The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-04

stand. and white haired Director General
Davis came down the main aisle side by
side with President Cleveland. The rat
& Ting shout near the great sounding board
i had attracted every eye thitherward. and
as the familiar figure Of the nations OK
ecuhve was discovered by the people.
/ hats flew in the air, shouts shook the
clouds and echoed along the white facadcss
Of the surrounding buildings. Behind the
president came Secretaries Gresham. Her
bert, Smith and Morton; scarcely had
the party been seated when a brilliant
group Of figures appeared in. sight and
followed along the aisle. The duke OF.
Veragua and his party were recognized
Instantly, and generous shouts Of well
come greeted them as they seated them
4 President Cleveland. The duchess and
Secretary Herbert's daughter entertained
each other during the brief waiting. A ii
\ corps OF photographers mounted on the u
platform at a little distance from the
plaza at this time became busy at their
work. VAL: z ss Nm = q EE! 5. .SEEts ~
At twenty minutes past the hour the
orchestra, with a grand burst, opened
the Columbian march and hymn which
mad been written by John X. Paine K
linen prayed the blind chaplain of the 81
house of representatives and while there
was something OF hush, the crowd seemed
lrrepressible. AT that time the great
space OF the plaza had been filled. The
bases OF the lamp posts and even the
passes OF the great columns and towers
had been climbed upon by eager sight
seers: Branching away to left and right 1
on either side of the basin crowds on
Tended .>Way to the manufactures build
ing and to the agricultural palace, filing
an the standing room, climbing upon the
mammoth animal figures upon the
bridges. A little before the president had
Deen presented the sunlight came through,
Y9tlsh.enlhS ana warming the entire scent
ic was during his speech that the sbov-
Ing" crowds at one time seemed threaten
ing thmselves with serious danger. and -
When women and men fainting and III
sensible We're carried away BY officers
ana Red Cross attendants.
: fut the Wheels in Motion,
But all that preceded had been tend.
: , lug u up p, 70 the elimination which was
speech, President Cleveland reached
iorth ms arm and pressed down his fore
niger upon the button of the golden elet.
tric key. At that instant the dull RIM,
OF ping e. OF machinery came out to the ears
OF tne thousan nd of people from Ma
chlnery hall. Those who could not see
me pressing OF the key heard the results
as the distant engines received the steam.
anu reaching out their ponderous iron
arms, applied their power to the net =
work of betting and wheels which we're
or the center flagstaff quickly released
the American banner which tloatea
away to the southwest while up upon
the corner tiagstaffs the great banners
that bore the arms of CASTLE and of
Aragon were pulled aloft, Water gushe,E
to the great fountains and sprang alof;
IN showers of spume. From every flag
statt and tower broke forth Il tlutterine
banneret.
The revenue cutter opened its whistles
~ N the basin. aud from the face of the
Statue of the Republic. near the colon
made, fell away the veil which had hid
den her from view. And with ALL and
above all. arose iii the air the mighty
roar of two hundred thousand voices.
cheering the consumlnation Of their great
enterprise. and the turning over to the
people of that which should now be
theirs to study and enjoy.
1T was 10 o'clock tonight when the
Columbian guards chased the last stray
gler out Of the worlds fair grounds aln2
the White City, which all day had beer
myriads of people and honored by the
presence of the chief executive of the
nation was left to silence and solitude
1t was a great day-big with the fulfill
which beg;ii, Under towering SKIES s;9H Cur
minated in the opening of the exposition
by the president of the United States
and ended in the scintillating glare of
mvflluS OF electrlc lights when OlSneC
from the mighty buildings along the
lagoons.
The splcndors of the: night outshonc
the glories of the day. That potent factor y
electricity was displayed in, all it's brill
fancy and rivalled for supremacy the one
gleam Of MONDAY sun that graced the
opening ceremonies. The center of at
traction was as during the day. the adj
ministration building and it's court Of
honor, manufacturers, machinery. mines
and mining, transportation and horticul-
tural, We're also beautifully illuminated
1t was 10 o'clock before the currents were
shut off and the crowds left for home.