged
themselves to the RICH. of Marshal
MacMabon, while the Prince Of
Wales, 10 the uniform of the Horse
Guards, and Prince Henry Of Hol-
land walked to the left Of the Presi-
dent.
A MAGNIFICENT SPECTACLE.
The spectacle at the ceremony was
magnificent; perfect order prevailed.
Elk Queen Isabella of Spain witness
ed the ceremony from a gallery occu-
pied by Madame MecMahon.
FIJI MILITARY DISPLAY.
The da zzling facade Of the palace
on the Champs de Mars was richly
ornamented with national e~mblems,
and in every assignable space thou.
sands of spectators was held 10 place
by lines OF infantry. The military
was less Imposing than origi-
nally intended, as the Ministers of
Agriculture had decided, on advice
of the ~engineerss that the recently
constructed avenue neal the EXPOSE
ton would suffer by the passage of
and artillery. TIE Sixth Bat
talon Of Cbasseurs did the honors OF
the Trocadero, saluting each section
of the cortege on arrival. As the
procession, including
princes, diplomats and other dis.in-
guished guests. reached the front OF
the Palace of the Champ de Mars the
was extremely picturesque
The State bodies in grand uniform,
and Magistrates in their
robes and the different bodies of the