The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-05
All the Patriotic Songs Sung by
q Chorus of Thousands Of
Voices.

rate, and the closing Of commercial
houses in the city enabled working and
business people of Chicago to swell the
throngs until the aggregate became
greater than that of
Any Previous Days Attendance.
The weather was alternately fair and
threatening, and just as the hour Of 10
o'clock arrived, slight shower broke
over the assemblage and caused an up
raising of umbrellas Fortunately, how
ever, the rain was slight and Of but
few minutes duration, and the exercises
Of the day were favored at the close by
bright sunshine. Good taste was dis
played by the exposition officials in the
brevity of the programme. the entire
exercises of speech and song consuming
but little over an hour. The stand was
elected on the east side of the terminal
station, and the space between this
structure and the administration build
ing was packed with humanity half
hour before the beginning of the core
monies.
Exercises Begin.
The commemorative exercises OF the
day began promptly at II a. m. At 10
o'clock Mayor Harrison. the city officials
and the common council of the city Of
Chicago entered in carriages at the
Eifty-seventh street entrance, preceded
By the band Of tho Second regiment
Illinois national guard. The mayor was
loudly cheered all along the route. and
Proceeded 1T once to the grand stand
with bis party, whore they were seated
afdong the national commissioners, de
xseto1s and chiefs Of departments.
Subsequently, his hones moved to the
smaller 10 front reserved for tho Qratozp
q the dry. The exercise, opsoA with
nFzsio flora To immense chorus asssn-
6led BY Disester Pratt. Director Con-
eEel Georgs r. Davis, who presided
ever the exercises, .
Called the Asssnablase - Ordss.
Rev. Ishn~H. Burrows tnvofsd shs
htsssins Of God en- the celebration snd
at the copclssien ct his pzaysx H33
Pfesidspt Stsvsnsee was introduced n
the orator Of the dsy. General Steven
con was greeted witN)Ersat applauss
aa& q "a end Of hip spseeh the
chsS1fAg fastsd fer several minutes. A
chozNs Of 2.0du voices thsn sang "Co-
l4ibSa. the Gem 81 the Ocean," Mayor
Cartsr f. Harrison Of Chicago wis tn
next speaker introduced, and the crowd
listened Atteutively to all that he had
to Say.
At - o'clock sharp the booming of
eennop and ringing of bells announced
that It was high noon. Mrs. Mary
Madge Morris stepped quickly across
the platform apd touched the telegraph
key, and the clicking of the instrument
announced to the cities and towns 81
over the country that it was noon in
Chicago and that
The Original "Old Glory"
was being hoisted. It carried the news
10 Troy and thenewliberty bell sounded
it's first notes. While the instrument
was yet clinking Mrs. H. R. B. Stafford,
bowed down with the weight of three
score years and ten, with trembling
hand seized the halyards and pulled aloft
the historic Paul Jones flag. The vast
throng stood silent with uncovered
heads for a moment and then there
came mighty shout that drowned the
noise of the booming cannon and clang-
ing bells.
Hon. Hampton L. Carson of Philadel-
phi& made an address following Mayor
Harrison. Then there was salute of
the flags, and 'Old Glory" was given
one of the srandest greetings it has
eyer received. The great chorus struck
up ''The Star Spangled Banner" and
the enthusiastic throqg quickly caught
qp the tune and swelled The grandeur
fon Of Independence" was read byJ.
9. Ndptea 6f7Chicagp, aad during the
reading the great audience main tanned
. respectful, and attentive silence. my
Country. IT'S of Thee" was sung, ana
again the crowd took up the song and
carried it through to the end. Theiex-
&FcDes were concluded by tho singing
0f the ''DoKolpgy."
In the Evening.
The setting Of the warm AFTERNOON
sud did not witness lessening Of the
attendance at the grounds. Tie attend
ence between $3.50 and $50 was very
large. The beautiful evening bringing
out immense crowds which severely
taxed every mode Of transportation. The
fireworks were set off from floats an.
ehored in Lake Michigan just beyond
the Peristyle. By the time the dis
play of fireworks began the 80 acres of
ground in the Grand Plaza and to the
east Of Manufactures building was
. dense mass Of spectators. The fire.
works, including thousands of rockets.
bombs, floating stars, various set pieces
and othsr Notable devices, wsre mag
nificent