St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-03

The Closing Day.
The flag with the Harp Of Ireland hoated
high over the building yesterday, denotlnS
the day was set apart in honor OF the Hioer-
mans. That 1t was an honor appreciated was
evident from the the throngs OF irish cltl-
zenS who passed the turnsties. thousands
Of those were from ST. Paul, Saltwater and
other neighboung cities All the morning
trains brought excursions and fully nfteen
thousand non residents took IL the snow
Early in the morning the CROWD began 10 oe
noticeable and it steadily Increased untll
uOcIock in the evening, when the, building
contained nearly 10000 people. As there
was one central point of interest, the
crowd was SO scattered as not to be oppressive
and the crush was not burdens ONE
Dpring the afternoon, Capt. D. NJ. Gilmore
cornered the Mexican band and made
sDaach. in behalf of the directors. he spoke
of 1be nleasaut relations which had existed. OF
the thousands of ears regaled with the I'M
rivale5 music aud wound up by hoping an
other wear would see the band back again
He then distributed bouquets among the
members Secretary Byron then had the noor
and made a neat speech of similar tenor, con-
Guiding by presenting each OF the directors
wirh 2 handsome ivory mounted baton
Sevon CadoZza made response in pure CAS-
lillian. which was highly appreciated. rms
was the only episode until the closing festlVl-
ties came on.
THE EVENING CARNIVAL.
When the shades of evening began to fall,
hiding the city from view like dense. black
cnr+sin. the rush for the building commenced.
The little turnstiles at the entrances clicked
renidlv and steadily and admitted thousands
unon thousands of people. Officers were
stationed there, but even the StalWart forms
and blue uniforms were powerlesS to prevent
the dense crowds from surging IN. once
lively one as the
people rushed for favorable positions where
Tho grand Mardi Gras parade could
he seen This was advertised to
start at $3.50, and by 9 O'Clock every floor
in the building was crowded to It's utmost
canacity. Those who ought to know say that
tbe crowd was larger than on wedding
Dight and after one had passed through the
crowd the statement could not be doubted.
All were good natured however, and took the
crowding in good part. Promptly at $3.50 the
procession started on its tour around the
bnildinr The Nicotine club, some thirty
stronc had assembled in the general man
e0er's office, while the exhibitors taking part
in the Darade had formed in line in the base
ment At the given signal the line
moved. First came a platoon OF
police. headed by Sergt- Fred
Toffn The Mexican band, playing while
We we're Marching Through Georgia" fol-
lowed, The exhibitors brought up in the
rear The line of march was around all the
exhibits on the first floor. and down all the
sisles: then to the second floor, where the
same plan was carried out. The applause
which rent the air was simply terrific, and as
the stairs to the third floor were climbed, it
seemed as though the roof would raise from
The buIlding. 1t would be useless to attempt
20 describe the enthusiasm with which the
procession was received. and when it is
stated that it was composed entirely of
nersons having exhibits in the build
hn obi pd If a
yrand affair." After the Nicotine club came
all the lady exhibitors and lady clerks. All
wore handsome, and, in many cases, costly
costumes, which lent a pleasing effect TO the
Ecane. The raven tresSes OF the brunett ties
fell in uncOnfined masses beside the golden
ringlets of the blondes. The banners car
ried by the Nicotine club were ludcrous in
the extreme. and drew forth thunders of ap-
pIause This yelled parade was one of the
ideas of the new manager, Col. CIV. Palmer,
while acting as member of the entertain
ment committee. It was well carried out
throughout, and its great success was due to
the efforts of Mr.. Showers. of the
Arctic Spice company, and c. NJ.
Gilbert of the Nicotine club
who, aided by other exhibitors, labored long
and faithfully. The scene was one never to be
forgotten, and the $4,000 people present will
cherish the memory of the display as a bright
flower in the garland of roses which crowns
the management OF the Exposition.
There were precisely 597 persons and one
white pony in the parade This white pony
created any amount of fun while climbing
nm stairs Its feet would slip and wild look
would come into its eyes. A new start would
be made, and amid the rafting of hoofs
and wild snorts, the top would be reached.
One feature in the parade that attracted
much attention was a skeleton reclin-
ing in dentists chair carried
on the shoulders of two men. If any one of
i- ilx-,>
must be, and the only way to do is to say that
all were as comical as human ingenuity
could make them. After the parade the
crowd thinned out somewhat. and those re-
naming Travelled around the building and
viewed the ever fresh sights. The art gal
lery came in for its share of patronage. A
few moments before II O'Clock the warning
signals were struck, and then came the clos
ing ceremony. All the big whistles broke
loose at once. and a deafening din ensued
There was too much NOISE TO hear ones sell
think. At the first sound of the whis
tie the people began to leave the building
and in an hour the halls were deserted, and
save for the steady tramp of the Waterman
and the throbbing of the engines in the base
ment, not sound could be heard
NOTES.
The officers who have been on duty at the
building since it opened have given good sat
icfaction and the exhibitors have compli-
officers are: Sergeant Coffin, P. Hurley, j
Colwell, j. Blake, ]. Corey, G. Martins, w
Breshaupt, ]. Fay, NJ. MealeY, J. McQuade
NJ kennedy, a. Volk. G. E0erhardt, O. An
derson. B. White, A. Faurschow, ]. Brault, T
Malone, Getchell, Moschelle, Quitam, Mauren
Coskran, Cronin. All the boys have had
hard SIEGE but have acquitted themselves il
pleasing manner.
For the accommodation of exhibitors and
privileged people the Exposition building will
be opened Monday at the River street en-
trance in order to enable those DESTROYS o
doing so to make purchases. An admission
fee of 25 cents will be charged, but there vii
be no music AID the machinery will not bt
running.
The men who carried the skeleton declare
that they experienced an unpleasant sensa
ton. The man who worked the jaws of the
human frame says the same thing, but i
was noticed that he turned pale when he pu
his fingers between the skeletons teeth Onc'
and pulled the cord that closed them.
After the parade the Nicotine club marched
to the Minneapolis Press club rooms, headed
by Levi Fiechter beating drum where al
informal reception was rendered the mem
bers.
The parade was grand one, and compares
very favorably with the New Orleans Mard
Gras and the ST. Louis Yelled Prophets.
The ladies who took part in the parade sd.