Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-21

blocks, with thirteen stories. Every
one Of the scores of windows was filed
with sightseers. Just acros the street
the immense ''FS ~ building presented
nm equally wonderful spectacle,
Us did the Great Northern hotel
and the ciNteen story great Mo-
nagnock biilding. Down the entire
street until Clark street was reached
this scene was repeated Then to tho
north, Fsouth andp west cas- far as the.
eye could reach IL was the same bewil-
dering spectacle Of sightscers up TO the
pinnacles looking down through masses
pf hutterlng streamors upon the mar
Felous pageant below.
One OF the pleasantest incidents OF
the day was when the thousands OF
spectators moved by common impulse
rendered Vice-Presldent Morton tro-
menduous greeting which he gra-
3iously received
Director General Davis and Presi-
eent Higginbotham who accompanied
him, escorted the vice-president along
me front Of the stand from the Clark
Jtreet entrance to the presidential dais.
he was rec Iyed with an extraordinary
folume OF long continued plaudits.
During the parade Vice-President
Morton was at the center OF the dais
md had President Palmer, Of the
Worlds fair national commission on
his right hand and President Higgin-
botham, of the Worlds fair directory,
on his lett. After President Palmer.
in the order named, sat Secretary OF
State Foster, Attorney-General Miller,
Postmastar-G General Wanamaker, Sec
rotary of Navy Tracy, Secretary Noble
Bnd Secretary Rusk.
On President Higginbotham's left in
The following order sat Ex-President
Hayes, General A. 7. Goshorn, ID.
Chevalier De Tayera, envoy extraordi-
hary and minister plenipotentiary Of
the vatican, Alfred Declapalde, Envoy
Depuy ID. Lorne envoy extraordinary
TOR Spain; Alfred Leghait, Belgian
Inyoy extraordinary; T. Desonsea Roza,
Portuguese envoy, and Camille Krantzi
leputy Of the Vosges, commissioner gem
lral Of the French government
Director Davis was seated next Vice
President Morton. Others who had
boats on the dals were Senator Shelby,
Zen. Green d. Raum, Senator Abner
Taylor, Senator Henderson, Assistant
Secretary OF Treasury Nelson, w. T.
Baller, ex-president Worlds fair direc-
tory; Commissioner Harris, Virginia;
Commissioner Barber, Michigan; Gen.
8. B. Bryan, Mrs. Foster, Miss Foster,
bliss Halford, Miss Nelson, Mrs, Gull
ION, Miss Haynes, Mrs. Thurberi Mrs.
casey and Mrs. Nettleton.
On the tiers of seats directly behind
lhe presidents dals sat members Of the
,egatlons, also the Brazilian Worlds
aair commissioner, and host Of other
3otables.
Among distinguished guests who oc-
supied the boxes and seats In the grand
stand were Congressman Mausur, Of
4iissouri; Hayes, Stewart and
Henderson, Of Illinois; Taylor,
Duthwaite, Durburrow and McGenna
Ooner Wingate, Captain Davis Captain
Moore, all Of the navy; Prof Cornelius
4. Cusick, U. $. A.; Major COrnly, u.
y. A., and other officers Of the army.
nearly all the national Worlds fair
commissioners were there, and In forty
boxes the gubernatorial parties.
THE CROWD WAS SOMETHING FEAR.
FUL.
Chicago has at different times handled
many throngs Of visitors, but this one
was away beyond anything she ever
dealt with before, IL is estimated that
A. least 100000 people viewed the
parade In which 10000 men participant
sd. The parade, immense as IL was
never for an instant got away and In al
that drawn out marching horde, every
man went by the reviewing stand and
Vent at good, swift paoe.