Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-28

Company, an Immense load of pressed brick
decorated with flags, four mule teams and
There sT we're s $50 mem f in 'E" line az this point
bearing eleven transparancies with various
notices They were preceded by Kings
Wheeler & Wilson'S sewing machine wagons,
five in number; the Howe machine company,
with large plaster bust of Elias Howe on top of
foremost one: Auerbach's sewing machine wa
gons, filled with machines and articles OF manu-
facture: Singer sewing machine. one wagon; L.
p;ao Wr,gaatSS ga S sweeping P mashnes mac painted In
Shaws teams loaded with barrels OF flour; Wheat
ley Bros, lumber wagons; Oyster Wharf wagon,
with large fishing boat on wheels and sails all
set, and gaily decorated with flags. and five wa
gons following, filled with a jolly set OF oyster
men; R. .Galdins grocery wagons; Paul HetrserHs
pottery wagons; the New York bakery wagonS;J j.
w. Denty. junk wagons; c. +. Wood. George
Bogus and c. II. Burgess, coal and fuel carts;
kridge Bros, blacksmithing wagons. with forge
IN operation; l. A. Wood. grocerieS: SEWERS
Bros, coal and fuel. five carts: Wheeler photo
grapnSt, with large comic picture In crayon on
an immense canvas sign: New York homemade
bread, four wagons; G. l. Sheriff'S coal carts;
Morrow Bros, wagon builders: Bryon's washing
fluid wagons; r. W. Barker, undertaken, with a
hne turn out; the Independent Ice CoS five
wagons; Green Mountain saloon: Frank HumeS
wagons, with band; Lansburg e Bro. two
wagons with dry goods; the Theater Comique
Co., with band on wagon and four carriages con-
tanning company in character-China men, ne
groes, &C: KiGdle Bros, coach makers. with men
at work on wagon; Justin McCarty; bricklayer,
with laborer with hod OF bricks; w. II.
Douglass brass works. with lathe; T.
B. Cross & Co, lumber with the motto
81 am at itStiIl and am still at it, Union Bag
gage Express Co, with full loads on wagons;
Whyte a Overman, galvanized iron works. with
men at work: G.: I. Keen, tailor: O'Connell q
Bro. tea store, with representation of tea kettle
on top OF carriage; H. o. Towles. full load of
chairs: r. ii. Graham coachmaker, had novel
eXhibition-an old-style family carriage, labeled
Carriages from 1IT6 to 1872" on the box
Of which was seated a darkey OF the olden
time with his wife, while inside was seated a
gentleman and lady and two children dressed in
the styles of bye-gone days. Then came G. s.
krafftS bread wagons, m line. GoldStefn,
tobacconiSt, had wagon, on which were cigar
makers at work. The critic Office had wagon
in line labelled with bulletins, and ii contained
compositor at the case and a small press, and
and circulars were struck off and scattered. The
American Tea Co &C G. Cornwall & Coz had 4
wagons in the line.
The display from Georgetown was very fine.
Besides the firms noted above IT. embraced
model of the canal packet Melgs, on which were
number of young people. exhibited by J. T.
ScTiVener, who had number OF wagons in line.
Two stone wagons with men at work, from
McGOwan'S yard; Cammack d Co.; w. ii. Ten
ney Co, mipers, &C., wagon containing flour,
ETC.. Barker Brothers, ice dealers; j. Il. Clements,
undertaken, and others.
THE SCENE ON THE AVENUE.
Pennsylvania avenue presented an exceed
ingly animated appearance as the line filed up
towards 18th street. the sidewalks being crowded
all the way and the windows OF every house,
porticOS and baluStradeS being jammed with
| admiring spectators. There We're many flags
hung out from private dwellings and line of
bunting was strung across from lhe Washington
House to MadeS reStauraunt, opposite. The
| procession would have strung all the way across
the Long Bridge had it not been deployed on
| the cross streets south of Maryland avenue,
reaching down In each deploy lineto near Water
street.
The procession passed up the avenue and
over the streets in accordance with the pro-
gramme previously announced, presenting
scene Of life and animation throughout its
route. No accidents occurred as far as was
known notwithstanding
crowd on the sidewalks and carriage ways. AZ
ter breaking ranks on their return to the City
Hall, the gaily decorated vehicles and horses,
which had been in line in most cases, returned
| to Pennsylvania avenue and drove up and down
| its entire length without regard to order, thus
keeping up the fun until Interrupted by the rain
| about midday. The jam OF spectators at the in
section OF the streets with Pennsylvania avenue
and especially at the 9TH street crossing, was
immense, and required the stricteSt vigilance of
the police to prevent accidents. The entire pop
| ulatiOn appeared to have turned out to witness
! the unusual display, and the crowd was aug
| country people from Maryland and Virginia.
After the sights connected with the procession
| had all been thoroughly scanned, general rush
| was made for the Fair grounds, many by way OF
| the county road, but greater number by way
| of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and by IL
| o'clock the avenue was comparatively deserted,
| the rain which occurred at that time causing
many to seek shelter
At the Fair Grounds.
Persons who after the procession, visited the
fair grounds at Ivy City, found the work of prep
| GRAFTON still in progress, there being an air of
Incompetence about the various departments
which will be remedled In a day or two. Pas
sengers by the cars had to make slx-foot jump
and then go up a primitive set of stairs to a
clayey incline. The ticket booths at either side
| ticket takers and sellers were on hand with big
| rosettes. Inside the enclosure the noises Of the
| hammer and saw were heard everywhere, from
he main building to the booths In course OF
| construction. The ground is uneven and carts
| were still hauling dirt. The main building was
| not open to-day, the exhibits not being In and
| much work remaining to be done. The art gall
| cry is not quite complete, and there is nothing
| it yet Machinery hall is open, and number
of good exhibits were to be seen In the line OF
wagons, carriages, agricultural implements and
| fire engines. A large number Of exhibitors are
! fixing up in the main building. Work Is going
/ on on the grand stand and on all the stables.
The building for exhibition of poultry and dogs
| is nearer complete than any, except machinery
| hall, but much remains to be done on 1t yet.
sition to be seen yet. From what was observed
to-day there is going to be fine display in this
quarter. The stables are all filled, such as are
| complete, but the hammer and saw are at work
| here too. The two lodges at the carriage en-
trance to the grounds are not quite finished.
| The reporter of THE STAR, after hard work, was
our leading houses have excellent displays pre-
pairing In it which promise fine show when
completed. They Will be ready tomorrow they
| say, and it looks as If they would
| Very few people went out on the first train
| this morning. After trying to get look at
| something somewhere, and having to content
themselves with what Machinery hall, the poul-
| try and dog shows and stables had to show, they
| mostly cOngregated under the grand stand to
| keep out of the dust that brisk and Jerky
breeze drove everywhere, taking along with it
| chips and the odds and ends Of sawed plankS.
| At - O'Clock threatening looking cloud came
| up from the northwest, and a cold rain set in,
| which converted the dust into sticky mud.
| Everybody hunted shelter The rain did not
last long, however. 1t began to clear up shortly,
| and one by one the people emerged from the
| places where they had sought shelter. The
ladies' held up their skirts. but after walking
| around for some time showed line of mud
! where the dresses despite their care, had
touched the soil. Planks to walk on from one
| building to another were then laid. The main
| building was opened during the rain.
At O'Clock the train took out enough people
| to make an attendance of over three thousand.
Some OF the fair people estimated that there were
| eight to ten thousand people present The Presi-
| dent visited the fair in the afternoon. That it
will be fine show when fully started Is evident.
The Brentwood roadway, from Boundary street
to the fair grounds is In as good condition as
| possible to make it for newly graded road. The
wonder is how so much work has been done in
connection with this enterprise in the short
| space OF time allowed since the commencement
was made.
THE FAIR FORMALLY OPENED