Evening journal., 1893-05-01
.THE FAIR OPENED.
All Eyes Now Upon Amer
ica's Windy City.
TO-DAY'S GRAND CEREMONY
The President Starts the Wheels
Of the Colossal Exposition,

A Congregation of Nations, Inventions,
People and Historic Relies That
Eclipses Anything in the Annals of
Christendom-The Distinguished Pro-
cessIon Wends Its Way Past Groups of
Algerians. MongoIians, Africans, Japs,
LapIanders, RIoors and Persians,
Through Dahomey village and
Jaganese Camp, Past the Blue GrOtto
of Capri and Then Through Lane
Formed of Two Score Female Beauties
off twenty Nations-The Duke of Ver-
aqua, Columbus LineaI Descendant,
Cheered All Along the Line-Dr. Mil
burn, the Blind Chaplain of the U. S.
Senate, Makes the Opening Prayer.
CHICAGO May 1-Grover Cleveland,
President of the United States sur.
rounded by members of his Cabinet, by
his officials of the various staff, by
numerous and distinguished representa-
tion from lands across the seas, and
a mighty throng of American citizens
to day pressed the electric button which
set in motion the miles of shafting, the
innumerable engines and machines and
the labyrinth of betting and gearing
which make up the machinery of the
XNovIdfc Co1,,,,, Lio, axpoo;ffov, he
same moment national salutes pealed
forth from the guns of the Andrew
johnson, lying off the exposition grounds
in Lake Michigan; 7O) flags released
from their "stops" at concerted signal,
swung loose and streamed out under
the sky in scarlet, yellow and blue; /;
over in Machinery Hall, a great roar arose
and the turrets of the building nodded
as the wheels began to turn, and a
greater volume of sound arose from
( the throats of concourse of peope who
thus acclaimed the opening of the
grandest achievement of American pluck,
enterprise and generosity.
Before the first faint streaks of light
in the Eastern sky heralded the approach
of the dawn. the down. town. streets were
astir Crowds were hurrying from the
railroad depots on the north and west
sides and the cable lines were discharg-
ing load after load of passengers.
Carriages and omnibusses began to
hurry through the South Side and pedes-
trians innumerable set their faces south
ward in the direction of jackson Park.
Nine o'clock saw every available means
of transportation tested to its full capac
ity and in some cases beyond it.
All sorts of vehicles were pressed into
service From carriages with crest:
emblazoned on their panels down to the
humble but serviceable express wago1
whose owner exscted a round pri ce fol
the use Of springless vehicle drawn by
an antiquated and decrepit horse every
thing on wheels was utilized in th'
conveyance of the crowd bound for tn,
fair.
Owing to the small part taken by th'
military in the days ceremonies ther'
was little marching and countermarch-
ing, and the streets were left free TO
the great body of civilians. There wer
some delegations from out of town VIII
had brought brass bands with them, an'
these blsred aud footed up and down tn
principal theroughfares attracting smsl
boys and idlers Most of the excursions
however, split up into small parties, an
when they reached the depots the band
were left to shift for themselves
AS 10 o'clock-the hour for the oper
ing exercises-drew near, the rus
reached its height, subsiding as IL o'cloc
was resched. The jam at the rail1oa
depots became less thick; the cable car
moved along only comfortably filled
The boats carried of smaller loads Z
passengers; pedestrians became fewe
aud fewer and by noon the down tow
streets were, if anything, clearer than 0
ordinary days.