The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-30

the worlds fair city opened wide this
morning to receive the advance guard of
distinguished visitors who on Mondaynex |
will dignity by their presence the formal
opening of the worlds Columbian expo
sition. A reception committee met the
train bearing the Duke de Veragua and
his party at Grand crossing The train |
reached Grand crossing shortly after !
O'Clock, where it stopped to enable the |
committee to get aboard. The meeting |
was entirely formal. The train |
reached the union depot at
1920 o'clock A large crowd had |
assembled and rousing cheer was given |
as the train stopped. When the ducal |
party alighted President Palmer formally |
welcomed the duke to the worlds fair |
city. The duke, in a few words, eX-
pressed the honor, pleasure and gratitiCa- |
ton 1t gave him to find himself within |
the borders of city of the greatness of |
which, to a small extent he was familiar |
a procession then formed and the ducal |
party was escorted to the Auditorium |
hotel. At 2 O'Clock Mayor Harrison and !
the aldermanici committee called OF the |
hotel and presented the duke with the
freedom of the city. The national com
missioners then appeared and presented
the duke with an open sesame to the
worlds fair good for the season, en-
ASHES OF COLUMBUS IN DANGER.
The Herald this morning has the fol-
lowing: AN unsuccessful attempt to
steal the ashes of Christopher Columbus
was made last night. The glass contain
ing them was broken, and the priceless
remains were lifted from their resting
place by an unknown thief, whose pres
ence desecrated the sacred convent of La
Rabida at Jackson park. The ashes were
carried from a dark corner to the light of
a window and carefully examined. that no
mistake might be made. But the delay
for examination proved disastrous to the
purpose of the vandal and saved the eX-
position and posterty all that is left of
the mortal remains of the great explorer
and bcnefactor."
CLEvELAND's ARRIVAL.
Fresh from the splendors of the naval |
display, President Cleveland was well |
coined to Chicago with the shouts of
multitude, the booming of cannon and |
hearty greetings from the official repre-
sentatlveS of the state of Illinois and city !
of Chicago. The welcome was Inaugural
ted way down in the sister state of In
diana, where the special train was
boarded by q composite delegation, com
prising Gov. Altgeld and the members
of his staff, Mayor Harrison and
his cabinet, Director General Davis |
NJ. Clark. The President, VINO was per-
sonally acquainted with majority of his |
visitors, received them cordially. First |
Gov Altgeld for the state and then Car |
ter Harrison for the city told him how |
much they appreciated his presence and |
how the entire commonwealth was at his |
command, while Mr.. Cleveland in re- |
sponse remarked that he had a lively re-
membrance of ChicagO's hospitality.
THE SCENES AT THE DEPOT.
The scenes enacted at the union depot !
on the arrival of the Presidents party !
were in the main a repetition of those that |
greeted the Duke de Veragua and his |
suite, only that the throng in waiting was
larger and infinitely more exuberant. 1t |
packed the public portion of the big shed |
from one end to the other and massed |
itself solidly on the steps, while outside |
there was a sea of heads for two blocks in |
either direction. President Palmer and !
Vice President Peck were in waiting at !
the depot to express greeting in behalf of |
the exposition and this done the services |
Of the escorting police were called again |
into requisition and pathway was found |
for the visitors from the depot to the |
street.
WELCOME TO THE BELL.
The welcome to the Liberty bell outdid |
in enthusiasm and in the numbers of the !
multitude thay participated in it even |
that extended to President Cleveland. 1t |
was the third formal welcome of the day |
and it touched the popular heart more |
than either of those that preceded it, All |
last night the bell remained in the union |
depot under guard of the special officers |
of the Philadelphia police department |
who accompanied it TO this city and who |
had been reinforced by Il detail of the |
Chicago police. Early this morning the |
Is-l1
was mounted upon a handsome float. 1t |
had been the desire of the committee on /
arrangements that the turnout should be !
popular parade rather than an official |
or military affair, that just as the Liberty |
bell was and is the peoples bell, so the |
procession should be a procession of the |
people in its honor
"Turn out patriots was the brief proc |
lamation issued by Alderman Kent, mar
shall of the day, and the patriots did turn |
out as they have not turned out for any |
thing or anybody for many years, with /
the possible exception of the worlds fair |
inaugural parade. During the morning |
the float was decorated by the |
Woman's Club of the West |
Side Shortly after noon the crowd |
in the neighborhood of the depot became |
so dense that it was found necessary to |
clear the street in order that the forma- |
tion of parade could be effected. This |
was accomplished with some difficulty |
and loss of time, and it was not until 9 |
O'Clock that Alderman Kent was ready to |
give the signal for the head Of the col |
umn TO move.
THE PROCESSION.
The procession was led by a detach- |
ment of mounted police, accompanied by |
the band of the Second regiment, and |
next a platoon of police on foot. Then |
came the Liberty bell upon its decorated |
float, drawn by thirteen coal black horses, |
the Chicago Hussars, 100 strong and !
mounted on magnificent chargers, acting |
as a special guard Of honor to the !
relic. Next in line were the mem
bers of Gov. Altgeld's staff and |
behind these the George H. Thomas |
Cadets. Mayor Stuart of Philadelphia |
rode with Mayor Harrison of Chicago. |
The visiting members of the city council /
OF the Quaker city were escorted by the |
Chicago board of aldermen, nearly every |
member of this body turning out for the |
purpose. The Sons of Pennsylvania |
turned out in force, so did the world S fair |
commissioners and directors and the rep |
resentatives of majority of the civic So
cieties of the city, and the general public, |
marching four abreast, brought up the |