Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-29
TO-DA Us TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
The President and the Duke III Chi
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CHICAGO, April 29.-The gates of the
Worlds fair city were opened wide
this morning to receive the advance
guard of the distinguished visitors from
far and near, who on Monday next will
dignity by their presence the formal
opening the Worlds Columbian Expo
sion. Little of pomp and ceremony
marked the reception of the Duke of
Veragua and his party, but there was a
true western heartiness and earnestness
about the welcome that made him feel
at once that he was at home, and in
the house of his friend. The meeting
between the Worlds fair representa-
tives and the dukes party shortly be-
fore entering the city was entirely in
formal, the official welcome being re-
served until the city was actually
reached. The duke was especially en-
thusiastic regarding the evidences of in
dustry and prosperity that he had OBJ
served on every hand in his trip across
the first half of what he repeatedly re-
ferred to as 'this great wonderful
country" and expressed wish that
his arrangements would permit of his
seeing a great deal more of it than
would be possible in the time that re-
mains before his departure for home.
The train reached the Union depot at
1890 to the moment. A large crowd
had assembled and rousing cheer
went up as the car bearing
the party entered the depot.
When the ducal party had alishted
from the train President Palmer ex-
tended his hand and again grasping
that of the duke, formally welcomed
him to the Worlds fair and the Worlds
fair city. The duke kept q tight hold
of the ex-Senator's hand during the
few moments occupied by the address,
and then wringing it heartily, express
cd in few chosen words the honor,
pleasure and qualification which it gave
him, not merely as anindividual, but as
citizen of Spain and an humble de-
scendant of the discoverer, to find him
self welcomed within the borders of "a
city with the greatness of which he
was already to small extent familiar.
When the formalites were over the Wis
itors and committee formed in line, the
police made pathway through the
crowd and the procession passed up
the big flight of steps into the street
and under grand escort was driven
to his hotel. When the head of the
procession rounded the Pullman build
ing and deployed into Michigan ave-
nue. salute of Is guns was fired from
the revenue cutter Andrew Johnson,
which was lying at anchor in She har-
Dor. 1t was > o'clock when Mayor
Carter Harrison and the aldermanic
committee put in an appearance at the
hotel and rendered the duke formal
and hearty reception. President Pal
mer subsequently, presented the duke
with an open sesame to the Worlds
fair, good for the season and engraved
upon silver.
The scenes enacted at the Union depot
on arrival of the Presidents party were
in the main a repetition of those that
greeted the Duke of Veregua and his
suite, only that the throng in waiting
was larger and infinitely more exuber-
ant. 1t packed the public portion of
the big shed from one end to the other
and massed itself solidly on the steps,
while outside, there was sea Of heads
for couple of blocks in either direc-
ton. President Palmer and Vice Pres
ident Peck were in waiting at the depot
to express word Of greeting in behalf
of the exposition, and this done the ser
vices of the escorting police were called
again into requisition and pathway
was found for the visitors from the
depot to the street.
The Presidential procession was near
ly three times as long as that which had
escorted the Duke, and it stretched out
over several squares. As the Presi-
dents carriage passed the harbor a
Presidential salute was fired from the
Andrew Johnson.