The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-19
The EXPOSITION Opened
Atlanta'S Great ShOW Is Now in
Running Order.
THE CITY ALIVE WITH VISITORS
After Imposing Parndes and Speeches Of
Welcome. President Cleveland Touches
tho Button at Gray Gables
and Starts the Machinery.

Atlanta. Ga. Sept. 1S.-Atlanta is
alive with people. Strangers have been
coming in for two weeks To be- present
at today's exercises, but they We're as
nothing, in numbers, compared to the
thousands who arrived last night and
this morning. The city Is protusely
decorated with bunting and the ma
tional colors. The crowds are good
natured. and, as in old carnival times
everything goes.
The list OF distinguished personagcs
and historic organizations here is Il
long one, New York. Pennsylvania.
Massachusetts. Connecticut, Vermont
New Jersey. Maryland, Virginia, llll-
uuis. Indiana. Arkansas, California.
Texas. Alabama. Florida. South Caro-
lima aud Ohio and many other states
srrt officially represented. either by the
governor or members of his stan Or
board of state commissioners
The parade Of civic and military
bodies which acted as an escort TO the
officials of the exposition and its guests
today, was the most imposing process
sion ever seen in the south. Several
thousand Grand Army members came
down from Chickamauga and were
conspicuous on the streets. They re-
ceiVed marked attention from the citl-
Zcns. one Of these. Lieutenant Frank
lin Berry. brought down from MasSa-
chusctts the Identical flag which waved
from KeuncSaw to Allatooua. the ia
nous signal on which was written the
song: ''Hold the fort, for ] am com
ing" The lieutenant went upon Ken
nesaw mountain today, and about the
tine the exposition was formally pro-
nouncci omen, waved the same signal
which he had received thirty-one years
ago from General Sherman and waved
to General Corse.
Judge Emory SpecrS Address.
Much has been made Of the Wash
ington artillery Of New orleans, and
all along the route of the parade today
the artillerymen We're Cheered. Whcn
the parade reached the exposition
grounds the official party proceeded to
the auditorium, where Judge Emory
Speer, of the United States court at
Macon, delivered the address of the
day. He was followed by Mrs. Joseph
Thompson, chairman OF the womcn's
board. and Booker 4. Washington.
cDlored. in behalf of the negro board.
Then Albert Howell, of the Atlanta
bar read an ode written by Frank l.,
Stanton. George Brown read an ad-
dress by Governor Atkinson, of
Georgia. and President Collier, of the
exposition company. reviewed the work
of building the exposition.
When he concluded his speech he
called Gray Gables. which had direct
wire communica ton by the Western
Union line, with the auditorium This
was the signal that all was ready
President Cleveland touched the cleo
tric button and the electric spark start
ing the ponderous engines in machinery
hall. Then a pandemonium of noise
followed and the exposition was form
ally open.
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erintenda,t viles of tho post,,
office of the Western Union Telegraph
company. was at his temporary desk
at Gray Gables, and made frequent
tests to Atlanta, to see that every thing
was in proper shape. Mr.. Viles was in
direct communication with Atlanta,
and received, during the afternoon,
several messages concerning the pro-
gress of the exercises there
Vt about o'clock the chairman Of
the committee Of arrangements tela-
graphed that the president would not
be called upOn to perform his part |
until or 40 at the earliest. This |
caused come little disappointment, for |
it was understood. though not from
official sources, that the button would |
be pressed at or about 2 o'clock. The !
room In which the ceremonies were |
performed is known as the presidents |
gun room. on little shelf close by |
the window is placed the annuncioto for |
This is of black rubber, with a small |
solid gold band around the edge with !
tine following inscription engraved |
thereon
Marion Cleveland. Sept. 19. 1885,"
The knob of the annunciptor is white |
with an engraved Masonic emblem