Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-22
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tX-tre6lhent Baker, or the world &
Columbian expo ittOn.
EX-Pretldent Hayes, accompanied by
eX-Prcsidcnt Gu ), of the exposition.
Carriages con timing the diplomatic
corps.
Hon. G. 4. Crl p, speaker Of the house
OF reprcSentatr es, accompanied by
Mayor NashbuII te. of CHICAGO.
Members OF the senate OF the United
States.
Members OF the house Of representa-
tives.
Representatives of the army and navy
of the United States.
The governors and their stats Of all
the states and territories.
Bishop Charles H. Fowler, D. D., of
California, His Eminence Cardinal Glib
bons, Rev II. G. McCook, of the Presby-
terrain church, of Philadelphia.
Hon. Chauncey n. Depew, of New
York, and Henry Wstterson, of Ken,
lucky. ..
Miss Harriet Monroe. of Chicago; Mrs.
Sarah G.. LIE Moyne, reader of the ode.
Commissioners of foreign govern.
ments to the worlds Columbian exposi.
ton.
The consuls of the foreign powers.
The worlds Columbian commits
sionerS.
Board of lady managers, headed by
Mrs. Potter Palmer, president.
Board of directors of the worlds fair.
The chiefs of departments.
Staff officers of the director Of works.
The city council of Chicago.
From Twenty ninth street the process
sion moved south OH Michigan avenue
and via Thirty-fifth street to Grand
boulevard, and thence to Washington
park, the occupants Of every carriage
being greeted with a voiley of cheers as
block after block was traversed.
AT Washington park brief halt was
made while the United States troops
and the visiting militia depleyed before
the vice presidential carriage. The
United States soldiers, numbering some
1900, were commanded by Brigadier
General Carr. In the front rank was
the Seventh cavalry, General Clusters
regiment.
A vice presidential salute was fired
upon the approach of the carriage occu-
pied by the vice president, and after the
review, which was considerably curtail-
ed from the original program, the troops
took up position at the } sad of the line
and the procession movea again to the
exposition grounds, enteri y, in the rear
of the women's building, knd then GO
ing to the manufacturers and liberal
arts building, where the Gsdicatory ex-
ercises were held.
Here the military, OF whom there
were some i5,O00, left the main line
proper, anu the guests proceeded to the
Transportation building where hurried
lunch was served. Two, hundred thou
sand ham and cheese san iwiches, almost
as many buttered rolls, 70 say nothing
of tens OF thousands of Mates of salad,
and coffee TO a total of some 5000 gal
Ions, disappeared like chaff before a
winters wind. Whom the inner man
had boon thus appeased the line of
march was resumed to the building of
manufactures and liberal arts. Here
seats had been provided upon the floor
for 100000 participants. Every chair
had its occupant. and an immense
crowd, variously estimated at from 10,-
600 to $1,000 was fain to be content
with standing room.
In the Manufacturers Building.
The guests that had participated in
the procession were escorted to their
seats upon the platform with the utmost
dispatch. Vice President Morton be-
NIX seated directly in front, with Presi-
dent +. w. Palmer on his right, Presi-
dent Higginbotham on his left, and
Cardinal Gibbons, Bishop Ireland,
Bishop Fowler, "a yor Washburne,
Henry Watterson. Oh anccy NJ. Depew,
occupying seats on eli her side. To the
east and west upon tie same platform
wee seated the members of the cabinet.
the diplomatic corps, the judges of the
supreme court, go~rnoTs OF the states,
and the other distinguh ed guests.
Mind can not conceive nor pencil de-
scribe the scene that was presented
when the last Of tpose that had partici-
plted In the parade We're seated. On.
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