Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-06-21
VAST CROWDS AT THE FAIR
Thousands of People Take Part in the Ger
man Day Programme.

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WORLDS FAIR Crumbs, CHIoAeo, H.
June 15.-Melodious chimes Of bells
rang out glorious welcome to the in
coming hosts of music-loving, patriotic
German-Americans at the beautiful
White City in Jackson Park this morn
ing. Never did the white palaces of the
fair look more beautiful, and never did
they entertain more joyous, pleasure
loving crowd. 1t is German Day"
at the Worlds Fair, and Teutons
from far and near assembled in
thousands to make it the merriest
holiday the White City has vet seen.
1t is also the anniversary of the dav
that George Washington assumed con
troll of the united Continental armies in
the war of the revolution and the ami
versary of the accession Of the present
Emperor of the Fatherland to the
throne, SO that the day is dear alike to
the German-Americans and to the Ger
mans who are yet subjects of the Teu-
tonic ruler.
The day broke bright and clear.
There was not cloud in the sky and
refreshing breeze has been blowing
since early dawn from the lake, causing
the ten thousand flags and bright
colored streamers to float and futter
gaily from the towers and pennacles
of the marble-like temples of art
and science which make up the
White City. No writer of fairy tales in
the Fatherland ever described scene
in Wonderland more beautiful or more
grand and imposing. The winding WAYS
were thronged with merrymakers in
holiday dress; on the beautiful lagoons
were scores Of gaily-decorated romantic
gondolas and brightly trimmed electric
launches; in and out from the bayous
and arched bridges were floating
graceful swans, while the fountains
scattered their gorgeous rainbow spray
in the sunlight. Bands of skilled must
clans filled the air with tuneful strains
so that withal the place was like very
paradise Germans seldom do things
by halves and when it was decided to
have a German Day" at the fair, they
set about to make it a glorious success
with the vigor and thrift that marks the
TeutOnic race.
There were long lines in waiting when
the gates of the fair opened, and from
the minute they were opened until far
III the afternoon there was a constant
clicking of the turnstiles as they licked
Off the thousands who were admitted to
the grounds. Every train On the eIe-
waited road, the illinois Central and
cable roads brought throngs. By 1890
O'Clock the Bureau of Admissions esti-
mated that 100000 persons had passed
through the turnstiles to the White
City and the arrivals had then appar-
emily only fairly begun.
1t was well on to 8 CLOCK in the after
noon before the societies which partici-
pated in the big parade down town
reached Jackson Park. They proceeded
at once to the German government
building on arriving, or rather they
went as near to that beautiful structure
as they could get. There was so great
crowd around the place that they could
not get within hearing distance of
the speakers stand. The driveway
along the lake shore in front of the
building was black with people. The
immense pavilion and grand stands
erected for the occasion were packed,
so that even Well-developed sardine
would have found it uncomfortably
close. While the multitude was assem-
bling the chime of bells in the lofty
tower of the building was ring
ing cut tuneful German melo-
dies. Then Burrows orchestra
played Weber's "Jubal Overture This
was followed by the singing of Havdn's
Deutschland Neber Allies by the Ger
Worlds Fair chorus and
United Singers of Chicago When the
last strains of this beautiful piece had
died, E. q. Halle, president Of the cele-
bratlon committee, introduced Harry
Rubens, who made the Adde'S of well
come and extended the greetings of the
German-Americans of Chicago to the
representatives Of the German
Empire. Die Yacht am Rhein" was
then sung by the Worlds Fair Chorus,
accompanied by orchestral music.
Baron Won Hollenden, German ambas-
sador at Washington, then responded
to the greetings of Mr.. Rubens in be-
half Of the representatives of the Ger
man Emperor. Next on the programme
was the address of the day, which was
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