The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-02
PRESIDENT ESCORTED TO rHEFAIR
The Executive Accompanied by the Duke
OF veragua. Omcials and Troops.

The Executive ccompanied by the Duke
OF veragua. Omciais and Troops.
CHICAGO. May 1.-Jupiter Piuvius held
upllfted his threatening hand over Chicago
this morning. The skies were sodden,
BLEAK and chilled and q mist filed the
atmosphere. The bunting throughout the
city was damp and listless and general
tone of gloom pervaded the air and streets,
but to Chicago. whose day of history this
was, the weather conditions counted for
nothing and early the people were astr,
the bustling, eager spirit of the great West
bounding through every artery OF this, its
capitol city. In the great circle of events
which today made Chicago a festal city,
the first point OF interest centered at the
Auditorium hotel, where large numbers
gathered for a glimpse of Columbus de-
scendant. the Duke de Veragua, who with
the members of his family and reception
committees, and prominent ofiicias-na-
tional, state and municipal-took car
riages about o o'clock, and under mill
tary escort, drove to the Lexington hotel
on Michigan avenue and Twentieth street,
at which were President Cleveland and
the members of his cabinet, and from
which point the procession to the park
was to start. The ducal party were ar
rayed in all the glories of Spanish court
costume, brilliant in color, rich with gold
lace and bright with decorations, the
orders of mobility, with swords, knee
breeches, silk stockings and all the neces-
sary trappings. The assem- oled multitude
set up a shout as the party appeared, en-
tered carriages and drove rapidly to the
Lexington hotel. Meantime the city at
large seemed To- be going in a body TO the
White City by the lake. Nine big steam
ers from early morning we're plying loaded
from Van Buren, street to the tair grounds.
Every cable car was thronged to the tall
board. The elevated cars groaned with
humanity. The steam cars also reaped q
harvest. and the great Michigan boulevard
was thronged with private carriages and
conveyances of all sorts. Soon after %
o'clock President Cleveland and his asso-
ciates appeared a. the entrance Of the
Lexington. hotel and were conducted to
carriages. When all was in readiness the
procession moved in the following order:
Platoon of mounted police
Two companies OF United states cavalry,
Chicago Hussars
Troops OF the Illinois National Guard.
Worlds fair oficiaia
President Cleveland, the chairman OF the Co
umbian commission and the president OF
the Worlds Columbian Exposition.
The presidents cabinet and fair officais
The Duke de veragua and party.
Thomas Z, Bsyard, ambassador to Great Britain;
Maj. Gen. sceofeld. Admiral Gaefardi,
GOV Altgeld aud Mayor Harrison.
Down Michigan avenue. cheered by
thousands who lined the curb. clattered
and rumbled the cayalcade. IL turned
into the Grand boulevard at Thirty-fifth
street and into Washington park at Fifty
first street. From the park into Midway
Piaisance, now a medley of all nations.
and from it into the great White City and
the Administration building. where the
ceremonies of the day were to take place
Passing through the building the notables
came out upon the platform st the east,