Connecticut western news., 1893-05-04

JacksOn park. Iney WdnCeu to De Cnerc for the opening. They not only took their breakfasts with them, but they managed to get their sleep finished as near the spot where they intended to see the exhibition open as possible.
 At daylight, so the trainmen say, the outward bound cars were crowded with these enterprising people, and they kept flowing toward the fair grounds all the forenoon.
 Enough were left in the city, however, to crowd the streets in the vicinity of the hotels where the president and the other distinguished guests were quartered. There seemed to be almost as much of 8 desire to see the Duke of Veragua, the lineal descendant of Columbus, as there was to catch glimpse of the president.
 As the morning wore on the crowds grew denser and more restless. From the great railroad arteries there was being debouched into the city every few minutes other train loads of people, who began to hurry some where the minute they left the cars. In- variably they met and got tangled up with other people who were in just much of a hurry to go in the opposite direction. Thus, from the center of the city to Mid way plaisancp, inside the grounds, a seem- ing confusion reigned.
 But out of the confusion came certain sort of order. The programme for the opening exercises had been gone over so many times that every detail was thor oughly understood by the committees in charge.
 The first sign of official movement came shortly after 9 o'clock when President Cleveland was escorted to his carriage. The Duke of Veragua and his party were already awaiting tue president in their car rages.
 There was some delay, but after awhile the line was formed and the procession moved towards the grounds in this order:
 The or..er of the Procession. Detachment of park police. The Chicago hussars. Fifteenth regiment, United States infantry, Lieutenant Colonel Overshine commander. Company K, United States cavalry, Captain L. B. Hare commanding. First Carriage-General Broner and James Hodges, representing the national commission; Hon. Thomas D. Bryan and Charles Henrotin, representing the local directory. Third Carrage-The Duke of Veragua- Presi- dent Palmer. Commander Dickins and Presi- dent Higinbotham.
 Fourth Carriage-The Duchess of veragua. Mrs. John A. Logan of the board of lady man. agers, Mrs. Commander Dickins. Fifth Carriage President of the United 1 States, governor of Illinois, mayor of Chicago Sixth Carriage-Vice president of the United States. president commission, preSl- | dent of Columbian exposition. Seventh Carriage-Secretary of state, director | general of exposition
 | Eighth Carriage-Secretary of interior, col lector of the port, Director Lawrence. | Ninth Carriage-secretary of war, Commis- | sioner Widener.
 Tenth Carriage Secretary of navy, Commis- sioner Allen.
 Eleventh Carriage-Postnaater general, Com | missioner Smeliay. Twelfth Carriage-Attorney general of United l States, Commissioner Barbour. Thirteenth Carriage-Director Wacker. | Fourteenth Carriage-Secretary of agricul- ture, Director Kerfoot. | Crowds Everywhere. The line of march to the park was south on Michigan avenue to Thirty-hfth street, east on Thirty fifth to Grand boulevard, south to Midway piaisance and through that thoroughfare to the exposition | grounds and to the Administration build | ing.
 All along the line were cheering thou | sands, but at last the carriages passed in through the great golden gate, and depos- | tied the distinguished guests at the foot of the stairs leading to the great stand at the east end of the Administration building.
 It was an imposing spectacle. There be- | fore the vast crowd that thronged the plaza were grouped about 2,000 as prominent and l d1stlngulshed people as ever gathered to- gether on any occasion since American
 history first began to be made This
 gathering included besides the Duke of
 Versgua, the guest of the nation, and the
 president of the United States, his cab
 met, the diplomatic cerps, all the officials
 '',e Worlds Columbian exposition and the national commission, the board of lady managers, governors of nearly all the states and territories, commissioners ap- pointed by such foreign countries as take part in the exposition and high officials of the army and navy of the United States.
 These gentlemen were all to play part in
 the opening ceremonies Some of them were to make speeches, but the greater number were to be listeners aud interested observers
 Tho Ceremonies Begun.
 As soon as every one of the party had found seats the Rev. W. H. Milburn of
 Washington advanced to the front of the
 box with barred head, spread out his hands esd uttersd prayer.