The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-11-03
ALL HAIL To CULUM BUS.
HAIL TO THE GREAT COLUMBIAN
EXPOSITION.

The i;uildinEs Formally Dedicated to
the World Progress mart. S,isnco
muEity.
chicago o, Oc.. 21.--The EMPTY stru;.
turts Of the Worlds Columbian EXposi-
tlon were dedicated today to the pur.
iosss for VIII ch they have u.en de-
! SlX"ed, by the peonle of the great, st
and x: andest and nobl=sU republic that
has ever existed on the face Of Gods
earth.
This is the Nations day. Patriotism,
the safety volve of people, enllgh,en-
ed and determined to be free, had full
vent. Cannon doomed at daypreak,
startling the tired million or two from
their slumberS, and serving notices
that the doings of yesterday were but a
thing that is past, and that the crown.
| ing event or the occasion wsS yet 10
| COma.
If the turnout of yesterday WAS
| rightly designated as q thrUng, That of
today wa, something mere than e. muI-
tltude. The scenes in the city were
like those of yesterday. Day had bare,
| ly daWned, when the boulevard. from
the Auditorium southwark to Jackson
lark, distance of over seven niles,
was Janmed with siShcseers There
were times when it seemed as though
the entire population of the Windy
City, reinforced by its visitors, f.om far
and near, was Oh the streets by the lake
fronting on Jackson Park.
Soon after O'clock those who were
TO participate in Jne procession began
to mass themselves in the vicinity of
the Auditorium, while vehicles were
masSed III columns Of four ON the out.
side of the hostelry on Wabash avenue
Little time was occupied in assigning
the distinguished visitors to their res
pective places in the parade. and a few
minutes after O'clock the order WIS
given for the mead of the column. TO
move on its march to the Geticn.orv
grounds IN Jackson Dark.
vice PRESIDENT Morton was accompa.
MED by President Palmer of the Na-
tl0nal Committee and President IIlp
glnhotham OF the Directors, followed by
members ot the Cabinet, Justices of the
Supreme Court, the Governors of nlI
the States, tSe diplomatic crops, mem
oers OF Congress, and olher distln-
guShed visitors.
| Inc Lady Managers ana aiternates
had DIVISION to themselves, and the
display OF brilliant toilets and lnilllnary
was one OF the features of the paraue
70 the fair sex among the spectators.
Inc Lady Managers included Mrs.
iiardte Donly llundley. Mrs. Annie NJ,
EOS llck, Miss Sallic Ta!lulah Smith
Mrs. Louise Worth of Alabama; Mrs
Mary Bell, Miss NeHie Beck, Mrs Reed
and Mrs. Ingram Of Florida; Mesdames
Enlton, Olmsted, McLaws, Lamar and
Miss Cornella Jackson Of Georgia: Mes
DANES kidder and Price, Miss, Salllc
| Scotten and Virginia DcVine of North
| Carolina: Mosdames BrayJon, Thom-
son aud Perry of South ,;aroIina. Mes.
danes Wise, Paul and Harris Of Vii
gina; Mcsdamcs Lynch and Black and
Misses Jackson and Lynch of West
Virginia.
At Washington Park Il brief nal, was
made while the United States troops
ana the visiting militia Gcploscd before
Gne Nlce-Irt Sldential carriage. The
Cnltea States soldiers, numbering
soine 4,ooO' were commanded by Brig.
Gen. Carr. In the front rank was the
seventh Cavarly. Gen. Clusters rrpi. .
ment "A Presidential salute was fired
upon the approach of the carriage oc-
cupled bY the Vice President, and af-
ter the review, which was considerably
curlalled from the original programme,
Che troops took up Il position a, the head
ana ana Iile procession moved again to the
Exposition grounds, entering in the
rear or the woman's building.
Iere the military, OF whom there
were some lo,OOO, left the main line
proper, ana the guests proceeded TO .hs
transportation building, where hur-
rleu lunch was served. When the in
ner man had been appeaSed, the line of
Aarcn was resumed to the building of
MANUFACTURES AID liberal arts. Here
| sea's mad been provided uEun the floor
lor lOO,OOO participants. Evcry chair
was occupied, and an immense crowd.
eStlinated az from 10000 to l5,GOO, was
| IAN 10 ne content with standing room
| >, ice Irt Sldent Morton was seated
| directly in front, with P.e,iCcut Pal
mer on his right. President IIi0gin-
bOtham on his LETT and Cardinal Glib
| D0hs, BlSEop Ireland, bishop Fowler,
Mayor Washburne, Henry Watlerson
and Channcey NJ. Depew occupying
SeaIS on either side. 10 the east and
west, upon the same platform, were
seated Cie mtmberS Of the Cabinet, the
ulpionatlc corps, the judges or the Su.
preme Court, governors of the stat, s
and the other distinguished guests. On
Ihe platform were representatives of
every country on the civilized xiobr.
| NiChollt waiting for signal, the or.
chestra broke forth with the opening
StraiIS OF he"Columbia March "a ous,
ing the audience to a high pitch of en-
tRuSiasm.
AS the strains Of the music died
away, Bishop Fowler of California, one
OF the moSt eminent divines of the
Methodist CHURCH, arose IN his place
AID gave thanks to the Almighty for
"hati had already been accomplished
and besought the blessings of the Great
Ruler OF All upon what remained to be
done. y hundred and fifty thousand
throats voiced d revercnt amen as the
bishop resumed his seat.
The task OF making the formal an
nouncenlent that the work of pr.par-
ing The buildings and grounds had
been co .npleted was assigned to George
E: Davis, director general, who was re-
celVed with burst of applause that
Went up 10 the roof Of the structure
and reYerbcratcd az from the firing OF
cannon III the distance.
a hearty welcome was extended il
behalf of the citizens Of Chicago by
| Maynr Wnchbnrnn