Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-05
AT THE EXPOSITION.
"old GLORY" waved Everywhere - All
Nation. Pay Tribute TO tho Occasion.

"old GLORY" Waved Everywhere - All
Nations Pay Tribute 20 tho Occasion.
WosLps-FATR GROUNDS, CHICAGO. July 4.
The Worlds Fair was ablaze with patriot
ism to-day. IL was the centre from winch
the patriotic pulse OF a liberty-loying peo-
pie, enjoying the manifold blessings OF q
land of .ho tree and home OF tae brave,
beat through the nation. There were many
IN the White City to-day whose minds went
back TO that glorious Fourth Of July OF the
centennial wear IN the Quaker City. when.
commencing with the tolling Of the mid
night hour the patriotic impulses OF
populace ran riot: when for more than
half day men and women, old and young.
native and alien. marched almost without
a break up Chestnut street and saluted
with barred heads and ringing shouts the
old landmark Of liberty III Independence
square: when sherman and Sheridan and
Dom Pedro. all now numbered with those
that have gone. stood arm IN arm before
the old liberty bell and bowed their heads
in reverence and honor.
Seventeen wears have elapsed since these
stirring scenes were enacted, and to-day
in the metropolis OF the West the second
worlds exposition OF the republic gave
occasion Tor still greater demonstration
of love Of flag and of country, one which
in it's magnitude and impressiveness kept
pace with the growth of the country IN
the intervening years and with the magnl-
tude of the Colum bIan Exposition as com
pared with those that have gone before 1t.
MILLIONS OBSERVE THE DAY.
Chicaco's 2. .Oo0, 600 Of permanent popula-
tion kent holiday to-day, and half mil
lion of strangers from outside points far
and near helped it to celebrate. All over
the city, in the suburban residence
districts as we'll as 10 the commercial
centre. tho usual Stiffness Of the night
WAS broken by the cracking and booming
of fireworks and the shouts OF merry
makers who were making night OF 1t so
that tho World's-Fsir Fourth might be ap-
propriately ushered III with the true
American spirit.
Dav broke to the accompaniment OF
salute OF a hundred guns from the gun
boats III the lake. and the reyerberauons
of the cannon awoke the sleepers ana
gave them notice that 1t was time to be up
aud moving.
TO THE PAIR.
The PROCESSION southwark TO Jackson
Park began "a early as o'clock. when the
Illinois Central started the first of IFS two
minute trans, each car filled to the DOORS
and from that hour on the steam, cable,
and elevated roads, as well as the big
steamboats, plying the lake, found tEer
facilities taxed as never DtlOIS.
"Old GlOryh was TO be seen every
where. hundreds of thousands of them,
some Of the avenues leading to jackson
Park being literally lined with the tri-
colored bunting and tho stars and stripes
as though III honor OF the coming OF some
conquefing hero. Nearly everybody out
of doors. too, wore either button OF the
stars and stripes or miniature naE' or
tiny bit of tri-colored rbOon.
. u
closure were opened ut Z o'clock the ticket
men at each found a crowd awaiting them'
and thenceforward there was ceaseless
click click as the turnstlles revolved ana
the mass Of humanity pressed inward.
The grounds themselves had taken ON
some OF the glory Of Solomon.
IN MIDWAY PLAIsANoE.
! Thousands of people who originally in
| tended TO enter the Fair-'Irounds by the
! Stony-Island avenue gates were SO en-
! tranced by the unparalleled sight when
met their ewes on reaching the Plaisance
4 entrance by the cable trains that
tbey at once joined in the patriotic
| nleasure-seeking procession which for
| hours filled the broad Plalsance
from side TO side. Across the Plais-
ance from Cottage-Grove avenue 10 the
STONY Island avenue vladuct, Which forms
| the east entrance inside the grounds, were
/
nrettiest arrangement of bannerets and
! Chinese lanterns that the eye OF man ever
/ behsId On each side OF the Plaisance
/ throughout its whole length were also
/ dancing. hutteTing lines OF the same hete-
{ rocenous coloTed mass connecting with
/ the cross lines.
Midway Plaisance is at all times gor-
peous 10 decoration and constant variation
az scene. but the display made oy the pe0-
/ DIe of ali nations in honor of Uncle sam
/ birthday anniversary changed the whole
| aspect OF the cosmopolitan thoroughfare.
/ The moving mass of humanity seemed 10
/ he passinr under one huge continuous
! canopy OF over-changlng bright colors.
IN THE YAIR-GRoUNDs.
In the White City itself the extra decora-
| tions IN honor of the day were TO be seen at
every turn, on every flagstaff and pavilion.
foreign and State buildings. aAd every
/ plAce where flag or banner could be f&ed
! to barmoulze with the artistic surround
lngs. .l A.. -;
! ous fac of freedom, and every human
belnr. no matter If his birthplace was IN
the Orient. the Arctic region or the lorrld
| zone. seemed 10 enter INTO the spirit OF
| The American day with hearty desire TO
make II memorable IN the history ot the
! republic. .o1,,d.
~.
/ In a nrocessiop of the leading partlcl-
nantsI liz left the City Hall at O'Clock
{ with a company of the Second Regiment,
/ headed by its band, 10 blaze IT'S way over
/ fhe boulevards. Heading the line was q
carnage occupied by Mrs. Perry Stano
/ of Nartha's Vineyard, and two lady irlenus'
ana who held and at intervals waved
''r,'.i.ss reIic in the form of the original
/ hag under which Paul Jones sailed
with the authority of Congress. Behind
/ came carriages containing Mayor HARRISON
I and the city officials, the members OF tne
Roard Of Aldermen, and the members Oh
/ the Liberty Bell Committee, headed py W.
@ Mcdowell, Of New jersey. ],
/ The street from curb 70 curb was packed
nth vehicles of all descriptions, carrying
ths,r owners and guests toward the fark,
erJ II was nearly IL o'clock when the pro-
| cession reached the ty-seventh-street
eytronce Here remarkable reception
awaited.
10000 AMERICAN FLAGS.
Inside the gate, lining the roadway SIX
deem m military order, 10000 exposition
/ exhibitors of all nations were uI9Wh up;
Every man carried an American nag huu
! each division, according 20 It's puhGlus W
dauartnent. was headed by the depart
/ nent cblef and band. As the procession
nas.ed through the ranks the exnlbltors
/ uncovered and waved their nags, "hile
/ bands broke forth IN unison with the
Star Spangled Banner"
| When the Mayors carriage had reacheu
| the head of the column the word OF com;
mand Was gwen, the exhl bitors faced
ranks southwark. aud the combined pro
cessIons moved through the grounds,
| brinring up in the immense plaza between
! the Administration Building ana the terihi-
/ nal station. -, euoa 10,
A portion of this space had been hl'ed IN
with chairs and benches aud extempor,zeo
\ seats while IN the rear enough s'auutls
room had been lett for 100000 VINO were
/ willing TO JOIN IN singing the patrlot'o
music even If they could not get WITHIN
ouarter mile of earshot Of the speeches.
/ In front OF the Terminal Building, facing
/ west. a spacious grand stand hsd 9een zen
erected. and long before the arrival OF Tue
procession an ocean OF faces were 'urneu
/ toward II. each wearing a look oi Rooo-
! natured expectancy.
TIE MUSIC.
In the rear OF the sta2d, the great noor
of the terminal station, the broad stslrways,
| and the balconies were packed WITH specIai
guests. During the wait the concoutso
1 WAS entertained with national airs lnat
- a - liooh and kent II IN enthusiastic