The morning call., 1892-10-22
THU DAY Oh COLUMBUS
Thousands Gather to Honor
the Great GenOeSe.
HEGAFE TO MANKIND A NEW WORLD.
Across an Unknown Ocean He Took
Ills PathleSS Way.
HIS hEN0RY LIVES BESIDE IN INLAND SEA
The katiOnS Of the Earth Assembled TO Dedicate the
Eerld's Exposition Buildings at
Chicago.
HIS MEYORY LIgES BESIDE IN INLAND SEA
Special TO THE MORNING CALL.


Manufactures Hall. now all but completed.
the Columbian buildings were formally ten
dered By the local corporation TO the national
commission aud then to the President
of the United States (acting for the Presi-
dent, who in turn dedicated them in in-
pressive terms to the memory of the great
Genoese ana the honor and glory of the re-
public and thus the Columbian Exposition
passed at length into the keeping of the
nation.
History records vast gatherings In the
open air. The Greeks gathered on the
shores Of the Kgean Sea and the Cets on
The Hill Of Tara, and armies on the broad
plains but never before were 100000 per-
sODs under single roof, 10000 Of them
seated, to participate in festival commem-
oTative Of the progress Of the world.
The scene was one Of surprising lowell
ness. The great Manufactures building,
the most colossal ever constructed, was
turned for the day into temple arched
from east to west. no pillar obstructing the
view throughout a floor space of 100000
square feet.
When Bishop Fowler of California stood
mp to invoke the blessing he Looked to the
right and TO the left, and his eye measured a
distance Of a third of a mile, He faced
heavenward and his gaze was lost in the
maZes of indstinctness. He opened his lips
and spoke to 125OO0 people.
Figures are not adequate TO describe the
Yastpess o! such an assemblage. No cir
eumstance, save only the lamentabe alb
sence Of the President of the United States,
was wanting to contribute to the solemnity
and impressiYeness of these ceremonies On
the rOstrum where they were enacted sat
nf he nfFifS
ter of the globe. Tha Vice-P President was
fanked by the members of the Cabinet of
his chief. gathered for the first time in the
history Of the Government al a point 10O0
miles removed from the capital For the
FIRST time, also. since the republic was born,
the Chief Justice and his associates Of the
Supreme Federal Bench came together out
side Of their court. The Senate and the
Representative House of Congress sat TO-
gether almost en- masse. The chief officers
Of the army and navy were present. sur
rounded by the flower Of their respective
STATS. One OF the two living ex-Presidents
Of the United States held a seat OF honor.
The Governors of thirty States. the officers
Of the Philadelphia Centennial, the men,
bers Of former Cabinets, the Mayor of Chi
cago, great diyines, orators, merchants,
scholars and lawYeTs-these were few OF
the sons Of America who came to sit beside
the officers of the exposition in their hour of
final triumph.
Nor were the other nations Of the earth
abseIit from the scene. The heir Of Cathe-
rine of Aragon sent his deputy TO sit beside
tbs venerable Minister of that nation,
which, if j. did not give aid TO the Colum-
bian venture, gave birth to Columbus him.
self.
o., oh Coln
bus thought to find came Ministers still
fixed in the laws and customs which never
change. though new worlds are found and
new nations are born.
The new republics Of the south, whose
heritage is the very soil touched by the foot
of Columbus, sent messengers TO bear their
greetings to their older sisters Of the north.
The Ministers, Consuls and commissioners,
In word, Of all nations who viii partake
I'm the great exposition were present to
share in the glory of its Inauguration.
1t was scene of unique splendor upon
which these dignitaries looked. They sat
upon an inclined platform against the cen
ter Of tie east wall of the Manufactures
Hall. within sound OF the unending music
Of the lake upon the beach. Above their
head was a mass Of patriotic color. Against
the background of the stars and stripes
hung the ancient standard Of Spain, with
its castles and rampant lions on brown and
gold. and the gonfalOn Of Ferdinand and
Isabella. with their crowned initials, flank
irg the neither arm of the green cross.
It was not until 2:15 o'clock that Millard
Adams appeared at the head of the grand
scarlet stairway, leading the official guests
TO their places. They were a dazzling
throng. Chicago never saw before so much
of the world that was even more astonished
at Chicago. Naturally the gold braid and
epaulets Of the regular army attracted at
tention; for, while Americans affect sustere
costumes, they love in their secret heart
gaudy trappings. especially gold and red,
and especially when they are associated
with military or other official distinction.
Chauncey DeDew, who arrived by one Of
the common entrances. was recognized by
portion of the multitude and cheerei.
The first real popular demonstration was
given to William Mckinley, who walked
down the north end aisle of tue stage at the
head of his staff, the officers of the Ohio
National Guard. BE was obliged to stand
and bow repeatedly. while cheers rent the
air and hurrahs went up from thousands of
tbroats.
Whitelaw Reid, who was with Nr. Nc
Kinley, was not seen by more than few.
being obscured in his quiet civilian dress
by the uniforms of the Governors staff.
Governor Flower Of New York received a
generous greeting also and ACKNOWLEDGED it
But the house did not rise to the real dig
nifty of the day until the official party de-
Bcended the stairs with Vice President
Morton His fatheTIy face and stalwart
figure were easily recognized. and in mo-
ment 100000 people were uD and giving
salutation to the highest representative
present from the National Government.
The scene was unparalleled. Handkerehiefs
were waved by so many tens of thousands
that sudden snowStorm seemed to have
futteTed in midair. The chorus, afar off at
The south end OF the building, were waving
and cheering, the multitude in the far-off
north end were waving and cheering and
they who think Chicago or an American
audience cold should have witnessed that
ardent FIVE minutes as Vice President Nor
ton, President Higinbotham, President
Palmer, Director General Davis, Mr.. Burn
ham and their colleagues and guests behed
the homage 100000 Americans know how to
pay to those who deserve homage
The officials and guests were seated in
the following order: 10 the north Of the
presidents semicirce Chief of Construc-
tion Burnham; south of him Mrs. Sarah
CoWell Lemoyne, reader of the dedication
ode; on her left Mayor Washburne in the
center of the circle President Higinbotham
on his right Bishop Fowler and Chauncey
Depew; on the presidents left Director
General Davis, master of ceremonies, and
Vice-President NJ 7 on, representative OF