St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-28
THE PRIDE OF CALIFORNIA.
OPENING or THE GREAT MfDWiHTER
EXPOSITION.
AN ENORMOUS ATTENDANCE.


day. Opened the Fair With an
Eloquent Speech-Pcopie Pres
ent From All Parts ofthe Con-
tinent.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 3D. AT 2:20
his afternoon Mrs. NJ. Il. DpYoung
touched the electric button and by that
act the great California Midwintcr H.
Sensational exposition was given life.
CALIFORNIA; dream had become reality
and the great multitude of
people assembled there sent up
Joyous shout that drowned
even the booming of artillery and
screeching of steam whistles. The day
was one to make people glad that they
lived in California. Not cloud was
in the blue sky, and the SUMS warm
rays streamed down. making the air
as balmy rs day in jane. 1t WAS no
January thaw. but common. ordinary
winter weather such as California is
accustomed to. OvercoatS were bur
den. and wraps of all kinds were left at
home. TO the thousands of Eastern
exhibit at the fair, and not even the
great Columbian exposition could in
their eyes show anything to con- pare
with this
WONDERFUL. WINTERS DAY.
Fromearly morning until late at night
crowds of people rode to the fair
grounds, and ii seemed as If the current
Of this stream of humanity would never
turn The other way. Once inside tie
grounds the crowd did not seem so very
large, as the people soon scattered over
the great tract. They were there to see
the sights. net TO listen to speeches, and
probably nos 0ne-tenth of those who
visited the fair today went near the rec
reation grounds, where the formal
ceremonies were conducted. NOlwitil-
standing this fact the grand stand was
alive with people while thousands stood
III the open space in front and paid re-
Spectfui attention to the music and
speeches. The grand stand was mass
of brilliant color. y thousand flags flut-
tered 10 the breeze and several hundred
school children dressed in red, white
and blue waved the national emblem
and sung patriotic songs.
1t was at the close of Director Gen
eral De Y0ung'S speech that Mrs. De
Young rose to set The machinery of the
fair in motion by pressing an electrical
button. She was greeted with cheer
when she stepped forward. As she
stood with hand poised. there was a
m' IN mt of dead silence, then her hand
fl, and in an instant silence
TURNED INTO PANDEMoNIUM.
STAN whistles blew. bands played
"Star Spangled Banner" Statutes were
fired by cannon, and above all was
heard the deep roar from thousands of
human throats.
There was 10 have been another ORA
ZION and more music. but the crowd did
not wait for them. 1t melted away
like magic ami Joined the other thou
sands i'll the inspection of the marvel
Gus sights to be seen in the
various buildings. There was not an
Incident or hitch in the proceedings
during the entire day. A large force of
city police assisted the midwinter
guard III preserving order, but the
crowd was as easy to handle as could
be, and there was 80 trouble OF any
kind.
Alright the grounds were lighted up
" electricity, and the crowd still
fingered. An elaborate display of fire.
works was given, and at midnight when
! ;e fair gates closed and the people
started home, the largest and most sue
eeSsful celebration ever held OH the
Pacific coast was over.
EARLIER REPORTS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 27.-The Cali
fOrnia international NIidwinter exposi-
ton opened at noon today, and San
Francisco celebrated the greatest hol-
iday in her existence. Her streets were
gally decorated; flags and banners were
dying from thousands of stats. The
ships in the harbor were adorned with
the standards OF many nations. Public
and private business was at standStill,
and every road led to the Golden Gate
park, and the fair grounds were crowded
with visitors. Many had crossed the
continent to be here today, and thou
sands had arrived from all parts of Call
Ifornia and the Pacific coast at large.
The great procession made its way
through the crowded streets to the park
this morI IN. Every car line was taxed
to its gre. st capacity. The life and
movement of the multitude and the
'Pnes of triumph made the day one
W ich will take its place in the history
or the state as one OF the most generally
deserved and honOred. The official pro-
gramme, which included a great street
parade followed by dedicatory exercises
at the Tair grounds, was carried out in
detail. AT daybreak heavy fog hung
over the city. At Z o'clock it was
hardly possible to distinguish objects
across the street. The fog gradually
lifted, however, and at o'clock the sun
broke through the mists, and the day
soon became perfect. The bright.
warm sunshine greeted the thousands
OF people on the streets and at the fan
grounds, and when the exposition was
form 'Nrned Il cloudleSS sky and
sprir Xix leather added to the sue
c. TIL 'casi0n.
Gov. NJ q. .aam had declared Jan. 27 a
~ nv ~ Ou-lIOuI Tic STATE. and
the day 'ds observed as such by all the
banks AL business hoLs S closin-, and
every Iody WAS free TO go out to
THE FAIR GROUNDS.
Thousands OF people were here from
all parts of the Pacific coast, and the
hotels and streets were crowded, and
the buildings were protusely decorated
with flags and bunting, and everybody
was i'll gala attire. Most of the street
railways of San Francisco terminate at
Golden Gate park, and their entire roll.
Ing stock was inadequate to accommo-
date the people who went out to the
park to witness the triumphal opening
of their pet project.
Shortly after 10 O'clock the parade,
under the command Of Gen. Dickinson
started for the fair grounds. Iu the
procession were four regiments of tine
national guard. regular army troops