Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-04
The Chicago Fair Ablaze With
Patriotism.
''OLD GLORY" is WAVED EVERYWHERE
All Nations Pay Tribute to the
Occasion.
SEEN IN MIDWAY PLAIsANCE


today. 1t was the center from which the patri-
otto pulse Of a hberty-loving people, enjoying
the manifold blessings Of land Of the free and
home Of the brave, beat through the nation.
There were many in the white city today whose
minds went back to that glorious Fourth of
July Of the centennial year in the Quaker city,
when, commencing with the tolling Of the mid
night hour, the patriotic impulses of popu-
lace ran riot; when for more than half q day
men and women, old and young, native and
alien, marched almost without q break up
Chestnut street and saluted with barred heads
and ringing shouts the old landmark Of liberty
in 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 years have elapsed since these
stirring scenes were enacted. and today in the
metropolis Of the west the second worlds ex-
position Of the republic gave occasion for a
still greater demonstration of love Of flag and
OF country. one which in its magnitude and
impressiveness kept pace with the growth of
the country in the intervening years and with
the magnitude of the Columbian exposition as
compared with those tAat have gone before it.
MILLIONS OBSERVING THE DAT.
Chicago's 2.0OO, 900 of permanent population
kept holiday today, and half million of strang-
ers from outside points, far and near helped it to
celebrate. All over the city. in the suburban
residence districts as we'll as in the commercial
center, the usual stiffness of the night was
broken by the cracking and booming Of fire.
works and the shouts Of merrymakers who were
making q night Of it so that the worlds fair
Fourth might be appropriately ushered in with
the true American spirit
Day broke to the accompaniment Of . salute
OF q hundred guns from the gunboats in the
lake, and the reverberations Of the cannon
awoke the sleepers and gave them notice that il
was time to be up and moving.
TO THE FAIR
The procession southwark to Jackson Park
began as early as O'Clock, when the Illinois
Central started the first Of. its two-minute
trains, each car filled to the dooss. and from
that hour on the steam. cable and elevated
roads, well as the big steamboats, plying the
lake. found their facilities taxed never before.
"Old Glory" was to be seen everywhere,
hundreds Of thousands Of them. some Of the
avenues leading to jackson PARK being literally
lined with the tri-colored bunting and the stars
and stripes though in honor Of the coming of
some conquering hero. Nearly everybody out
of doors, too, wore either q button Of the stars
and stripes q miniature flag, or q tiny bit Of
tri-coiored ribbon
WQen the numerous Rabee OF tne Dig 1nclO8ure
| were opened at o'clock the ticket men at each
found a crowd awaiting them, and thencefor-
| ward there was ceaseless click-click as the
turnstiles revolved and the mass of humanity
pressed inward The grounds themselves had
taken on some OF the glory Of Solomon
IN MIDWAY PLAIsANcE
Thousands Of people who originally intended
| to enter the fair grounds by the stony Island
avenue gates were SO entranced by the unpar-
alleled sight which met their eyes on reaching
the Plaisance entrance by the cable trains that
they at once Joined in the patriotic pleasure
seeking procession which for hours filled the
| broad Plaisance from side to side. Across the
Plaisance from Cottage Grove avenue to the
Stony Island avenue viaduct which forms the
east entrance inside the grounds, were strung,
| at intervals OF a few yards, the prettiest ar
rangement OF bannerets and Chinese lanterns
| tnat the eve Of man ever beheld. On each side
of the Plaisance throughout its whole length
were also dancing, futtering lines Of the same
Heterogeneous coiored mass connecting with the
| cross lines.
Midway Plaisance is at all times gorgeous in
| decoration and constant variation Of scene, but
the display made by the people Of all nations
in honor Of Uncle Sans birthday anniversary
.changed the whole aspect Of the cosmopolitan
| thoroughfare. The moving mass of humanity
seemed to be passing under one huge continu-
Gus canopy Of ever-chaneing bright colors.
IN THE FAIR GROUNDS.
| In the white city itself the extra decorations
in honor Of the day were to be seen at every
turn, on every Flagstaff and pavilion, foreign
and state buildings, and every place-where .
| flag or banner could be fixed to harmonic with
| the artistic surroundings.
The landscape was aglow with the glorious
flag of freedom and every human being, no
| matter il his birthplace was in the orient, the
arctic region or the torrid zone, seemed to en-
! TER into the spirit of the American day. with Q
hearty desire to make it memorable in the
history Of the republic.
| The exercises Of tbs day had Q prelude In Q
procession Of the leading participants. II
left the city hall at o'clock with Q company of
\ the second regiment, headed by its band, to
blaze its way over the boulevardA Heading
the limo was carriage occupied by
Mrs. Perry Stafford OF Martha's Vineyard and
two lady friends, and who held and at intervals
waved q priceless relic in the form Of the
original flag under which Paul Jones sailed
with the authority Of Congress. Behind came
carriages containing Mayor Harrison and the
city officials, the members Of the board Of al
dermen and the members Of the liberty bell
committee, headed by W. o. Mcdowell Of New
Jersey.
From curb to curb was packed with vehicles
Of all descriptions, carrying their owners and
guests toward the park, and it was nearly II
O'Clock when it reached the 57th street entrance.
Here q remarkable reception awaited.
| 10000 AMERICAN FLAGS.
Inside the gate, lining the roadway six deep
in military order, 20, 900 exposition exhibitors
of all nations were drawn up. Every man car
ried an American hag, and each division, &C
cording to its building or depart
meut, was headed by the department
chief and q band. As the procession
passed through the ranks the exhibitors un-
| covered and waved their flags. while bands
broke forth In unison with the ''Star Spangled
| Banner"
When the mayors carriage had reached the
head Of the column the word Of command was
given, the exhibitors faced ranks southward and
the combined professions moved through the
grounds, bringing up in the immense plaza be-
tween the administration building and the
terminal station.
portion Of this space had been filed In
with chairs and benches and extemporized
seats, while in the rear enough stand
ing room had been left for 100, ,0O(
who were willing to Join in singing the
patriotic music even II they could not &c,
within . quarter mile Of earshot Of the speeches
In front Of the terminal building, facing west
. spacious grand stand had been erected, ant
long before the arrival Of the procession Al
ocean Of faces we're turned toward il, eact
wearing . look Of good-natured expectancy.
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