Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28
MANHATTAN DAY At THE FAIR
New York Pays Tribute to the
Hustle Of Chicago.
Thousands OF this citizsns Of the Empire
State Pay Homage to ths City BY
the Lake. Mann Notables Pres.
ent-.Inci dents.

WORLDS FAIR, Chicago, Oct. 21.-
New York paid n tribute to Chicago
and the glories of the White City to.
day. Thousands Of the best citizens
from Manhattan island came TO the
fair to pay their homage of admiration
ton of Chicago's greatness and. this
achievement within the boundary
of Jackson park was rendered by the
municipal delegation from the metropo.
lis of the new world, ut the head OF
which was Mayor Gilroy, Fairer skies
and a more pleasant temperature could
not have been furnished TO order. New
Yorh's artistically decorated building,
which is SO unique in its archi'
tectural design. was he point to
which the 20. 600 New Workers.. the es.
timated number Of visitors, made their
way as 500 as they entered the
grounds this morning. Mayor Gilroy
and his party were escorted to the
grounds from the Auditorium hotel by
a committee from Chicago's common
council and Mayor Harrison. They camo
in carriages behind the old guard OF New
York, 125 strong, in command of Major
Sloan. The marchers were reviewed at
the New York building by General
Nelson A. Miles, u. s. A.. General
Wheeler of the Illinois national guard,
the chief magistrates of the two cities
which were united today and the execu-
tive Manhattan day committee from
New York. The First regiment of the
Illinois National guard and the Chi
.-..A L.. .e xYss. H. No..
York militiamen. The old guard of
stalwart representative New York men
in their brilliant white broadcloth uni.
forms and white bearskins were tho
lions Of the hour. Their drum corps,
buglers and brass band added to tho
gorgeousness of the display.
Festival hall, where the exercises
were held, was deliberately decorated
for the occasion and every seat was
filed when the Thirteenth regiment
band from New York opened the pro-
gram with the overture to William
Tell.
A distinguished array of New
Workers faced the audience from
the platform. They were Mayor
Gilroy, General Horace Porter, Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew, Congressman John II.
Fellows. Seth Low, president of Column
bian college; Archbishop Corrigan,
Rev. DIR. John w. Brown, Joseph
J.. c. Clark, Comptroller Theo-
dore w. Myers, Street Commissioner
w. :. Andrews, o. 5. Cockey and w.
n. McDonough, the mayors private Sec
rotary, who were the special committee
sent from New York to make Manhat-
tan day arrangements with the Chicago
commissioners.
The Columbian chorus. directed by
Silas G. Pratt, sang the ''Star Spangled
Banner, -" the battle Hymn of the Re:
public" and my Country, IT'S OF
Thee, the chorus of patriotic melody
being enthusiastically applanded by
the magnificent audience.
The poem New York to Chicago
composed by Joseph &c. Clarke of New
York, was dramatically recited by Ag-
mes Booth, General Porter arose and
addressed his fellow New Workers and
the other visitors. He was greeted
most heartily and was often inter-
rupted by applause. :.
The next orator was Chicago's
adopted son and the favorite speaker OF
the empire state, C~hauncey NJ. Depew.
He was in q happy frame OF mind and
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address at short intervals showed that
he had touched his audience in the
right spot.
Seth Low, tho popular president of
Columbian college, spoke 10 the au-
diepce as fellow citizens of New York
and Of Chicago.
Mayor Harrison's words of welcome
were brim full Of good feeling towards
and gratitude to the metropolis OF
the nation for it's contribution to the
red letter days of the fair. The re-
Spouse on behalf Of New York by
Mayor Gilroy was short.
Congressman Fellows said he spoke
only on the spur of the moment and
the inspiration of the day and the scene
before him, but he nevertheless made
an eloquent and forcible address.
Archbishop Corrigan brought the ex.
~ercises to a close with a benediction.
Two carloads of cut flowers. contrib
uted by the florists of New York city.
arrived at the fair this morn.
ing and were placed in a conspicuous
part of the floral capital under the
dome. They filed 20, 600 square feet
and were in excellent condition. Many
were rare followers and q large number
Of them were of n kind not in blossom
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