The sun., 1893-10-22
HOW NEW YORK GLORIFIED.
CHICAGO SPARES NO PAINS TO MAKE
HER D4Y At THE FAIR A SUCCESS.

The Attendance Enormous, Second Only &c
That on ChicaRo's Day-,rhe Thousand,
Flock TO Hear Mr.. Depew and Other
Grent Orntors-Pnrades and Parcnnts
| Decorations and Fireworks Made the
Grounds Brilliant by Day and by Might
Mayors Harrison and Giiroy shake Hands
CHICAGO. Oct. 21.-Chicago enthusiastically
Joined hands to-day with the great metropolis
Of the East to lmake Manhattan day at the
Fair a notable event. The event proved o
| notable one not only In the splendor and DER
fection OF the arrangements. but also In the
| enormous attendance. the days attendance
| standing second to none except Chicago's day
This attendance must be considered all the
more striking from the fact that the guests Of
the occasion had to travel thousand miles to
| take part In the festivities.
| Probably 25.OO0 New Workers were on the
grounds. They came In train loads. as fast as
the railroads could carry them. Every track
| between hero and New York for the past three
| days has been covered with procession Of
trains. All sorts and conditions Of life in New
| York from Battery Park to High Bridge was
| represented Brooklyn sent her contingent.
The weather might be called the first num-
Der on tho programme Of the day. 1t was rem
dered In most satisfactory manner. Clear
and bright the morning dawned. and early
rlsers saw the sun como up undimmed from
the waters OF the lake. So 1t remained all day.
and the night was perfect SO far as weather
was concerned. Chicago did her prettiest
Tho people began to enter the Fair grounds
early In the morning. and the procession was
kept up until late in the day. Mayor Gilroy
and his colleagues watched 1t all from the New
York State building Aside from the great
crowds that were iourneying to the Fair. the
chieffeatures OF the day down town were the
departure OF the Chicago and New York city
officials from the Auditorium and the New
York Old Guard from the Grand Pacific.
At 10 o'clock Mayor Harrison and Corpora
tion Counsel Kraus stalked into the main en-
trance Of the Auditorium Hotel Mayor Har-
rison wore the slouch hat which has grown
to his brow. and pufred vigorously at cigar.
Mr. Kraus carried a cane that could have
felled an OK. At the door his Honor and
his chief legal adviser were met by Mayor Gill
roy's private secretary. Mr.. McDonough and
Robert Maclay. Commissioner OF Education.
from New York city. The party followed Mr..
McDonough through tho brilliantly illumi-
mated tunnel under Congress street to the
annex across the way
Mrs. Gilroy and the ladies OF the party ap-
peared at this juncture and Mayor Harrison
was presented to them. whereupon he in
. dplEed in few bon mots , and swept the air
ing his cigar behind his back: but not drop
DAs hs sbs ,%o aysss the
] carriage % in line line y With It " comptroIler nj TheSdore
Sane NJ; Maslay Judge d Hswss Of New YosEE
Sity Herd W. PECK: & aRd Mr staFIndi ,sd Thee Ihs other
niciDal BADGES. The word was eiysn e move.
flares ur the Bo-'svsrd toward the White
the ea'S tss 9s e9ssa
them to o. the terminal station tic b., The Sons Of
O'clock. % when Buiiaio Bil's rough rough riders
passed into the grounds and made made, the eirepit G
cago Huzzars paraded.
After this the First Regiment went through
1aH when Rehard croker
turned to Mayor Gilroy and remarked conf
ddsntl&Slly: dent &n.E o. Can't We get them to move to
The new liberty bell was rung at noon in
honor ot the day. and at the same the New
91rk na Sats hag tSs Tas run up the
given for iibertS and S's'e Now York Late his
York. Mayor GiIroy pulled the rope. % and short
ih wsse made be9te G0lnf to
and the he ola Guard were at disner
by the state Com missions
Tables had been set IN one OF the large rooms
at at the head tahIe.. With him We're were g. s. Smith.
eX-President Of the Chamber of Commerce OF
Chauncey NJ. Depew. Gen. Horace Porter. Sen
ator Foley. and all the members OF the State
At O'clock the CHIEF Interest OF the day on
the TSs AsS ssnted yar In tssts Hall It
aIf Mt ha Eut Iuif phaQa nd I
as the great hall is, IT was. OF course. not large
enough en- to accommodater "a 1.-THE Of the people
programme that was rendered:
PROGRAMME
sy Innes sss Tr"
Prayer The Rev. Dr. John W. Brown OF New York City
Carter Ii. Harrison. Mayor of the City of Chicago
Thomas p. Gilroy Mayor of tho City of New York
Con. Horace Porter OF New York City
" Star spangIed Banner"...... By Columbian Chorus
Composed 6y Joseph {. ciartc Of New istr CITY.
Reoited by Agnes Booth OF New YORK city.
Address Chauncey NJ Depew
Address john Fellows Of New YORK City
Battle Hymn Of tho Republic. BY Columbian Chorus
Seth Low President of Columbia College of New York
MY Country. Tis of Thee" BY Columbian Chorus
The Most Rev NJ A. corrigan. Archbishop OF New York
!, The big choruses were grandly taken up by |
immediately after the exercises in Festival
Hall, the special parade OF the day took place.
p the line we're the old Guard 9i New York.
First Regiment; Illinois National Guard. and
aSf h1Ra MfyS f@g fsf
Of New York. rode together in a carriage at |
=, The column passed in review before tho
York State building. Among those on the re-
viewing stand were Major, Con. Nelson 4. |
Miles OF the United States Army. The New
York State building had been eln borately dec.
leaves predominated in the ornam mentation of
tho interior. ana white flags and bunting gave
the outside OF the structure q brilliant appeur-
ancs In the, broad corridors banks OF grow
ing palms had been arranged. and Australian
ferns AMI palms had been tastefully sot about
IN tho rooms
The State building at night was brilliantly
illuminated. One Oh the most interesting foa-
lures OF the night programme was the unfurl-
ing Of mammoth pennant composed Of l7l
yacht club flags In the TRANSPORTATION build
ing. The main feature OF the evening parade
hA nj