Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-10
IN BLAZE OF LIGHT
The wodds Fair Grounds q Yer
table Flood Of clor
100000 PERSONS ATTENDED


CHICAGO. Oct g. The cronninr siory
q the anniversary day 80 ths page
antry which "a tsndrcd Thousand poo-
pie viewed withka the Ezles II me Col
amhlan elty tonssht Saen after sl.e
san went dDeR u iR repiaosd - tie
power q elec1iclfg. the procezeion of
t~enty elk asagnlknent iiosls pitk iheir
occupants q both SEXES enlere1 the
fair groands Through ihs sixty escnD1
street gate. The trst Ferresented CHI.
csgo In her growth rpoeising al iAe
nations of the earth; the Chicego hnl
szrs Ia their trappines q silver and
black. followed a. "a oscort nn1 the
Iowa state hand made ths suasie. Thsn
came the geniuz of music surrounded
b. a >riees chorus of tifsy pomen. Tie
bexf feat represented Chicago and ils
typical motto. Il Niil.s enarled ~
Liberty and surrouDdod - al Gtaiis
uf the unior ara Ntllraaiid
by AL people - the union. Al tie follr
curnefs we're music. scc iFtnrs. scIcnse
and literature. Chicago II isl2 tra1
ing post aud the memorials ficfuro
we're next portrayed Ia realistic PIE
ture. Chicago a. war and ppape nafo
next depicted in faais wksch oalk,d
forth thuniere of arrlause from tae
mnltidinous throng. froio which tllo
illuminated fhrore gaeeed nrp1nd to
coart of honor The Gre Head usraa
next. representing Chicago pfoetrate Ia
fhsL 1his float usle manned b. fho
Chicago hre department Tie con-
merce ~ Chicago MAS represented ~ "a
argosy on which q elnQie sal q
which the word which -
symbolic of Chicago wac cmtlazontuk
The most magnificent fi0at ia the cEtra
procession WAS illustrative uf Columtus
at the court 81 lsabolla. The chs4actsfs
II tho float were assumed by the msu-
bers of the Columbian club - Chicago.
Floats sere also furnished IS firo.en
born residents % Chicago, i'losiraflnx
foreign bora characters and Tor.
eign events Great Britain. Sse.
den. Germany. bohemia. France.
Canada and ireland Rere represented ~
one or more floats after TIE Chicago
pageant had passed betneen The hsck
mas ~ humanity partially illuminated
by the electric likhts The iast g a. in
the procession wns Electra she tieaias
IT Eiectricy." drawn bs eight horses Ia
was represented by enornocs crssen8
changing color from green % 10 Abd
lighted within by 2.Ooe electric ighia
Display of fsrcworks
There was hreak IN the proc., sion
after thoee illustrating the history -
Chicago had passed and thousands
started homewards under the im mpres<icn
that the night pageant vac over. TIE
display 81 fireworks on the lake froot
adjoining the pcristsie ekccetied IN bag
nificence any heretofore giFen IN the
United States II not ia the world l>ha
special pieces were illustrative % sOli
Fort Dearborn. the old city hail. Chi.
cago welcoming the World. United
States flag carried by Mr.. Baldwin. tie
Rronaut; into the heasena Chicago fri-
umphsnt. being a rcprodccflou ~ Ma
CARA Falls along the pcristsle. the bOrn-
ing of Chicago. covering an area ~ a.
oOo square feet. produccd IN tsur ,sceres.
and the picture % Chicaro's fifsi uasof.
The wooded island Nas ablaze frrsn
fairy lamps and the fairy lamps sur-
rounding a. All the atenues eafrooDi.
ing the court ~ honor and every p1int
Of vantage on the great buildings facing
the court. even the top % the paristyis
we're filled with spectators q The after
noon procession which eas called the
reunion ~ staies Nearly 3pp0 ises ard
girls. accompanied ~ tands. uAr.led
ia sections 90 represent lie his.ofy -
commerce and resources q the ttite1
States The standards and sticIsis ~
the states with their namrf aud fisne =
their entry into the uulon were isfne q
the head ~ each procce@ion. Tho
parading army % iUveniies from ihe
public schools e s'hicaro pssred areund
the court. drr~std "a white ccstumes ap-
pearod from alsofe like q vein a silver
running through a silver uihr
fndinns f,izt tacr-s.-s
Seven Thousand q The Fisafoft, mostly
the school children. vcre the SPECTATORS
% the iacnDsae game. phich ass pInyed
Ia the live stock pavilion betscrn the
teams q the potauyfonlie aud is,,qoois.
from New York state. Tie game e1s
more 81 = sensational e1hillfion fhan .
eporthne coutcet and = ns'rai dfs' - SIN
fusion vas caused ~ the rroeds ~ fiei.
tors runuing over ths fed ehlis tlo
game was heine played Chief i,oknron
sat IN a RESERVED scat bot he did not
umpire the game The rnme such -
Il sss. vas Nou ~ TIE iroquiss team.
three out ~ ftFe.
Elaborate nrrsnresnerts had tetn
made d, the lag restaurant c5nrs1ira
Tor the feesiintg a the fhsnennls she did
not bring thsif lunches. fuf the serg
presencs II rurb a nsniistule nlnoet
caused q fspiine n The reffeahment
market The Neliinrfon f'stfrine cssm-
psuy alone provided ior S11olu penlis.
Bot early IN the sffesn9on t1ry eere
compelled - turn prcpie agas fef ths
uaDt u surtiiee The wss faused ~
sfs inability 4 ihe oompeny 20 81 -
supply waKDts through fhe dsnst crowd
% the various restaurants and iurcb
roons operated hs theif celepany.