St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-10
THE FAIR ATTRACTIONS
caLiF0RRiA DAY AND THE c0LOM-
BAN LIBERTY BEL.
A. FESTIVE HOLIDAY SCENE.
Grand Army Men the Most Con

/ =i sDtCuouS People on the
| g Grounds IL Dedication Of the
= New Liberty Bell = California
and Utah Ceiebrations-PaIr
er and Adams Make SPEECHES.
/ CHICAGO, Sept. 9.-CaIIfornia, the
| Grand Army of the Republic, the
] the Columbian Liberty bell ringing out
/ the territory of Utah and the transport
tation exhibitors made general COM
/ bination card of attractions at the ex-
( position to-day. Illinois day did not
/ produce {: more festive holiday scene,
u aud the fair visitors are not likely to-.
i see anything like it from now until the
\ last day.
Il There was almost too much to crowd
into one day. The Grand Army were
the most conspfcu and attractive
people on the gFadndsfroln early morn
ing until II o'clock at night. Next were
the Californians. They were popular
because they distributed gratis eight
carloads of lueious fruit, grapes, pears,
peaches. plums and oranges to a
scrambling, uncomfortable mass of
people. The dedication of the
new Liberty bell was an inter-
esting event. witnessed by several
thousand people. The bell itself was as
much of an object of interest as the ex-
ercises. While the Grand Army m EN-
who were elected to form the guard of
nonor, accompanied by the military
erancn OF the Sons of Veterans, were
forming In line under Commander-in-
Chief Adams, scores of children, many
with baskets of flowers in their hands.
waited patiently in groups
ABOUT THE BELL.
The giant casting hung from wooden
beams, which reached six feet above the
heads of the crowds, in plain view of
all. To Miss Alice Scott. daughter OF
Irving NJ. Scott, of California, was der-
uted the honor of striking the bell first.
SEEING the chain attached to the heavy.
clapper she gave three quick pulls,
which gave forth three deep, clear
notes, resoundlng through the crowded
plaza. While the notes still echoed
from the alcoves of Machinery hail
Alice 5. Mitchell, OF California, began
the song, "Fhe New Liberty Bell"
composed by her for the occasion. In
mediately at the close OF tine song forty
four young ladies adv anced and each
struck one loud note on the bell for the
state she represented. Previous to
each stroke the fl ags of the states were
run up in the order of their admission
TO the Union. 1t.waS picturesque and
patriotic cere mony. and afforded oppor-
lunlty Tor the display of state enthuSi-
aSm by the assembled crowds. Then
ifNe strokes were, sounded for the terri
tories and one for universal liberty. As
the last was heard telegraph dispatch
to the Navesink hig hiapds, at the Ell
trance to New York h arbor, caused the
flag of human freedom to be unfurled
from the national flagpoe. Then presi-
dent Palmer and Commanderin-Chie
adams addressed the people. while the
fchlldren So
i THREW BOUQUETS
land baskets OF flowers on and around
the bell. As last touch to the brill
liant ceremony, the choir from the Salt
Lake City Tabernacle sang ''America"
and 1.-The Star-Spangled Banner"
Then the guard OF honor broke ranks
and every one passed around the bell, to
iltouch its surface or pick up flowers that
lay upon it to be treasured as meinen-
toes of the occasion. The Utah cele-
sDratlon consisted of a musical and
.speech-making programme at Festival
hall: Half a hundred Grand Army
posts and other military posts marched
i'll the great q. A. r. parade through
the White City. 1t was a novel and
pleasing sight to the foreigners who
are here as visitors and officials.
Many were the questions heard
Oh all sides as to who The crippled and
bent old men were, and what they had
done for their country that they should
be received with such salvos of applause
and ringing cheers from the 10000 peO-
pie. who became self-conStituted guards
on the line of march as we'll as spectat-
ors. The most impressive sight was met
in passing the new Liberty bell. A gray
haired man stood Oh the cross beams
| holding in his white-gloved hand great
silk flag of the Union. AS the columns
of veterans passed with their post flags.
the stars and stripes and their battle
flags, ALI were dipped in salutation of the
I bell and the flag. while every grizZled
veteran barred his head in response to
| the word Of command. Camp fires in
various parts of the park formed the
evening programme.