The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-02

And Yet no land: and now. when through the
The Santa Marin leaped before the gale,
And angry pillows tossed the caravcls
As 70 destruction, Gomez Rascon came.
And 20 the Admiral brought a parchment scroll,
Saying: Good master, read this writing here;
An earnest prayer il Is from all on board.
The c-ew would fam turn back In utter fear.
No longer To the pole the compass points:
Into the zenith crops tie Northern STAR
ION saw bit yeSter eve an albatrosS
Drop dead on deck beneath the flying scud.
Tie devils wind blows madly from the east
Into the land OF nowhere. and the sea
Keeps sucking us adOwn the maelstrOms nav.
francisco ssys the edge OF earth Is near,
And of To Erebns we slide unhelmed.
Last Sunday night Diego saw witch
Dragging the Nina by her forechains
And wildly dancing on dolphin's back;
And as she danced the brightest star in heaven
Slipped from its leash and sprang into the sea
Like Luci.er and left trail OF blood.
i pray thee master, turn again 10 spain,
Obedient to the Omens, or. perchance,
HE terrOr-strcken crew, to escape their doom,
'.Gomez Bascon, peace!' exclaimed the Admiral;
thou hast said enough.
Now. prithee, leave me; would be alone"
Then eagerly Columbus sought sign
In sea and sky. and IN his lonely heart
Finding. instead OF presage5 OF hope,
The black and ominous pOrtents or despair.
AS thus he unused he paced the afterdeck
And gaZed upon the luminous waves astern.
Strange life was Ia the phosphorescent foam,
And through tho goblin glow there came and
Like eliln shadows on an opal sea
Prophetic pictures OF the land he sought.
lie saw the end of his victorious quest.
He saw, ablaZe on Isabella's breast,
A string OF Antillean jewels rest
The islands OF the West.
He saw invading Plenty dispossess
Ola Poverty, theland with bounty bless,
And through the wretcned caverns of distress
Walk star-eyed happiness
for ancient Error TO atone
Giving the plundered people back their own.
And flying from the throne;
lie saw an empire, radiant as the day,
Harnessed to law, but under freedoms sway
Proudly arise, Respondent III array,
TO show the world the way.
He saw Celestial peace in mortal guise,
And, filed with hope and thrilled with high
emprise,
Lifting its tranquil forhead to the skies,
A vast republic rise.
lie saw, beyond the-hills of golden corn,
Beyond the curve of autunn's opulent horn,
Ceres and Flora laughingly adorn
The bosom OF the morn.
He saw a cloth of gold across the gloom,
An arabesque from evOlutions loom,
And from the barren prairie's driven spume
Imperial cities bloom.
He saw an iron dragon dashing forth
Along an iron thoroughfare-sOu north.
East, west-uniting in benefcent glrth
Remotest ends OF earth.
He saw the lightning run an elfin race
Where trade, love. grief and pleasure interlaee,
And absent ones annihilate time and space,
Committing face 10 face.
He saw relief through deadly dungeons grope;
Foes turned TO brothers. black despair to hope
And cannon rust upon the grass grown slope,
And rot the gallows rope.
He saw the babes on Labor's cottage floor;
The bright walls hung with luxury more and
more.
And comfort. radiant with Astounding store.
Wave welcome to the door
He saw the myriad spindles flutter round:
The myriad homes where jocund Joy is found,
And Love is throned and crowned.
He saw exalted ignorance under ban,
Though panopIied in force since Time began,
And Science, cOhsecrated. lead the van,
The providence or man.
The picture came and paled. and passed away,
And then he said to Pinzon. in the gloom,
"Now. Martin. to thy waiting helm again;
Haste TO the Pinta. westward keep her PROV,
For have had vision full OF light.
Keep her PROV westward in the sunsets wake.
Prom this hour hence, and let no man look back 4"
DIRECToR-GENERAL DAvIs'S ADDRESS.
The overture to "Rienzi." by Wagner
was next rendered by the orchestra, and
then Director general Davis. on behalf of
the exposition, delivered the following ad.
dress:
The dedication of these grounds and buildings
for the purposes of an international exhibition
took place on the 2lst OF last October AT which
time they were accepted for the object TO which
they were destined by the action OF the Congress
OF the United states. This is not the time nor
place, neither will IL he expected OF me to give
u comprehensive resume OF the strenuous eff
forts which have been put forth 10 complete the
work TO which We invite your inspection today.
I may he permitted, however. 10 cay a word in
praise OF. end gratitude TO my co-offcers and Of
ficial staff who form the great organization
which made the contamination possible.
This exposition is not the conception OF any
single mind: ii Is not the result of any single ef
fort but IL Is the grandest conception of all the
minds and the best obtainable result of all the
Efforts put forth hy all the people who have, In
any manner. contributed 10 its consideration
The great commanding agencies through which
the gOvernmcr. has authorized this work To- pro-
coed are the national commission, consisting of
los men and their alternates. selected from the
the Hon. Thomas w. Palmer. OF Michigan;
the corporation OF the state OF Iii
nois. known as the Worlds Colum-
five directors. presided over by Mr.. II. 4.
Higinbotham. of Chicago. and the board OF lady
managers consisting OF lis women and their
alternates, selected from the several states. pre-
sided over by Mrs. Potter Palmer. OF Chicago
To these great agencies. wisely selected by Con-
gress, each performing Its special function. the
gratitudcef the people OF this country and the
cordial recognition OF all these friendly foreign
representatives are due
To perfect from these agencies an efficient or
ganilatiOn was our first duty. and it was sue
cessfully accomplished ct the outset through
committees, subsequently by great executive de-
partments. and through these departments the
systematic, vigorous and effective work has
Progressed. Through the department or admin
iStratiOn. the department OF finance. the depart
ment OF works and the great exhibit depart
mentS. the plan and scope OF grand interna-
tloual exposition have been worked odt The
department OF finance. composed OF members OF
the Illinois corporation, has, with disinterested-
ness remarkable, with courage undaunted, sue
cessfGlly financed the exposition. and has
provided for the great work upwards of
twenty millions OF dollars. Tue department
OF works and It's many bureaus OF artists, archi-
teets engineers and builders have transformed
these grounds. which Jwenty-one months ago
were an nnsightly, uninviting and unoccupied
stretch OF landscape, into the beauty and splen-
dor OF to-day. They have conspicnonsly per-
formed their functions and these grand avenues,
these Venetian Waterways. the finished land
scape the fountains and sculptures and colon
nades and these grand palaces, stand out as q
monument 10 .heir genius and their skill. sup
plemented by the labor OF that great army OF
skilled artisans and workmen. all citizens or this
Republic
The chiefs of the great departments who have
exploited this mighty enterprise and gathered
here the exhibits forming tho picture that IL set
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