Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-05
OUT OF THE ASHES.
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the French took possession and gave to the
fort the name Of Duquesne, in honor of the
| Governor Of Canada, and thus. on this verJ
spot, were kindled The fires of that great con
| fict between England and France which in
cluded both hemispheres in its grasp and led
finally to the withdrawal of the Lilies OF
France from the soil of the New World and
their subjection throughout all the vast
domain of North America to the Cross of St
George. and the starry flag which stands in the
minds of men as the emblem of the best hopes
| of mankind.
SUITABLE SPOT.
1t is fitting that on this historic spot, within
few PAGES of the outer walls of old Fort Du.
| quesne, we, the men of a later day, some of us
the descendants of those, who in these valleys
suffered and fought. should raise this great
temple to the arts of peace, and here in 'the
| gateway of the West should in triumph erect
a monument which tells more splendidly than
any work of the sculptor or of the painter, OF
| the blessings which a kindly Providence has
bestowed upon the fervent spirit and diligence
| in business.
Fellow citizens, this evening may, in some
sense trust, be regarded as marking the in
| our splendid communities. This great under.
| taking represents the combined efforts of our
| people, and reveals the existence of greater
degree of public spirit than we have at times
been tempted to allow to ourselves. May we
not hope that the carrying to a successful con-
clusion of this enterprise, which is destined, as
we believe. to do SO much to educate and ad-
vance the best interests of our people, may be
followed by yet other and equally important
undertakings May we not hope that there
may be a yet larger and higher conservation of
the wealth of these two great cities, and of the
region of which they are the center. to the
course Of human enlightenment and philan-
thropy.
1t Is not now the time or the place to point
out TO you the pressing needs which still exist,
but 1t surely is fitting time to remind you Of
all the duties which increasing wealth brings
and to bid you remember that there Is that
scattereth and yet increaseth, and there is that
withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth
to poverty.
Rev. Morgan M. Sheedy was next intro
duced and delivered prayer, after which
the immense audience dispersed itself
through all parts of the vast building
and spent the rest of the evening in sight
seeing, and the big show was inaugurated
for 4O-day campaign.
FLAWS TO BE REMEDIED.
OF course there were some drawbacks,
and more or less friction. There was no
provision to give visitors checks, and if any
one turned the turnstile outward 'to see a
man" or for any other purpose, he stayed
out or ''put up" again.
There is one drawback that probably can
not be at once remedied. The aisles in the
main building are not wide enough. Evi-
IDENTIFY space was valuable, and when the
attendance is once at food-tide there will be
vast amount of ''scrouging."
The management expressed itself satisfied
While all that was expected was not realized,
there was enough bud to assure abundant
fruitage, and in a few days it will materializs.
President Marvin will leave soon to be absent
Tor some weeks, and Vice President Bindley
will take the helm If he wishes exhibitors to al
low no grass to grow under their feet, and get
their exhibits in shape.
1t is estimated that there were 10. 900 people
in the building yesterday, and there would
have been many more had it not been that the
railway companies had issued excursion tickets
from various towns good for the day only, and
in consequence many people were obliged to
start home before the opening. These people
expected to find the show in full blast
in the afternoon, and to be able to
come, see and conquer and go home all the
same day. As rule. they lost no time in
finding President Marvin, who gave an ample
explanation and assuaged his visitors vexation
by furnishing them with complimentary tickets
good at any time during the Exposition. When
they come back they will find the building open
continuously from o'clock A. M until 10 p NJ,
when the tattoo viii be sounded, which will
mean flights out"
One of the most complete and useful exhib-
its in the building will be the Yale and Towue
model postoffice, and to-day all visitors can
have their mail directed to it, and 1t will be
delivered. The model is not only unique but
complete, and Postmaster Larkin and Superin-
tendent Collins are as proud of it as ladies are
of Easter bonnets.
The crowd seemed to have eaten supper be-
fore going last night, as the ladies clad la
Martha washington didn't have much to do.
Popcorn and lemonade seemed to be about the
only eustatory delights indulged in
While the rain had a deterrent effect on at
tendance 1t added vastly to the comfort OF the
evening by laying the dust in the vicinity.