The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-05-24
BRILLIANT OPENING
Pan-American Exposition Formally
Dedicated
BY VICE PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
Guest of Honor, and When He APP.
peared the Parade Started With a
Volley OF Aerial Bombs.

Buffalo, n. Y. May Elm the pres
ence of a vast concourse OF people
with ceremonial both conventional
and novel, the Pan-American eXposi-
tion was dedicated formally yesterday.
The day was tair and last night the
industrious, energetic men who planned
this great enterprise rejOiced in fiat
tering success. The day began with
parade in which there were men from
nearly every country in the world, and
ended with an aerial bombardment
from flying bombs and brilliant elec
trical illumination. Between the two
were the formal exercises of the dedi-
cation with oratory That took its
theme from the lesson Of the time
prayer for right, music, song and
poetry The city was bright in dress
of flags and bunting, the exposition
group is brilliant in color, the moving
crowds were IN holiday garb and the
whole effect was highly pleasing. The
record of attendance for yesterday
was fully up to the expectations Of tn
most enthusiastic.
Vice-President Roosevelt was the
guest of honor and when he reached
the hall the parade was started with
a volley Of aerial bombs. Two thou
sand troops who, together with four
bands, led the way, and after them
were hundred carriages with the Of
ficials and guests Behind them came
the concessionaires from the Midway
The entry of the procession to the eX-
position grounds at noon was mag
nificent spectacle. The crowd in the
grounds at the time numbered fully
10000 and the greater part of 1t was
massed in the esplanade. Dozens of
great wave kites carrying streamers
floated high in the air. The troops
were halted in the fore court and then
formed IN double columns across the
bridge of triumph The officials and
guests left their carriages, marched
through the lines of troops and ther
continued on in a roped enclosure to
the esplanade beyond.
President MIlDurn of the exposit on
and VicePresident Roosevelt led the
way and the crowd cheered them as
they advanced A hundred yards from
the Temple of Music they halted and
at the other end of the esplanade sew
eral thousand carrier pigeons were
suddenly released. Confused at first
by their own numbers, they circled low
in wild flight and tnen gradually
scared upward on graceful wing High
up where they got their bearings they
parted and took flight 10 every quarter
of the compass. Below the crowd
looked on in silent admiration.
All of the American republics were
represented at the dedication and
their military attaches and commits
sioners were gwen conspicuous places
in the group of special guests. The
exercises began ut 12:45 o'clock with
the rendition of Handel's Alleluia by
the Seventy-irst regiment band.
The venerable bishop Charles II.
Fowler led in prayer before an audi
ence stilled and bowed
President Millburn read a series Of
congratulatory kilograms and their
reading provoked cheer upon cheer.
The Orpheus society gave a mag
nificant rendering of Sturm's Salve
Libertas, and Vice-PTesident Roosevelt
was presented. He was vigorously
cheered and made several attempts to
speak before he found quoted audi
tors.
At the conclusion of the exercises in
the temple of music there was a grand
display of day fireworks on the espla-
made and about Jne court of fountains
There was first salute of 125 aerial
guns fired from steel mortars At the
same time q 12-gun gas balloons, each
lettered with the name of one of the
pan-American countries and carrying
below the flag Oh its country, were re-
leased. Forty-fve aerial rockets were
fired one for eac1 state in the union
There was also a magnificent display
of Japanese daylight works, oriental
kite displays, daylight bomb cloud
shells, setting free American and pan
American flags with souvenirs of dedi-
cation day, and fnany grand salute
of 500 large gun cotton rockets.
President Mckinley wired: Eel
low-citizens of the United States and
fellow-Americans from all our neigh
Dor nations: | send you greetings
from the shores of the Pacific, with
fervent prayers for the benediction of
heaven on this beneficent enterprise,
with sincere congratulations to all
those whose energy and devotion have
brought it to pass, and with heartiest
welcome TO our guests from our sister
republics, to whom we wish continued
and abundant prosperity. May there
be no cloud upon this grand festival
of peace and commerce, no thought Of
rivalry except that generous competi-
ton in useful arts and industries
which benefits all. | earnestly hope
that this great exhibition may prove
q blessing TO every country of this
Hemisphere, and even that the world
at large may proht by the progress of
which we give proof"
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