The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1893-05-06
THE WORLDS FAIR.
THE GREATEST OF ALL EXPO
SITIONS OPENED.
VERY FEW EXHIBITS COMPLETE.
President Cleveland Delivers n Brief
Opening Address and Then Touches
the Magic Button Which Set
the Ponderous Machinery In
Motion and tho Worlds
Fair Is Opened.


yesterday amid deafening cheers Of
vast multitude and the sounding of
whistles and roar of guns, President
Cleveland touched the golden magic
key and the greatest fair in the his
tory of the world was set in motion.
AS the president delivered the last
word of his brief speech and rested his
forefinger upon the button of the
golden telegraph key which communi-
Gated to the engineer in charge of the
great boiler which gave its power to
the machinery of the great exposition,
the men at the ropes at the foot of
each of the great flag staffs on the
grounds laid hold with vim and the
American flags confined in wads at
the top broke forth and broadened out
into the air, while at each of the
poles at the corners of the
Administration building stout men
hauled aloft the great banners upon
which were respectively emblazoned
the arms of the CASTLE and Aragon
and simultaneously from very flag
staff upon all the buildings of the
white city bannerettes representing
various nationalities were broken
forth to the air; the great fountains
received the water and gushed up
wards fifty feet; out upon the blue
watered basin the revenue cutter
Andrew Johnson gave it's whistles and
every craft within reach of the scene
did the same.
On the grand stand in front of the
building at the time,
were many notable persons, including
the Duke de Veragua, lineal descend
ant of Columbus; the Earl and Coun-
tess of Aberdeen, the Earl of Craven
and his American bride, representa-
tives of foreign nations and other no
tables, while about the stand were
grouped thousands on thousands of
people. The day was cloudy, but oc-
casional brief bursts of sunlight pre-
vented any feeling of depression.
THE TRIP TO THE GROUNDS.
AS early as 500 o'clock thousands
gathered about the Auditorium wait
ing for glimpse of the Duke de Yer
aqua, the lineal descendant of Colum-
bus, who at that hour emerged with
his encourage from the hotel, and hav-
ing entered carriages was rapidly
driven southwark to the Lexington
hotel, which has been designated as
the rendezvous of the notables and OF
the escorting officials and organiza-
tions. The little procession of car
riages which bore the Spaniards made
its way slowly through the dense
throngs that had gathered about the
hotel where the president was housed.
They entered the hotel, and during q
brief season of waiting for the presi.
Dental party to signify it's readiness,
the duke held a somewhat informal
reception.
Meantime the city at large seemed
bending toward the white city at Jack.
son park. Nine big steamers. from
early morning, each loaded with hun
dreds, hundreds of cable cars crowded
to the tail board, the elevated cars
groaning with humanity, and
steam cars, newly constructed
after the pattern of the
Coney Island excursion cars, al
carried almost countless thousands
while those with more means and o
strong aversion to having their elbows
rubbed by a crowd drove out to the
park in carriages.
Soon after o'clock President Cleve.
land and his secretaries left their
rooms at the Lexington hotel and with
the Spanish guests and other notables
entered carriages to begin the ride tc
the great fair.
The procession to the park was in
the following order:
South park mounted police.
Mounted city police.
Company b, Seventh United States cavalry
and Company X, Seventh United States cav
Chicago Hussars and TroopA of the United
States National guard.
First five carriages anC
Sixth carriage-The director general ant
director of works
and the president of the Worlds Columbian
commission, and the president OF the Colum
bian exposition
Eighth-The vice president of the United
States and ex-President Gage
Ninth-Secretary OF state and escort
Tenth-Secretary OF the treasury and escort
notwithstanding of the navy and escort
Twelfth-Secretary OF the interior and escort
MISUNDERSTANDING OF agriculture ant
escort
Fourteenth-Duke of yeragua, the first vic,
president OF the commission, the first vic,
president OF the exposition, Commander
Dickens.
Fifteenth Duchess of veragua, Mrs Potter
Palmer.
Sixteenth Marquis de Barboles and escort
Seventeenth-The Hon Christobel Aguilerg
and other members of the dukes party.
In other carriages the major general com
manding the United States army and aides
Admiral Gherardi and aides. the governor o
Illinois, the mayor Of Chicago, etc.
The column moved along Michigan
avenue and Grand boulevard to Fifty
first street, thence through South parl
by way Of Baynard avenue to Palmel
avenue, thence to the western entrance
of Midway Plaisance. At this poin'
Colonel Rice, commanding the Colum
bian guard met the column and directed
its march to Jackson park, thence t.
the Administration building where the