Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-02
A Visit to the Worlds Fair.

The night of the oath of September
We left Annapolis. Arriving in St.
Louis next morning We found in the
Union Depot a party of friends, who had
come up the day before, from Des Arc
| and Annapolis. At O'Clock we board
| ed special on the renowned Wabash,
| and were soon over the Father of Wa
tiers and sweeping across the beautiful
prairies of Illinois which rank among
the mot productive of the Union, H.
linOis would not have been named
wrongly had it been called The Garden
State; for, in the whole distance of 286
miles from st. Louis to Chicago, one is
scarcely out of sight of the broad ex-
pause of farms after farms.
We arrived at Decatur about noon,
where few minutes stop was made.
Here we took on several extra coaches,
making a train of twenty coaches In
all. From Decatur we made only a
few stops; running at the rate of fifty
to sixty miles per hour; and arrived at
Englewood station at AIS in the eve
ming, where were met by Mr.. Albert
Benson, brother of (Mr. J. S. Ben
sony. one of our party, and escorted to
his residence on LaSalle Ave-, where
we found delightful stopping place
during our stay in the Windy City.
After partaking of an excellent sup
per, we began our tour OF Sightseeing.
We went east three blocks, boarded q
State street cable, and went south four
blocks to SD, where we took a SD car
and went east again twenty-three
blocks, which landed US at Buffalo
Bills show. which, after procuring
tickets, we entered. Here we viewed.
with 20, 600 others, that night, the world
famed show which has exhibited before
almost all the crowned heads of the
world. Here we saw the drill and pa
rade of cavalry from almost all foreign
countries. And here it was We saw
the Indians exhibit their mode OF iv-
ing. moving, and warfare; their man
ner o. hunting in the past and at the
present. The show being ended by
this time, we took a car on esd to Cot
tage Grove Ave-; thence on the cable
car to 61st; then west to Wentworth
Ave. from which, by walk of two
blocks. we reached our rendezvous, aud
were in Sunderland.
Monday morning dawned clear and
cold. After refreshing sleep we
arose, and, after partaking of an ex-
cellent breakfast, our party boarded a
State st. car, and after forty minutes
ride, alighted at Congress St. there we
walked east q few BLOCKS to the Audi
torium and procured tickets for Thurs
day afternoon. Tickets being sold
several days in advance on account of
the great rush during the Fair.
We now went back to the elevated
railroad station and there took a train
for the Fair grounds. In few min
utes We found ourselves on the platform
of the elevated road, which Is on the
roof of the Transportation Building. It
was only the work of an instant to
procure tickets. and we were ushered
into the great Fair grounds. Huge
buildings greeted our wondering eyes
on all sides, Passing the Waukesha |
Mineral Springs Co., the Pennsylvania
Railroad Exhibit, the Mines and Min
ing. and the Electricity Buildings on
the left, and the Administration on the
right, we are brought to the Columbian |
Fountain at the end of the basin. Di-
rectiy In front Of us stands the Statue