Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-22


directors of tho Worlds Columbian eN.
position, Herbert a. Waller. second |
vico-president and d. II. Burnbnm
director OF works, After these |
came tho board Of managers Of tho /
United States exhibit at the fair |
In three carriages. Seven CARRIAGES |
carried the sixteen chiefs OF depart-
ments OF the exposition; and half OF the
directors OF the works occupied ciph- |
teen other conveyances, along with the
architects OF the various exposition
buildings. Finally, and last, rode
seventeen aldermen. Meanwhile the
troops ut Washington park, as the head
OF the procession approached on the
East side las Federal representatives
neared the parkh the irstoi the twenty
one guns, Of the presidential salute,
doomed forth aud awoke the morning
air. The troopSof the regular army
and the states militia were drawn up
and salute fired. just after the salute
concluded the head Of the procession
passed.
THE BATTERY REMOVED HtIRR1EpI,Y
10 the north inlet OF tho exposition
grounds and whore long line OF car
riages rolled slowly over the big via
duct at SiXtieth street, national sa-
Lutte sounding over Lake Michigan was
fired. The show Of the state and reg
ular troops was imposing. The second
entrance OF the park, to the midway
plaisance, and thenca to the great fair
grounds was banked with tho blue and
bI'nss OF the military pride OF many
states, while at intervals were solid
ranks OF regular troops IN array Of glis-
| tening arms.
The troops massed in review, num-
bered 5000 men.
THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION
was In the hands OF the military this
morning. Before the bright sun
light OF beautiful day touched the
gilded domes OF the magnificent edi-
fees into blaze OF glory, the sound Of
bugle echoes were heard through the
camp and the martial tread of troops
was heard on every hand. For three
days the regular troops and the various
militia have been rendezvousing
in the Worlds fair ground.
| The reveille at G o'clock
transformed the silent camp into a
scene OF animation and soldiers sprang
upon every side TO u hasty breakfast,
and q still more hasty toilet and the
final furnishing and call TO arms was
given. Five minutes more and 1900
troops were on the march to assume tho
position 10 be occupied by the various
attachments In the official parade Of
the day.
Ats O'Clock people began strolling
TO the grounds and by 10 o'clock $4,000
people we're within the grounds. From
this time on the multitude was aug
mented by tens Of thousands. As the
visitors arrived a larger number
thronged early
INTO DEDICATION BUILDING
anxious to obtain desirable seat. and
in short time every seat except those
reserved for distinguished guests was
occupied by early corners. Among the
first 10 enter Dedication hall We're mem
bers OF the grand dedicatory chorus,
$500 in number, seated in raised
stand about the center Of tho building.
A few minutes later and at a sigma
from tho leader the band struck up
and $500 voices Joined in the prelimi
nary practice OF the dedication song
sPRINGINe FROM THE EARTH
were thirty iron arches, rocfed partly
with boards and partly with glass.
Twenty feet from the ground against
the inner faces OF the iron arches and
between them ran road gallery, the
entire space of forty acres
Fill this with benches and the peoples
seats with spectators and partially en-
bower them with tropical plants. Az
one end of the mighty structure, imag
inc lighted platform with seats slop
ing from the back and side TO the cen
tire. Place there $500 men women anC
children who shall lift NJ
their voices in song IN this great vault
ed building. Then along the sides o.
the great building and at the center
ERECT A GREAT STAND
that has in the center pulpit-like en-
brlzure in which shall be an oaker
stand covered with banners. DrapC
the front OF this official stand witt
white and yellow festoons, fill the
body of il with handsome oaken chairs
furnish the speakers enclosure with
oak and other chairs. Open directly
back Of the speakers broad aisle, with
heavy crimson carpet, and running
along the aisle place the gum
of the militiamen OF lllinoh
who act as pickets. Fill thi'
great place OF vantage with governor
and representatives OF their stalls, witt
dignitaries Of foreign nations, with
ieweled and strange, but varied cos
tunes.
Directly in front and below the oflicia
reviewing stand, construct platform
forty feet wide, fill II with tables, clus
tered with chairs, which In turn are
thronqed with newspaper work
ers, working with almost impotent
effort to draw in their several ways
pictures Of the great scene before them
And with all these put in place, tn,
decorations impossible to describe ant
YOU HAVE DEDICATION HALL.
Out on that vast floor under the archie
and depending hags, a forest of chair
had been placed and when the GROVE
CRIME in and the people are gathered
there is a great, nervous, moving SET
M humanity, thousands OF women
Thousands Of men and children too b.
the hundreds were gathered.
The gallery up among the arches o.
iron and surrounding the entire build
inc is filed and blackened with a hu
man burden. To a person at one EN-
Of This great structure persons in tn
gallery at the other end wore indistin
Suiahable as human beings; they seem
"a almost like notes In the air
IMAGINE 10000 HUMAN FACES
seated in a bunch. In the center Of this