The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-08
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Spanish CaPavels Received with Great


D0m0not1ati0n.
WORLDS FAIR GRouxDs. July Amid
the booming Of cannon. waving Of flags,
salute Of whistles and in the presence Of
10000 people. the Spanish caraveis we're
today welcomed TO the Worlds Columbian
exposition. The caravels completed their
long and eventful journey at 3 O'Clock this
afternoon when they cast anchor in the
harbor at the Worlds fair. They were
towed into port by the United States
ship Michigan. with an escort Of half .
hundred or more gaily decorated steam
ers. yachts and pleasure boats. and then
the historic trio hove 70 and cast anchor
Capt. Concas and his officers were trans
ferred 70 steam launches, which passed
under the peristyle, where they were
joined by . procession OF the motiiest
craft ever seen in . single place. South
Sea islanders, Vancouver Indians. Esqui-
maux and other outlandish people. each
in characteristic water craft. accompanied
the Spsniards to the the landing in
front Of the Agricultural building
where an equally unique reception
awaited them. Drawn up on the terrace
were the strange people from Midway
Piaisance, representing every part OF the
world, in nstive costume. Buffalo Bills
cowboys. Indians, Cossacks. Bedouins.
English soldiers from the military tourna-
ment, Uncle Sans soldiers AMI military
representatives Of other nations. The pro-
cession moved around the grand court TO
stand on the plaza. where the visitors
were received by Director General Davis
amid wild cheering.
1t was nearly O'Clock whep President
Palmer raped the assemblage to order.
He said that mankind was q lover of the
dramatic and spectacular. and in response
TO this feeling the management tried to
simulate today the contamination OF the
enterprise which 900 years ago gave the
new world to humanity. One of the pleas
ing thoughts about the occasion was that
the government Of Spain entered into
1t As freely and sentimentaliy as our
own people He closed by introducing
Senator Sherman. Cheers were proposed
and given for the senator. Senator Sher-
mans address was an eloquent effort.
chiefly historical, dealing with the condi-
tions under which Columbus discovered
America and the momentous results
which have followed, not only in this
country. but throughout the world; point
ing 10 the exposition as the final fruits
thereof, and. in the name of the president
and the people Of the United States. well
coming the caravels and officers in charge
of them ~ representatives OF the country
OF Columbus.
At the conclusion of Sherman's speech
cheers were given for the king of Spain
and the queen regent, after which Capt.
Concas. commander of the caravei., spoke
in felicitous manner. thanking the as
semblage for the reception. He referred
10 the career of Columbus and the build
ing OF the caravels, and in conclusion said:
bring you the csravels, and in the name OF
the king of spain. the queen regent ana the
Spanish people tender you the vesseh
Secretary Herbert next spoke. weicom-
ing Capt Concas and his officers in behalf
OF the United States. Other brief speeches
were made BY Mayor Harrison and Fred
Douglas.
The admissions toiay were l2a,sS. OF
which 80, eli were paid.
Visitor. from Washington registered NJ
the state building today as follows:
From sea,,le-wlnneld Scott. Miss L T Davis,
otto Augustine and H. r saoeoef
From Tscoma-p A O Farrell and wife
From Edmunds-Mss J. l. PETERSEN ana son
From North Iaksma-E |. Wilson
From osympia-L- Beary.
Ercr1, ~nakaas-Mrs NJ J. Safer.