Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1893-04-27
Worlds Fair Notes.
CHICAGO THE MAIN EXHIBIT

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1t has been truly said by talen-
tel correspondent OF the London
Times, that in the great Columbian
Exhibition, the City OF Chicago
will form the main exhibit. Never
in the history OF city building has
there been such marvellous. develop
ment. London and Paris were each
a thousand years old before Chicago
was dreamed OF. At the time Of the
Great Fire, 1871; Chicago Was a city
OF somewhat over 100000. The
Great Fire swept through the city,
destroying the entire business por-
ton and one-third of the resident
district. converting a busy city into
a wilderness OF ashus and ruin be-
tween two successive sun sets. Now,
after twenty-one years, she is com
pletely rebuilt with the largest ag-
gregatiOn OF elaborate and COSTLY
buildings to befound in any part OF
the world, and has added over IL mill
ion to her population during this
time. 1t is especially fortunate, and
many OF our readers will be glad to
know, that there is on exhibition on
Michigan Ave-, in tho Worlds Fair
City a Cycloramn of the Great Fro
in which the scenes and Incidents of
that fearful calamity are faithfully,
and III a most realistic manner, pre-
sente1 for public view. From the
central platform Of this remarkable
exhibition one may sec a thousand
acres OF crumbling walls and red hot
ruins; a thousand acres more q liter
al sea OF fire, while tens of thousands
OF panic stricken people arc fleeing
for their lives. It Is Il scene of awful
grandeur and indescribable confu-
sion, and is said to be the most Ella
borate and expensive work Of art
ever produced. Let one stand within
it and view the wreck, ruin and dis
aster about him; see what Chicago
was twenty odd Years ago, then
take walk through the busy streets
OF the city to-day and he will have
seen two pictures the like of which
history furnishes no parallel:
THE SIDE SHOWS AT CHICAGO.
The season for opening the great
Columbian Exposition has brought
to the Worlds Fair City the largest
aggregation Of amusement enter
prises that has ever been gathered
together. 1t has been estimated
that nearly six million dollars are in
vested in these undertakings. The
most noteworthy OF these is perhaps
the Cyclorama of the great Chicago
Fire. 1t SHOWS the City as it was
during the progress OF the fire, and
will doubtless prove one OF the mar
wells OF the Worlds Fair. Another
very interesting exhibition, and one
will appeal strongly to the religious
masses, will he the heW and 1hagnifi-
Gent Panoramic reproduction of
Jerusalem and the Crucifxion of the
Savior, to open May LIST, on Wabash
ave. opposite the Battle OF Gettys-
burg. Hardy's Underground Thea
tire built seemingly anywhere from
100 to 1900 feet below the surface.
promises to be one OF the most
unique and wicrd OF all the amuse-
;nrnts. Over $500, 900 is said to be
the outlay on this enterprise alone.
1t is on Wabash aye. just below the
Libby Prison War Museum.
On the Midway Pluisance in the
Fair Grounds will be found attrnc-
tons almost without number, near
ly two miles Of frontage. 1t is esti-
mated That it would cost n couple
over two hundred dollars to seq all
the side shows ut tl:r Fair aid the
downtown attractions; hence it
would be we'll for all parties going to
the Worlds Fair to make up II list
OF places OF interest, they wish to see,
for manifestly, few can afford the
time and money to see them al.
Smoke"Our StanGard'long H;lva-
ma filled.