Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-25
A GREAT DAY
At the Big white City Was Illinois
Day--A Motley Throng in Line
Fire Works.

WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS, H.,
Aug al.--Paii Attendance yesterday
15O,052.
Mars, the bloody god of war. was in
nsceulancy at the White City to-
day. 1t was Illinois day aud warriors
from almost every nation OF the earth,
equipped with instruments of death and
destruction. paradad through tie beant-
ful thorourlifares 10 the time Of patriotic
music played by scores of martial bands.
Hundreds OF thousands Of people assem-
bed here from every olirne 10 witness
thc parade and the othor wonderful
events OF he day. m. nraud White
Cip never looked more beautiful. An
night long worimen We're busily en-
ployed 10 decorating, and preparing the
palaces Of art scicnce mid trade for tho
reception Of the multimdes who came 10
take par, or witness the event gotten up
in honor of the day Of the proud Prairie
state
Visitors begant o come as soon az the
gates were opcn. Even the prOverbial
sardine would have found itself uacom-
fortabB crowded in almost any of the
ears rnnng TO the fair from $ o'clock
IN the morning until the long afternoon.
The DAYS entertainment began with u
parade of the. Illinois National Guard,
5000 strong, leading the way for the
saYages and barbarians OF Midway. The
state militia marched into Midway from
the west entrance and passed down the
wondsfil -loroughfare in company
front order 10 the main grounds Of the
White City.
As hey moved by the natives Of each
Bedouns riding cnmels aud high-spritOd
| Arabian horses. They We're allowed
nearly a thousand feet of space, und as
| the parade moved along rode back aud
| fOrlh At full gal'op. with their snow
! while robes iluttering In. the breeze,
| playing wonderful feats of horseman-
shin
After the Bedouins came the Lapand-
| crs from the frigid zones with reindeer;
| thea ceme the cannlbals of nahomey
| They were the most vicious and feroclous
looking warriors In the parade. They
Were qhired as y going on! 20 battle.
tastlc dtlre, was in the lead. On his
head wis sort of helmet, snrmomtcd
| with d )air Of rams horns. He carried
a great war club, which he ilourishel MS
he praiced about shouting in savage
frenzy, while his followers sang q wild
war sors heat tom-ioms and acted like
demons. Hanging down the front Of tho
Gambia kings breast was peculiar
looking protector made OF polished su-
man hacs. and around his neck was an
ornamclt Of human teeth.
The 1hinese, with an awful looking
dragon. sixty feet long, came next. Ii
was mdc Of rice paper on a bamboo
.t..l Mnutr.lt....s
Nothin hut their feot could be seen,
and III horrld thing moved along In n
wonderfully lifclikc manner. Strangely
| nttiredmnsicinns on instruments no less
strang, accompanied the dragon. and
the nislc. il such Il can be called, was
eaf-spptlng 10 the exsreme'
wilds 4 the West, IN war paint and
feather followed the Chinese, and after
them anne tho South Sea Islanders.
Then / turn came Hawaiians, pcrsians.
Egvntins. with camels and donkeys
Tun, s Nloors, SWISS horn blowers, HaE,
cnbacI. iio~s. natives Of Japero. Al.
and 0rman villages In the main
sr5ani fhey were Joined by italian
narnd British soldiers, and Wosl
II NJ strangely wonderful SIGHT
and ills doubtful ii ~ Ike has ever
been iiuessed IN me world before 81
il any,ne who saw Il VIII eYei see Ia
Mo araao was led BY Governor At
. | reid IA staN nntli a rcarhrd The ulinpi.
| htllaiu. where they dropped out ant
rtyicvl the procession from she front
partlrdRs 10 passed
Vii, ihe savaecs returned To Midway
! and ii ciyiilfed warrioN had broker
Any INA congress OF the rough rider,
f fhe,vorld." from Buffalo Rms wild