The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-01
CHICAGO CELEBRATES.
Eight Mass Meetings and Many Other
Features.

Eight Mass Meetings and Many Other
Pastures.
CHICAGO. Apri. sc ,icsgo's cslebra-
ton of the tooth anniversary Of the inaugu-
ration Of George Washington was of a dis
tributiye rather than Commemorative sort.
The day was a legal holiday and business
was entirely suspended. The city hlossomed
with national colors, wrought into
al manner Of artistic decora.
lion. The day was -ushered
in ut sunrise with a salute, and at $50
O'clock another salute of thirteen guns was
fired About this time the various military
organizations Of the city emerged from
their armorie7 in full dress uniform and
proceeded - the dliie It temples of wor-
Ship. Gov Bifer and his staff going TO
the Plymouth Congregational church.
Services were held in all Of the churches of
the city.
SOME OF THE FAVORErE SONGS.
The national colors were visible every
where, and such patriotic songs as
America. " THE Star Spangled Banner"
and Yankee Doodle were sung by the
Congregations. The exercises in she public
and parochiai schools were one of 10 nota-
Bile Gestures Of the day. The scholars a
schools were in gala attire and the
programmes were Of the usual patriotic
character, concluding with distri ution
of centennial medals 20 the pupils. AT
were held simultaneously in different parts
of the city The German yeter-
ans and Sharpshooters societies
formed in procession this afternoon aud
marched through tue principal streets in
the business portion Of the city. This even
,g there were elaborate displays Of fire
works 10 several of the city parks. To-
iYnf ka Crv or at1p nj
Leagu, Club. Judge Gresham presld9d
The t)asts aud speakers were as follows
George Washingto Hol. ! hn Nj. Har-
Ian, associate justice of the United States
supreme court.
James Madison-Bishop Spalding of
Peoria
Thomas JefFerson.-L j. Thoman Of
Indiana,
John Marshall Hon. Robert T. Lincoln.
Benjamin Franklin-Rey. c. c.. Albert
son.
Henry Clay-W. p. G. Breckenridge of
Kentucky.
Alexander Hamiiuon-J. L. Runnells.
Daniel Webster-j. c. Burrows of Michi-
gan.
Abraham Lincoln--John VI. Laugstou. d
u. S. Grant-John NJ Thurston Of Ne
Draska.
A TERRIBLE CRUSH.
One hundred thousand mon, women and
boys were tossed in waves about the Big
lake front park tonight. Eff Y people
were seriously hurt, ana number perhaps
fatal r.. SC res OF others suffered PAL i
iul injuries The people were mGssed
solid t. witness the fire works
display. Under the glare of the fireworks,
which tho throng had gathered to see, the
faces of thOusa ids OF women showed white
and Pleading under the tremendous crush.
The shrieks OF children trempled under foot
could be plainly heard above the DO ming
Of the big bombs and the cheers
of the unaffected parts Of the
vast assemblEge. The first pressure on the
west side forced the crowd against the audi
torium, Studebaker'5 building and the art
institute Then reaction came and With
a great roar the mob was forced eastward
almost to the lake front. The Illinois Gem
trail suburban trains were forced TO stop,
powerless to get through tAe press Of the
people.
B0NBABDRD BY FIREWORKS
Aside from the presence Of the crowd itself
cause OF excitement wal the hugo ser
pentine fireworks One Of them shot out
from the stand and sQulrmed through the
people, scorcling everybody In its course.
Another followed moment later, seeming
lite ally TO RIP the crowd in two.
Women tainted everywhere and were
brutally trampled up Il as they lay
in the grass The movement Of
the crowd away from the threatened
horror aud wholesale panic vas met by s.
movement in an opposite direction, and the
result was terrible CONFUSION Of the whole
body. Seven y-ive policemen sent by Capt.
Barran TO keep order, we g tossed about
as they might have Deen on bIllovy sea.
But the worst was t. come. Congress
street is narrow alongside the auditorium,
and wnen the greatest jam came, as 1t soon
afterward did when the fireworks we're
over aud the people started westward and
encountered the nultitudes VINO had been
unable to see the fireworks, the collision
was frjohffnl