The Indianapolis journal., 1893-07-05
Jackson Park AblaZe with Patriotism
from Morn Until Near Midnight
Independence Day Celebrated by Over TIVE
Hundred Thousand People. Including
Representatives Of All the Nations.
Speeches by Adlai Z. Stevenson, Mayor
Harrison and Hon. Il. L. Carson.
Paul Joness Plag Unfurled by Its Agti
Gaardian-Scenes and Incidents
274,9l7 Paid Admissions.
THE FOURTH AT THE FAIR.

THE FOURTH AT THE FAIR
Grea. p triotic Demonstration in Which .
QuNt-r of a Miiion People Took Part.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
CHICAGO, july 4-The worlds fair wes
atlaze with patriotism to-day. There were
many in the White City to-day whose
minds went back To that glorious Fourth OF
July of the Centennial year in the Quaker
city when. commencing with the tolling OF
the midnight hour. the patriotic impulses
of O porulhce ran riot, when. for more than
half day. men and women, old and young.
native and alien. marched almost without
O break up Chestnut street and saluted
with pared heads and ringing shouts the
old landmark of liberty in Independence
square; when Sherman and sheridan and
Dom Pedro stood arm in arm be-
fore the old Liberty Bell and bowed their
heads in reverence and honor. Seventeen
years have elapsed since those stirring
scenes were enacted. and to-day. in the me-
tropolis of the West. the second worlds ex-
position in the Republic gave occasion for
q still greater demonstration of love of flag
and country, one which. in its magnitude
and impressiyeness. kept pace with TITO
growth of the country in the intervening
years, and with the magnitude OF the CO.
lum bian ex position as compared with those
that have gone before it.
Chioago's two million of permanent popu-
lstlOn kept holiday, and half million Of
strangers from outside points. far and near.
helped it TO celebrate. All over the
city. In the suburban residence dis
tricts as well as in the commercial
center. the usual stiffness OF night
~ n nEQra W hsaa raQ And aancT nj
fireworks and the shouts OF merry-makers
who were making night OF it, so that the
worlds fair Fourth might be appropriately
ushered In with the true American spirit.
Day broke TO the accompaniment OF q
salute OF 100 guns from the gunboat In the
lake, and the reverbcration of the cannon
woke the sleepers and gave them notice
that it was time To be up and moving
The procession southwa 20 Jackson
Park began as early as O'Clock. when the
Illinois Central started the first of It's two
minute trains. each car filled TO the doors.
and from that hour on the steam, cable and
elevated roads, as we'll as the big steam.
boats plyi ing the lake. fOund their facili-
ties taxed as never before. 'Old
Glory" was TO be seen every W here.
hundreds of thousands of them,
Park being literally lined with tri-co!ored
brnting and the stars and stripes as
though in honor OF the coming of a con-
quering hero. Nearly every body out of
doors wore button of stars ana stripes
or miniature nsg or tiny bit of tri-
colored ribbon. When the numerous gates
of the big Enclosure were opened at
O'clock the ticket man ct each of themfound
q crowd waiting. And thenceforward
there was ceaseless click. click, as the
turDstiles revolved and the mass of hu-
maDity pressed inward.
THE DECORATIONS.
The grounds themselves bad taken on
some of the glory of Solomon. Thousands
of people who originally intended TO enter
the fair grounds by the Stony Island ave.
nue. gates were so entranoed by the unpar-
alleled sight that met their eyes on ap-
preaching the Midway Plaisance entrance
by the cable trains that they at once joined
in the patriotic pleasures seeking procession
which for hours filled the broad PlRisance
from side to side. Across the PlaIsance
from Cottage Grove avenue 10 the stony
Island avenue viaduct, which forms the
east entrance inside the grounds wero
strung at intervals OF yards the
prettiest arrangem oDL of banners aud
Chinese lanterns that the eye of
of the Plaisance. .hroughou. it's whole
length, were also dancing hutterlDg lines
of the same Heterogeneous coloTs. The
moving mass OF humanity seemed to be
passing under one huge canopy OF ever
changing bright colors. In the w hite City
itself the extra decorations III honor of the
day were TO be seen at every turn on every
flagstaff and pavilion, foreign and State
buildings, and every place where flag or
banner could be fixed TO harmonic with
the artistic surroundings. The landscape
was aglow with the glorious flag of free
dom. and every human being, no matter II
HE birthplace was IN the Orient. the arctic
region OF the torrid zone. seemed to enter
into the spirit of the American day with a
hearty desire 10 make IL memorable In tho
history of the Republic.
The exercises OF the day had prelude IN
q procession of the leading participants.
1t left the City Hall at O'Clock, with the
Second Regiment, headed by its band. 10
blaze its way over the bonlevards. Head
ing the line was q carriage occupied by
Mrs. Perry Stafford. of Martha's Vineyard.
and two 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 authority OF Con-
gress. Behind came carriages containing
Mayor Harrison and the city officials. the
mem bers of the Board of Aldermen and the
members of the liberty bell commission,
headed by w. o. Mcdowell. OF New Jersey.
PARADE OF EXHIBITIONS.
The procession moved slowly along the
boulevard. From curb 20 ourb was packed
vehicles of ell descriptions carrying thels
owners and guests toward the park, and 10
vss nearly IL o'clock when il reached tho
Fifty-seventh-street entrance. Here re-
markable reception awaited ir. Inside the
gate Inning the roadway, ak deep IN mill
tary order. twenty thousand exposition ex-
| hibitors and tneir assistants. OF all ma
tIonalltes, were drawn up. As the
procession passed through the ranks
| the exhibitors uncovered and waved
| flags, while the bands broke forth
in nnison with the "Star-span gled Ban
ner." When the Mayors carriage had
reached the head OF the column the word
was given. the exhibitors faced rank south
ward and the combined professions moved
through the grounds bringing MP IN the
| immense plaza between the Admlnistra-
| tion Building and the Terminal Station. A
portion of this had been filled in with
1 chairs and benches extemporiZed seats,
while in the rear enough standing room had
| been left for a hundred thousand people
| who were wiling TO JOIN IN singing the
patriotic music. even IL they could not ges
| within a quarter of a mile of earshot of the
| speeches.
In front of the terminal building facing
| west, spacious grand stand had been
erected, and. long before the arrival of the
procession, an ocean of faces was turned
| toward it, each filled with expectancy.
The floor of the terminal station and the
broad stairs and balconies were packed.
and. during the wait. the concourse
was entertained with national airs
that stirred its blood and kept 10 in an
| enthusiastic mood. Silas q. Pratt was
conductor for all the music. He stood
on the stairway few feet above the heade
| OF tho musicians. with o programme of the
music In one hand and bock in the other.
usipg both % batons 90 bring out the