New-York tribune., 1901-05-21
THE FAIRS DEDICATION
FORMAL OPENING OF THE
BUFFALO EXPOSITION.
PARADES, ADDRESSES. CONCERTS AND
ILLUNIINATION MARK BEGINNING
OF GREAT EXHIBITION.
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Buffalo NAV 2O-The people Of Buffalo have
retoiced to-day in the fruits Of their labor.
Though there is still a Ions summer of work be-
fore them. they feel that they now seeing
for the first time what they have accomplished
already. and they will go with renewed heart
and spirit They will have fresher hope too
for till now they have planned and ordered and
built and garnished and adorned. in the mere
hope of result in the future Now some OF
that result has come. and IL is even with all ex-
pectation. perhaps 1eyond it. and il is the
promise of more results 70 follow and of the
reward of effort and enterprise and daring and
sacrifice and patience.
To-day it is felt. far more than il has been
felt at any time before that the Pan-American
Exposition is an accomplished fact. For three
weeks II has been open to those who cared tn
come. but few have cared. and all have counted
it as a thing which would be ther than
thing which was TODAY all who have known
ths Exposition before look about them and say:
This is something different"
Yesterday and all the previous days the
visitors felt that the chief sight of the exposi-
ton was the work going on. To-day the crowds
were the great sight. The grounds were thronged
all through the day and evening. The crowds
moved slowly about the roads and through the
buildings. giving the life which was needed -
make the fair seem real thing instead OF
only plan and a hope The flags waved, kites
carried banners and streamers into the sky. the
bands played. the fountains threw up streams
of water and clouds Of bright spray. the gon-
dolas gIided along the canals. the flowers and
the grass wore their brightest Colors. balloons
and drifted off out of sight. bombs eN-
ploded. showmen bawled about the things which
might he seen within their doors. dancing girls
sported wild animals snared and scratched.
bells rang whistles blew and pigeons few tow
ard the four winds to bear the tidings. Alto
gether it had the look of a living. moving. open
exposition.
VISITORS ENJOY THE DAY.
When the sun rose unseen upon Dedication
Dav there was great fear that his failure to
honor the exercises with his presence would
have a bIighting effect upon them As the
morning went on il proved that he meant no
harm by his absence. In fact. the thin clouds.
behind which he yelled his face for nearly the
whole of the dav. softened the heat and the
light so as greatly 10 add 10 the comfort OF
those who had to stand or walk about for
MANY hours He came out later in the day
long enough to have il said that he had attended
the dedication. and then mOdestly withdrew
again Altogether il was most comfortable
day. neither too gloomy nor too bright
The exercises of the dedication were not cf an
elaborate nature The great fact seemed to he
the exposition itself existing at laSt as an aC-
Complished deed. and not the ostentatious Cele-
bratfon of the deed. The people who were TO COM
pose the two professions gathered in the morn
ing about the City Hall The military parade
had the right of the line. but the concession
aires parade. more afectionately known as the
Midway parade had place nearer the hearts
of the small boys Of all sizes and sexes
A LACK OF GRANDSTANDs.
Before the time came for the parades to start
il became clear that the crowds were 10 be faith
fully on hand The streets for miles of the
line of march from the centre of the city to the
grounds were lined with people all along both
sides while thousa nds of others made early
starts TO the grounds. without trying to see the
PROFESSIONS or counting on seeing them after
they had passed the gates. If the celebration
had been in New-YoTk there would have been
much money made by the selling of seats
grandstands but the people OF Buffalo seem not
to have discovered This source of income, and
there was not a grandstand a reviewing
stand on the whole line.
The military parade was not pretentious
pageant as such things go. 1t chiefly made
up of two regiments OF the New-York National
Guard-the 6jth and the I4th-with their bands.
few Mexican soldiers gave variety 10 the
spectacle. and the small mounted company Of
the ruraIes with the leather breeches and broad
briroued susarloaf hats looked extremely inter
esting and appeared 10 be an efficient troop OF
cavalry After the soldiers came many car
riaees containing officials of the city and of the
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