The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-01
CHICAGO
TRANSPORTED,
The Big Show Opened
with a Tidal Wave of
Enthusiasm.
Cleveland Touched the Button
and the Crowd and the
Band Did the Rest.
POETRY AND PARADES'
1t Was Muddy and Cloudy, But the
Rain Gave the Men With
Speeches a Chance.
POETRY AND PARADES'
Full Details of an Impressive His
torical Incident.

tUTlCul lICluCuus
CHICAGO, May i, 1898. President
Cleveland, surrounded by the members
OF his Cabinet, by high officials OF the
various States by numerous and dis
tinguished representation from lands
across the seas, and by great throng OF
people, today pressed The electric button
which set il motion the miles of shafting,
the innumerable engines and mechanism
and the labyrinth of betting and gearing
which make up the machinery of
| the Chicago Fair. At the
same moment National salute
pealed forth from the guns of the An
! drew jackson. lying off the Exposition
grounds In Lake Michigan; seven hun
dred flags, released from their 'stops" at
| a concerted signal. swung loose and
streamed out under the SKY in scarlet,
yellow and blue; over in Machinery H all
great roar arose and the tnrrets OF the
building nodded as the wheels began to
turn and a greater vol ume of SCUM arose
from the throats of the concourse OF peo-
pie.
Nearly all night there had been con-
ii nuous soaking drizzle that caused the
spirits off the Chicago FaiE officials to-
sink to the zero point The rain con-
tinued until seven O'Clock. when the
clouds parted, aud through rift far over
the lake there was a CLEAN OF cold sun
shine It lasted only for moment, how
ever. and although the rain ceased, the
clouds still hung N~sodden a,1 and
lowering over the CITY. Inc
the banners and decoraHons In q dismal
fashion, and, except on thesasphalt bonle-
wards. the muds lay thick and deep. ALI
this. however, has no effect upon the
enthusiasm of the energetic citizens who
had determined to witness the opening
of the Fair.
Before dawn.gcrewds were hurrying
from the railroad depots on the north and
west sides, and the cable lines were dis
charging load after load of
passengers at the intersection of
Madison and Lasalle streets and
along Dearborn street from Monroe
street to the Lake. Carriages and omni-
| buses began 10 hurry through the south
| side ayen ues. and pedestrians innumer-
| able set their faces southward in, the dl-
| re- ction of jackson Park. Every railway
| train moving towards the park. and every
street car was densely thronged.
| Men hung on the outside OF the plat
| forms, on the steps at the sides, and
| clamnered on the tops, where they sat in
| motnentary danger OF slipping into the
1 street. The steamboats,, too, carried off
| thousands Of people, who got the
4 worth of their money, from
! a marine point of view, as the
nouiou made the trip decidedly interest
| ing for persons with weak stomachs.
| Excursion trains from nearby points, and
! the regular suburban trains on the vari-
Gus roads brought thousands who
added to the crowds from other
| men laughed the railroads to scorn
| as they sped down the bonievards on
their machines, distancing the street cars
and giving The elevated trains good
race. All sorts of vehicles were pressed
Into service. From carriages with
crests emblazoned on their panels
down to the humble but SER
| viceaDle express wagons. whose owners
exacted round price for the use of a
sprlngless vehicle drawn by an antiquat-
| ed and decrepft horse, everything on
wheels was utilized in the conveyance OF
the crowd bound for the fair. Those
| who failed to secure transportation to
| their likiug-and these were many-set
of on foot and the Sidewalks were filed
| with marchers, sometimes four abreast.
THE PROCESSION FORMED
1 Meanwhile the procession WAS IN course
of formation on the avenue. north OF its
intersection with Twenty-second street.
For awhile the movements of the staff
| were hampered by the sthrong of pedes-
1 trians, that not content with the vantage
spot afforded by the broad sidewalks. IN
sisted on spreading itself over the asphalt
roadway, and it was found necessary to
| call into requisition the services of q
platoon OF police that swept the thorough
fare for half mile like a Clean broom.
With the crcsrd out of the way the move-
ments of the military and the vehicular
portion of the procession was materially
facilitated, and promptly at nine O'Clock.
right on the moment set in the official
orders, Major I. A. Baldwin. OF the Sew
enth United Safes Cavalry, who was in
command of the esc0rting division, was
prepared to give the signal for the pro-
cession to move, and magnificent pro-
cession it was.
At the head to clear the way, and
mounted on handsome chargers, WAS q
platoon of gray coated South Park police.
/ Behind them In their brand new blue uni
forms came detachment of city police
on horseback, fifty of them, and i've
abreast. Next in line was Conn
pany 3, OF the Seventh United States
1 e. A. Varnum and Company Il of the
Seventh United States Cavalry under
command of Captain L. r. Hare AS the
gray coats aud tbs blue coats and the
regulars passed In review before the corps
OF carriages that were occupied by the
distinguished guests OF the day. their mill
tary bearing evoked repeated expression
OF praise ana compliment, but it re-
mained for the Fourth Division, the
special escort of the OCCASION. to bring
the enthusiasm TO climax. This Fourth
Division was the Chicago Hussars, head
ed by Captain 4. l.. Braud ana Adjutant
Thos. S. Quincy. They appeared for the
first time In their Ainericanized Russian
uniform. There were six score of them,
mounted on magnificent black chargers,
and every man a giant. What win
physique and beauty of horse
flesh and the exquisite taste
| manifested in their uniforms
blue broudcloth with white trimmings,
their Prussian black hllssar riding boots
aud their blue-blAck broadcloth helmets.
with white Jack pIunies Falling below the
shoulders. and the Scotch grey plumes
gdorning the bride of double reins, they
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