Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-11
THE CENTENNIAL
After scenes Incfaents On Z
Grounds Up 90 Nfghteall.

On the CONCLUSION OF the exercises AZ the
grand stand the crowd began 20 expand and
extend It's limits, and soon occupied the en-
tire grounds. About two O'Clock the milf
tary formed at the north end OF Machinery
Hall and paraded about the grounds, max
ing fine display. The order OF the parade
United States marines from the Congress;
Sebond regiment, National Quart. First
Regiment, National Guard; Fourth Regi-
ored Tro"p; Eleventh Regiment. Ns;io1si
Guard; Weccacoe Legion. While President
Grant and the invited guests were doing the
Main Building and Machinery Hall the
multitude bethought itself OF dining
and attacked the restaurants. The bat
tie ragged fercely for hours, and was only
ended when the ammurition gave out.
THE GRUB GIVES OUT.
The Accommodate were evidently mad
equate TO feed the immense and hungry
crowd, and when President Grant, Dom Pc
dro, and Director General GoShorn visited
or money. Meanwhile, the Women's Payil-
ion was being opened by the Empress of
Brazil. This building remained closed until
about half-pas two o'clock. when the En-
press, accompanied by Mrs Grant, Dom Pc
dro, and a number OF ladies and gentlemen,
arrived. She was received by Mrs. Gillespie,
president OF the Womens Centennial Com
mission. After the party had made the cir
cult OF the building, Lady Alcantara pulled
the lever that set the machinery going. The
pavilion was then thrown open 20 tue pub
lie. By this time the crowd was pretty well
dispersed throughout the grounds. aud the
crush which had marked the earlier hours
OF the day was a thing OF the past.
STAMPEDE.
About half past o clock the rain began
10 fall, and stampede for cover followed.
Many took fright at the prospect of a strug
patent exits began TO thresn them out OF the
grounds. The ladies were rather afraid of
The operation at FIRST, and IL was not until
they had watched the process Of election
safely performed that they timidly entrusted
themselves TO the arms of the stile. The
carriage gate at the Intersection OF Belmont
facility OF egress the grounds were emptied
gradually but surely, and without any OF the
discomfort OF the morning. By half past
the only occupants of the grounds were a few
exnloitOrs and employees, though it was long
before The street cars, which were filled 10
overlooking before they reached the grounds
could carry off the waiting multitude that
Inronged about the Intersection OF Elm and
THE NUMBER OF VISITORS ESTIMATED AT
OVER 100000.
The facilities for obtaining with accuracy,
at any specified time In the evening, the
number OF daily visitors to the grounds
are SO FAR, inadequate; but computing the
amounts OF money received at number Of
the turnstiles and striking an average for
Inc rest, IL was estimated that from - J. 900
TO siOO, 600 had been paid for admissions yes
terfay, from which IL would appear that
rom l5O goo 10 100000 people were within the
Centennial enclosure, exclusive of exhIb.
itors and guests. AT the two principal gates
on Elm averue the number OF persons pass.
Ing through In the course OF one hour was
about 1000. IL was impossible to ascertain
last evening the number OF passengers car
ried by the street-car companies, but their
capacity was taxed TO the utmost. The fol-
LOWING are official figures :-Philadelphis
and Reading railroad, TO the grounds, IS 600;
from the grounds, 43, 600; Penus ylvania rail-
road, 1000; North Pennsylvania railroad,
1000; West Chester railroad, ss5. The Phil,
adelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore rail-
road are unable TO furnish official figures
but their carriage was at least 5000 pRssen-
gers. The Camden ferry boats and Delaware
river steamers also brought about 5000 Wis
itors. All the leading hotels in the city were
filled TO their utmost capacity yesterday
morning, and by noon those in the vicinity
OF the grounds had exhausted their accom-
modatioDs.
STREET SCENES DURING THE NIGHT.
The night closed in on the city much as IL
had Lifted, with dismal skies and miry foot
ways, but, in spite of every circumstances Of
weather, the celebrants OF the day peopled
the streets with crowds still greater than
Broad down was tumultous long after the
sober hours had passed with sightseers, and,
Incredibly large as were the throuRs that
filled the same thoroughfare on New Years
eve, those OF last night were far denser and
more enthusiastic. The illumination, though
general, was not conspicuous except on
CHESTNUT street, where number OF business
firms had ornamented their fronts with de-
vices in gas jets, with which an effect ex-
ceedingly beautiful was produced. TIE prin-
cipal feature OF the evening was the
RECEPTION TO THE PRESIDENT
al the residence of his host, Geo. w. Childs
esq. Among the guests which composed the
most brilliant assemblage ever gathered al
the house OF q Philadelphia were the EN-
peror OF Bra I'll, Secretaries Fish, Taft Robe
son, Postmaster General Jewell, with their
ladies, the judges of the Supreme Court. and
Generals Sherman, Sheridan and Mcdowell.
Most Of the theaters and places OF amuse
ment generally were crowed TO excess
Phild. Times, TO day.