The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-02-24
GREAT SHOW At
SAN FRANCISCO
Was Opened With Simple
Ceremonies.
PANAMA EXPOSITION NOW ON
President Touches Button
and Thousands Watch
Wheels Start.
STARTED ON STROKE OF NOON

San Francisco, Feb. 20.-Under
blue skies, with soft breeze blow
ing from the ocean, under the gaze
of hundreds of thousands Of visi-
tors, the Panama-Pacitic Interna-
tional Exposition was opened at
noon to-day. President Wilson in
Washington touched a telegraph
key. TIE great guns doomed. The
water in the fountains began to
now. The engines in the palace of
machinery began to move. The
people with barred heads sang "The
Star Spangled Banner" Cheers and
tears and laughter and exultation
followed
There was no hitch in the cere-
monies. From dawn, when San
Francisco was awakened by vol
ume and variety of noise such as
never was heard here before, until
late in the evening, when the heaV-
ems were lit with the great play OF
lights arranged by the exposition S
gram Of the opening day was car
ried out as it was planned in tina
minds of the fairs builders.
Horns, sirens. bells. whistles,
shouts, telephones, everything that
ever was invented to make noise,
began jangling and <shrieking at
O'Clock this morning. BY $3.50
there was hardly a house that did
not have q head or two sticking out
the windows and gfinnins.
The, great day had come. The
time of realization was at hand. San
Francisco was ready to show the
world the achievement of five years
work, the proof of energy and mag
ination and fighting ability.
Van Ness avenue, flaming in eX-
,..sition colors and American hags,
WIS the scene of great gathering
long before 8 o'clock. BY 3 O'Clock
the greatest crowd in the city's his
tory had assembled there to march
on the Worlds Fair 1t was pa
rade of the people, triumphal
march. with little formality. little
dignity, little smartness or any OF
the other features of an ordinary
civic parade.
This was just great outpourins
of the people--a river OF people
flowine up and down the great av
enue. in and out of the side streets.
ON the way to the Jewel City.
With Governor Johnson and May
or Rolph and Secretary of the In
terror Lane in line, the parade NOV
ed toward the exposition gates. Sec
rotary Lane rode with the troops
far in advance of the rabble. but the
Governor and the Mayor marched.
At the gaSes the United States
marines and the exposition guards
formed formal escort and the
Governor was taken to the grand
stand at 10 O'clock. 1t took an
hour more for the people in the line
of march to get through the gates.
Then, after speeches by Presi-
dent Charles c. Moore, of the ex-
position; Governor johnson. Mayor
Rolph, Secretary Lane, the message
was sent to Washington that all
was ready.
Then from the key of the wire
less machine there sped series OF
dots which. recorded at Washing
ton, formed the signal that gav',
warning the time was close at hand.
On the stroke of noon the wire
less man sent rapid volley of cleo
trical dashes.
President Wilson pressed the key
Ia Washington.
The act released the magic OF
electrical energy which. transmit
ted instantaneously to San Francis
co. sent leaping into the sun-drench-
ed air under the blue sky the water
OF all the fountains In the southern
region OF the big Exposition. dis
charged q battery of 81 guns and
opened the doors and set working |
all the machinery N Machinery Pal i
ace. r..I
The Panama Pacific International
Exposition was oficialiy open.
All the silk-hattsd and frock-
coated dignitaries In the grand
stand. President Moore, Secretary