New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-11

| meut there was practlcaDllty an absence Vi ueou
less routine and restriction. and pervading gooo
| sense which was Enthusiastically American anc
elected the commentator of all our foreign guests
The chief officers of the Centennial Commission anc
the Board of Finance are deserving of gratitude and
honor at the hands Of the country for the manner il
which they have discharged their laborious duties
Many events occurred to give variety TO life at the
Exhibition and to afford from time TO time fresh
and novel attractions. The advent OF the benlsnan'
inquirng, and eccentric Emperor of Brazil, who
went about in rusty black coat investigating
everything and permitting nobody TO bore him
the visit of the young Prince Oscar of Sweden in his
fine frigate: the encampments of the Pennsylvania
National Guard of the Connecticut soldiers, and OF
the gallant young cadets from the West Point Mill
tary Academy; the excursion of the cadets of the
Virginia Military Academy; the three weeks re-
gatta on the Schuylll with its exciting contests at
the oar between the of Great Britain
Canada, and the United States; the orations
on the history and resources of the sew
era States all these interesting occurrences.
STATISTICS OF ATTENDANCE.
The Exhibition had to make its way slowly into
public comprehension and favor. The American
people had little knowledge of what Worlds ar
really was and asked themselves the question. wv III
it pay to 20 to the Centennial y many times before
they decided to co. There was an ignorance and an
Indifference throughout tho country concerning the
grand undertaking that threatened to mar its sue
cess With the exception of The TRIBUNE, the
leading newspapers outside of Pennsylvania threw
cold water upon it, and the public had to get its im
prcssions from the papers. Certain influential
journals in the West did not wake up 10 their mis-
take until tie fair had been three months IN pro-
gress, and only at that late date sent their cor
respondents here and began TO publish descriptive
letters. On the opening day Philadelphia furnished
une-tenths of the visitors. There were 30 ~ pay
ing admissiODs-a very fair bcginning-but the
attendance fell next day to 11,722, and the day
after to 1922. On the 10th Of May it was only
1856. The highest figure reached IN that month
was 41,1l1, on the 30th, and the average
for the month was 1876. Thus far the
visitors were nearly all from this city
and the ncighboring towns The pleasant
days Of June went By without the attendance show
ing any adequate appreciation by the public OF the
manifold attractions of the falr ] he highest At
tendance was 39,3sG, the lowest 20,3l3, and the
average ~ 7jG. By the end of the month the glow
ing accounts of returning visitors, few in number
Though they were. had leavened the whole lump Of
public Indifference and created a general desire
among all classics to make a pilgrimage to Philadel
n numerous multitude in spite Of the severe heat
that prevailed On the 80 the paying visitors num-
b,rcd H. 756 on the 18th As 200, the 9TH 81, S25
and on the 9Th lG.OsS Then the Attendance ran
down rapidly so that on the 31st it was only lJ,2O7
Thee average. for the month was 2lisl. The heated
term wa, of unprecedented length and severity. l.
began I'm June and lasted until late ia August. The
Exhibition buildings were like ovens. and the con-
crete paths througl the grounds burned the feet
IKE A'" E''y "19 many N,,"'' VIZ P'os
"''''" '''. van '''' ~ -,
DID, spite 'I '"e neat 100" "''""'c 'N''I
mcr holiday was 'hrir only opportunity III august
the largest attendance Was on jersey pdy-o''''V'
;he smallest was iii ana inc average oo'o1''
september Drought the Hop'u LOT 'HIo"s' "" 'Ie
ISL "t'I'- 'i'''"'' '"''''" INC s'''' %" 'io '''
"o-O'' ana 'A''P' Oh" one ''"' ""5 u'o '''"' "o'eI
dropped "'''" ""'"V 'Hc''''.oi''' N""'''.'0"'
Day inc '''' s'".'' oi'"'', 10 10y
tnc I4,", '0''"' -''"-l"'A Day ''' -i''' 80
9ll; ami ItnhsF''ahl" pil' the -NiH' bioHEHi lHe
cuoruon, number al -'''lo' people WIN" the IN
closure. Tie average Tor tie month was H4JCl. Ia
October the average ran up siiI hl-aeF orlnS
$3.50 the lowest ilure was OJ,eO' anu the hgh-
est, reached oH delaware ana maryland Day the
l9th WAS lol5''. kh'uc Island Day the "lh
registered $1,000; Nc"-l1uhpehlTe Day the I-'h'
lUl,jtl, and ONO Day, the 10TH I-2'"oo
During November The attendance las been close
upon 100000 every day.
Yesterday The bright weather. the near approach
of the end and the attraction of a superb display of
hr.work, ~ the evening swecd the paid admission,
10 10000.
INFLUENCES.
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d.. ..i. al .,l,,,l ,,,,,I.i,oJ ,,,,,,. o,,i.,
,.,..r.o,, los to saw how for-rracbiug they NAV,
y. lis r.rti tl,,, Oh. q nation we have Gathered
r;l, I,,., ~ ,,,It,,r.. and or material bon.6ts