Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-10-12
CHICAGO DAY.
Celebration of the Anniversary of
the Great Fire.
WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS THROyCED.
The City's Growth Illustrated by Floats,
Music. Fireworks and Ailegoricai
DispIays-Au Nations Honor
the Occasion.

were scores OF people about the gates
OF the worlds fair grounds, and when
the ticket takers went 10 their places
/ the scores had grown 10 thousands All
morning at all the entrances IL was
next TO impossible TO gain admission,
so dense was the crowd. II Is thought
400, 900 paid for admission.
II was 10 o'clock when the Chicago
hussars, under command Of Capt
| Brand, entered the grounds at the west
end Of Midway. As the company made
n tour Of the grounds, Battery ID, under
| the direction OF Lieut., Russell, was fir
/ ing a salute on the lake front Flank
ing the grand basin and stationed on
the peristyle, administration, manufact-
ures, and agricultural buildings, trum-
peters In heralds' uniform played n
short fanfare Of peace, and then In uni
son, peace on earth, good will 10
men"
Combined bands numbering several
hundred musicians, played the air Of
IAN Nations" IL was n grand specta-
Gle, The height Of enthusiasm was
reached. however, when a chorus OF
1000 voices under the direction Of Prof
Tomlins, sang THE Star Spangled Ban
ner." The refrain was taken up by
thousands of people, and as the sing
ers executed the notes the united
bands swelled the volume TO an
extent rarely heard. Then the
choir sang southern airs includ-
ing Dixie Land" Maryland" and
kentucky home" columbia Gem
OF the Ocean" was then sung, and the
united bands marched from the grand
piazza to the west entrance of the adj
ministration building. Here eight hun
dred voices, directed by Prof. Tomlins
sang "Die Wacht Am Rhein," "The
Marseillaise" and other airs The
morning exercises were closed by an
exhibition drill in the stock pavilion
by the Chicago hussars.
The court OF honor presented an im-
posing scene in the afternoon. There
was IA grand reunion OF states repre-
sented by youths and maidens, all at
tired in appropriate costumes, symbolic
OF the states which they represented.
Chicago's guard OF honor was com
prised of youths representing the thir-
ty.four wards of the city, each bear
ing a huge shield on which was in
scribed the word WELCOME" Follow
ing them were thirteen pretty misses,
representing the thirteen original
states OF the Union. They carried
state shields and olive branches and
each wore a crown which was sur
| ,nnuntad lao IN laraa e,ilt star Than
followed the different states of the
union with shields on which were the
name and motto OF the state and the
day of its admission TO the union.
Flags, sheaves Of wheat and flowers
galore were carried by the children.
Chicago in Her Growth Welcoming
the World" was the title of the night
pageant in celebration of Chicago day.
The sentiment portrayed in the parade
was the growth of Chicago from the
time of the first white settlement TO
the present period. Eight floats were
designed and prepared under direction
of special committee appointed by
the city council of Chicago. The first
seven Of these embodied all stages of ad-
vancement made by the city from 1872
to 1893. Each event that stands forth
was made n chapter In the spectacular
array.
The following is brief description
OF the floats
First float The genius OF music surrounded
| by u select chorus OF nifty ladies' under Prot
| lka Eenberger's direction
Second Chicago guided by love and libert'
and surrounded by nll the state, Of tue union
welcoming all peoples OF the glob', At the
four corners music, sculpture, science uni
| literature.
| Third Chicago in 1872
| Fourth--Chicago In war
Fifth Chicago in peace
| Sixth-Chicago prostrated
| Seyenth-Commorce
Eighth Columbus at the Court OF Isabella.
Nnth-Great Britain's early discoveries and
| first settlers
Tcn,h-sweden, the Vikings and valkyric,
| In Walhalla.
Eleventh. Germany, in art science and in
dustry.
German Americans OF the United
states, 1875 and 1851.
Thirteenth Ireland. St Brandon the hrsI
diseovorer
Fourteenth Ireland the genius Of Erin.
Fifteenth and sixteenth-Iioh mia, art
science and agriculture paying homage to DO
hemia
soventeenth-Fran Grand Hormlne
IlhhNofhNh hhlAutNAt AhuAAhk u
chicago, i6@
| acknowledgements, DahlA
Tweutieth-Norway /, no years ago
Twenty hrst-Norway at present
Twenty second Poland, Washington, KOsci
usco and Pulaski.
Twenty. third-Poland, Sobieski, tho duke o
Poland before Vienna,
Poland, adoption OF the con
tituton Of Poland 1874.
Twenty nflh Poland, Copernious
Twenty.sixth- Electra representing tn
genius Of elrctriclty
The evening fireworks display wa
devoted TO Chicago, The large piec,
was entitled "The Burning OF Chi
cago," and covered $4,000 square fee
and was produced in four scenes-th,
first, Mrs. O'Leary's COW; second, tn,
kicking over of the lamp; third, the iir,
starting from thence, giving realisti
view of the burning Of the cityi fourth
the picture of Chicago In ruins
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
WASHINGTON, Uct lu.--lne oVcrcs -
the democratic caucus at the house las
night was that the Tucker bill repeal
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