The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-05
PAUL jones FLAG.
It is Flung to the Breeze ut the
Great Exposition.
OHEERED BY SOVEREIGNS.
A Patriotic Demonstration With
out a Parallel.
AMERICANS RENEW ALLEGIANCE.

Greet the First American Flag with a
Pledge of Loyalty and Burst of Song.
spangled Banner"--The New Liberty
BeIt Sounds Its First Message of Free
\ dom to tho World.
CHICAGO, July 5.-All Chicago, and es-
pecially the fair was ablaze with pa.
friotism yesterday 1t was the center
from which the patriotic pulse Of a liberty
loving people, enjoying the manifold bless
fngs Of u land Of the free and home OF
the brave, beat through the nation. There
were many in the White City yesterday
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 midnight hour, the patri-
otic impulses of a populace ran riot; when,
for more than half aday men and women,
old and young, native and alien, marched
almost without break up Chestnut street
and saluted with barred heads and ringing
shouts the old landmark of liberty in In
dependence square; when Sherman, Sher-
adan 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
Chicago's 100000 Of permanent popula-
tion kept the holiday uproariously, and
100000 strangers from outside points. far
and near, helped to celebrate. All over
the city, in the suburban residence dis
tricts as well as in the commercial center,
the 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 it., so that the World s
fnir Fourth might be appropriately ushered
In with the true American spirit Day
broke 10 the accompaniment of salute of
. hundred guns from the gunboats In the
lake and the reyerberations of the cannon
awoke the sleepers and gave them notice
That 1t was time to be up and moving
The procession southward to Jackson park
began as early as & o'clock, and all modes
Of transportation fodnd their facilities
taxed as never before.
The Rush for the Gates.
When the numerous gates of the big en-
closure were opened at o'clock the ticket
meu at each found a crowd waiting them,
and thencsforward there was ceaseess
click as the turnstiles revolved and the
hhtss ot HulAidull} pftsSeu lllWdfu. l. nc
Erodnds themselves had taken on some of
the glory of Solomon.
Thousands Of people who originally in
teBdod to enter the fair grounds by the
Btony Island avenue gates were so en-
trmced by the unparalleled sight which
met their eyes on reaching Midway Plais-
sAace entrance that they at once joined in
the patriotic pleasure seeking procession
which for hours filed the broad Plaisance
from side to side. Across the Plaisance
From Cottage Grove avenue to the Stony
Island avenue yiaduct, which forms the
. @sSt entrance inside the grounds, were
strung At intervals of few yards the pret-
tiest arrangement of bannerets and Chi
psse lanterns that the eye Of man ever be-
held. On each side of the Plaisance,
throughout its whole length were also
dancing, futtcring lines of the same het-
erogeneous colored mass connecting with
the cross lines. Midway plaisance is at
ali times gorgeous in decoration and CON
Btant variation of scene, but the display
made by the people of all nations ia honor
of Uncle Sans birthday anniversary
changed the whole aspect of the cosmopol-
itan tloroughfare.
The exercises of the day had a prelude
In procession of the leading participants.
Ii left the city hall at 0 O'clock, with II
company of the Second regiment, headed
By its band, to blaize its way over the
buuleyards. Heading the line was a car
riRge occupied by Mrs. Perry Stafford, of
MArtha's Vineyard and Two lady friends,
who held and at intervals waved a price
leSs relic in the form of the original flag
under which Paul Jones sailed with the
authority of congress. Behind came car
risges containing Mayor Harrison and the
city officials, the members of the board of
aldermen, and the members OF the Liberty
Bell committee, headed by w. o. Nc
Dowell, of New Jersey
Foreign Exhibitors Celebrate.
The procession moved slowly for the
Boulevard. From curb to curb was packed
with vehicles of all descriptions carrying
their owners and guests toward the park,
and il was nearly IL o'clock when it
reached the Fifty seventh street entrance.
Here a remarkable reception awaited it.
Inside the gate lining the roadway, six
deep in military order 20, 900 exposition ex-
hihitors of NIL nations were drawn up.
Every man carried an American flag. and
@s the procession uncovered and passed
through the ranks the exhibitors uncov-
cred and waved their flags, while the
bands broke forth In unison with the Star
Bpangler Banner" When the mayors
carriage had reached the head of the col
umn the exhibitors joined the ranks and
khe combined procession moved through
che grounds, bringing up in the immense
plaza between the Administration build
ing and the terminal station.
When Director General Davis, accom-
panied by Vice President Stevenson and
the other dignitatfes appeared on tho
grand stand in front of the Terminal
Sail
burst of applause. Below the platform
were the members of the Columbian cho-
rus, men and women-l, 800 of them, each
with big flag that later on was to be
waved in triumph to signalize the touch
Of tho electric button that WAS to dedicate
the new Liberty Bell thousand miles
eastward across the continent.
While tho guests were being seated on
the platform renewed enthusiasm was
created by the appearance OF the venerable
but sprightly woman from Marthas Vine
yard, Mass, Mrs Stafford, who carried in
cardboard box her precious possession,
the first American flag. She WAS given q
seat underneath the small hagpole erected
for the purpose Of receiving the flag, which
was fastened to the line ready for the
hoisting by Mrs. Stafford's infirm hand at
the Lsroke of IL o'clock. When the last Of
@bBNoo.n hau oeeu seattu DlFectOr Ten
eral Davis brought his gavel down on the
table and called the multitude to order,
Rev. DR.. John Henry Barrows had been
Announced to deliver the opening prayer.
but he was absent and in his place Rev.
Pr. Garfield, of the Universalist church.
was introduced.
All Joined In the filial prayer "our
NRkher which art In Heaven,n in low but