OCR Text |
Show jl'lie Philadelphia KpoiUloii. ! ! Philadelphia, 10. Larye crowds awaited the opening ol the drjurs to 1 the ex position gruunds, and Irorn mx)n until 2uVo:k poured f Uily into the p,tei until 4U,Ui0 or OU 0OU 'people h:d entered tha buiMui. Flags Of all nations adiTnud the pealfer'd platform. The president reached tho building at 2. 13 p.m., when the battery on George's Hill fired a salute of twenty-one guns in his honor. Seated about him oo the platform were ex Prwddent Grant, Bishop Simpson, L.J. Randall, Gen. Goshorn, Jamea G. Blaine and other notorieties, including city organizations. organiza-tions. The presidential party wpre escorted escort-ed through the building by a committee, com-mittee, and this evi-niug have a reception re-ception at the residence of EJward T, Steele, Germantown. The exhibits) embrace many of those which were mast admired at tho late Centennial. There is a large aquarium, aquar-ium, covering lo.OOOsquare I'tiol, and oilier wonders. Tne management state that 100,000 persons attended today. to-day. Gn. Grant was taken sick on leaving the exhibition to day, and arriving ar-riving at the Union League house was taken with a chill and lay in blankets tnr nearly three quarters ot an hour. He was taken thence to Mr. Paul's residence, but was unable to attend the president's recep'ion to-night. The reception at Mr. Steele's to night was a grand ovation to tho president. The grounds were beauti-lully beauti-lully illuminated, porches were ex tended out in the nalure of annexed, providing ample accommodations lor the enter Cain m en t of 1,000 invited on to wlir. urei-n nrnont At. 1 J 1 ft iho president look a special car in waiting, and went direct to Washington. Washing-ton. At the station he met a perfect ovation. In renpoue to culls ho appeared ap-peared and thanked the assemblage for tho compliment extended, expressed ex-pressed appreciation ol their approval of his course and that of his party. |