The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-10-21
| CHICAG0'S iBIG DAY.
THE GREAT CITY A FLUTTERING
MASSOF BUNTING.
The Parade-The HOnOred Guests
The Governors of the States
in Line.

By Telegraph to the State Chronicle.
CHICAGO, Oct. 20.-The end crow ms
the work. Months of unceasing and never
relaxed vigor eliminated to day in the
exercises preliminary to the dedication of
the great White City on the gray waters
of Lake Michigan. A magic city of
palaces sprung from sandy waste; city
of mighty structures in which will be
held the worlds Columbian exposition.
10 assist in their dedication. there have
gathered here the representatives of the
highest worth and intellect of the nation;
the representatives. of foreign powers.
and the representatives to the number of
thousands of many civic and trades or
CARNATIONS. The streets and buildings
are decorated with marvellous ingenuity
Portraits of Columbus, LaSalle and Pere
Marquette being plentifully utilized, and
monster representation of the landing of
Columbus on Madison street sky
scraper. The theatres, clubs and hotels
have al blossomed forth into prisnatic
splendor and the stores and dwellings
even to the very outskirts of the city, have
at least some form of decoration, in
honor of the great genoese admiral
The route of the parade was less than
three miles in length, and the head of the
column had got back to the starting
| place and disbanded before the centre
had begun to move. Shortly before IL
o'clock those of the distinguished guests
who were not desirous of figuring in the
parade were escorted to the graud stand.
These included vice-president Morton
and the members of the cabinet, chief
justice Fuller and his associates of the
Supreme Court, ex president Hayes, car
dinal Gibbons and party, Gen. Schofeld
and admiral Betknap, the visiting mem
bers of the diplomatic corps and the
congressional and gubernatorial visitors.
1t was a few moments of II O'Clock
when the booming of cannon ON the lake
front gave notice to the city that the
head of the Columbus was about to move.
For two hours before this the participa.
ting organizations and societies had been
forming on the streets running west
from Michigan Avenue and extending
south from the auditorium for distance
of nearly two miles. The parade ha6
been arranged in three grand divisions
each having dozen or more of sub
divisions. General Miles was granc
marshal and some twenty prominent cit
liens of Chicago, some of the million
aires, rendered their efficient service a
official aides. A detachment of mounted
police, led the first division.
A long string of carriages containing
mayor Washburne, the members of th
board of aldermen, and the city official
followed the uniformed huzzars. Afte
this and bringing up the rear of the frs
division were the visiting governor
and the members of their staffs.
Although the route of the parade wa
less than three miles long the processio
was fully ten miles in length. Roug
estimates of the number of men in lin
varied from so, 900 to 10000. 1t was a
imposing demonstration, but so CON
plete had been the preparation ths
the vast array of marchers was handle
with but comparatively trifing confr
t sion. The members of the various o.
CARNATIONS saluted vice President Mo-
ton and the invited guests on the gran
stand and cheers for the visitors wei
D called for and given.