The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-22
New York and the Western Metropolis
Unite in Celebrating Manhattan Day
at the Worlds Fair.
SPEECHESAT FESTIVAL HALL
"Our Chauncey," General Porter
and Mayor GilrOy Talk.
Two Parades and a Great Display Of
FirewOrks-The Attendance Much
Smaller than Expected.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CHICAGO, Oct. 21.-New York and Chi
cago clasped hands and plighted vows TO
love each other henceforth for better or
worse, richer poorer. The Manhattan
merchant left his Broadway store the
speculator came from his Wasl-street Of
flee, forgetting and not caring how the
stock market closed or how il would open.
the man about town forsook his club, and
professional people came in hundreds to
make Manhattan day the unqualified sue
cess which every man, woman and child.
no matter where they came from, admitted
1t was The attendance did not meet the
expectations of many New Workers and the
Chicago men who helped TO make the ar
rangernents, but the multitudes seen where
ever the attractions happened to be were
large enough to make all the Manhattan
visitors happy.
The crowning event in the celebration
took place in Festival Hall. There were
gathered some of Gothams best known
orators and prominent citizens from all
walks of life. The speakers praised and
caioled and bantered Chicago by turns,
and the New York people who composed
large part of the magnificent assembly rel
ished the oratory, the wit and the good
natured salles as only New Workers could.
Chauncey Depews reception was enough
to make him hold his head in pride a little
higher and he smiled while the audience
cheered and clapped their hands at every
brilliant sentiment and witty remark which
he made. General Horace Porter and John
W. Fellows made brilliant and laughter
provoking addresses. exactly suited to the
occasion and the character OF the audi
ence.
The great galleries of the hall were faced
with silken flags of all the American
states and the nations of the earth. inter-
spersed with "Old Glory" The front or
the platform was richly draped with the
American colors and decorated above with
floral pieces. On the platform, in chairs.
were seated many distinguished men and
women from Manhattan island. In the cen-
| ter of the front group was Mayor Gilroy.
| ana on either side sat Chauncey NJ. De-
new. Seth Low, president of Columbia Col
| lege Gen. Horace Porter, Archbishop Cor
| rigan. Mayor Harrison. Rev. DR.. Brown.
| of ST. Thomas Church, New York, chaps
| lain of the Old Guard, Congressman j. Rs
| Fellows. Agnes Booth, Controller Thee.
w Myer of New York, eX-Mayor Grant,
of New York, Lyman j. Gage ex-presi'
dent of the fair, Treasurer Seeberger.
| Richard Croker, Tammany's chief, Joseph
| J. O'Donohue, city chamberlain, and Ed
ward C. Sheehy, Judges Dunn and Ryan,
| John " Arnold John d. Crimmins. Sen
| ator Jacob Cantor, and many members os
| the New York Board Of Aldermen ard the
| Manhattan committee of one hundred, al
| well as members of the Chicago Common
Council and the Sons of New fNy tba ferk fai- SG-
| lies and friends OF Mayor Gllroy, ex-
| Mayor Nolan. of Albany. President Hig-
fnbotham and Mayor Harrison.
Back of the platform of guests were ar
| ranged the Columbian chorus of eight hum
dred voices, under the direction or Wm.
| ment Band, of New York, which woke
| the echoes of the hall with their patri-
| otic melody. Every one OF the seven tnou-
| sand seats were taken before the exer-
| cises began, and hundreds of people were
turned away.
| THE PARADE AND FIREWORKS.
The parade part of the celebration, which
preceded the exercises in the hall, was car
| ried out successfully, attracting a great
multitude to the terminal plaza and the
| avenue on which the New York State build
| ing stands. The first procession to enter
| the grounds was that Of Colonel Cody
| picturesque riders. Then came the Cook
| County Democratic Marching CLUB, TWO
| hundred strong marshaled by Capt ]. IL.
1 a
| ture The Democrats marched behind de-
| tachrnent of guards After them came the
| Chicago HusSars, who paraded through the
park to the music Of the Elgin band Soon
| after came the First Regiment Nauonai
| Guard. The regiment marched 10 the ter
| minal plaza where beautiful stand OF
coIors were presented by Colonel Dishl' @ @the
| father of the regiment; A little later ana
| the DISTINGUISHED New York delegation en-
| tered the grounds in carriages. escorted py
the Old Guard and the sons OF New aonn; oar;
nc
| of New York and Chicago sat slde Dy sioe
| TO show the people from the cities whcn
they represented that the iasI NsseiSe SUI ,orI ~
! ever The procession passed drecuy ~
Festival Hall, to the spirited music OF tns
| Old Guard Band, the drum corps anu
The principal parade. which was COM
bination union of all military ana CIVIC
| hodies took place after the exercises. In
| the line were the Old Guard, the First Regi-
ment OF Illinois. the Chicago Hussars ths %
Sons of New York ana the DenlIo,att aSdI,ion ~
the military bands. They made the circuit
of the White City and passed In review @ @De-
| fore the New York State building. On the
| revieU,ing stand were Gen. Nelson A. Miles,
| of the army Brigadier General Wheeler. OF
| the Illinois militia; the two Mayors ana tns
| Manhattan day committees. The military
| comnanies disbanded after giving dress
| parade on the terminal plaza The Rev
! York official party and the speakers were
entertained at dinner by the State COM
| n1issioners in the New York building.
J The procession of eleven floats was an
| attractive feature of the celebration. All
| but one of them were those used in the Chi
| cago day pageant, the new one being Illus
| tratiye of Liberty Enlightening the
| World" bearing represe natives OK the
| four races besides twenty-five persons per-
sonating the nationalitles OF the earth
! The display of fireworks on the lake
| shore was equal to any which has been seen
at the fair except on Chicago night Among
| the new set pieces were Liberty Enlight-
| enjng the World" a huge portrait OF Mayor
| Gilroy. the Brooklyn bridge. Father Knick-
| srbocker and a female figure representing
| Chicago. with motto underneath. "She
| can't be beaten" The entire lake front
| was Illuminated with over two hundred
floating and changing lights. The Midway
Plaisance gIowed with the same illumina-
ton and New Yorks building dazzled the
eyes of thousands with light front colored
fairy lamps and electric lights inside and
| out.
THE SPEECHMAKING.