The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-10-19

] v IS CH II { ia Y.
THE GREATEST Of ALL CELEBRA-
TIONS AT THE FAIR.
Hundreds of Thousands Of People
Flock to the Exposition to Pnrtici-
d pate In the Exercises CommemmO-
rating the Great Fire
n Worlds Fair Grounds. Special-Ncycr
IN the history of the fair were there so
many people. together From early
morning the crowds came in unbrokcn
columns. A full force OF men were sta
toned at the gates and thousands of
the Chicago day crowd lined up at
every entrance. At the Sixty third
street entrance it was next to inpossi-
bic to gain admission, so dense was the
crowd. 1t was the same story at most
of the other gates. The people came
FROM every direction. Thousands were
compelled to sleep in stairways, restaur-
ants and hotel offices last night, as
the city was completely filled. looms
were impossible to secure, and cots
We're at Il premium. TrainlOads of peO-
pie We're deposited downtown and in
the exposition district this morning
AL had one object in view, and that
was the White City. The line of those
seeking admission was endless. Luck
lily about half of the visitors had Sc
cured tickets and the crowd around
the ticket offices was not so great.
There We're many organizations from Il
distance. The Fitchburg Railroad COM
p2ny OF Boston was represented by
100 Of it's employees, who arrived in
their special car. Other orsaniza tons
from numerous places were we'll repre-
sC1ltCd.
While the people were scrambling
through the gates, Samuel Packagan,
the Pottawattomie chief, and John
Young, SOLE of the Indian who named
Chicago. rang the Liberty bell. They
We're introduced by Miss Emma c..
Sickles of Pine Ridge.
ST WILL"
When the smoke had cleared away
after the great Chicago fire twenty
two. years ago nobody expected that
| such Il city as now marks the site of
old Fort Dearborn would be reared
| in its stead. It's growth has been in all
respects phenomenal and the enterprise
Of the Chicago citizen is proyerbial
So. when Chicago started out to secure
| the greatest prize OF the nineteenth
century, the worlds Columbian expo
| sition. all competition was moved down
and congress set the official seal of the
| government on the project.
The opening Of the fair and subse-
| quent big days have been occasions Of
rejoicing and the people of the globe
| have proclaimed their approval by their
attendance When Chicago planned to-
| days exercises and festivities the char
acteristic push and enterprise asserted
| itself, and 4 special committee appoint
ed by the city council. assisted by the
worlds fair officials, began the prelim-
! mary arrangements to make Chicago
day the biggest of the exposition. After
several weeks of work the programme
was arranged satisfactorily. The day
was Il graIO success. It was the banner
event of the fair The avenues were
not filled with equiIages If state, but
the common people were here by the
tens Of thousands, the school children.
laborers, mechanics, in fact, citizens
from every calling came in squads
| Speechmaking was no feature. Long
ago exposition crowds have shown a
d.staste for oratoriCal contests. To
day all was action. Even before the
popular interests were SO numerous as
to turn the head of the average visitor
enc grand fee turc followed another
Before the sun had peeped above the
blue of Lake Michigan people hurried
to the depots to take trains for the
~
houses were locked up Saturday nigh
and the keys hid until tomorrow Mcr
chants, actuated by the patriotic I'M
pulse purchased tickets for their EN-
ployes; everybody was in holiday attire
end Chicago was at her best Every
lLode of transportatiCn was taxed to its
limit. People hung en- cable trains
three deep. Visitors were armed will
souvenir tickets, and Chief Tucker. OF
the department of admissions, haC
every available man at work.
4 At the White City.
The decorations at the fair were
suberb. From the fagstaffs of the bi.
buildings. keeping company with til,
stars and stripes. the cOlors of every
nation waved out a greeting to thei
countrymen. The state buildings Wer,
|
instances flowers were banked abou
the doors. 1t was 10 o'clock when tn
Chicago Hussars, under command O
Capt. Brand, entered the west cnl o
Midway. AS the company made
tour of the grounds Battery d, unde
the direction of Lieut.. Russell, wa
firing salute over the lake front
Fla1,king the great Essin and statione,
en- the peristyle, administration, manu-
features and agricultural building
trumpeters in Eerald's uniform, playe,
a short fanfare of peace ald then il
unison splitting the air to the ends o
the grounds, peace on Earth; Goo
Will to Men," was Ilayed. The corr
bined bands. numbering several hun
II dred musicians played the air of CA
Nations" 1t was grand spectacl,
The height of enthusiasm was reached
however, when chorus of 1000 voices
: under the direction of Prof Tomlins
sang '.The Star Spsrgled Banner.
The refrain was taken UP by 10000 pei
pie, and as the sill gers executed tin
notes Of the American hymn the unite
| | bands SWelled the volume TO an extpn