Evening journal., 1889-09-06

Size of the Crowd.
Estimates place the number OF visitors
anywhere up to 60, 600 close estimate /
Of the crowds places the number at 25 900 /
persons. How the result was reached, |
follows:
Tickets sold at w, & n. N.entrance gate. 2Qo2 |
| Tickets sold at main gate. .....- ...... 36ll
Tickets sold at county road. ............. lISl |
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 7l27 |
These figures were obtained from the
gate keepers at o'clock
A. g McCausland estimated that the |
| Wilmington and Northern railroad car
ried 10, 600 persons, there being an aver
age of /, 600 persons to the train. The
scattering sales of tickets. and the num- !
Der of passengers on the other railroads
is estimated at 1900, which being the
estimated total up to 26, 600. The fair
managers and officials gave various figures
but the above cannot be gainsaid
There were 5000 persons watching the
races according to actual count In the
main grand stand were 3, 500, 100 persons
to a row and 35 rows; the smaller stand
600; the space in front Of both 800; the
crowd in the field I, 600, total 5000. The
fence from the secretarys S Office to the
main building contained 300 persons; in
side the fence around the track on the
home stretched were 800; through the
field and on the rear fences were the re
mainder
The grand stand was crowded after
II o'clock in the morning and some per
sens sat there for six hours without leav
ing the aisles were crowded and after
the above hour there was no runoccupied
, spot on it. The sale Of tickets, went on,
j however, until the smaller uncovered
) stand was filled as well as all the space in
front Of both.
A What the Crowd Did.
In the rear Of the grand stand there
was crash of people around the fakirs
and near the women's building were
other big crowds The atmosphere was
warmer than on any previous day, and
4 4 Precipitation rolled off the visitors faces
s The women's building, although well
E ventilated was almost suffocating,
g and the crowd did not stop long
The benches in the annex were welcome
resting places to the tired and foot sore
visitors, and were seldom vacant The
. steps leading to the main building were
= almost impassable and the thought oc-
= CURED that the special officers" might
I have added to their usefulness by making
II the crowd move. The action of some
y men yesterday during the rushes of peo.
u pie, was ungentlemanly and disgusting.
! Several ladies were heard to speak OF
this roughness.
= The generous aisles in the main build
ing showed the good sense Of the mana
= gers, for they we're seldom clOgged
= although thousands Of persons passed
; through. The basement had 4
= great many visitors and the dogs anC
= chickens kept up continuous salute IL
I e 4 -. l..
~ charge estimated that there were
thousand persons there at II o'clock.
Out of Town visitors.
u The previous days of the fair had larg
a attendances, but it was noticeable tina
D. everybody seemed to be from Whining
N ton. Yesterday all Wilmington wa
le present, but other points were repre-
Of sented. An excursion train brough
d, 500 persons from Reading, and arrived a
as 930 The steamer Wilmington carries
1t 400 passengers from Salem, N. j., to tn
in grounds. Hundreds came from dow
er the state and the Wilmington & Northern
1t railroad carried the bulk Of these. Hors
ut owners from Baltimore and other Mary
or land points and Pennsylvania wer
present. The stockholders Of the fai
association were out in force and the
were everywhere known by their FIRE
st use of 'all privilege" tickets
n w. N. Management.
en- A. g. AcCausland, superintendent O
~ the Wilmington and Northern railroad
ls was the busiest man yesterday. He ha
charge of the running Of the trains, an
% % it is due to him that the railroad carrie
81 Is, 900 passengers without single ace
dent 1t requires great generalship a
~ times to control the crowd, we seemed I
uA have no sense, but Mr.. McCau!
land was good general, and tn
rush of events did not take him off hi
l., feet. Two ticket offices were establishe
~, a. French street, but they were inadl
m quate for the rush. Trains of twely
81 and fourteen cars were constantly on tn
,Id go and every train was loaded I'll
~ rush to the grounds continued until
,st o'clock when the rush home begal
~ Then the trains were crowdt
"a until the last car left at
-. jamed. Twenty-four persons stoC
,, ON the platforms Of every two cars, al
W. some got on the roof Many persons we
very nervous at the thought of accident
but none came. Everybody arrived hon
of safely, yet few of them knew that M
r McCausland was the power that ma,
M. trains so safe.
w Unentered Exhibits.
mt J. d. Kurtz gave piano recital on Il
r instrument in the wome1s building.
fr G. W. Kennedy & Compang's piai
mo recitals are features Of the mornings
i'm The crowd was large; it had to be fe
ool D. b. Jones' restaurant fed over tho
sand people and then ran out Of provision
The stands on the grounds did a rushir
business Many bottle Of soft drlI
re- glided by a hardened palate. The san
leh wiches disappeared rapidly. and Il
hia lemonade and ice water fends did bris
at business. The crush at the restaural
ON was so great that two officers had to CO.
troll the crowd.
Ringgold's Band brought an excursi'
Of 500 people from Reading and furnish'
lks the music for the day.
ar The reporters ear drums have becon
ratified by the bell in the stand It has
thrilling note that is not pleasant
those who must stand near it,
T; 9 The crowd that wanted to see the rs"
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