Grand Rapids herald., 1893-04-30

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6rand. msrvslouA incpmpsshensiblc
was ths verdict q PsssI<leas Cleveland
- expressed ~ Psseiieat Higsnhoehsm
this evening. after ~ nrul visit 60 the
worlds eair. Nr. ClevslAsd uent % ths
grounds accomJAuead ~ 0Dcso1nn1eu
Gresham, Smitk. neHbost ou1 CNs1l16o
aud Mira Cusiiaoe and Mios Hesbest
The prssislsasis siAit wss uaannuunesd
and wss sesietly private.
The sxposi1jc0 dissetpss hsoded BY
President Higinhpthaln lesl the way N
administrstiUu building. Whese Q view
Was obtained oe tho lseupas and
parasitic. Here u wse that
Mr. Cleveland snid -nsrvslloss-" Car
riagcs were then tslDPe and . gensral In
spcction of buildings end grounds Were
made. In mAnufnctVress' hall the vusl
army u workingDeu greeted the pred
dent with hearty cheen Prceidcnl
Cleveland ga zed in Silent sdmiratiou Of
the stupentous sweep of roof and the
giant elcctroliess. Ii was here that ~
said "incomprehemihlc" Driving q q
spanking gait the various foreign strvc-
turcs were hastily. reviewed and thu
greetings rendered him were most sn.
ihusiastic. hut the fair was too gigsu.
tic for details and the visit was nccss.
sarily hurried md IN exit Was msfls
from the east side Il the postal section.
Grover aess America.
After the prcsident hsd returned "a
the Lexington from his psivs1s Informal
visit 10 the cxpoeition. he sst down "a
dinner with the meubers Of HE cabinet.
their wives and dsughterp and Q few
worlds fsir officials who ase members Of
the presidential coumittee. During
dinner Mr.. Cleveland co0celved the ides
of seeing the much talkedO a Auditorium
thcatcr. The president caused Q tele-
phone message to be sent To the Audi
torium box oflice saying he would like tn
engage box fos this evening. Two more
boxes were needed for the other mem
bers q his party and after considerable
difhculty they were secured, the holders
re~igning them in favor q the city's dis-
tinguished guestA Mr.. Cleveland and
his theater party lett the hotel In car.
riagcs . little lste and when they en-
tered tho thcater the hghts vere turned
down. II was in the middle q the hsst
act Of Imre kiralfy'e Columbian spec-
tacle. "America." and the audience o(
1900 was not aware oe the chief mag.
istrste's presence until the lights were
raised.
Stopped ths SHOW.
The presidents familiar form waa
quickly recognized b. the houss and
they started the. .sDplo0as which became
in . few seconds . epnntaneons and
magnificent ovatioo. q the men. women
and children In TIE SEATS and on the
stage sising % their ~ With one &C.
cord. For tcn minutoo ths performance
Was stopped and the ais uas illled With
cheem and futtedag haodksrchisfa
The president ~osa and howsd in &C.
knowleiGment sad the ahow proceeded
Besides the psesitlent there were pres.
ent the secretary of the treasury and
Mrs. Carlisle; the secretary Of tho navy
and Mics Herbert; Secretary J. Sterling
Morton. Secretary Hoke Smith. the sec
rotary of state and Mrs. Gresham and
their married daughter. The Gresham
party sat in the box apart from the
president. A number of worlds fair
Ofiicials were also in the party.
The president said he enjoyed the per
formance and 1t its conclusion he
and his cabinet officers returned Il
the Lexington hotsl a. take q needfu