Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-05-06
THE WORLDS FAIR.
President Cleveland Makes all Address
and Starts the Machinery.

presence Of the members OF his cabl-
net. officials of the various States,
distinguished representative OF for
feigu countries and a great throng OF
American citizens The attendance
was estimated by d. II. Burnham,
director of works ut 100000 persons.
The morning opened misty, but the
sky frightened as the day advanced
and the necessity forholding the ser
vices indoors was averted. AS the
exercises progressed the sun shone
forth in full splendor, and the long
spell of bad weather was over The
mud was so plentiful that the hun
l.redS Of planlls laid over the road
way La,, little effect.
The President received the foreign
commissioners and visited several of
fine i,ailtlings. He left for Washing
tom ~ O'clock in the evening.
TIL aman's Building was open
ed ,yl Impressive ceremonies. Mrs.
l>o!js ralmer and the Duchess OF
.lbare made speeches.
~ W President Cleveland arose
foreiae,2 and natives alike joinedin
the acelaim to the highest represen-
tative OF the sovereign people OF the
republic There WAS u tlutter OF
white hankerchiefs from the ladies
side OF the platform, and instantly it
was taken up by the thousands of
the sex chat occupied the gondolas
and launches on the water far in the
distance. At last, when Threats and
arms alili were tired, and resemblance
of Quiet had once more come over the
rlr0nr he commenced his address
He said:
Il ~, here to join my fellow citi-
zens in the congratulations which
befit this occasion. Surrounded by
the stupcrGous results of American
enterprise and activity, and in view
of the magnificent evidences of Amer
lean skill ;;ad intelligence, we need
not fear that these congratulations
will be exaggerated. We stand to
day in tia presence OF the oldest
nations OF ,ae world, and point to the
great acl avements we here exhibit,
asking no allowance on the score of
youth. Tie enthusiasm with which
we confer plate our work intensities
the warmth, of the greeting we extend
to those who haye come from foreign
lands to Illustrate with us the growth
and progress of human endeavOr in
the direction of higher civilization.
I'VE who believe that popular ed
ucation and the stimulation of the
best impulses of our citizens lead the
way to the realization of the proud
national destiny which our past
promises. gladly welcome the oppor-
tunity here afforded us to see the
results accomplished by the efforts
which have been eXerted longer than
ours in the field of mans improve
ments. while in appreciative return,
we exhibit the unparalleled advance
ment, the wonderful accomplish
mentS OF the Young nation, and pre-
sent the t.iumphs of Il vigorous, self
reliant ard Independent people. We
have built these splendid edifices,
but we have also builtthe magnificent
fabric of popular government, whose
grand proportions are seen through
out the world. We have made and
here gather together the objects OF
use and beauty, the products OF
American skill and invention, but we
have also made men who rule them
selves.
y is au exalted mission in which
we ;Hd our guests from other lands
are engaged, us we cooperate in the
inauguration OF an enterprise devoted
to human enlightenment, and in the
undertaking we here enter upon, we
eXemplify in the noblest sense the
brotherhood of nations. Let US hold
fast to the meaning that Hnderlies
this ceremony, and let us not lose the
impressiveneSs Of this moment, as by
q touch the machinery that gives
life TO this vast exposition is now set
in motion, so at the same instant let
our hopes and aspirations awaken
the forces which in ali time to come
shall influence the welfare, dignity
and faeelom of mankind.o
AS t.e last words fell from the
Pres ms lips he pressed his finger
upoa electric button on the table
belo III. This was the signal for
:. q 5astration difficult of ina
~ina Il, and infinitely more so of
e!eseriHson. At one and the same
instai the audience burst into q
laundering shout, the orchestra
pealed forth the strains of 1.-The
Ralleluiah Chorus the wheels of
| the 5rcdt tAlllS cl]Sll1C III IAetCl1lliC4S
Hall commenced to revolve, the cleo
trio fountains in the lagoon threw
their torrents toward the sky, a flood
of water gushed forth from the
MclIonnies fountain and rolled back
again into the basin, the thunder of
artillery came from the vessels in the
lake. the chimes in Manufacturers
Hall and Oh the German Building
rang out merry peal, and overhead
the flags at the tops of the poles in
front Of the platform fell apart and
revealed two gilded models of the
ships in which Columbus first sailed
to American shores.
at the same moment hundreds of
flags, of all nations and all colors,
were unfurled within sight of the
platform. The largest was great
"Old Glorv.n which fell into graceful
folds from the top of the centre staff
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