The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-07-12
UNCLE SANS BIRTHDAY.
Magnificent Cele'>~e tiol aS the Co.
lumbian Exposition.
A Crowd of e5O,"OO Pcc?'9 Partlc patio In
the Demonstration Nen OF An Sa-
tions Join in tha '"rcIn 'rieS
Tribute to the Hjew :o.um-
bian Libersy Boil

CHICAGO, July 5.-The worlds fair
was ablaze with patriotism yesterday.
Itwas the center from which the pdtri
otic pulse of liberty-loving people en-
joying the manifold blessings of land
of the free and home of the brave
beat through the nation.
All over the city, in the suburban
residence districts as we'll as in the
commercial center, the usual stiffness
of the night was broken by the crack
ing and booming of fireworks and the
shouts of merry-makers who were
making night of it so that the
worlds fair Fourth might be appropri-
ately ushered in with the true Ameri-
can spirit. Day broke to the accom-
paniment of salute of hundred guns
from the gunboat in the lake, and the
reverberations of the cannon awak
ened the sleepers and gave them no.
tice that it was time to be up and NOV
ing. The procession southwark to
jackson park began as early as O
o'clock, when the Illinois Central road
started the first of its two minute
trains each car filed to the doors, and
from that hour on the steam cable and
elevated roads, as well as the big
steamboats, plying the lake, found
their facilities taxed as never before.
''0ld Glory" was to be seen every
where, hundreds of thousands of them,
some of the avenues leading to Jack
son park being literally lined with tri-
colored bunting and the stars and
stripes as though in honor Of the COM
ing of the conquering hero.
The exercises of the day had pre-
lude in procession of the leading par
ticipants. 1t left the city hall at 0
o'clock with the Second regiment,
headed by its band, to blaze its way
over the boulevards. Heading the line
was carriage occupied by Mrs. Perry
Stafford, of Martha's Vineyard, and a
party of lady friends, and who held and
at intervals waved priceless relic in
the form of the original flag under
which Paul Jones sailed with the au-
thority of congress Behind came car
riages containing the city officials and
the members OF the liberty bell COM
mittee. headed by W. o. Mcdowell of
New Jersey. The procession moved
slowly for the boulevard From curb
TO curb was packed vehicles of all de-
scriptions carrying their owners and
guests toward the park, and it was
nearly II o'clock when it reached the
Ftfty-seventh street entrance. Here a
remarkable reception awaited it. In
side the gate lining the roadway
six deep in military order, twenty
thousand exposition exhibitors Of
all nations were drawn up. Every man
carried an American flag; and each di-
vision according TO its building or de-
partment, was headed by the depart
ment chief and band. As this pro-
cession passed through the ranks, the
exhibitors uncovered and waved the
flags, while the bands broke forth in
unison with the Star Spangled Banner
When the mayors carriage had
reached the head of the column the
word of command was given, the ex-
hibitors faced ranks southwark and the
combined professions moved through
the grounds, bringing up in the i'm
mense plaza between the administra-
ton building and the terminal station.
A portion of this had been filed in
with chairs and benches and eXtempor-
lied seats, while In the rear enough
standing room had been left for hun
dred thousand people who were willing
10 join in singing the patriotic music
even II they could not get within n
quarter of mile of earshOt of the
speeches. In front of the terminal
building, facing west, spacious grand
stand had been erected. IN the rear of
the stand the great tio,r of the term
inal station, the broad ,tairways and
the balconies were packed with special
guests. During the wal: the concourse
was entertained with national airs that
stirred its blood and kept 1t in cnthusi-
astic mood.
Behind the director general and vice
president came the mayor and corpora
tion, the national commission and
board of directors, the lady managers
and several hundred special guests OF
the occasion. Below the platform were
the members OF the Columbian chorus,
mon and women-fifteen hundred OF
them-each with big flag that later
ON was TO be waved in triumph TO sig
nalize the touch Of the electric button
that was to dedicate the new Liberty
bell thousand miles eastward across
the continent While the guests were
being seated on the platform, renewed
enthusiasm was created by the appear
Ance Of the venerable but sprightly
woman from Martha $ Vineyard. Mass.
Mrs. Stafford, who carried in q card
board box her precious possession, the
first American flag. She kept II close
TO her as she smiled and bowed hei
Acknowledgements TO the cheering mul
titude She was given seat under
meath the small fag-pole erected fol
the purpose Of receiving the flag, which
was fastened 10 the line ready for the
hoisting by Mrs. Stafford's infrm hand
Another diversion was created By
the arrival OF delegation from thu
state Of Washington bearing at II,
head a monster stuffed eagle hoisteC
high on a. pole with the stars ant
stripes futtering beneath. When th'
last OF the guests had been seated, Di
rector General Davis brought his gave
down on the table and called the mul
titude TO order. Rev. DIR. John Henr.
Barrows had been announced TO delive
the opening prayer, but he was absen
and in his place Rev. Dr. Garfield, o
the Universalist church, was intro
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