The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-07-11
BIG DAY AT THE FAIR.
A Quarter Of II Million of People Take Part
In the Ceremonies.

A Quarter of Million Of People rake Fart
In the Ceremonies.
Chicago. July 1t is fitting that the
Fourth of July. the national day OF the
nations Independence, should witness The
largest attruuancc OF the SEASON ut the
worlds Cu.umbIan exposition Although
the GLACIAL returns are not yet III, the OF
ucIdiS 90 nor hesitate to declare that To-
Gay : aJItnuancc Will not fail short of
.-,t'.UtD. FNcry railroad running INTO CHI
tdgo gave II special fourth 81 July raic
To-Day, ana the CLOSING Of commercial houses
III me city enabled the Working and bus
mess people oi Chicago 10 sWe.i The thronGs
unui tie aggregate became greater than
that OF any previous day attcn'idIce. L tie
weather was alternately far and threat
ening. and just the hour OF l. clock
arrived sli.nt showers broke over the as
seInblage and caused q haSty upraISlnS OF
umbrellas.
The commemorative exercises of the
da Lie. begun 1t II clock il the morning.
at 10 @ clock. Mayor Harrison ard officials
of Ike city entered in carriages preceded
by Il band. The exercises opeucd with
music from the chorus rs assembled 10y
Gir@cior Pratt. Nearly 900 singers We're
.narSialcd around the stand, gr1lps being
stationed III the galleries of the terminal
station. The front galleries g the mines
and mining building ami the balcony OF the
machinery hall TAor' were four bands
one located in the W@St balcony OF the
being distributed AZ regular Intervals about
the plaza.
Al the conclusion of the prayer, Director
General Davis introduced General Adlai +.
Stevenson, vice president of the United
States. as the orator of the day. Great
applause greeted General Stevenson when
he stepped forward. lie spoke as fol
lows:
am confident that ct no time or plac" have
r human eyes hchcd Il grindrr asscmblaS"
tftttsr ii.,l'4 a. ~ ia
Of the great exposition other days have
been set apart 10 commemorate marked events
in history. The individual states OF our Mi
zion make ii our union, and The nations of
tn" earth, each and an. and WiSety 100, ha IKE
great congresses which nave here assembled
representatives of all lands and of all path
ways of human cnlcayor have been gathered
here. Science, agriculture and arts have not
been forgotten. All who toll with hands and
brain, no matter whence they come, or what
thcr bring have been welcomed to the great
exposition. Whoever could add to the sum Of
human learning or lessen the sum of human
Woe have been. and are thrice welcome guests.
Bur this day-our GIy-cOmeS Uuheraded by
rdict proclamation. For more than one
hundred Years it has been the day OF days
Of AUyriCa--thc day we ito honor To the mem
CRY ~ the SiEnerS OF the declaration Of indie
pendence. These ceremonies. this coming
together of the people, not aN the anniversary
of the birth OF our republic. but prophet
well nItriot.iohn Ad;mS claimod We shall
make tinS glorious. All immortal day" Our
children will celebrate il with roar of cannon
Win martial mu>l". with songs of thanks
giving ami with souls Of joy. All this multi
pied @oidrn field. we now behold. One
hundred ami seven years frcm the hour
Ihi~ declaration was signed. on the southern
border of the great cnain of lakes. midway
between ne oceans. n city has sprung into
me cunjaihlh- population but little less
;han That of all thu American states at the
tame ,ur declaration of Independence was
proclaimed. J am hnnorcd by being called To
preside this day over the ASSemhiaGc. 1t is
not mine. but Inc part of others t" speak to
You. Lips more eloquent than mine Will tell
.af f!l.a II.
can colonies this Chart of their liberties;
something of the heroic struggle which, com
McncnE ut LeNinSton eliminated at York
town ~ Inc ihd'pridehc" OF the colonies;
something of the MN who. in 1857, insireG
rN wisdom more thGh human. cryStalized into
Onr f",irrH! constitution those principles quot
eel in the gr'i; declaration. ccHgratIIlatc
!"u. my c"cElrNHl"n. upon this uuSpcouS
Gl"rio> at IA" past. and what vet remains
Tor Us and for our children. Sc!t-soyerIInrnt
is il" longer m experiment. it has safely
PASSED tlgc crucial test al more than one hun
drcd years of trial. No period of history
has known more StnadfaSt determination 10
Inaint'in and p%rpe'nntr the priceless heritage
heqlrait"n rs ny our fathers. our republic
i white as the marble. firm rs the rock
broad ana eeHerai tRr casing"
We have entered upon the second century
o. our national life. God grant that we ana
those VINO succeed us may not prove unwur-
thu Of those who have zone before. thar wa
may not prove unmindful of the sublime les
sous 81, ia" uast. Then wem uSt rest assured
that taa bright sun which uShers in each silc-
IL
dep"ndcnc" may look down upon a people who
celebrate This day with heart grateful to
those who guarded AMI strengthened fin,
C"untry-Worthy to he named with those who
founded this government.
Applause. such which can only be given
ny throng Of 10000 people, greeted the
address. It lasted fer several minutes,
and it increased in volume. spreading over
like rlp1ieS in the wafer from the speakers
stand. until ii died away in II dull roar III
the distance.
\ chorus of 1000 voices then sang, Go
lumtla, the Gem of the Ocean"
Columbia Lib-rtv He'll.
Albany, n. Y, July 4.-IIundreds of people
gathered today at the Clinton Menrey bell
foundry, Troy, 10 view the Columbian liber-
I! pen ana near its first tones. At / o'clock
Word was received from Chicago, with which
placa dtrcct communication with the foundry
yard was bad, that all was ready for the
ringing of the bell. Two worEnen held Il
sixty pound bell clapper. which MIR. Chester
MenGey guided, while six blows were struck
Oh the bell which was in the foundry yard
mouth upward. The notes sounded were
deep ana melodious and when they rang out
IN assembly cheered and chcercd again. Mr.
Meneey says the bells tone will be extreme.
ly meiodi"uS and powerful. The clap
per used To ring the bell is only sixty pounds
In weight.