The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-02
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nesr the great sounding board had at
tractsd every eye thitherward. and as the
familiar figure of the Nations executive
was discerned hats flew in the air. shouts
shook the clouds and echoed along the
white facades of the surrounding build
ings. Behind the President came Secre-
taries Gresham. Herbert Smith and Nor
ton. Scarcely had the party been seated
in sight and followed along the aisle. The
Duke of Veragua and bis party were recOg-
niZed instantly. and generous shouts of
welcome greeted them as they seated them
selves little TO the rear and side of Presi-
dent Cleveland. The Duchess and Score
tary Herbert's daughter entertained each
other during the brief waiting. A corps of
photographers mounted or the platform at
little distance from the plaza at this time
became busy at their work.
At twenty minutes past II the orchestra,
with q grand buzz, opened with the Column
bian hymn. which had been written by
John j. Payne. Then prayed the blind
Chaplain of the House OF Representatives,
and, while there was something of a hush,
the crowd seemed irrepressible. At that
time the great space OF the plaza had been
filled. The bases of the lamp posts and
even the bases of the great columns and
towers had been climbed upon by eager
sight-seers. Branching away to the left
and the right on either side of the basin
the crowd extended away to the Manu-
facturers Building and 10 the agricultural
palace. filing all the standing room. and
even climbing up on the mammoth animal
figures.
A little before the President had been
presented the sunlight came through
Frightening and warming the entire scene.
1t was during his speech that the showing
crowds ct one time seemed threaJeniD z
themselves with danger. and when women
and men. faintiDg and insensible. were
carried away by officers and Red Cross at
tendants. Bot all that preceded had been
tending up 10 the elimination which was
reached when. with the last w0rd of his
speech. President leveland reached forth
his arm and pressed down his fore finger
upon the button of the golden electric key.
At that instant the dull rumbiing of ma
chinery came to the ears of thousands of
people from machinery hall. Those who
could not see the pressing of tue key heard
the results as the distant en- ines received
the steam. and reaching out their ponder
Gus iron arms. applied their power to the
network of betting and wheels which
were thus set In motion. The
man at the base of the center flag
banner. which floated away TO the
Southwest. while upon the corner flag
stats the great banners that bore the arms
of CASTLE and of Aragon were pulled aloft
Water gushed 60 the great fountains and
sprang aloft in showers of spume. From
every flagstaff and tower broke forth q
fluttering bannerette. The revenue cutter
opened it's whistles in the basin and from
the face of the statue of the republic, near
the colonnade. fell away the veIl which bod
hidden Der from view. and with all and
above oil rose in the air the mighty roar of
two hundred thousand voices. cheering the
consummation of their great enterprise,
and the turning over TO the people of that
which should now be theirs to study and
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