New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-13
CLOSING THE EXHIBITION.

TIE WORK OF DEMOLITION BEGUN.
sIr MAIN BUILDING FULL or BUSY WoFKNEN-,
BARGAINS TO BE MADE-NENOMAL HALL NOT
YET MUCH DIsTUEBED-THE CROWD OF NISIToi $.
IyPov TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT Oh TIE IEI"'''.l
PuuADFrPHlA, Nov 11.-Early this morning The
work of demolition and removal began upon the
Centennial grounds Walking at noon through al
of the principal buildings. | saw everywhere evil
dences that the Exhibition had passed III a single
night into the stage Of Gisnegration, and that the
glory Of the wonderful spectacle had departed for
ever In the Main Building there arose am OF
hammers and saws, and tho visitors stll almost
a. numerous as in the May days succeeding
the onenipq. found themselves barred out from
several Of the national departments. The japanese
had surrounded themselves with high board wall
the Swcdes had shut themselves IN beHthd an eIch-
cling screen of canva,; the Danes had closed their
gates: the Swiss had built a fence; the RUSSIANS
I,t IN come and eager to be the first to leave, had
stretched barriers of ropes; and through the barred
MORTAL Of the Egyptian temple swarhy men wearing
scarlet fczes could be seen boxing mp the crocodile
for his long journey back TO the banks 81 the Me-
The sections that paTtake OF the nature III bazaar
like The French, Austrian, Italian and German were
still open for trade but there, too one stumbled
over packing cases. The Art Gallery was almost
intact. and was thronged with visitors, come 10
take a4ast look at their fayorite pictures Only the
English galleries were closed. The Photo
Crapbic Hall the Carriage annex, anu Tue
Government Building were forbidden territory
IN all but exhibitors and the worknen engaged ID
removing goods In Machinery Hall, tho floor COW
eiug the railroad tracks had been torn up many OF
the machines had been dsmaDtled, and most OF the
others were enyeopcd in cotton covers, IKE horses
blanketed after hard work. Agricultural Hall was
filed with dust and racket. There, TOO, the floors
over the tracks were up, and freight cars were al
ready receiving Their burdens Along Belmont-aVe'
a gang Of men were placing ties for new track to
facilitate the movement Of trans. The cars ON the
circular railroad ran only at long Intervals
and were but scautily filed. Most Of the
State houses aud minor buildings were closed,
but the restaurants kept open doors, and waters
md proprietors were moved by the thin array OF
patrons TO rcasSumo the obhgiug manners and ''"
habit of making correct change, which they LA"
aside when the rush Of visitors began IN Septciphrr
AT the numerous Oriental bazaas, Turks MocH
Agcrines, and Syrians, genuine AID bogus
were glad to accept ouc-haf the prices they de-
mauded for their trumpery and TlnkctS.
The rules for admission at the aaies were M
changed and fifty cents still admitted all WHO care.
20 see the fast departing plcndors of the far un'I
Thursday and perhaps until Saturday next, visitors
can come if they like People who have wanted 10
buy pictures brouzcs porcelain and the Ike hot
have declined because they thought th" prices u"-
reasonable would do well TO try again now
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