New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-01
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Prayer the Rev. w. H. Milburn, Washington, D. c.
Poem. THE Prophecy" by w. A. Croirutt. Of Wash.
ingon. D. {.
Music orchestral overture. "RIenzi," Wagner.
Address by the D.reotorGcnefal. 3D.
Address by the President Of the United States.
Starting Of machinery during which time Will be psr.
formed ''IIallelujah Chorus" Handel
Ocial reception BY President OF the United STATS
and officials the Worlds Columbian Commission
and the Worlds Columbian Exposition and OF the various
Foreign Commissioners the Manufactures and Liberal
Arts Building.
The demonstration when President Cleveland
presses the key to start the machinery in motion
will be one long to he remembered. At that sline
instant the electric fountain in the lagoon
will begin to play. Torrents OF water will gush
out from the Macmonnics fountain, and roll back
again to the basin, the chimes in Manufactures
Hall and on the German Building will sound the
news of the Eypostion's opening. ard steam
whistles will tOot all over the grounds Over
head the flags at the tops of tie fla gstafs in front
of the platform will unfold and reveal twO gilded
models of the ship in which Columbus first sailed
to American shores. The Stars and Stripes and
the flags of all other nations that top the spires
on every building within view will be unfurled.
Salutes will be fired from the Michigan, II she
arrives in port on time, and from the batte-ships,
and everything that make racket VIII JOIN
in the chorus of iubilation over the successful
opening Of the greatest Exposition Of modern OF
ancient times. -, .oo..
There is little in the appearance OF the s'fee~
of the city of Chicago to-day when woulu w.
shadow the opening tomorrow OF .he s'rJiacS' riae"
Worlds Exhibition that has ever taken place.
Between 80 ard o'clock last evehln'. 'a.iGG G
were riffs in the clouds in the hor,h".s., al" III
though the wind was bowng = st9Is fe, that t'V t"day
would be productive of sp"shnc and deiigntiuiy
warm weather. But ct the hour OF suhrise I, al1
rain was falling heavily the wind was strongly
AZ blowing
thc cutters in the city fill led with waIcr a
a more uncomfortable looking day mas nor oawnrdd d
upon this metropolis, despite IT'S awiui recG,u G
Cor a month past II is no wonder that the Ex-
nosition officials have become thoroughly ais-
couraged; and it is only simple Jas'ics ,,J !" ex.
That the people of the United States should ,S eA,
tend their sympathy to these men VINO nav nav III, h
to encounter the condition of things, eh'isey ne ne
yond hheir control. which has existed sihS we
first of April. II is not too mnch TO say tna. !.
the ordinary weather of April due 10 this climate
had prevailed within the last thirty days, me
ExpotTion grounds world nave preSh'"
beautiful picture on the opening day. =.
There has certainly been slackening OF et-
forts and. everything contiguous TO the man nat
buildings is in reasonably acceptable ,orn' L DIV
II must he admitted that the showing Il p%ick %
ward: that the Fair does not take us plne
among other great exhibitions IN tS ma'., , W
readiness for the opening he Dull'ilhgS Ilein,
.elves are completed. but the grading around
them is very incomplete: and yet the reasons
NAV. in honesty located otherwise t,an III ne tI;e
aggregation of business talent associated WIN .hs
n iI III ,h.t WAS cxp.cted in this climate in
normal conditions, there Is no donp. ."1c ,hI, hv
nrcsentation to morrow would have been h.5hiy
Today the rain is falling steadily with no no
promise of cessatlon and what 'o-ui9rrow VIZ t
bring forth nobody can conjecture. Here II tio
riatform all ready for one Of the most imposing
ceremonies that has ever taken piac" on tnls
continent the weaihcr coii3ns TprS nrnc te
last two weeks, there would have been Vast
roncoursc of people upon the grounds. .h.
4 circuit was made this afternoon among Hs
hotels and developed the fact that the arrivals
we're very far below what expected for the
occasion Inquiry at all the principal hostereJS nJ
shows that accommodations were TO be uonna
and at prices which have prevailed under primary
bnsiness conditions Of Chicago. This afternoon
the registry books did not ma Upon ,dr ,e'r Won
ask lu Tho hotel clerk why" ne attributes the
carss to the weather. II you ask llm from WIFI n,
source tho patronage flows he WIZ ten you .i, and
over II vou consult the register You VIII hh's
that the statement is correct. An h'pcc''Hl VI
thn registers of five hotels this afternoon SLOW"
n generally fair average OF thr n Nor,,,,am imit
tennessee being about the most southern in! iI'
tbomuh one or two appeared from South tar2.i,s ?
and Alabama: but the greatest numoer oa t, ,o,on
registered toni:ht are from hat 'tr ne. Known as the
Northern States There are only le" "''"'''
Incr,. has been for the past two weeks in me
nubic rrcss a discussion as 10 tie proprrN' VI
If one goes further, the necessity, OF .cr,H. inI
decoration throughout the city. Io-hie"; i,T ~.
lf,fS
fr,,urn 4 week ago there was prevalent p,
lief that general decoration OF the clty sho"l"
h. made. The question was asNeu III ,;noSS ,"lv SS
The public papers. Shall we appear IN pYsisnS g @
dress on that DAY or in holiday dress Inc als
pearanccs this afternoon indicate thar the p%I3i1 %
are inclined TO general bushes; ores, ., da".
places have received anything IN IN" way oI ue- %
Grafton Here and there on State'st one s'es
the flags of foreign nations noating Iiere anu
there is an evergreen arcll. reminlhe oie T; ,,o"
of the season of Christmas festival thah an Si'air
of National ImDOrtance III GeDgrdDiltdi VI
political sense The portrait Of Columbus IN
many forms is conspicuous ami 10. alMMs "sS
most artistic in conception. lhe real pl,tur's VI
Columbus do not r, r,prescnt him as a bad-looklng
man but Chicago has done him up brown and'
in fact; done hIm up IN am1s. every ron6"is- h"s-
ins from his head: in Others th,y are slrink'hs
away into cavcrnods depths which "annot be
Penerated The Columbus Of TO-DAY a. local5S1 fSIlny
In one case he will lack lustre and in another case
the ustre is somewhat oyerdone. There is
great deal Of srns on Of % phon pths ncarss as 10 r ne
resent him with trunks: some In tights ana
some in nineteenth century pants They are
all becoming 10 his figure, and as his figure was
net coEmonrla"a. the representation Ia a good
lass for advertisement; and it has been utilized
for all il is worth
weel, past. that the wind would shift to quarter
from which clear weather could be expected but
the outlook for % tt Is dccd ccnG S hss
been done in the direction of getting the espIa-
nades in perfect shape for the comfort of those
who are to fake part in the opening exercises.
For some reason or other, great crowd is ex.
pected and if crowd materiazes there will be
much discomfort unless the weather becomes more
favorable Notwithstanding the arrival Of the
Liberty Bell from philadelphia, the patriotic spirit
has not risen the height that might reis ,nably
he expected. One of the morning papers indulge:
in a sort of appeal blsod upon tie presence Of
the Liberty hl II traces its progress from Phila-
dephia. and concludes by asserting that tho
people should recognize this old cracked cmblem
Of freedom an inspiration In fact even
Democratic newspaper cOnspicuously presents ex-
President Harrison as an interpreter oil the
patriotic gospels. But. after all, there seems to
be sort Of spirit Of waiting the arrival OF
those who have loaded pockets 1t is TO the die;
credit Of Chicago that at this time there shond
appear so conspcuously that spirit Of avarice
which has previously been alluded 10. The infu
OF strangers who shall witness the opening has
not been marked, and yet there seems TO be
readiness on all hands TO grasp the first penny.