The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-10-13
Z CHICAGO DAY.


planncd Monday exercises and fe,.
tivities the characteristic push and en-.
terprise n once asserted itself, and
special cbmmittee appointed by the
city cou sci, assisted by Worlds fair
officials, began the preliminary ar
arrangements to make Chicago day the
biggcs, " the exposition. After sew.
cral weeks of work the programme was
: arranged satisfactorily. The day was
grand success II was the banner
event OF the fair The avenues were
not niied with eqnipages of state. but
the common people were here by the
tens OF thousands. the school children,
iaborers mechanics, in fact, citizens
from every calling came in squads
experimenting was no feature Long
ago exposition crowds have shown
distaste for oratorial contests Mon
day Al was action. Events of popu-
lar Interest were SO numerous as to
| turn tlc head Of the average visitor.
oue estnd feature followed another.
Issfuff the<sun had peeped above the
bl0e of Lake Michigan people hurried
20 the different depots to take trains to
the White City. Downtown business
houses were locked up Saturday
night and the keys hid until Tues
day Merchants actuated by pat
riotic impulses purchased tickets
for their employees; everybody was
in holiday attire. and Chicago was at
her best. Every mode of transportation
was taxed TO its limit. People hung on
cable trains three deep. Visitors were
armed with souvenir tickets, and Chief
Tucker, of the department of admis-
sions, had every available man at
work
1t was ten O'Clock when the Chicago
Hussars under command OF Capt
Brand, entered the grounds at the west
end Of Midway. As the company made
a tour of the grounds, Battery ID, UNI
der the direction of Lieut.. Russell, was
firing "A salute over the lake front.
Thanking the grand basin and stationed
on the peristyle, administration manu-
facturers and agricultural buildings,
trumpeters in heralds' uniform played
a short fanfare of peace, and then in
unison, splitting the air to the ends Of
the grounds, "Peace on Earth, Good
win To- Men," was played, The com
bined bands, numb ering several hun
bred musicians, played the air Of ''All
Nations" 1t was grand spectacle.
The height of enthusiasm was
reached, however, when chorus of
. 900 voices. under the direction of
Prof 1omlins sung The star Spangled
Banner The refrain was taken up by
TO- GGo people, and as the singers exc
cuted the notes of the American hymn,
the united bands swelled the volume to
an extent rarely heard. Then the
chorus sang soft southern airs,
including Dixie Land" Mary
land" and Kentucky Home"
Columbia, Gem of the Ocean,
was then sung, and the united bands
marched from the grand plaza to the
west entrance of the administration
building. Here the new liberty bell
was rung in homo Of the day. Eight
hundred voices directed by Prof. Tom
Inns. sang E'Die Wacht am Rhein,"
"MarSsnlas, and other national airs
on a platform west of the sdministra-
tion building. The morning exercises
were closed by an exhibition drill
The court of honor presented an i'm
posing scene. There was grand re-
union of states represented by youths
and maidcns, all attircd in appropriate
costumes symbolic Of the states which
they represented. Chicago's guard of |
honor was comprised of youths repre- |
senting the thirty-four wards of the !
city. Each bore a huge shield on |
which was inscribed the word well |
come" Following them were thir- |
teen pretty misses representing the
orig na states Of the union, They |
carried state shields and olive branches
and each wore a crown which was
surmountei 10y large gilt star. Then
followed the different states Of the
union shields, carried on which was
the name and motto Of the state and
the iay Of it, admission to the union.
Fla,s. SheaiS of wheat and flowers ga
lore were carried by the children. The
DAYS incidents were closed in effective
STYLE, and as night drew on the crowd
was added 20 by late corners, all bent
on witnessing the gorgeous display of
fireworks.
Never in the history of the fair were
SO many people together here as Mon
dav. From early morning the crowd
came in unbroken columns. A full
force Of men were stationed at the
gates and thousands of the Chicago
dav crowd lined up at every entrance
AT the ~iNty-third entrance it was
next to impossible to gain admis-
sion. 50 dense was the crowd.
IL vas the same story at most
of the other gates. The people
cane from every direction, Thousands
were compelled to sleep in star-ways,
restaurants and hotel offices sunday
night. AS the city was completely filled.
Room, were impossible to secure and
lots we're at premium. Trainloads of
,corla were deposited downtown and
n the exposition district Monday morn
ne Al had the same object in view,
md that was the White City, The line
Y those seeking admission was endless.
luckily about half of the visitors had
ccured entrance tickets beforehand
nd the crowd around the ticket Office
as not So great as at the admission
ateS
CHICAGO, Oct. 10 "A. m-.The at
enhance at the fair Chicago day was:
aid admissions, 1864; passes, 81, $50;
Dtal, 75l, 020.