The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-02
THE CROWDS AT THE OPENING
What They Saw, and How They Went
Home.

Chicago, May Representatives of all
nations elbowed one another in the broad
avenues Of the great White city to-day
Swarthy Turks from the shores Of the
Bosphorus walked side by side with their
traditional enemies, the fierce Cossacks
OF the Don; sooty Nubians iostled yellow
Lascars; subjects of the Shah hobnobed
with tho denizens of the land of the white
elephant; the Esquimaux-children of
the frozen north-sauntered through the
long reach of roadway, gazing Curl
Ously at the Japanese, whose
home is near the equator. 1t was
congress of nations. OF course
Great Britain and Continental Europe
were the most strongly represented. There
was glitter Of foreign uniforms and
gold and lace in every corner, and every
third man wore decoration. There were
Germans, Frcnchmen, Russians, Aus
trians. Spain, which claims the chief
glory of the Columbian era in right of
Ferdinand and Isabella, who sent the
great admiral forth on his quest divided
the hOnors with Italy, which claims his
birthplace. Above the heads Of the
thrOng floated the flags Of all nations
The Union Jack of old England
swung side by side with the tri-
color of France; the red and
y
Austrian eagle flew on the breeze, along
with those of Russia. China's yellow
dragon pennant, the sun flag Of Uraguay
The Geneva cross of the Swiss Republic
the star and crescent of the Sublime
Porte, the lion Of Persia, the island BAN
ner of Hawaii, soon perhaps TO disappear
forever, all these were there; and float
ing above them all the standard Of the
great republic. the stars and stripes
q,
and asylum to the oppressed Of the whole
earth.
The wisdom of the committee on ccr-
emonies in making the opening exercises
as brief as possible was evident. No one
was in a humor TO listen to long speeches
or fowery dissertations That sort Of
thing was well enough at the dedication
exercises last October but to-day every
one was anxious to begin the inspection
Of the great exposition, and the crowds
that cbbed and flowed through the build
ings and avenues was an earnest Of the
multitudcs yet TO come when the pilgrim
age TO the Mecca of civilization should
have been fairly begun. OF course every
one who could do so listened with attcn-
tion and respect TO President Cleveland
but there was an evident disposition 10
commence sightseeing as soon as possible
The foreign notables who bobbed up in
every QlfeCtlOn were bnBfeiOfe not mo-
Tested by curious crowds, although here
and there knot Of people would be at
tracted by an unusually fantastic costume
or gorgeous Uniform
In the presence Of the aggregation OF
stately structures that lined the lake
shore and clustered around the lagoons.
however, no one cared to look at an out
landish dress or a strange face for longer
than a moment. There was too much to
be seen in the buildings. II IL true that
the exhibits are not yet by any means
complete. They have not arrived so rap
idly as was expected, and the work Of
classification has been somewhat delayed.
Still, with all these drawbacks. the at
fractions are said 70 be almost eqml TO
those Of any previous exposition 81 rs
completed STATE Satisfactory o8 this
condition Of ahairs rs, set contraated
with the display which viii greet