The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-07-14

III o'clock when il reached the
fifty-s~venth street entrance Here
remarkable reception awaited Inside
the gate lining the roadway six deep
In military order. $1,000 exposition ex.
hibitors Of all nations were drawn up.
Every man crrried an American flag;
and each division according TO its
building or department was headed by
the department chief and a hand. As
the procession 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 col
umn the word Of command
was given. the exhibitors faced
ranks southwark. and the combined
professions moved through the
grounds bringing up in the immense
plaza between the Administration
building and the terminal station A
portion Of this had been filed in with
chairs and benches and extemporized
seats. while In the rear enough stand
ing room had been left for 100. 900 peo-
pie who were willing TO join in singing
the patriotic music even II they could
not get within a quarter mile Of ear
shot Of the speeches
In front OF the Terminal building
facing west a spacious grand stand h ad
been erected and long before the arri-
val Of the procession an ocean Of faces
were turned towards it. each wearing
look Of good-natured expectancy.
In the rear Of the stand and the great
floor Of the terminal station the broad
stairways and the balconies were
packed with special guests During
the wait the concourse was entertained
with national airs that stirred its blood
and kept il in enthusiastic mood
Three band were grouped on the floor
the Second regiment Pullman and
Chicago hand Silas g. Pratt was con-
ductor for all He stood on the stair
WAY a few feet above the heads OF the
musicians where he could be seen and
control their work
Director General George T. Davis
opened the ceremonies in few words
appropriate to the day
Gavel Frcn the WasAinxsoa Ella
When Director-General Davis had
taken his seat on the platform. COL c.
H. Clarke. of Milwaukee. stepped for
ward and presented him . gavei made
| from a piece of the famous Washington
elm at Cambridge. Mass In pe~senting
the gzvel. Col Clarke said:
DrkE-ToRGESERaL DAVIS Ose hundred
ard ef~ a. d. IN .
arrived ~ Cambridge Mass. drew MS sword
| and took command Of the Confidential army
Under the tree known the Washington elm
take pleasure II pre>eutinx y0t with a gaveI
for this mornings services. m1de from the
wood OF that nov famous tree
Great applause greeted Vice Presi-
dent Stevenson - he stepped forward
to deliver the opening address.
The Gen Of she ocean
A chorus of 1900 voices then sang
Columbia the Gem OF the Ocean
Mayor Garter Harrison
Hon Carter H. Harrison was the
| next speaker He was given a greet
as hearty and enthusiastic as that ac-
corded vice-Prsident Stevenson And
the crowd listened attentively to all he
had to say He welcomed the tens OF
thousands Of visitors from every state
in the union ao1 every country on the
face of the earth and told of the untir-
ing energy ChscAgo had displayed in
building the r-eat exposition He
dwelt at length-on the celebration of
the Fourth of Jaly. aud spoke of the
reason for observing il
Ma<r~ U-~~rx.r -. S~.<.,>r.r~ -.
terrupted By applause during his
speech and at tie close the shouts and
cheers of the vast multitude were such
that il fairly nEde the ground tremble.
Then there wls q salute of the flags
and Old Glory was given one of the
grandesf greetings il has ever received.
The great chorus struck up the .-Star
Spangled Banner and the enthusi-
astic throng quickly caught up the
tune and swelicd the grandeur Of the
soul-ssiring ssng. The effect Wa
sublime indeed
The D~<ssrassos Of Independence
The --Dcclsrx. ion Of Independence
was read by j. s Norton. of Chicago.
and during the ,eading the great audi
ence maintained q respectful and at
tentive silence
When he finished there was q pause
for y moment and then tens of thou
sands of people who had listened with
honoring silence let loose with all the
power of their being a mighty shout
Then they prolonged il until il swept
over the grand phi IA like the rum bling
of thunderbolt
M Country. lis of Thee was
sung and again the crowd took up the
song and carried 4 through to the end
! The exercises we're concluded by the
singing OF the .-Dcxology.-
The Hell Rang IN Time.
The following TEX gram was received
BY Dir~ctor-Gener.l Davis from Troy.
y. y and was read TO the assembled
thousands by Alderman Madden:
The Colunhisn liberty he'll vas sounded -
l shs instant you closed tn circuit az roon 81
I this rrznd Ince p<ndenee eGy and this ringing
I vas followed hy TIE play11x Of national and
| patriotic airs on the grand chime made ~ us
for st Patrick csrhefral 81 New York city.
| Thcuxarfs upon thousands 81 patriotic citi-
s~ns have called 90 see this historic bell. many
4 coming hong distances