New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-02
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| cb,,o,o Nav 1.-The objective point o! all. after
| o,c. ras.inc within the enclosure OF Jackson PARK
| today was the grand central court where the cere
monies were 10 take place. II was apparent e'''.
| IN the morning that q great crowd "o"'u w D
| hand As the people continued In steady s''ea"'
| % wind their way along the roads ana acro'' NV
| n,,z,s the throng around the stand became morc
dense and spread 10 the right and TO the ie't u, Wv
| ,,rocron respectively OF the Electrical b"''u"s
| an tina one side ard OF Machinery nun
| on the other. soon IN" space aond
| and within the fountains themselves WIS '" 49,
npon and Indeed. occupied. requiring u'e s
cioor the spaces IN order that when the moment '
.N". , ON thu water the people should he out OF
| the danger q getting wet This caused s'
c an of the spaces along the sides Of the er"u W.
| ,ro, court. and in little while the broad ""'"' "
! ,n, n, the Liberal Arts Building on '"c
nnr,b and OF Agricultural Hall on the so"'"
| e,des Of the basin packed sohuy' " M
| ohos,r,ansm was impos sibc Of accomplishments ~
| along the baus,rsde men and women were Sca'cu u
IT., rb,s was true OF those portions which
| rrounded the bnsin and those when eN''''"'
| os, and west nearer the fronts OF inc o"'''"e
During the tedious period Of waiting lo' Nv WV.
| monies 10 begin lunch parcels ana n"s"e's W"
brought ont and singular picture. anu ho' a ' 80
| tlcIlarly ATTRACTIVE one. was P'se".'"' 49,
O'Clock the crowd had extended clear along you. CIV.
~ the basin TO the plaza Of the p'f''N",
rovrc NJ which was only completed late on 0"''
day II WIS a Pleasant Llnce 10 '"''u "po
because Of rs comparative dryneSs' '"" .oan
CORE, pondingly popular. Those VINO any, - ro,,
IL and IL o'clock. and who made the pis"'"' ,no
along the lake front from the cruiser i''''''''
Music Hall entered the grand court between ''''
structure and the grand Manufactures h"''"S' "''
| ao,,c rho mas. in front Of them wind around TIA"
stand and ON both sides Of the western END ot ."c
basin were quite content 10 sfand upon ."'' 49,
pavcment although conscious OF their iha"h'N ''''
ia soc or hear much that was tahhg P"'' !" W.
mar, a tho ground In fact 1t impossib" even
| 10 hear the music. Through glasses one m'eh' WIS
ngri,h the movement Of the leader ana "c'"N'"""'F
one could catch tho sound Of bass horn or cmhr'
but the voice, Of the chorus were not disunE"'h"""
nor could anyone half the distance along th' '"'''
from the grand stand identify Director GENERAL paV'
or President Cleveland In any part OF the 'N'c'Ns.
4, +. O'Clock the whistles OF III" Machinery Han
engines wore plainly heard and the cr'"d o''nhr'
c,pcc,out and unusually Silent. once or twice 10"
| echo OF what hearty and prolonged ch''r ""u"
! come floating down from the platform town." "'
peri-tylc On the edges ~ the roof 10y 10" Sue "i
| each flagstaff a msn visible ana evidently WIS
watching for a signal, and yet when that 'ign'i was
| Given those below did not know II u'tN sinii'd-
ncou,y the showed themselves !" III" Di""'"
II WA, petty sigh, and one could vibration III
the great around the platform caused Nv w.
waving 81 hns and handkerchlefs M along he 'front.' oil
the Administrator building pcOpl" werc clustered, ana
high up the dome wei" grouped The indians eta
ploycd I'm the wild West" shpy and were conspicuous
by reason of the bright color OF 'hcir garments. The,
lent Il peculiar pctufcsluenc-- to ia" scene. both A.
viewed near by from the ground aid through ela'S''
from II distance. The dropping OF N" yelling from
| the figure OF Columbia Ut the 'a,cm end oi thc
| ba>lu wa not expected 10y thos. grouped In that
| vicinity inasmuch the scafoltlne stlil being
| around H. n was thought To lie unfinished bni when
| IN. figure was exposed to view. many words OF
admiration we're heard. ana a eyes seemed instinc
lively 10 turn toward II.
Tho ceremco,cs being ended the crowd dld not know
exactly what 20 do with Itself for dmc but sradu
ally BEGAN to sway IN al directions.
attracted to the edge OF the basin u oo1 upon the
pretty sight afforded Of the gondpla- hmdng around
over the surface Of tie water 1lr fountain, NJ
| tho end Of The basin were not ST 10 playing
| simultaneously. There MAO much car"rn's, 10 see
| the central one, known the Columbia Fountain
begin ITS work. Gradually tho water to
| rise and then fall in silver HE threads down m"
| steps Of n, semi circular front but there WAS con
| siderable delay before the waterfall WAS complete"
| and the effect was not beautiful dc II would nave
| been had the sun becn shining.
As the people began % NOV" ava, tn" conditions
terrible. IS cnd.1vorlnc ,capc the mud
was concerned. In the lostins and the swaying
| OF tie crowd men 1ff yom,r were alk" forced into
beds Of the mushv slime. which la, been character
is,c Of these walk, during The past month. IL was
n nasty. olnging hind Of mud, ana J., II be
dry II looked almost white. this being The color
OF III, Joliet stone used In grading. At a certain
point the plaza near the pcri,tye there for
some reason or other. probably ;hc settling Of the
ground "A depression ten or fifteen feet In diameter.
and upon this some water had accumulated which had
not entirely been soaked NJ by the wet earth under
meath Around his crowd coll, ccd and the
rovc sight was afforded 81 men and women and boz,
and girls deliberately hing their shoe, IN the
puddle.
II ne, a.
land would make circuit Of the building, after the
ceremonies completed. ana the d,.rc to SEQ him
caused many to cluster around th" most spacious
walks In the vicinity II the Administration Bulldn:
and with this expectation siil hanging nhou, them
nobody seemed To 10 20 into the buildings at
al until be knew The particular one ihr pr, ,dent
TO enter first but CURLING line Of soldiers was
drawn up from the north entrance Of the Admins,
tratlon building toward tho Electrical Building and "A
pas>aeoway made for The Presidential party THIS
manOcuvrc served M index 10 thai which va, TO
follow and the crowd gravatcd 70 the central point
But II WAS long ana tedious period Of waiting and
MAN. becoming w,aiicd began the oru Of tn. build
nes. The Fr, ,iicnt meanwhile cnioyln. a
luncheon will the DlrcctOr-''"ncra and other officers
OF the Exposition and IA number of invited gncsis
and II not until after = O'Clock that he mad.
his appearance. The crowd on the north side Of
the building for the most part chung To their Nh.
3llionS OF vantage, and, rs usual. got into a
funny state OF mind. There are little bridges for
passagc -ways each OF the four side Of This bud
Ing. the second and third floors between The
different payilons located IN the CORNERS. MANY
Of the employees OF the building as well
as others would walk along Of thc,c pass.ce
the north side. but for Il time no notice
was taken Of them. By and by negro made It's
appearance and somebody started n cheer for him
From That time onward one, from a dipric, m,-s.
scneer boy 10 President Cleveland himself could
have mad" h' appearance without being greeted
with cheers and laughter lecrs the object might
suggest A number OF invited guests desiring TO pas,
from one Of these pavions 10 another. net with an
nproarous greeting which was somewhat confusing 10
Of them. One OF their number Was Turk
and he was guyed feariuy by The crowd nas.el ON
the plaza below
About This time two familiar New York figures
were observed the edge OF the crowd ON" was a
woman sitting n wheel chair. ana III" other wa, a