The herald., 1893-06-11
1T IS GREAT AND GORGEOUS.
Major Truman's Ideas on the
Great Chicago Show.
Some Comparisons Showing the I'M
mensity of the Show.
One Building that Gould Hold Seven
Coronado Hotels-Columbus and
tho Exposltion-His Lat
est Statue.
Especial Correspondence to the HERALD

Especial Correspondence to the HERALD
CHICAGO, June 4.-Tell your readers to
come and see the greatest and most gor-
geous spectacle the world has ever
known.
The exposition ia now ready and all
Others of its kind are thrown in the
shade.
One building covers 3S acres OF ground
and contains s4s,OOO,O0O worth of rich
and rare exhibits. It's exhibition area
Is more than half of all the building
space OF the last Paris exposition. There
are IL carloads of nails driven in it's
main floor. There is more lumber in
this one building than in all the build
ings in Santa Monica. There are 81 car
loads OF glass in its roof. Seven hotels
like the Coronado could be set on it's
main floor, and $1,000 people could move
about.
The agricultural building covers IS
acres, the palace of machinery IL and
the transportation building 10. The
horticultural building could take in 16
conservatories like the one at Golden
Gate park and have room to spare.
II the administration building were
made Of stone instead CT wood and staff
it would be the handsomest edifce OF its
size in the world.
Come and see the court of honor
illuminated with $4,000 incandescent
lights and in Its center the admin istra-
ton dome as high as Bunker Hill monu-
ment like central brilliant in crown
of diamonds.
And the Mac Monnies fountain and
ship of state, amidst cateracts and falls
Of $50 feet OF water, go illuminated az to
shower amethysts, emeralds, sapphires,
rubies and pearls, while immense search
lights at intervals pluck from the dam
cling waters these glittering gems and
battle them with still irradiating splen-
dora.
Come and see all these and 1888 build
ings beside. 1t will be many years be.
fore its like will be seen again. Don't
miss it.
Four hundred years ago Christopher
Columbus opened the portals OF the
western world to new and broader
civilization, and today all the nations of
the earth unite in rendering honor to
his illustrious name. This exposition
renews and refreshes the memory of
the present generation of the brilliant
ACHIEVEMENTS OF the fearless navigator.
1t reminds us OF his unfaltering courage,
his tireless perseverance,, his unfnch-
ing loyalty and fidelity, hia answering
integrity amidst distressful trials and
temptations, his unbending decision of
character during the terrible ordeal OF
his first voyage, his unyielding conf
dence and abiding faith in his theories
ond - L
IN finding land by sailing west at an
hour when ell who were with him had
completely lost courage and hope.
We again see Columbus from his
nc Barcelona, the Genoa, the man
the PROV Of his vessel. with new world
at his feet. We again read the thrilling
story of his adventurous life; of the |
thousands of scoffers and obstacles upon
the eve of his departure from Spain OF |
his hostile and discordant crew; of bis |
discovery Of an unknown country, and |
OF his triumphant return to the land |
from which he sailed. We behold him !
in the august presence OF Ferdinand and |
Isabella receiving the homage and adu-
lations of nation: we trace him all
through his subsequent career, and at
last find this renowned magician Of the
compass in prison and in chaina. His
life was a mosaic of affections and inhu-
manities, truly; but his high moral
worth, purity of charity, aelf-control and
self-sacrifice, and exalted sense of virtue
and honor stood out like resplendent
and imperishable gems over and above
all and, today, among the names of the
immortals of all ages, that of Christie
pher Columbus is the first and most
brilliant on the scroll of fame.
The Columbian exposition will stand
out, in centuries yet to come, like a
lofty promontory as being the greatest
instructor, the sublimest peacemaker.
and as the most perfect the world has
ever known.
A statue of Columbus was dedicated to
the city of Chicago on the 25th of April.
1898, and unveiled at O'Clock upon that
day by Miss Airline Peck, daughter of F.
w. Peck, in the presence of large null
titude, at point upon the Lake Front
park, near the Auditorium hotel. This
efligy is of colossal proportions, weighing
Is tons, and is believed to be the largest