New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-11
vicepresident o the Southern Pacific Railroad Company
has given So 600 the Boys and Girls Aid Society Of
this city, Tor the construction OF their building
THE NEW ORLEANS EXPOSI1ION.
OPENING UNDER FAVORABLE AUSPICES.

FIFTY-ONE ACRES COVERED WITH THE RICHES,
ARTS AND CumosITRs or THE WORLD.
New. ORLEANS, Nov. 10-The North, South
and Central American Exposition was opened TO day
The weather clear and pleasant. The commercial
exchanges closed and all other business was in
measure suspended. Flags displayed throughout
the city and the shipping The initial feature of the
ceremonies procession, which moved promptly Mt
1890 o'clock. First the ilitary, followed By
long line OF carriages occupied by the OF the
exposition United States State and city officials foreign
consnls and invited guests The procession moved
through the principal streets to the head OF Canas
readiness TO convey the paFtici
pants to tho exposition grounds.
The procession dsembsrked the exposition grounds
amid booming Of cannon from the Mexican gun boat
ndependencia and sautes from tho batteries on shore
and having formed In n column, marched with bands
PLAYING into the mammoth Music Hall III the Muin Bad-
ing This vast hail. accommodating fully 10000 per-
sons was deliberately decorated and tbronged with an
immense audience which filed not only all the seats and
aisles but the galleries and oat,de the hall On
the spacious grouped 500 chorus singers who
sang TO the accompaniment OF D'Aqun's band Of hfty
musicians the anthem Hail Columbia" As the pr0ces-
nany distinguished persons TO he OBJ
served on the platform. Among IL em the following;
Minister Romero, OF Mexico; Governor McEnery, OF
Louisiana, and stah, In full uniform; the cons us OF
Great Britain France, Spain. Germany. Italy, Portugal
Russia Belgium Austria Brazil, Mexico and other ma
the Congressman from this state tho judges O Tue t.
preme aud Drstr ct Courts and the Commissioners rom
nearly all the States IN the Union. The exercises were
opened by prayer offered by Bishop " Ealehel Oh
Louisiana
Director General Glenn. In few words formally tend
cred President McC DnnicO the grOun is ana budlngs
He alluded to tc fact that tor various reasons many eh
bibitors were behind naui but the space all 10 a
occupied and m agnheent collection W0nld soon oe III
order conclusion STATED that he handel over the
buildings and grounds in "A condition of readiness ana
freedom nom Embarrassment that was probably nm
paraieled in tho history of eXI OstiOns President Nc
C0nneU in reply the Director enera said: II there
appear WITHIN building blank spaces as
vet unoccnle. tuey will he quickly fed our records
show that the thirty three acres udcr tins vast roof ms
well a. the eighteen embraced within the walls OF the
states building all been assigned and Will soon he
Ing with the riches. arts and curoses OF the
world"
Two hundred NeW-Y0rkers occupied 10000 square
feet space tho View orleans ion which opened
yesterday. General C. II. Barney, New York Iager,
and Commissioner j. b. Mead W, tho Crescent city
gether with many OF the NewYOrk exhibitors repre-
sentative General Barney at 234 Broad way shld
"New-YoIk had Probably larger space than any other
city our exhibit is collective one man taxing 'harge
If the whole, that Sew Yrkcrs are not put 10 any
expense There were many exhibitors, o. coarse
who took srparste space"
Among Newly orb exhibitors who secured space are
Charles >cribners Sons who have fine cNhiht of books
and engraVIugs; Uhickenng & Sons, 4. weber, ana
SteinNay sons, pianofortes and g. l. squire, bnhaIo
rice machinery.