River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-05-04
The Grent Fair Opened.
4 GRAND PAGEANT.
The Magnificent Escort of President Cleve-
land to jackson Park.


It was a magnificent procession that escorted
President Cleveland and the duke OF Neragua
and their parties down Chicago's beautiful
boulevards to jackson park for the opening GER
emonies. Starting from the Lexington hotel
corner Michigan avenue and Twenty second
street where President Cleveland had been
domieiled since Saturday noon, the column pro
oeeded along Grand boulevard TO Fifty first
street. thence through South park by way OF
Bayard avenue to Palmer avenue, thence TO the
Western entrance OF Midway Plaisance. At
this point Col Rice, commanding the Columbian
guard, met the column and guided il to jackson
park.
Following is the order Of the parade:
Platoon of South Park mounted police.
:, detachment of mounted city police, TWEEN
ty-seyen men, under command of Lieut. C. G.
Healy.
Company u, Seventh United States cavalry.
under command Of Capt. L a. Varnum, aud
Company X, OF the Seventh United States cav
airy, under command OF Capt. L. Z Hare.
The Chicago Hussars, under command OF
Capt L. l. Brand
Troop \ of the Illinois national guard, under
command Of Capt Limo
The column was in command OF Maj. T. a.
Baldwin Of the Seventh United States cav
airy.
cort.
Sixth carriage-The director general OF the
exposition, the director OF works.
Seventh carriage-Thc president OF the Unit
ed States the president of the Worlds Colum-
bian commission, the president OF the Worlds
Columbian exposition.
Eighth carriage-Vice president OF the United
States, ex-President Lyman J. Gage, ex-Presi-
dent William 4. Baker.
Ninth carriagc-Secretary OF state and escort
Tenth earriage-Secretary OF the treasury
and escort
Eleventh carriage Secretary OF the navy and
escort
Twelfth misunderstanding Of the interior
and escort
Thirteenth carriaSe-Seeretary 81 agriculture
and escort
Fourteenth carriage-Duke OF Neragua, the
first vice president OF the commission the
first vice president OF the exposition, Com
fnander Dickens
Fifteenth clrrlage-Duchcss of Ncragua,
Mrs. Potter Palmer. president of the board OF
lady managers Of the Worlds Columbian cX-
position Mrs Commander Dickens.
|. Sixteenth carriage Marquis de Barboles
second vice president of the commission second
vice president OF the exposition
Seventeenth earriage-Hon ChristobeI Col
on Aguilera Hon Haria del Pillar Colon
Aguiiera. Commissioner Thomas G.. Gutierres,
Eighteenth carriage-Hou Pedro Colon y Ber-
tenado. Hon Carlos Aguilera, Marquis Villalo-
bar, Director Charles l.. Hutchinson
Nineteenth carriage-Thomas f. Bayard,
Lambert Tree
Twentieth carriage Major general com
rnanding United States army, and aids
Twenty -iirst carriage-Admiral Gherardi aud
aids
Twentv-second carriage-Governor OF the
state of Illinois
Twenty-third carriage Mayor OF the city Of
Chicago
At 9:45 the procession left the Lexington
boiel At II o'clock Lieut. Healy's advance
guard OF mounted police reached the west en-
trance of Midway Plaisance and in few min
utes were in front of the platform in front Of
the Administration building. short time
later the great parade was at an end