The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-05-01
THE GREAT FAIR ON
The Old and New World Brought
Together.
Formal Opening of the Greatest Show
on Earth.
CLEVELAND PRESSED THE BUTTON
All About the Opening To-day of the
Most Wonderful Exhibition of
Any Age or Cline.

ready to open her arms to the world
Her trousseau may not be entirely com,
plete, there may be a little garniture
needed here and there, but for all that
she eXpectantly waits to welcome Presi,
dent Cleveland and the Duke de Yer
aqua.
From early morn vast multitudes have
assembled, and as far as the eye can
reach a living, throbbing mass Of human
ity Of all nationalitie8 is mingled to
gethcr, such a. history has never before
recorded.
Color is everywhere national flags of
all colors and designs, with brilliant ban
n%erettes and streamers float t~riumphantly
from every turret, dome and spire. Thou.
sands are floating, and the sky seems a
blaze of red, white and blue. The smooth
lawns, with their vivid green and lavishly
scattered springs, add beauty and color
ing to the scene. As the vast crowd eX-
pectantly awaits the coming of the ma
tons guests, bursts Of glorious music
relieve the tedium of their long and pa
tent waiting.
Promptly at Q o'clock the national sa-
Lutte of seventeen gun announced that
the Duke de Veragua had left the Audi.
forum, escorted by the United States
cavalry, State militia, Chicago hussars,
and city officials, to join the presidential
party at the Lexington hotel.
Again the salute of twenty one guns
indicated the departure of President
Cleveland, cabinet, diplomatic corps, and
officials Of the Worlds Exposition as
they take up their line of march south
on Michigan avenue, east on Thirty fifth
street to Grand boulevard, south to Mid
way Plaisance, and through that thor
oughfare to the exposition grounds and
the Administrator building.
As the party alight from their car.
riages to take place upon the enormous
stand erected upon the plaza east of the
Administration building, deafening and
prolonged cheers greeted them, and the
waving of handkerchiefs by the enthusi- =
astic crowd was q sight never to be for
gotten. Again and again cheers rent
the air, and it was some time before the
enthusiastic crowd could be Gained so 8
that the opening remarks of President S
Palmer of the national commission could
be heard. lie announced the completion
of the buildings and their exceptance h
from the officers of the exposition, and
thanked the latter for the industry, en- Ii
and perseverance that have charac n
terized their work. u
Tho signal was then given for our grand ~
=" Columbian March and Hymn" o
Prayer was then offered, after which v
Director General Davis presented chiefs n
of departments and foreign commits. =
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Music, an Praise of God Beethoven
The Duke de Neragua, the most hon k
Ored guest Of this great exposition, was L
introduced. This Spanish gentle ~
man, whose proud boast it is hat he is q 10
meal descendant of the great ~discOverer, r
christopher Columbus, was warmly well
'omed by our patriotic assemblage. He
gracefully acknowledged the honor con. or
erred upon him. es
hen President Cleveland arose to oI
ormally open the fair the demonstration -.
the crowd proved his great popularity ia
in a short and pithy speech he praise ed be
he officials highly for the noble manner WI
d which they had performed their pro Z"
task, and said he, with all the
'' "'"'" - MS Nat 10 the project liV
RS, architects and department chiefs of "
bis greatest of exposilions, and it would
ee1 that they had done everything tn,
'ItLIn the power of human endeavor to -
lake this Columbian Exposition the EN-. ,n,
odimcnt of an enchanted dream that 9th
n4d watched with interest each step yo,
'ward The mighty end, and he hoped all Civ
be imbued with appreciation Of ~,
and labor that had m sde the desert per
blossom and caused such a grand trans "
scene, That here centered the CT
faction of the whole world, from the ~
d hao1f perpetual SHOWS to the coral ent
fed isA aands of the tropics. :