The morning call., 1893-10-10

house is taxed to its utmost capacity ana
thousands have been compelled to sleep IN
the stairways, restaurants and hotel offices.
Rooms are impossible to secure and cots
are at a premium.
The gates were opened at $3.50 o'clock
this morning, with crowds already waiting
for admission, and from that time on
there was no let up. At every entrance
gate hundreds to thousands were lined up.
The turnstiles worked as fast as possible.
letting streams Of people into the grounds
but they came faster than they could get
in, and as the hours wore on the multi
tudes on the outside seeking admission In
creased.
Chicago seems to have control OF the
weather this year. A more delightful day
for this crowning celebration could not
have been manufactured to order. There
was not cloud in the sky, and a cool.
bracing breeze from the north made out
door exercise delightful.
1t was, emphatically, show day with
something in the way of an exhibit on
every hour.
The day opened with a ringing Of the
Liberty Bell by Simon Pokagon, the Pot
awatamie chief who sold the site 0I
which Chicago is situated. and John Young,
son of the Indian who named Chicago.
Following this, in rapid succession, came
parade of the Chicago Hussars, a fanfare
of universal peace by heralds stationed on
the top of buildings around the Court of
Honor, overture of all the nations by
United States bands and the chorus. "Star-
spangled Banner" by 1000 voices, followed
by other patriotic airs by the bands and
voices. including the national airs Of for
eign nations, the ringing of the Liberty Bell
at noon by Mayor Harrison, the reunion
and review of the States in the Court of
Honor. all making beautiful pageant
The exposition was transformed into
fairyland tonight. Bright lights flashed
from every nook and crevice in the build
ings, the searchlights cut wide swaths in
the sky, multi-colored rockets shot heaven
ward. showers of fire rained about the
Grand Basin and on the lake front. and
through it all the floats representing Chi
cago's progress were hauled. twas the
grand climax of the chief festal day of the
fair. and the floats were marve)s of
beauty. The first was the "Genius of
Music" At her feet clustered q chorus of
fisty, whose songs rang out on the night
air. Chicago was represented by Miss
Elizabeth Flynn, who appeared as a typi-
cal Chicago figure, and on the same float
were the following representative charac-
tiers: Love-" Liberty" "Music, art" /"
Science" Literature" "Chicago as a
trading post in 1872" was represented on
the third float by reproduction of the
incidents Of the Fort Dearborn massacre.
Sherdan's famous ride. figures of Grant,
Logan, Douglas and Richard Yates, and
Chicago offering her sons to Lincoln were
on the fourth float. The fifth was the
"Angels of Peace" "Chicago Prostrate," +"
typical of the effect of the big fire was rep
resented by the sixth float. At the rear of
the car Chicago was seen rising from her
ashes. The seventh float was emDlematic
of Commerce" The handsomest flo at in
| the procession. representing Columbus at
the court of Isabella" brought UP the rear.
| The genius of electricity was anproprl-
ately dem nstrated by Electra; it was
| in the form of an immense dragon iIlum-
mated by over 1000 incandescent lights.
which we're constan tly changing color. AT
the head of the brilliant pageant rode the
| Chicago Hussars, followed by band OF
| 1000 pieces. The procession wended its
| way through all the principal avenues of
the White City. and people occupied every
inch of ground and all available space on
the buildings.
The fireworks which followed we're prob
ably the finest ever sent off. No expense
was spared and the magnitude of the dis
play was wonderful. Rockets shot from
every corner of the White City and con-
tlnual shower of colored fire fell on every
side of the set pieces. which were brilliant
in the extreme. "Old Fort Dearborn"
the "Old City Halp and "Chicago
Triumphant" were the feature in front of
the peristyle. The largest piece of the
evening was the Burning of Chicago"
which covered an area of $4,000 square feet.
1t was produced in four scenes. The first
illustrated Mrs. O'Leary's Cow" the
second Kicking Over the Lamp" the fire
starting thence, and then there was real
istic and correct view of the burning of
the city, and the display closed with a
picture of Chicago liz Ruins"