St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-05
FOURTH At THE FAIR.
The Largest Days Attend
anee at the Columbian
Exposition.
Patriotic Sentiments Of Each
Orator Cheered With
Warmth.
Paul Jones Flag Run Aloft
Amid the Shouts OF the
Audience.
New Liberty Bell Rung by
the Aid Of Elec-
trieity.

CHICAGO, July 1T is fitting that
the Fourth of July, the natal day of the
nations independence, should witness
the largest attendance Of the season at
the Worlds Columbian exposition. AL
though the official returns are not yet
in, the officials do not hesitate to declare
that today's attendance will not fall
short of 250,O0O. Every railroad run
ming into Chicago gave a special Fourth
Of July rate today, and the closing of
commercial houses in the city enabled
working and business people of Chi
rago to swell the throngs until the
aggregate became greater than that
Of any previous days attendance.
The weather was alternately fair
and threatening. and Just as the hour of
II O'Clock arrived, slight shower broke
over the assemOlage and caused an up
raising of umbrellas. Fortunately, how
ever, the rain was slight and of but few
minutes duration, and the exercises of
bright sunshine. Good taste was dis
played by the exposition officials in the
brevity of the programme, the entire
exercises of
speech and Song
consuming but little over an hour. The
stand was erected on the east side of the
terminal station, and tne space between
this structure and the administration
building was packed with humanity
half hour before the beginning of the
ceremonies.
The crowd was goOd-natured, Jolly
Dne, and everybody seemed bent on all
appropriate observance of the Fourth.
Every patriotic sentiment Of the OF tors
81 the day was cheered warmly, and the
enthusiasm OF the assemblage was an
inspiration to The speakers. At no time
during the day was the weather op-
pressively warm, and after the slight
monday shower the weather became
cool and bracing. BY 2 o'clock in the
afternoon the last cloud had disappeared
from the sky. and the remainder OF the
day and evening was bright and clear.
The greater number of the visitors ar
rived early in the forenoon, most of the
excursion trains from abroad entering
the grounds by not later than o'clock
or 10 O'Clock. As usual most of the
visitors had either heard OF or been the
victims of the rapacity of worlds fair
restaurants, and the greater number
came fortified with capacious lunch
baskets. When lunch hour arrived the
green Sward east of the government
building became
The Resort OF the Weary
and was dotted with thousands of table
cloths and baskets as the picknickers
spread their midday repast.
The commemorative exercises of the
DAY began promptly at IL a. IN. Long
before that hour the space for hundreds
of feet surrounding the grand stand
was thrOnged with spectators and every
prominent arrival was greeted with
cheers. At 10 O'Clock Mayor Harrison,
the city officials and the common cOun-
Gil of the city of Chicago entered in
carriages at the tilty-SeVenth street en-
trance. preceded by the band of the
Second regiment Illinois national guard.
The mayor was loudly cheered ali along
the route, and proceeded at once to the
grand stand with his party, where they
were seated among the national COM
miSsi0ners, directors and chiefs of de
paltments. subsequently his honor
moved to the smaller stand in front re-
served Tor the orators of the day.
The exercises opened with music from
the immense chorus assembled by Di-
rector Pratt. Nearly 1000 singers were
marShaled around the stand, groups
being stationed in the galleries of the
terminal station, the front gallery of
the mines and mining building, and in
the balcony of machinery hall. There
were four bands, one being located in
the west balcony of the administration
building, and the others being distriD-
uted
At Regular Intervals
about the plaza. When Mayor Har.
rson, the common council and the es-
cOrting citizens and exhibitors arrived
at the grand stand, Director General
George r. Davis, who presided over the
exercises, arose and called the assem-
blage to order. As he did SO Col. g. Ii
Clarke, of Milwaukee, stepped forward
and presented him with gavel made
from piece of the famous Washington
elm at Cambridge, Mass. In presenting
the gavel. Col. Clarke said:
s'DirectOr General Davis: One hun.
dred and eighteen years ago We ,ter-
day Washington arrived at Cambridge
Mass, drew his sword and took com
mand OF the Continental army under
the tree known as the Washington elm
take pleasure in presenting you with {
gavel FOR this mornings services made
from the wood of that now famous
tree"
In receiving the gavel Director Gen
eral Davis thanked Coi, Clarke for it
and said it was emInently fitting that
part of such a historic tree should bt
used in celebration of the anniversary
OF the birth of American history. liz
then turned to the audience anC
announced that the Rev. DIR. JohI
III. Barrows would invoke the bless
ing OF God upon the celebration
At the conclusion of the prayer, Di-
rector General Davis introduced Gen
AGlai <. Stevenson, vice president o
the Unlled States, as the orator of thu
day. Great applause greeted Gen
Stevenson when he stepped forward
He spoke as follows:
Gen. SteVemson;s Address.
81 am confident that at no time no
place have human eyes beheld a grande
assembly. This is Americas day
Under the auspices of the exposition
other days that have been set apart t.
commemorate marked events in history
the individual states of our Union AM
the nations of the earth, each and all
and wisely, too, have had a special da,
assigned them. In the great congresse
which have been assembled, representa-
tiYes of all lands and all pathways o
human endeavor have been gathered