The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-12-27
THE WORLDS EXPOSITION


nialExpOsition opened on the 10th inst, with an
eclat that BODIES nothing but good for its ulti-
mate success, aud was in itself rich reward for
the til eess oxertions its completion has cost the
management. That day is bound, by the inev
liable sequence Of events, tO be placed upon
the red-letter list, not only of New Orleans;
not only of the great South: but of America
and the civilized world. The spectacle Ut
congregation OF nations, represented by their
best and most influential citizens. is one which
cannot fail to impress thinking mind with it's
Significance as factor OF civilization and az an
event in the history OF the world
Suoh a sight greeted the eyes of the 10000
people who gathered that day in the music hall
Of the main building. Ranged in front of the
vast roetrum were the officers of the exposition
management including. as conspicuous figures,
DirectOr-General Burke and President Richard
son upon whose shoulders deV0lved the proud
| task of prOclaiming to the country the culmiua-
| ting epoch of the great enterprise; Rev, I. De
| Witt Talmage, the distinguished divine of
Brooklyn; Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, the head OF
| tile WOInan's Department., and distinguished
| group of ladies who will act rs her assistants.
| At their right were the officers of the French
man -Of-war, BOuYet, the members of the di-
| plOmatic corps now present in the city, and
| other repl csentatives of foreign cOuntrlcs-all
arrayed i'll the formal costumes of their iOus
orders, and Respondent with stars and ribb his.
| Tho appearance of this distinguished group Ol
visitors contrasted sharply with the republican
simplicity that distinguished the home d;gni
| taries upon whose breast neither star nor RIB
bon nor any other badge of honor WAS to he
observed. The rear portion of the restrain
was occupied by the splendid military baad OF
the Eighth Mexican cavalry, by Curriers'
band of Cincinnati, and by a miscellaneous
group of distinguished visitors.
Rev. Mr. Talmage opened the exercises with
a brief prayer in which lie invoked divine aid
to make the present signal for the complete
! uniicatiOn OF the whole country, and the be-
ginning of new era of national prosperity.
Major Burke then in an eloquent address
presented the finished enterprise to President
Richardson who, in Acknowledgement Of the
tender, paid the Director-Gen and his as
sociatos u well-deserved compliment Tor th,
ability and seit-deVOtiOn with which they haC
prosecuted the work. Tie President iii u ti,c
tated u dispatch which was at once sent Il
President Arthur, at Washington, Who stand
ing in the presence OF his Cabinet and I'll,
judges of the Supreme Court, wired back 1
message of cOngrAtulutiOn, and the EAposi
} ton WAS declared open.
little son of Major Burke's was the Presi
dents assistant in lending t. the giant wheel
the impetus that was needed to set them NOV
ing on the ceaseless round which is to cOntnu
for the ensuing half year, achieving from da
to day wonders that are to compel the admira
, ton OF all the world.
Tho welcoming addresses of Mayor @uillott
and Gov. MoEnery followed, and then tn
t vast throng wandered out about the ground
to sec what had been DONE The workman
hammer and saw are still busy and will be fol
! perhaps, . fortnight to come, but it 10 an III
Observant eye which fails to find in the exh
bits already IN place sufficient fund for man
a long days sightseeing.
I. In the Main building a large proportion
the exhibits are already complete and not
few OF them are veritable marvels OF beauty
In the Government building much delay ha
+, 6een ocoasioned by the failure OF sonie of th
!. State EXHIBITS to arrive.
The Southern states, and notably Alabam,
Louisiana and Mississippi have made prov
A s0ns OF the most elaborate sort and will
. nobly put before the worlds gaze. The ric
treasures OF their mines and forests, the LAWS
products OF their fertile fields, the cunning
their artisans and inventOrs-an of thes
+ things will find expression here, and pon
with unerring certainty to the noble future
, the new future that is opening before tn
: grand Gulf States.
In the Government building, also, the Va
rious departments at Washington have masse
. the most complete and interesting exhibit tina
ever einanated from that source. The nava
exhibit will be of especial interest 70 many
not only for its display of tho implements Z
} warfare employed upon the high seas tthoug
that in itself cOmpels inspeotiOul but tor til
. numerous articles displayed whose histories
associations have made them known to all til
world. Thus. the whale boats of the THEFT
, and the Bear, of the ill-starred Greeley expc
dition, are shown, together with cOmplet
assortment OF garments worn in the froze
North, harpoOns, sledges and all the machinsr
) of Nerth Pole fcOlhardiness.
From the patent Office come models of ever
conceivable nature; from the Smithsonian il
, stitute collection designed for the specIa
deleetation of the naturalist, and from every
where, | say, the creme de Ia creme of til
. beautiful and curious.
New Orleans is being rapidly filled up wit
Exposition visitors and is kept on the alert b
provide food and shelter for her guests |
now seems certain. however. that, with tn
experience Of the past few weeks freshly Il
her mind, the Crescent City will be able to d,
Justice to her reputation as q center of genia
hospitality. To a great many an ADEQUATE
idea of the work in hand is only dawninR
Only now do they realize that they have open
ed their gates to all the world and, what 4
much more, all the wOrld is coming in answer
to their cali. Some statistican has estimated
that not less than SIS 900 90 of money will b,
J spent IN the city during Exposition season
Such an amount, collected from whatever
source, aud expended at single place oannO
fail OF effecting the monetary and commercial
interests of that place. The question suggest
ed IL ono the highest interest to every South
erner,