The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-10-27
THE GREAT DAY.


THE GREAT DAY.
Worlds Columbian Exposition Buildings
Formally Dedicated.
CHICAGO, Oct. 2l.-The empty struct-
ures. of the worlds Columbian EXPOSE
tion have been dedicated to the purposes
for which they have been designed, by
the people of the greatest and grandest,
ana noblest republic taat has ever
existed on the face of Gods earth. 1t
WAS the nations day. day set apart by
probation of the chief magistrate,
proclamation as vigorously observed as
Were the pronuncismentos of the magis-
tracy of ancient Europe, as a brief sea-
son of Thanksgiving and of festiyity in
Of the man and the
discovery of four cenEuEies since.
Chicago kept holiday, and not only
Chicago, but every nool. and corner Of
the big, busting, tearing, driving, striv-
ing republic.
tyoy, Jubnatinn and GIadness
were uncorfned. Patriotism, the safety
valve of people enIjg tened and deter
mined to be free, had fall vent. In city
and town, in village and hamlet, the
people, to quote the proclamation of
President Harrison, E'devoted them
selves to such exercises as may best ex-
press honor to the disct,verer and appre
citation OF the great achievements of the
four complete centuries of American
life" Joy and gladness envslop the ma
ton as mist, a joy anil gladness un-
known to nations over which limited or
absolute monarchies exercise full sway.
A Parade of State
inaugurated the exercises of the day.
Cannon doomed at daybreak national
salute on the nations holiday-Btarting
the tired million or two from their
slumbers, serving notice that the crown
ing event of the occasion was at hand.
The very air was strongly tinted with
holiday ozone. One felt instinctively
that this was not day for, toll or for
drudgery, that it was day dedicated
to the people and for the country. The
day had barely dawned when Michigan
boulevard from the Auditorium south
ward to Jackson park, a distance of
over seven miles, commenced to be
fringed on either side with men and
women. Each moment added its quota
to the early risers, mp town and down
town. 1t was very much such crowd
as that which parsed judgment on the
civic procession, but reinforced with
decidedly large scattering Of members
of local polite society,"" between whose
imposing mansions and tasteful villas
the line of march had been mapped out.
There We're times when it seemed as
though the entire population OF the
Windy City, reinforced by its quarter
million or more Of visitors from far and
near, were on the streets between the
lake front and jackson park.
Took Time by the Forelock.
Fortunate holders of invitations emit.
Ting them to participation in the ex.
ercises of the day, began to move south
ward at an abnormally early hour;
apparently determined to take time by
the forelock, and to secure a point of
vantage, and the trains on the suburban
branch of the Illinois Central as well as
Rs the cable cars leading to the grounds
were crowded from their initial trip.
Boon after o'clock those intending to
participate in the procession began to
mass themselves at the Auditorium,
while the vehicles were massed in col
umns of four ON the other side Of the
hosiery on Wabash avenue. Little
time was occupied in assigning the dis
tinguished visitors to their respective
places in the parade. and few minutes.
after 9 O'clock the order was given for
fhe head of the column to move. The
escorting military comprised three bat
teries of artillery from Fort Ripley,
Major Randolph commanding, one from
Fort Sheridan, four companies of the
Fifth and Sixth cavalry, U. S. A. After
the military the procession Of carriages
with their occupants moved with the
following order, save that the carriage
allotted to the vice president was not oc
cupied until the procession reachedsthe
Higginbotham mansion at Twenty-ninth
and. Michigan avenue, at which point
the vice president, amid salvo of
cheers from the crowds that banked the
four corners of the thoroughfare, was
escorted to the vehicle.
The vice presidential carriage was
drawn by four white horses, ridden by
postillions in scarlet. Over the doors Of
the carriage were draped two of the
finest flags that were ever made, and
which came a few days ago from the
mandatory of a Philadelphia firm at
cost of $780,
From the street the procession moved
south ON Michigan avenue and by way
of Thirty-fifth street, to the Grand
boulevard, and thence to Washington
park, the occupants of every carriage
being greeted with a volley of cheers as
block after block was traversed. At
Washington parka brief halt was made,
while the United States troops and the
visiting militia deployed before the vice
presidential carriage.
After lunch had been served the line
of march was resumed to the Manlifac-
lures and Liberal Arts building. Here
seats had been provided upon the floor
for 100. 900 participants. Every chair
had its occupant; and an immense