St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-16
TAKEN BY TEUTONS,
German Day the Grandest
One the White City Has
Seen.
Cloudless Sky and Refreshing
Breeze Greet the Father
lands Children.
Winding Ways and Huge
Buildings Thronged With
Gay Merrymakers.
Hon. Carl SchurZ Makes the
Main Address Of the
Day.

CHICAGO, June 15.-German day at
the worlds fair has come and gone. 1t
was-welcomed in this morning with
melodious Ginning of bells, and ushered
out late tonight with a glorious pyro-
technic display. 1t was the grandest
day the White City has yet seen, and it
recorded the largest attendance that has
yet assembled there. Pleasure-loving,
patriotic Germans and German-Amer-
leans gathered in from all over the
country, and joined the Chicago Teu-
tons in making the event grand sue
cess. Near quarter of million peo-
pie passed through the turnstiles into
the grounds, ana more than half of
them were there to take hand in
celebrating German day.
Never did the white palaces of the
fair look more beautiful, and never did
they entertain more joyous pleasure
loving crowd. 1t was also the ami
versary Of the day when George Wash
ington assumed the control of the united
continental armies in the War of the
Revolution, and the anniversary of the
accession of the present emperor of the
Fatherland to the throne. so that the
day is dear alike to the German-Amer-
leans and to the Germans who are vet
subjects Of
The Teutonic Ruler.
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was not cloud In the sky, and refresh
ing breeze had been blowing since early
dawn from the lake, causing the 10000
flags OF bright colored steamers to float
and fiutter gaily from the towers and
pinnacles of the marbIe-like temples of
art and science, which make UP the
White City. No writer of fairy tales
in the Fatherland ever described
scene in wonderland more beautiful or
more grand and imposing.
The winding ways were thronged
with merry makers in holiday dress; on
the beautiful lagoons were scores of
gaily decorated, romantic gondoas and
brightly trimmed electric launches, and
in and out of the bayohs and arched
bridges were floating graceful swans,
while the fountains scattered their
gorgeous rainbow spray in the sun
light. Bands of skilled musicians filled
the air with tureful strains, so that
withal the place was like very para
disc. Germans seldom do things by
halves, and when it was decided to have
German day at the fair, they set abont
to make it glorious success, with the
vigor and thrift that marks the Teu-
tonic race. There were long lines In
waiting when the gates of the fair
opened, and from the minute they were
opened until far in the afternoon there
was constant clicking of the turnstiles
as they
Told Off the Thousands
who were admitted to the grounds.
Every train Oh the elevated road. on the
Illinois Central and on the cable lines
was crowded from the start. So, too,
were the trains on the Wisconsin Cen
tral, the Baltimore d Ohio, and the
other lines leading to the terminal sta
tion at the fair. The steamboat lines
had their share. At 1920 o'clock the
bureau of admissions estimated that
the turnstiles into the White City, and
the arrivals had then apparently only
fairly begun.
1t was we'll on towards o'clock in
the afternoon before the societies who
participated In the big parade down
town reached jackson park. They pro
ceeded at once to the German govern
ment building on arriving there, or
rather they went as near to that beauti-
tul structure as they could get. There
was SO great a crowd around the place
that they could not get within hearing
distance of the speakers stand. The
driveway along the lake shore in front
OF the building was black with people.
The immense pavilions and grand
stands erected for the occasion were
packed so that even a well-developed
Sardine would have found-it uncomfOrt-
ably close. While the multitude was
assembling, the chime of bells in the
lofty tower of the building was ringing
out tuneful German melodies. Then
Burrows orchestra played Weber's
"JubaP' overture. This was followed
by the singing of Haydn's
"Deutschland Ueber AIIes,,
chorus and United Singers of Chicago.
When the last strains of this beautiful
piece had died away, q. Halle, president
of the celebration committee, intro
duced Hon. Harry Reubens, who made
the address Of welcome and extended
the greetings of the German-Americans
OF Chicago to the representatives of the
German empire. "Wacht am Rhein"
was then sung by the Worlds Fair
chorus, accompanied by orchestral
music. Baron Won Hollenden, German
ambassador at Washington, then re-
sponded to the greetings of Mr.. Keubens
in behalf of the German emperor. Next
On the programme was the address of
the day, which was delivered by Hon.
Carl Schurz, of New York.
Whap tho annIauca fnIIom{oO NJ
SchurZ's address had died away, Impe-
rial Commissioner Wermuth spoke upon
the Worlds Columbian exposition. He
spoke at length upon the wonderful
energy of the American people. and
said in no country on the face of the
earth outside of the United States could
so wonderful, so grand and so extensive
an exposition have been built In so short
time. The imperial commissioner
welcomed the assembled guests to the
German building. He said his heart
was filled with delight and thankful
feelings at
At This Festive Hour,
amid the stately number of associations
and guests who have come to Chicago
from every direction to give eloquent
expression of their adherence to the old
fatherland. "ThOSe of us who have been
sent from the old country to arrange for
Germany's participation at this great
international event feel gratified at
this gathering which demonstrates in a
most solemn manner your conference
with your native country. Almost two
centuries have passed since Germany
participated In an international exposi-
tion worthy Of its industries. However.