The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-14

move when his remains were carried
To the City Hal! To lie in state. On
that Sunday afternoon in the pouring
rain, thousands Of persons stood 10
line, two and two, to pass by his biel
and gaze for q moment upon his inan
T innate form. The line at times was
more than mile long, and at mid
night when the doors were closed there
was a crowd still waiting to pass. In
Buffalo aud i'm every American city
we visited the signs Of mourning were
universal. Business houses, residen'
ces aud public buildings were draped
elaborately in black some added pnr-
pie, thus comforting upon the distin'
guished dead The hOnOrs due to royalty.
Every show window had his likeness
bordered with black. The lay figures
In the millinery shops wore mourning,
and the clothing stores showed nothing
but black ties and gloves. 1t was rare
to see a we'll dressed man without a
black necktie.
We were In Toronto, Canada, the
day of the Presidents funeral, and
were much impressed by the respect
shown his memory In foreigD city,
so to speak. Every flag was at half
mast, the stores were closed and busi-
ness was suspended from till p. M,
and public exercises were held in va
rious parts of the city.
BUFFALO's CLIMATE.
The climate of Buffalo is delightful
in summer. but the winter Is marked
by high winds and heavy rains and
SHOWS. A letter from friend there
written on January /, 1902, says 1.-THE
snow ia two feet deep, the skating and
sleighing are fiue, and zero tempera-
ture gives us ideal Christmas weather" I"
Rather chilly, l think, southern ears
aud noses would find 1t.
THE EXPOSITION.
Coming cow to the Exposition, /
will pass by those features which are
common to all ExpositiOns. and doubt
less familiar to you all. only remark
ing that 1t was a fine show, instructive
aud entertaining in the highe-t degree,
second In size only to the Worlds Fair
in 1893 and much superior to that In
many features.
The gorgeous color scheme, the elab-
crate ornamentatiOn. and the harmon
ious design of the various buildings,
the number and beauty Of the groups
of statuary, and the electric illumina-
| ton Of the buildings and grounds, nIuy
be called the distinctive features Of this
exposition.
COLOR AND ARCHITECTURE.
From the top Of the figure on
the Electric Tower, $50 feet high, to
the very gates, scheme OF architec-
ture and color was carried out, at once
pleasing TO the eye, and interesting
and Instructive.
On the one hand the Elements, rep
resented by boIdness OF outline and
deep decided color. blue. green, Grim
sou and gold. On the other, Ma1's
effort and struggle, characterized by
curves of beauty, light, airy ornalnen.
tation aud exquisite shades of delicate
colors.
The Electric Tower, of creamy
whiteness, trimmed with blue and
green, the c0lOrs growing fainter as
the top Is approached, bearing OF it,
dome q gorgeous figure in gold repre-
senting the goddess Of Light. Is itself
emblematic of the tinal struggle and oi
mans ultimate victory over darkness
and ignorance.
THE sTATUARY.
Ststuary was found everywhere, OH
every building, crowning every col.
umn, beside every roadway, guarding
the grand approaches to the grounds
each group n symbolic representation
of some tragedy Of nature. some strug'
gle Of man with his environment
Tor some inspiration to lofty ideal. II
was the work Of American artists and
will doubtless add much 10 their fame
The architectural scheme Is said to bt
that of the Spanish Renaissance, ard
was Intended as compliment to the
Latin-American countries whose ex
hibits and friendly cooperation were
especially desired. They were liberia
Exhibitors and sent many visitors.
THE ILLUMINATION.
. or the grand illumination which
took place every evening much ha,
: been said and written, l think any
one who has seen 1t will agree with
Inc that 1t cannot be adequately des
cribed, certainly no words of mine
, can do II even fain: justice.
Every evening, Us the shadows were
, growing deeper. and the lights of the
streets were beginning to appear, thu
|. stream Of tired sight-seeers toward The
; city would cease, crowds would entel
+ the gates, the buildings would be de
. serted, and a vast throng would gatheI
OH the Triumphal Bridge In the Court
, OF Honor, around the Fountain, and al
, vacant space about the Electric Tower
would be filled, hundreds in tn,
tower its. II, all waiting in hushed ex
, pectancy. AS the twilight deepens
| The lew lights Oh the grounds disap
pear, and you note the last streaks o
: day fading slowly from the sky.
Sitting there alone, though surround
, ed by u vast multitude, a SCENE of iso
laiion and loneliness grows upon you
| and as the night descends more ant
|, more your thoughts wander 10 you
. home and loved ones far away.
/ Suddenly the eye is arrested by th'
= twinkle of red spark where u mo
) ment before nothing was visible. Now
! you see hundred. Il million, aud now
every column, every statute, ever!
: building IL outlined with red dots
, Just here the hum of the crowd which
= had been hushed almost To silence rise
L louder and louder as expressions q
wonder and admiration burst from all
You see the red sparks are all CROWN.
brighter and brighter, till every build
. ing shines like q cOrr0net of brilliants
while The Electric Tower, blazing frOn