The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1893-10-13
CHICAGO DAY.


passed -Threc-Q Quarters Of "a million Poo
pie Gather AT the Great Worlds Fair.
CHICAGO, Oct. 10 when Chicago
planned Mondays exercises and fes-
tivities the Characteristic push and en-
tcrprise at once asserted itself aud a
special committee appointed by the
city council, assisted by Worlds fair
officials, began tho preliminary air
rangements TO make Chicago day the
biggest OF the exposition After sew
eral weeks OF work thd programme was
arranged satisfactorily The day was
grand success II was the banner
event Of the fair The avenues were
not filled with cquipages OF state, but
I the common people were here by the
tens OF thousands. the school children.
laborers, mechanics, In fact, citizens
from every calling came IA squads
Speech-malsing was no feature Long
ago exposition crowds have shown
distaste for oratorial contests Mon
day all was action. Events Of popn-
i lar interest were so numerous AS 10
turn the head OF the average visitor
One grand feature followed another
Before the sun had peeped above the
blue Of Lake Michigan people hurried
20 the different depots TO take trains TO
the White City. Downtown business
houses were locked up Saturday
night and the keys bid until Tues
day. Merchants actuated- by pat
riotic impulses purchased tickets
for their employees everybody was
In holiday attire, and Chicago was at
her best Every mode Of transportation
was taxed TO It's limit People hung on
cable trains three deep, Visitors were
armed with souvenir tickets, and Chief
Tucker, OF the department Of admis-
sions, had every available man at
work.
II was ten o'clock when the Chicago
llussarS under command OF Capt
Brand, entered the grounds at the west
end Of Midway. As the company made
n togr Of the grounds, Battery y, un-
der the direction Of Lieut.. Russell. was
firing a salute oyer the lake front
4 Flanking the grand basin and stationed
on the pcristyle, administration, manu-
facturers and agricultural buildings
trumpeters in heralds' uniform played
a short fanfare Of peace, and then in
unison, splitting the air 10 the ends OF
the grounds, Peace on Earth, Good
win 10 Men" was played The com
b!ned bands, numbering several hum
dred musicians, played the air Of ".ill
Nations" II was grand spectacle.
Tho height OF enthusiasm was
reached, however, when a chorus Of
1900 voices, under the direction OF
Prof Tomlins sung "The Star Spangled
Banner" The refrain was taken up by
10000 people, and as the singers exc
cutcd the notes Of the American hymn,
the united bands swellcd the volume to
an extent rarely heard. Then the
chorus sang soft southern airs
including Dixie Land" Mary
land and Kentucky Home -
Columbia Gem OF the Ocean, =
was then sung and the united bands
marched from the grand plaza to the
west entrance oi the administration
building. Here the new liberty bell
was rung in honor OF the day. Eight
hundred voices, directed by Prof. Tom
lins sang "Dic Wacht am Rhein,
"Marscillcs' and other national airs
on platform west Of the administra-
tion building. The morning exercises
were closed by an exhibition drill
The court Of honor presented an i'm.
posing scene. There was grlnl re-
union Of states represented hy youths
and maidens all attired in appropriate
costumes, symbolic Of the states which
they represented Chicago's guard o.
honor was comprised Of youths repre-
scntirg the thirty.four wards OF the
city Each bore a huge shield on
which was inscribed the word "Wcl-
come" Following them were thir-
teen pretty misses representing the
original states Of the union. They
carried state shields and olive branches
and each wore crown which was
snrmpuntcd by q large gilt star Then
followed the different states Of the
union shields carried on which was
the name and motto of the state and
the day OF It's admission 60 the union
Flags, sheafs OF wheat and flowers ga
lore were carried by the children, Tht
days incidents were closed in effective
style, and as hight drew on the crowd
was added to by late corners, all bent
on witnessing the gorgeous display o.
fireworks.
: Never in the history of the fair were
so many people together here as Mon
day. From early morning the GROVE
, came in unbrolSen columns. A full
force OF men were stationed ar tn,
gates aad thousands of the Chicay,
day crowd lined up at every entrance
. At the SiX;y-third entrance IL wa
o next TO impossible to gain admis
r sion, so dense was the crowd
5 1t was the same story OF mos
OF the other gates The peopli
= came from every direction Thousand
4 were compelled TO sleep in stair-ways
A restaurants and hotel Offices Sunda,
: night, as the city was completely filled
0 Rooms were impossible to secure an,
o cots were al premium. Trainloads o
= people were deposited downtown am
0 in the exposition district Monday morn
. ing, All had the same object in view
/. and that was the White City The lin
q OF those seeking admission was endless
y Luckily about half Of the visitors hal
4 secured entrance tickets -beforehan
!, and the crowd around the ticket onic
i was not so great as ut the admission
n gates
o CHICAGO, Oct. 1O,--2 a, IN. Tho NJ
$ tendance at the fair Chicago day was
i Paid admissions, 1854; passes, 353sO
y total. 55l 0sB
Expensive Speeches
WASHINGTON, Oct 10. Nearly half
n million copies Of speeches on the silve