Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1892-11-04
WORLDS FAIR BUILDINGS
CORDIALLY DEDICATED BY An IN
MENSE CROHD.
A Great Military and Civic Parade
Fervent Prayers and Patriotic Adj
dresses-BriIIiant and Gorgeous
Display of Fire Works.
Dedicatory Exercises in chicago.

CHICAGO. Oct. 22.-At 9 &C ock yes
terday the great civic and military
parade. which was most magnificent
and imposing display. visitors began
to stroll into the grounds and by 10
o'clock 80, 900 people had passed
through tho gates. From this time on
the multitude was augmented by tens
OF thousands. AS the visitors arrived
the most OF them made their way d.
rectly to the great dedication build
ing. anxious to obtain desirable seats
and in a short time all Of the 80, 600,
except those reserved for the distin-
guished guests. were occupied by the
early corners.
At 10 o'clock the parade outside. in
which Il, 900 regulars and state mill
tia participated. nad already begun,
and it was evident that many thou
sands who were doing it must be con-
tent with standing room, and that at
least two-thirds OF the visitors to the
grounds would never get within hear
ing OF the speakers voices.
Let us enoeavor to get an approx
mate idea OF this unique scene. I'm
agine thirty great steel arches OF a $50
foot span and FOG feet high covering "A
space l. 400 feet long. This, covered
partly with wood. partly with glass
ami surrounding its entire length u
broad gallery with raised seats I'M
agiIe great starry banner hung from
the center OF each arcn, with the clus-
tered flags Of ali nations gathered in
sheaves on the front OF the balcony
between each pair Of arches. AT one
end imagine Il great platform filled
with musicians, vocal and instrument
al. In the middle of one side imagine
great stand with pulpit light pro-
lection in the middle. draped with
white and yellow festoons-thls is the
official stand. Imagine it filled with
governors and their resplendant statfs.
0ignitaries OF foreign nations with jew
elled, strange out vivid costumes. In
| front OF this stand upon the main floor
imagine a large rallied of space set
with tables ana occupied by newspaper
men from all quarters Of the globe
working furiously. trying TO picture
the scene before them. Back OF In am
and to the left ana right see the great
audience sitting and standing. filing
| the immense space until it will not
hold another human being, until boys
ana men take hold OF the great steel
arches and Giant Der through their
braces high up above the heads OF the
gathered tnrong. Imagine depending
from the roof. midway down. stream
ers OF yellow. red and whito bunting
to the SIDES OF the great arches. I'M
aglne festoons OF American flags
draped here and there, while in the
nucleus OF a glorious stand OF coiors.
On one side OF this hangs the banner
of Spain. with its lion, its castle and
towers OF red. white and black. On
the other SIDE the green cross OF FerGi-
manu- ami Isabella upon n white
ground, where their initials, sur
mounted oy crown. are biaZoned in
yellow. Near by the official banner
OF Inc Worlds Columbian exposition,
triangular in form, divided evenly.
one-half of the ground blue. sym DOL
! ling Lake Michigan, the other half
white, suggestive OF the exposition
building. A fringe of dark gold
which. with white. makes the coiors
OF Isabella. In Il tassel OF dark red
strands at once are the crimson oil
Ferdinand and Columbus and the terra
Gotta OF Chicago which. with white,
makes the new municipal colors. In
the field near the staff is an oar
wreath enclosing four gothic "C's'
the intertwined initials of Cyclos,
Christopher Columbus and Chicago
The oval OF the C's" is expressive o
the romanesque characteristic OF the
Worlds fair buildings tho four typi
flying the quadro- centennial OF the
discovery OF America
Suddenly shout crops up from
one end OF the vast building. Gradu
ally growing it approaches the stag,
until, near at hand, the form OF Hon
Cnauncey M. Depew is seen maxim!
for mis- place on the stand and fur
nisnes reason therefor. And SO i
goes. as one after another the wei
known people are recognized by tn
great gathering. Sometimes Their
are half dozen eddies OF hand clap
ping in different parts of the house 1
, signalize the approach OF as man
different persons of note.
Among the first to enter were Tn
members OF the grand dedicator
cnoruses, filling the seats assignee
them to the number OF 5. 800, Short
after 10 CLOCK the band struck VI
and great volume of sound from 5,
800 Threats joined in the preiiminar
practice OF the dedicatory ode. sever;
stauzas OF which had been set to musi,
I But this huge volume Of sound MAD
no more impression in the vast ouilC
ing, covering thirty acres, than woui
an ordinary choir in a church. III
practice through, II was hearth
cneered by the great audience.
4 1t was the throng OF century,
scene OF lifetime spectacle IN;
1 will in coming years mark an epoc
: in the march of the nationt OF III
earth. No human pen can adequatel
describe it One must have seen it
appreciate it-words and figures fai
u When one says the great audienC
> room Is capable OF seating 80, 900 De
sons comfortably. with space left Il
o 10. coo more, II is simply Il big appro
imation.
= At 1885 booming cannon announce
the arrival OF the head OF the mllitai
parace at jackson PARK.