Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-21
MANHATTAN'S FAIR DAY.
New York and Chicago Join
Hands In a Celebration.
DAY BEGUN WITH A BIG PARADE.
Mayor Gilroy, a. Father Knickerboeker's
Representative, Expresses His Delight.
Croker and Other Tammany Chiefs Take
Part-Fireworks Tonight.

Croker and Other Tammany Chief Take
Part-FIreworks Tonight.
CHICAGO, Oct. 20.-Manhattan day Is al.
ready q big success The people of Chicago
have practically taken a holiday and have
turned out to assist the Gothamites in
celebrating the occasion.
The day was begun by big parade. The
Old Guard and the Chicago hussars as
sembled early in the morning and escorted
the committee and city and fair officials tc
the Midway plaisance and through this &c
the New York building There the guests
were properly received, but there was not
public reception.
The officials We're again surrounded by
the Old Guard and the hussars and escort
ed to the Festival hall, where the formal
exercises of the day took place. The fol
lowing was the programme of the exercises
Programme of the Exercises.
Singing Choral society.
Prayer-Dr Morgan Dix.
Address OF Welcome Mayor Harrison.
Response-Msyor GHrOy.
Music.
Address General Horace Porter.
Singing-ChOral society.
Address-Chauncey VI. Depew.
Address Charles :. Smith.
Singing-Choral Society.
AddresS-Seth Low
Observation-Disclosures Corri-;an-
Next came the parade through the
grounds. The floats that were used in the
Chicago day pageant, with several add
tonal displays, were in the line; also May.
or Gilroy and other prominent New York
ers
There will be a grand illumination OF the
grounds this evening and special pyro
technic display. Every building in Jack
son park will be kept open and will lie II.
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director general,
The New York state building will he The
center OF the night display The fireworks
include many special designs. The second
set piece will read, Chicago to New York
She Can't BE Beat Niagara and MAY.
or Gilroy will be pictured in fire, as will
the Goddess Of Liberty and the Brooklyn
bridge. The last design will bear the in.
scriPtiOn, The Metropolis of the East Con
graduates the Metropolis of the West"
Mayor Gilruy i quartered at the Audi
forum. When seen at his hotel by Il re
porter, he said:
Great crowds are here from New York
city. | believe we have broken the record
for travel between the two cities. and
think we will do credit to our city with ouI
carefully arranged programme for Man
haitian day
In talking To Alderman Hepburn, who
called ON him, Mayor Gilroy said:
You have surprised and overwhelmed
US with the open heartedness of your wei
come The newspapers of Chicago have
done magnificent service in booming the
day and placed New York under obliga
tiOns that we will discharge when the op-
portunity presents itself in as hearty a
manner as we know how The action OF
your city council and your mayor in max
ing Manhattan day local holiday is az
gracious an act rs could be performed
Chicago has done grandly. 1t could not
have done more"
Disiing uiShed Gothamites In Town.
Among the Gcthamites who have engag
ed rooms at the Wiudermere. Chicago
Beach, Colonies and other leading hotels
adjacent to he fair grounds are Richard
Croker, the Tammany chieftain: John ID.
Crimmins and !. w. Beekman: William p
81. John, the we'll known New York hank
president; Joseph J. O'Donoghue, f Hol-
den Smith. Charles I.anier. H Brewer, w
Ii. {. Lawrence, Judge Robert B. Wood
ward. Judge Gray, Judge Holme, Francis
l.. Stetson, eN-Mayor Grace, II. p Wells
and J. l. c. Clarke
Others who are here are c. l. Hood OF
Lowell, Mass: : V. A Hunter of Boston
II. =. Perrine of Trenton. Robert Garrett
and party, George Westinghouse, Jr, and
party, Colonel George Kemp, proprie-
tor of New York 5 Nendome and Buck
ingham hotels; George NJ. Olcott OF
Brooklyn, Banker George F. Baker
James {. Carter, Charles van Nostrand.
=. w. OrViS, the we'll known hotel man.
Frank y. Hall. George Moeller of the SUI
gar trust, r. ]. c. Walker of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad. Robert McCafrerty. c. Car,
stairs of Philadelphia, Z. van Etten of the
New York Central railroad. Excise Com.
missioner Leicester Holmes and w Bourke
Cochran, the famous orator
General Miles and his staff are lending
their aid toward making the day a success.
The general, accompanied by his brilliantly
attired ssaff, will ride down TO the grounds
during the day and hold a grand review OF
the various military companies which will
take part in the proceedings. The Old
Guard were in line with the First regi-
ment, Illinois national guard. and the Chi
cago hussars, mounted and fully capari
soned.