The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-06-16
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tho Worlds Fair has come and gone,
/, was welcomed in this morning with
molodious Ginning OF bells aud
u.herod out late tonight with glorious
pyrotochnlc display, 1t was the grandest
day the "Whito City" has yot seen, and
it itrecorded the largest attendance that
has yet assembled there.
Pleasure loving, patriotic Germans
and German.Americans gathered in
from all over the country and joined the
Chicago Toutons in making the event u
grand success, Near quarter Of a
million people passed into tho grounds
and more than half OF them were there
10 take a hand in the celebration OF
German Day"
1t was also the anniversary Of the
day when George Washington assumed
the control oi tho united continental
armies in tho war OF the revolution and
the anniversary OF tho accession OF the
present emperor to the throne; 80 that
the day Is dear alike to tho German
Americans and to the Germans who
are vet subjects OF the Teutonic ruler.
The Guy broke bright and clear. There
was not cloud in the sky, and re-
ireshing breeze has been blowing since
carly dawn from the Lake, causing the
len thousand flags aud bright oolored
stroamers to float and flutter gaily from
tDo towers and pinnaoleE of the marble
like temples Of art and science which
make up the White City.
Germans seldom do things by halves
and when It was decided to have a
German Day" at the fair, they set
about to mako it II glorious success
with the vigor and thrift that marks
the Teutonic race. There were long
lines in waiting when the gates Of the
fair opened and from tho minute they
were opened until far in tho afternoon
there was constant clicking OF the
turnsties rs they tolled Off tho thou
sands whowere admitted to the grounds.
1t lO:3O o'clock tho bureau OF
admission estimated TINT near 100000
people had pissed through tho turns
tiles into the "White City" and tho ar
rivals were then apparently only fairly
begun,
It was well on towards 8 o'clock in
the afternoon before the societies who
participated in tho big paraae down
Town reached Jackson Park. They
proceeded ut once to the German gov
ernment building on arriving there, or
rather they won't ds near to that beau.
tiiul structure us they could get. The
orchestra played an overture, and this
was followed by the singing OF Haydn's
"Deutachland Neber Allos" by tho Ger
man.Ancrican Worlds Fair chorus and
until, when tho last strains OF this
beautiful piece had died away, L. q.
Halle, president Of the celebration com
mttoe, introduced the Hon. Harry Ru.
bens, who made tho address OF welcome
aud extended the greetings Of tho Ger
maa.Americans Of Chicago to repre-
sontatIves OF the German empire.
Baron Won Hollenhen, German am
hassadOr at Washington, theu re-
spOndGd to the greetings OF Mr.. Rubons
in behalf Of tho representatives oil the
German emperor. Next on the pro-
aramme was tho address OF tho day,
delivered by the Hon. Carl schurz, OF
New York He spoke in part as fol.
lows:
"This is tho German day OF honor in
the p0aceable competition OF the na.
tions on the hospitGble chores OF the
American republic. From fur and near
they have come hero 10 pay tribute to
the gonius Of the American nation.
How littlO do our kinsmen abroad know
Us, those believing the heart Of tho Ger.
man born American has no moro feel
Ing for tho old homo, and in con-
sequence arc chasing after thaalollar.
To-day you have tho Language Of the
heart.
"ltis true wo are loyal citizens Of tho
great American republic--and loyal
and most loyal, We are proud OF our
citizenship, proud Of the FREQ common
wealth, Its sHlf.govcrnment, which Is
our government; Its prosperity, and Its
fate, being our fate. W0 are proud OF
the powerful and noblo people with
whom wo arc onc-proud OF tho Rlor-
ious star spanglod bannor, the
symbol OF hard combattod national
union, the symbol OF groat
past and II greater future. Proud we
nre as the most proud. However lovely
The good will OF tho COMMUNICATIONS
to the fate, endcavors and struggling OF
the old homo land may bo, aud likewise
as hI9 wishes mNy follow his kinsnen
on all paths, his acnso Of duty towards
ms new tathOrland was never irritated
by tile thoughts to mislohd thisrepublic
from It's suro and snfo road Of its
lt0iitOnNl politics. One dosire ho has
always lad, and will always have; II Ia
AHotmnn but not lHHB American putri'
ollc desire; II is tho wish existing from
ola tImo between tho United States and
Gormany-.nuyor to bo disturbed by a
cloud, quarrel, oven misunderstanding,
qua that our old and our new father.
lAnl may always bu n beautiful example
70 he nations Of the world OF hearty
aud oycrlnstlng iriundship p OF peoples.
"Wu look back OH those dark days OF
Tie war Of the rebellion whom wo woro
Oh tho vorgo Of destruction and whuu
our armies wore tluiOatud agnin and
aEoini whun tho credit OF our govern
mcnt sank 10 the lowest point, aud oven
'ne hope OF tho most courageous was
glokcn-with satisfaction wC remember
ihnt the German people nlonO hnd CON
udcnco Of the Victory In our good cause
aid IN the gtpat tuttirO Of America aud
lhoi, without hrsltation, II sont It's saw
hg millions and millions, to our re-
public
Continuing ho rciorrbd TO tho I'D
vonrcmcnt made by tho German people
ln scloncc, art and litotuuto and III
conclusion sadi
, 'Fot all those triumphs wc send ouI
tlanN 10 tho ialhnrland, 10 tho Cor