The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-13
CHILbREN'S DAY.
The Largest Turn Out
Yet at Nirginia'S
Exposition.
Twenty THOUSAND PEOPLE On THE
GROUNDS.
Exposition Ncws and Notes


chants. mechanics, professional men and
school girls and boys, was answered in
the affirmative but of course everyone
did not attend on the same day, and con
sequen,ly some remained in Richmond.
Yesterday was universally observed by
the public schools Of this city az holi-
day, and the children TOOK advantage OF
this opportunity afforded them. and at
tended the Exposition in great numbers
To tie great surprise of those who en-
teriained reasonable apprehension
from the indications. at the close OF the
preceding day, that on yesterday, at least
in the forenoon the weather would be
Indictment. the sun besmed forth brightly.
and every available vehicle was pressed
into service TO carry visitors to the
grounds. Hacks, carriages, ph3tons,
cabs. park carriages, market wagons and
the like were running early from as far
down rs Ninth and Breads streets TO the
Exposition building, and before 10
o'clock. the hour at which the gates are
opened, large number had already ar
rived The Coney Island cars kept going
there regularly, and were well patron
lied They made trips at as short inter
walls as possible All vehicles running 10
and from the grounds were also filled.
Between the hours of II and u o'clock
in the morning, the crowds at the gates
were so great that space for the wagons
10 come to the sidewalk TO put out their
passengers that they might not have 10
alight from the vehicle in The mud was
sought for and crowded with vehicles.
THE HORSE PARADE.
At 70 o'clock, the prize winning horses
were paraded before the main entrance
of the main hall, around the building
and back 10 their stalls. Among the
number were some very handsome AM.
mails The heavy draft, thorough bred
and carriage horses attracted special al
tention.
MANY STRANGERS
were among the thrOng as was shown by
the large number OF railroad tickets
stamped Residents OF adjoining coun-
ties were there without railroad tickets,
having come in private conveyances.
THE VISITING MILITARY.
The Fredericksburg Grays, Captain
Terence McCracken; the Lynchburg
Home Guards, Captain Kirk Oteyi the
Alexandra Light Infantry, Captain
George a Nushbach, and the Monticello
Guards, Captain Keller arrived at the
grounds early in the morning and pa
raded in the rear Of the main building,
where they stacked arms aud the boys
were given an interuissiOn which they
took advantage Of and dispersed over
the grounds and buildings TO see what
was 10 be seen.
At2 o'clock Cappas Band were on the
platform ready TO commence their pro-
gramme. IN which was
THE BATTLE or GETTYSBURG.
The four companies above named were
drawn up in a single file just in the rear
and within few feet of the music hall
When the battle scene was reached ana
the command given TO Fire w every gun
went of together, and the effect was all
that could be desired The firing through
out was characteristic OF our well-drllled
citizen soldiery, and speaks well for the
Virginia militia, who will respond as
readily 10 the call of war in the future
as I'm the past.
While firing outside the building at
tracicd several hundred persons, the con
Ger IN the hall attracted several thou
sands. Before the appointed hour ar
rivcu every seat in the hall was occupied
The galleries and aisles were crowded 10
their utmost, and many persons were
standing in the entrance.
The rendition of the battle was, as lis
preceding Tendilions. faultless and highly
applauded by the delighted audience
TIE EVENING CONCERT
was likewise largely ATTENDED by an
equally appreciative audience. Many
persons went into the concert hall in The
evening long before the music com
menced Others, tired with walking
around the hall and grounds, were anX-
iOus 10 anticipate the music, and early In
the evening the house was again filled TO
overlooking Yesterday afternoon and
evening the attendance on the concerts
was by far the most flaitering of any
since the arrival Of this celebrated band,
and il is probable that on to-day an adj
mission fee Of IS cents will be charged.
WILD WEST
The turnsliles admitting persons to
the Wild West show were Tut in opera
ton Yesterday about o'clock, when a
large crowd was gathered around the
gates in anxious suspense. The mud,
several inches deep in the vicinity, was
net at all considered by the hundreds
anxious TO gain admittance the crowd
Increased every minute, and ii took the
visitors some twenty OF twenty-five
minutes, during which time they had to
push and be pushed TO gain admitiance.
The three tuTnsliles proved totally mad
eQuale aud many persons that had got
ten half way and reached the most op-
pressing part of the throng heartily
wished that they were again out, but
finding il as much impossible to move
one way as the other, allowed themselves
TO be carried on with the slowly but
surely moving masses Every seat on
the grand stand was occupied, and still
more were in demand -Four or i've
police were stationed in front OF the
stand TO keep the people back that the
view OF those on the lower seats might
not be DISTRACTED.
The performance did not commence
until several minutes after the advertised