The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-10-18
CHICAGO DAY.
Drowning Event Of tho Great
Columbian Bxpoatiea
Seven Hundred phon~aad Rsspss Attend
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CHICAGO, Ock lO.-oeVen nunurou
thousand people, doubtless the great
est crowd that ever congregated, vis-
tied the worlds teir Yesterday, break
ing tho groatost one day record OF Paris
by an overwhelming majority; com
pletely smothoring tho big day" fig
uros Of any othor exposition ovar held
and establishing . mark which, IL Is
safe TO predict, the present generation
will never SOC attained.
The glorious October weather and
the grandness OF Chicago day At fair,
kept the crowds coming all the after
noon and evening A conservative es-
innate at midnight placed the attend
ance for the day at 100, 900.
Previous to this memorable day, the
palm for large attendance rested with
Independence day, July 4, when the
attendance was e5S,sT8 Other days
notable for great crowds are: Illinois
day, 244,951; transportation day, 2sl,-
522; Polish day Qast Saturday. s9s, l7S;
Knights Of Honor day, s1s,o4Si Penn
sylvania day, 2Os, 400; railroad day. 9o2,-
1856. The total number Of paid admis-
sions since the opening Of the fair Ia
10, 499, ,O7O. The greatest day at Paris
was S97, 15O and at Philadelphia s17, ,695.
The turnstilos were set in motion at
$3.50 o'clock and there was q waiting
crowd outside the gates at that hour.
From that time forward from the ad-
ministration dome the eye could behold
q mighty army of men, women and
children marching from the entrances
over the broad walks and highways
and along the great casino pier, all in
holiday dress, smiling and merry and
carrying all manner Of reeeptaeles for
lunches. Tho advance purchase Of over
= $50, 900 souvenir tickets prevented a
blockade at the ticket offices and the
hundreds Of employees at tho gates
handled the stream of incoming people
without trouble. The scenes created
by this great multitude probably have
had no counterpart In American his
tory.
Every exposition building, great and
small, was decorated especially In
honor of Chicago, but the Illinois
building was the most gorgeous OF all.
The dome was covered with flags and
streamers, which fluttered in the mild
morning breeze. The walls, wings and
roofs of other buildings were brilliant
with colors of all nations
The first event arranged by the
worlds fair committee of the Chicago
common council took place at o'clock
and was more closely associated with
with Chicago's birth and early history
than anything else on the programme,
The old Pottawatomie chief, Simon
Pokagon, whose father Leopold decided
the land upon winch Chicago is built
had been induced TO come from hi'
home in Hartford, Mich, for Chicago
day, stood beside the Columbian bel
with uncovered head in the dress o.
the white man and received the homage
of thousands.
Beside him was Chief John Young, 6t
years Of age, who came from the Pot
tawatomie reservation near Niles
Mich, TO tell the people Of all nations
that his father, who bore the same
name, christened the worlds fair city
Chicago" which literally interpreted
means where the skunk dwells."
The ground of the terminal plazo
could not be seen for the mass Of peo
pie who filed IL In front of the stand
erected for the chorus OF 1900 voices
under the direction of w. l.. Tomlins
The browning glory of the anniver
sary day was the pageantry, which siN
hundred thousand people viewed with
in the gates Of the Columbian City las
night. Soon after the sun went dowT
TO be replaced by the power of electric
ity, the procession of twenty-six mag
nificent floats with their OCCUPANTS o
both sexes entered the fair Rround
through the Sixty-second street en-
trance. The first represented Chicag,
in her growth receiving all the nation
or the earth, the Chicago Huzzars II
their trappings of silver and black, fol
lowed as an escort and the Iowa stat
band made the music. Then came tn
genius OF music, surrounded by n sc
lect chorus OF fifty women. The nox
float represented Chicago and It's typ
cal motto ~ will' guided by Libert
and surrounded by all states Of tn
Union and welcomed by all people O
the Union.
At the four corners were music
sculpture, science and literature, Chi
cago in 1891, trading post and tn
memorable events were next portraye
In realistic picture. Chicago In wa
and peace were next depicted in float
which called forth thunders Of al
} plause from the multitudinous throng
as the illuminated float passe
around the court Of honor. The fir
fiend came next, representing CHI
cago PROSTATE In 1871. This float wa
, manned by the Chicago fire depart
ment The commerce Of Chicago wa
, represented by an argosy with a singl
! sail on which the world, which is syn
bolic OF Chicago, was emblazoned TIL
most magnificent float in the entir
procession was illustrative Of Colun
bus at the court of Isabella. The cha
acters Of the float were assumed b
the members Of the Columbian club {