The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-05-01
CHICAGO'S SHOW.
Condition of the Great
Exposition.
CHAOS is EVERYWHERE.
Partly Finished Buildings and
Exhibits.
CLEVELAND ATTENDS CHURCH.
Later He Assists at the Christening
of Granddaughter of the Sec
retary Of State.
Special to TUE MORNING CALL

CHICAGO. April 3O.-Presdent Cleveland
and the members of his Cabinet attended
divine service this morning at the Second
Presby yterian Church. Arrangements had
been made and the entire party was seated
together. after entering the church in the
most quiet manner possible, the President
and Secretary Gresham leading the party.
There had been no notice of the Presidents
intention, and his arrival created quite
sensation. At the conclusion of Rev. S.
j. McPherson's sermon and benedciion.
the President was driven TO Gresham's
home where he dined. An interesting
feature of the visit was the christening OF
the granddaughter Of the Secretary, child
of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrews. None but the 4
members of the family and The President
was present. After. the christening. the
President returned TO the hotel where he
was besieged by callers. including the Chi
nese Consul and members of the Corean
Legation. At o'clock the President dinsd
with President Hginbotham, as did also
Hon. T. +, Bayard. Lambert. Tree and a
few others. Tomorrow, after the opening
exercises, the President will take tea with
the Countess Aberdeen at the Irish village.
= The Countess of Aberdeen held an in
Park Hotel this afternoon and atterward
took tea with Mrs. Potter Palmer, president
of the Board of Lady Managers of the
Worlds Columbian Exposition.
The Duke of Veragua and his party at
tended pontfeal high mass this morning at
the Church of the Holy Family. The
church. one of the largest in the West. was
packed by throng, eager to see as well as
in A - ~,
ritual were utilized to give pomp to the
sacred rite.
Tie entire ducal party was present. ae-
companied by Commander and Mrs. Dick
ems. The professional was played as the
party moved down the center aisle. and as
soon as the party reached its seats the cele-
bration of the mass was begun and carried
through in the most imposing form.
Near the close four altar boys stepped
forward. each carrying large bouquet of
roses and lilies, one stepped up to the Duke
and presented the flowers. which the noble
man, took .with:a pleasant nod. The three
other b0uquets were. given, one each to the
SOD, ughter:and Duchess.
AT the conclusion of the masa the party
quietly Withdrew and was driven to the
residence CT Mayor Harrison. paying him
state visit AT its conclusion the duc6l
party returned to tho hotel until o'clock,
when. a ceremonious visit was made to
Arch bishop Feehan. After half an hour
spent with the Archbishop the return to
tie hotel was made and the Spanish guests
o. f. the city disappeared for the night.
:. Tomorrow shortly after s o'clock the
: Duke and his party will be driven to the
Worlds Fair under escort of representa-
tives of the exposition. and will there take
part iu the formal eeremo onies of the day.
They will then drive through the grounds
and take their first cursorv view of the
Worlds Columbian Exposition.
When President Cleveland presses the
electric button and formally opens the ex-
position tomorrow the public will find the
fair still in somewhat incomplete condi-
tion. But this regretful situation is due
more to the tardiness of exhibitors than to
any lack of zeal on the part of the manage
ment of the exposition. Neatly every build
ing constructed by the exposition proper, in
the great white city. is practically COM
pleted, aud while confusion still reigns in
most of the structures it is in the matter OF
the installation of exhibits and not in delay
which can be attributed to any failure of
tile construction department.
The great buildings which constitute the
vital conception of the international ex-
position, and which are monument to the
indomitsbe executive ability of Chief Burn
ham and his assistants, have been COM
pleted for weeks and ready for the installa-
ton of exhibits. They are the manufac-
turers' and liberal arts building, machinery
hall, electricity hall, the fisheries building,
the art buildings, the womal's building. the
forestry building the mines and mining,
hortinutruro1 aprieuIturoiE and tTopspntta-
tiou buildings. the administration building.
Nearly all have been completed or are near
Ing completion, and Midway PIaisance sh lows
dozens of Javanese, Turkish, Soudanese
and other typical villages, which have sprung
up like mushrooms in few weeks or days.
On all earth to-day there is probably no
buster community than that which is work
ing at top speed in the manufacturers and
liberal arts building. Hundreds OF trucks
rumbled through the streets and avenues of
this thiEty-acre house and thousands Of men
made the air ring with their hammers.
= For one writer or twenty to describe the
details of the scene and action iE this the
largest single building ever constructed is
not to be attempted. The building Itself Il.
completed and the work being done to-day
has to do with the construction of the city
of booths, houses and temples to hold dis
plays. Reference 10 buildings in progress
in this big building may suggest to those
who have not been here only little affairs {;
E but when 1t is stated that the golden eagles
of Australia are pierced on top of towers
seventy feet high, and when it is known
that New York jewelry firm has the noble
American bird on top Of a column 100 feet
high. the subject will assume its proper
view 10 the mind.
I: Could a jax but step within the portals Of
the magnificent temple of electricity at The
Worlds Columbian Exposition he would
: SCARCELY have the audacity to defy modern
lightning, bridled as 1t is by science. The
electrical display has far surpassed any
thing the management of The great fair ever
: hoped TO secure. In this building so per
cent of the exhibits have arrived, and,
according to statement prepared by
Superintendent Barrett 80 per cent Of them
have been installed.
There is less confusion in the art galleries
than in any other Of the buildings. but this
: Is owing much TO the fact that the exhibits
are less cumbersome and more easily
handled than those in the other buildings.
Some exhibits are in. excellent shape, nc ta-
bly, those of Great Britain and Germany.
One trouble with the galleries of fine arts is
that the building itself is no: yet finished.
Some OF the men in charge Of exhibits said
they would not unpack their stuff until tile
roof had been entirely finished.
In the space allotted Austria the work is
well along. OF American pictures there are
but few upon the wall. Spain is in the
worst shape. Italy and Belgium are in about
the same condition, while Holland is in a
fair way to have everything in shape within
a week. France will take fortnight to get
matters in shape. The paintings, as rule,
are better prepared for exhibition than tile
sculptures. However, despite the confusion
in the building. the exhibition even now is
great one.
Tile mines and mining building is simply
a wilderness of boxes. unfinished booths
and ubpacked exhibits. 1t will be month
hafnra tLa hnfIdinn Ia in urnnar order.