New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-10-11
The City So Full of Strangers That
Hotel Accommodations Are .
Inadequate.

quent big days have been occasions OF
rejoicings, and the people of the globe
have proclaimed their approval by their
attendance. When Chicago planned
days exercises and festivities, the
characteristic push and enterprise at
once asserted itself. and special COM
,nittee appointed by the city council,
assisted by worlds fair officials, began
the preliminary arrangements to make
Chicago day the biggest of the expoSi-
ton. After several weeks of work the
programme was arranged satisfactorily.
The Day Was a Grand Success.
It was the banner event of the fair.
The avenues were not filled with equip
ages of state, but the common people
were here by the tens of thousands, tie
school children, laborers, mechanics,
in fact, citizens from every calling
came in squads.
Speechmaking was no feature. Long
ago exposition crowds have shown
distaste for oratorical contests. Today
all interests were 80 numerous as to
turn the head of the average visitor,
one grand feature followed another.
Before the sun had peeped above the
blue Of Lake Michigan people hurried
to the depots to take trains for the
White City. Down town business
houses were locked up. Merchants,
actuated by the patriotic i'm pulse. pur-
chased tickets for their employees; every
body was in holiday attire and Chicago
was at her best. Every mode of trans
portation was taxed to its limit. Peo-
pie hung on cable trains three deep.
Visitors were armed with souvenir
tickets, and Chief Tucker of the de-
partment of admissions had every
available man at work.
Decorations at the Fair
were superb. From the Aagstaffs of
the big buildings, keeping company
with the stars and stripes, the colors of
every nation waved greeting to their
countrymen. The state buildings were
loaded with bunting and flags. In many
instances flowers were banked about
the doors.
1t was 10 o'clock when the Chicago
Hussars, under command of Captain
Brand, entered the west end of Mid
way. AS the company made tour of
the grounds, Battery D, under the d.
rection of Lieutenant Russell, was
firing a salute over the lake front.
Thanking the grand basin and stationed
on the Peristyle, Administration, Man.
ufa ctures and Agricultural buildings,
tru mpeters in herald's uniform played
short fanfare of peace and then in
unison splitting the air to the ends of
the grounds, peace on Earth, Good
Will to Men," was played. The COM
bined bands. numbering several hun
dred musicians, played the air of ''All
Nations"
The Height of Enthusiasm
was reached. however, when a chorus
of 2, 900 voices. under the direction of
Professor Tomlins, sung 1.-The Star
Spangled Banner" The refrain was
taken up by 10000 people, and as the
singers executed the notes of the Amer
lean hymn the United bands swe1led
the volume to an extent rarely heard.
Then the chorus sung soft Southern
airs, including ''Dixie's Land" MARY
land" and "Kentucky Home" ''Co-
AuuOAds 0C" VI Gu0 OCcduS was Gu0A
sung, and the United bands marched
from the grand plaza to the west en-
trance of the Administration building.
Here the new liberty bell was rung by
Mayor Carter Harrison, in honor of the
day. Eight hundred voices, directed by
Professor Tomlins, sang die Yacht
Am Rhein,": ''Marseillaise" and other
national airs on q platform west of the
/ Administration building. The morn
ing exercises were closed by an exhibi-
ton drill in the stock pavilion by the
Chicago Hussars. ><.=
| Never In the History
of the fair were there SO many people
together. From early morning the
crowds came in unbroken columns. A
full force of men were stationed 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 impossible to gain admis-
sion, 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, restaurants and
hotel Offices, as the city was completely
filed. Rooms were impossible to Sc
/, cure and cots were at premium.
Train loads Of people were deposited
down town and in the exposition dis
trict during the morning. All had one
object in view, and that was the White
City. The line Of those seeking admis-
sion was endless. Luckily about half
of the visitors had secured tickets and
the crowd around the ticket Offices was
not SO great.
Over Half . Million. Sac
The official returns received at the
department Of admissions at 2 o'clock
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