Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-02

HIS MAGIC TOUCH.
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President Cleveland Presses
the Button.
FOUNTAINS PLAY, FLAGS WAVE
The Machinery Moves as at WIZARDS Com
mand.
Tho Like Was Never Seen by The Civilized
world-Tho Wonders Of Eastern Magic
Surpassed BY Modern Miracles.
The Question Of Sunday
Closing.
FOUNTAINS PLAY, FLAGS WAVE

Chicago. H., May 1.-The electric age
fus ushered into being IN this last de-
ade OF the ninetceuih century when
Cleveland, by the pressing OF a button,
msbing waters md revolving wheels lh
he Worlds Columbian exposition. No
exhibit Of she fair that will attract thou
lAnds 10 this city for The next six months
can be more marvellous than TIE magic
effect which mark ed the solemn opening
VI the fair at l2pS today. OF tie null
titndc Of visitors, some estimate tue
number ut 10000, not one FUZZY real
iIpd The fun import Of The effect thnt
was to coWc from the nrrang"ment ~
ccyerly devised In the opening. II was
known IN ynine way the president
was 10 press gold key aud that clec-
iris communication with the machinery
WIS T., start the flir. hut no one realized
how mtll the grand Invention Of an elise
the spark threw fnuninin.geyH sew
enty feet Into the air and tie rumble
aud hum NJ wheels ia the nlauOsattnreH
buildiag and the elattcr OF inarhinery
in an parts Of that area ~ a mile alinrc
or more told the story Of The final CON
summation Of scientific Thought. The
lf-less started into being on every hand,
draped statuary sLc1 its yel and reveal.
ed 10 toe world the artistic lnlurs Of the
mast eighteen months aud III a moment
all that had been apathy and inert aud
inactive through the long hours Of the
tnnfulhIf sprung lNlN NNlNlhl'l 'AhNfN't
and thrilled the multitude ana crowned
the triumph Of the exposition, la pre-
vious eXpositiOns the pusHluntics Of eltF-
tTicity had been limited to the mere
starting Of rngines IN machinery halls,
bnt 10 this all was started by the maggie
spark.
THE OPENING.
Worlds Fair Grounds. Chicago. H..
May. t,-Iupiler iluvius held IN up
lifted fist over Chicago this morning The
skies were sodden and bleak and chilly
mist filled tue atmosphere. Weather
conditions seemed nor Ia have yielded 10
Clevclnnd's luck Bunting w the city
throughout was damp, aud a llstless aud
general tone VI gloom pervndcd the nir
history this was, thc condition 0t The
weather went for naught. aud carly ;he
people were astir.
AZ SiJ a. m, exact. the time " the
schedule. lDnke Nrrngna aud his party
entered tlsir carriages nj the Auditn,
RUM TO .proeecd to the Lexington hotel,
where tile parade to the Worlds fnlr
or Iuuda was tu he fornicd. They reach
ed that hotel 10 ten mllutes nnd during
the brief SEASON Of waiting for the Urrsi.
dent, the duke held a somewhat informal
reception. Mcnntime the city ~ large
seemed bending toward the White
city Ivy The lake.
Every means Of transit to Iurbsun
park was crowded Soon after President
Cleveland and Ills associates lcn thpir
rooms at the Lexington hotel aud were
conducted to their cartridges, tho Spanish
guss !titr iltNl Ia Tie Uu,nhlr com
fsir.
Standing IKE mounted figures In bronze
platoon OF horse policemen waited he
tween tho curbs to lead the procession.
bchlhd them were companies Il aud
Is, Seventh United States cavalry, next
were Chicago uuzNnrs. with troop A,
Illinois National Guard
Then followed twcnV-lllrcc carriages,
rOnthililnE the national. state, dty and
Columldm fair notublrs aud digulinrlrs.
Arriving ~ the grounds, She process.
nlon procccdcd ~ thr administration
building, where tho oncning ccremonles
wore to nike place, mud dishandet.
Entering the huiling. tho nnlnhlrs. In.
Guiding President cleveland, paascd out
upon tlic great platform crcl,d for the
event whore thruug of ppoplc covering
evcty atom OF spare WAS gathered The
president was rsri,rh with q nmult Fl
cheers that shook the air aud na,lo the
buildings trrnilde
The opening ccrcmmpa were hpg,n
iser 10 O'Clock with the performance
of John Il. lmiuV's Nnlumhinn Mnuh
followed by an invocation by Chnplnlu
Milhnrn 81 the United Stn,rs congN-N.
Tsdphery',, a poem Written. Tor The
C'e7l'N " W y. NEvhNt OF NuAhllH
ton. was then rnl.
After M orchestral dvprtnrr, Dln,ctn,
General DAVIS. ga master 1T ceremonies,
faced The multitude and mtde the omen
lux speech. which closed with tho mr..
sentation " President Cleveland.
Mr. clevcland having arisen, wa,
kept scvernl ninntes waiting amin N,
applause should subAdc after which Ii,
with barred head, begun speaking. III,
said:
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
~ am hero to join my fellow cItIsen,
In congratulations which hefit tiis oeca
sion. Surrounded by sthpenduous re-
sulta OF American enterprise and Ac
liviu. and IN View OF magnificent eyi
aenees OF SKIN aud intelligence, we nee,
not rear that these congratulations vii
b. exaggerated. We stnnd ioiny Ia In
presence 81 the oldest millions OF III
world and point TO the achievement w
here exhibit asking ne allowance on IA,
score Of youth. The enthusiasm witt
which wo can contemplate our worl, Ia
fenMhes the warmth Of tho greoiinr W,
extend 20 those who have come fron
foreign ianda 20 Illustrate with th
groWth and progress Of human endeAvo
IN the directsoe 81 higher civilization,
1--WE who believe that popular etluca
bon AMI stimulation II the beat In
pulses Of our citizens i,Qd the way 10
REALIZATION or the proud national dcaiia
which cur filth pruuaiArS gladly wclcon
the epporluiIty hrrc afforded US to ~
the FasultH ac,oinbilahed hy rfiort whcl
hnrt ben rxer;eN gngcr than ours Il
tue heii ~ mans fmhrovcnnut; whil
~ aPPfeclaslve return We exhibit uupaf
hlieled advancement and wonderful az
foAPh1ueRs4 81 a yeung naaos an,