The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-01-01
THE GREAT EXPOSITION
Opened with Much Pomp and
Ceremony II the City Of
New Orleans.
ThO president Sets the Machinery d
Motion by Electricity fl0n
Washingten.

1h0 President Sets the Machinery II
Motion by Electricity from
Washingtsn.
4 Great Parade at the Crescent City
Tho Scenes On tho Worlds Fair
Grounds.
New Orleans special.)
The Day for the opening Of the world's Indus
eTial and Cotton Centennial Exposition d .wnesl
clear and llaa9ant. and nothing was left undOn0
imlo.iss. Never before have tho streets % ., s tSs
inesming train h loadsd down with visitors,
d search Of socommodsttons rsmin1s one Of
dclphia: Already the hotels ars full, and
socd Qua ter. Tho eisy presents o-'ai : gala
appearances. The bui!dinxs slsne the prin-
cipd streets arc prof.:scly decorated
ts.ive designs have b en- tastciuiiy ar anaed
along the house fronts, while at many OF tiia
more prominent :. :. ct corners triunp!,s, arches
po.ition Buildings .hs &c s ne The mesnins * va 1.s
enc OF gr-a. activity. Men and boys y e hur-
fsytns e and fro. while inride the exhibitors Or
snir ,rsprssssn,aives M wsfs busiiy eDsssed z
formal opening. A. cary - o'c:ock the
military and civic bodi > who were 10 take
part y the processtcn Of tho day began 70
ments Of the visiting militia paraded the streets
headed ~ their bands. who ;'layed stirring airs
% they marched to tho llaccs WHICH they rro-
pcse 20 make their b. adquarters during their
stay. Il IL tst;mated II good judges that fully
50 g0n STRANGERS are IN the city.
Shortly after 10 O'Clock the rroccssiOn. ccm-
posed cf the officers Of the Exrosition. commts-
G0ners OF foreign countrtes. the United states
uoscrnmeuts and several States. and dis
une0Ienea vssit0ts ana cttzens. form-
ed snd be4sn the march g tho levce.
wn"te waS moored the megniiiccnt st0amer
krel 4. Blanks. drared II all the cOIOrs Of tho
1lnpow. The procession march q aboard the
DlaEks. which swunx out tnto the stream and
e e 20 traverse the entire icng OF tn. city On
tne ZIP up she stream. Rfvin9 those aboard
vew oI the entire shipping Mooret along the
emo q the city tn Blanks turned and Sod mp
the Stream her cO.rse along the rorte being .
Ggna! fr salntas tr0m the war shiI and Ocs an
the stssmLoats Every vessel WIS taste:ul.y
0eCorstcd with nags, and tire crews on the decks
snd u the rigging cacerod as tho Blanks
P:rtsd lie bo,. ,.n.,ed !. the EXPOSITION wharf !.
nocn. and the avty prOceeied to the Music Hall.
ln the main kni. dug. wl-ere the opening cerc.
msIiss -. i were HID When the procession reachsd
most titled ~ iyrs. ms who had starred for the
park before tie roc ..sion moved, while thou
ssnls con nsreg;.cl IN groups around the vest
auditorium.
VII the Eyrcsiticno.:iecrs and commission
eTs had taken their pl:ccs on the rlatfarm the
0,ches ira rick M tie "i'l.ei ent ! N rch
In: sesnitioa OF Gov. B. i. McEn nv tO.iO ~e
4nd the crche&tra plny.d nation 1 Mrs
The Rev. =. DcKitt Talma.o, OF Rfook-
lyn Tabernacle, thn o.4crci PRAYER,
st the conc EsiOn Of which Governor NcEnery
began tho opening "a ress. Tho Goycru0r re-
ferfed to the magnitude OF the Exposition and
The henent 1t won.d confer ON the whole
country. especially the SoGth, to wl.ou. tr*.r-
nstion..l esposit.cns had hith.-to been m.
known. anil sxrsass 1 thu l.s.s {. & .h .user.
caurse OF pso. 20 uo,r he different sections OF
thu country VS. i'd nag tie S.A e. cj.x I to-
cether socially anl politi. eiiy. than III. : had
been for 4 third 81 century. Ihe Expori:ion
poem Of Mrs Mary Ashley Townsend
i..Sarif1a''. WAs then rad. at III, conclunion of
which May { ]. " Guil!ctte welcomed the
visitors to the Crescent City. Ercmis.n9 them
courteous an.l fA.r treatment by her citizens.
Director Gene. 81 Maj I 4. A Eurk then pre-
n ets the Exp sit.0n baidinSs % P,cai. cut Ed
Richardson IN 4 brf.f adt;re<. Cnl0ne, Ric:larsl-
son in tur, u. assnted the buildings to Preside ut
Arthur by teloera,h. tslcyrarhic response
WAS received an read from tho President oscial.
y annOun nng the opening of the +. position.
The machinery began to move al. WHY, followed
by Tia. whirr OF two miles Il Stating Govern
MFEn0rv iyAsa NO.