Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-10-22

srod hIr'seif OF feryent suppucauIon.
After this there was more music.
The audience, which had been remark
ably still and patient, began % manifest
tokens Of fatigue at this point. and an ex.
odus from the south enl door was inaug
urateh. The exercises, however, W re
close 10 an end. A blessing was pro-
nouuced by Rev. DIR. A. Z. McCook Of the
Pres''ytcrlan church of Philadelphia, and
almost before ais closing words lad died
away the band struck up the familiar
strains Of America and the audience
joined Ia the second sta ~.
Close "a the services.
Scarcely. bad the solemn accents of the
reverend SPEAKER &c lsCd when the deep.
toned artillery broke in with the last
number on the program "ouo huulred
years, the national salute" Between the
booming OF the cannon the director gen
eral stepped before his desk. "1prono, Gsce
these ceremonies closed" he said. The
great event had reached an end.
Darkness had come up on the great
structur.s before the program Of exer
;iSes nad Concluded ana the damp, pen
.trat'na aiI from the lake began TO make
tsrif manifest. The distinguished visitors
IN tie stag" made haste To recent their
carriages Will the multitude which had
been slowly thinning our for an hour or
more b,gau to pour Itself out Of the thirty
or forty exits and 20 break away in the
direction Of the steam and cable cars
Contrary To expectations tile transporta-
tion taci titles tAaJ had been provided were
hlly equal 10 the emergency.
People took their turus 900 -naturadly,
and the crowds were handled in apple-pie
order Before II o'clock the last load of
passengers mad departed n0rthwari, and
the great structure, recently so full of life
and noise, was quiet aud deserted, save
for the steady tramp, tramp Of the SEN
tries O the Columbian guard.
The Parade.
Those intending 20 participate in the
proc ,ssiou mas ID themselves at the
Au iitOrlum while the vehicles were
ma >sed i'm columns on the other side OF
Wabash avenue. The escortlng military
composed three batteries of military from
Fort Riley, o.e from Fort Sheridan, four
companie, Of the Fifth and Sixth cavalry.
After the military came the procession Of
carriages containing the governors of all
the states and other distinguish ID guests.
The vice presidents carriage was drawn
by four white horses ridden by postlliOns
in scarlet. Over the doors of the carriage
were drapcd two of the finest hags that
were ever made, and which came few
days ago from the manufactory Of a Phila-
depha firm at cost OF $500. One was
the national flag with forty-four stars
and the other, the infantry stand of colors,
a blue ground with the coat of arms OF the
United States in the center. The coat OF
arms was embroidered in the natural
colors Of the eagle, with shield on his
breast and the Il PluriDus Unum pendant
on his beak. The silk in tho flags was a
weight and texture rarely seen, while
each was framed in heavy gold fringe and
with rich cords and tassels.
Az asnIngUOn PARK "a orler matt WIS
made while the United States troops ana
the visiting militia deployed before the
vice presidential carriage. The United
States so .ders, numbering some 1000, were
commanded by Brigadier General Karr.
la the Front Rank
was the Seventh cavalry, General Custer's
regiment. A vice presidential salute was
fred upon the approach of the carriage oc-
cupied by the vice president, aud after the
review, which was much curtailed from
the original program, the troops took mp
a position at the head of the line, and the
DIOttS-loll Uip'ci hsdlh W VIC cAposlilOh
grounds, entering in ths rear Of the
woman's building
Here the military, sf whom there were
some 1900 left the main tine proper, AMI
the guests proceeded To the transportation
building, where . hurried lunch was
served. Two huadrsd thousand ham and
chsess sandwiches. almost as many but
tersl rolls, to sag nothing of tens OF thou
sands Of pilates OF salad, and coffee TO to-
tai Of some 800 gallons. disaD Dpearod like
cnau before a wInters wlnd.
Then the line 1t march was resumed 10
the baihin2 OF man ufactures and liberal
Arts
The Grand Wind-Up.
IAst night tue dedicarory exercises
closed with the most brilliant and gor-
geous display of fireworks ever given in
the world To avoid the concentration Of
mas of people. this display was divided
into three parts, and given in as many
parts of tue Worlds fair CITY. 4 disn. y
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