The record-union., 1893-07-08
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.

special 10 Jle I(ECOED-ONlON.
CHICAGO, July The morning mists
were fast fading in July sun when the
man-of-war Michigan, the revenue cutter
Andrew Johnson and the coast survey
steamer Blake, accompanied by num-
Der of steam yachts and other craft,
started up the lake to meet the caravels.
They sighted the fleet off Evanston, and
at a signal from the Michigan all hove to
and a salute of twenty-one guns was
fired from each of the United States ves-
sells. while people from other craft
cheered and waved flags and the vessels
themselves whistled a noisy greeting.
Amid the booming of cannon, waving of
flags, salute of whistles and in the pres
ence of 100000 people, the Spanish cara
wells were to-day welcomed to the Worlds
Columbian Exposition.
The caravels completed the long and
eventful journey at o'clock this after
noon, when they cast anchor in the har-
Dor at the Worlds Fair. They were
towed into port by the United States
steamer Michigan. with an escort of half
a hundred or more gaily decorated steam
yachts and pleasure boats. AS the his
toric trio hove to and cast anchor, their
booming cannon, blowing whistles and
changing bells were intermingled with
shouts of the multitude which blackened
the shore of the whole exposition grounds
and swarmed on top of the buildings.
To the accompaniment Of steam whis-
ties and the cheering of throngs, the
queer-looking craft built in imitation Of
the vessels in which Columbus made his
adventurous voyage, conveyed by United
State vessels, private yachts and fleet of
excursion steamers, drew up to the pier
at the east entrance of the grand court
Captain Concas and officers were trans
ferred to steam launches and passed under
the peristyle, where they were Joined by
a procession of the motliest craft ever
seen in a single place. South Sea Island
ers, Vancouver Indians, EsquimauX and
other outlandish people, each in clrarac-
teristic watercraft, accompanied the Span
iards to the landing in front of the Agri-
cultural building, where dn equally
unique reception awaited them. Drawn
up on the terrace were the strange people
from Midway Plaisance, representing
every part of the world, in native cos
tune; Buffalo Bill's cowboys, Indians,
Cossacks and Bedouins, English soldiers
from the military tournament, Uncle
Sans soldiers, and the military repre-
sentatives of other nations.
The procession moved around the
grand court to the stand on the plaza,
where the visitors were received by Di-
rector-G General Davis amid wild cheering.
1t was nearly o'clock when President
Palmer raped the ssemblage to order.
He said: Mankind loves the dramatic
and spectacular. In response to this feel
ing the management tried to emulate to-
day the consummation of an enterprise
which four hundred years ago gave the
New World to humanity. One of the
pleasing thoughts about this occasion is
that the Government of Spain entered
into it as freely and sentimentally as our
own people,"
He closed by introducing Senator Sher-
man. Three cheers were proposed and
given for the Senator.
Senator Sherman's address was an elo-
quent effort, chiefly historical, dealing
with the conditions under which Colum-
bus discovered America, the momentous
results which have followed, not only in
this country, but throughout the world;
and pointing TO the exposition as the final
fruits thereof, and in the name of the
exposition and the people of the United
States, welcomed the caravels and officers
in charge of them as representatives of
the country of Columbus.
At the conclusion of Sherman's speech
cheers We're given for Spain and the
Queen Regent, after which Captain Con-
cas-, commander of the caravels, spoke in
n felicitous manner, thanking the assem-
blage for the reception. He referred to
the career of Columbus, the building of
the caravels, and in conclusion said: Il
bring you the caravels, and in the name
OF the King of Spain and the Queen Re-
gent and Spanish people 1 tender you the
vessels"
Secretary Herbert next spoke, welcom-
ing Captain Concas and the officers on
behalf of the United States
Other brief speeches were made by
Mayor Harrison and Fred Douglass.
The admissions to-day were 124,609, of
which S9,2l1 were paid.