Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-17
A GREAT DAY.
Yesterday Brought Larger Crowds
to the Texas Spring Palace
Than ANY Previous Day Since the Open
ing-Excursions From All
Parts.
The Interest Growing, and the Visitors Wax
Enthusiastic and Eloquent Over
the Exhibits.
A Grand Musical Programme-The Child
Cornetist-The Hecker ChiIdren-NIiss
Maude Peters-A Grand Future
Attraction.

The crowds which surged and swayed through
the Texas Spring Palace yesterday were by far
the largest that have been seen within the por-
tails OF that magnificent structure yet this sea-
son.
From early morn till dewy eve every train,
regular and excursion, that entered the city
brought large crowds of sightseers, all of whom
repaired to the Spring Palace soon they
alighted at the depot, many of them never com
ing up into the city during the time between their
arrival and departure. There was not moment
during the afternoon or evening that the click OF
the turnEtiles at either side of the park was not
registering the entrance of visitors, and to say
the attendance reached 10000 would probably
not be stating the figure too low. The people
were scattered all over the grounds during the
afternoon, so the interior of the Palace was
somewhat relieved of the mass, but in the even
jam was, great. Every seat on the
floor and balcony was occupied, while
hundreds stood up around or meandered
through the exhibits, drinking in the sweet
music from the distance.
,, Tbs building is 9blane with electric "It
side, and presents a brilliant appear
ance, whether viewed from the interior or
exterior, with its myriads of Jwinkling Jets or
more striking arc lights.
quired eight coaches to carry all the passengers
from that city. The Dallasites were among the
most enthusiastic admirers of the exhibition
during the day and evening, for the Spring Pal
defes critical analysis and judgment. An
excursion of several carloads from Colorado also
reached the city in the morning, bearing large
number of prominent citizens from the centen-
NAL state; and General Passenger Agent Ady of
the Denver says that great many more people
from that state will be here before the Palace
closes.
Although many of those who arrived in the
city yesterday went direct from the depot to the
Palace and back again, yet there were enough
came up into the city to crowd the streets and
give the thorOuRhfares the appearance or q
holiday occasion, which appearance is enhanced
by many neat decorations with bunting and
flags on several of the leading business houses.
The Palace is a drawing exhibition. The mar
velous Increase of attendance which has marked
every day is due to the fact that those who visit
it are captured, and when they go home they tell
their heighbors and friends, and SO the marvel
GUS tale is scattered over the country, in all
lands. No person can view the beauties of the
Texas Spring Palace without being charmed.
Here at glance and arranged
in ouch attractive form only
the most intelligent and refined minds could de-
sign and the def hands OF artists execute, are
collected samples of all the products of the great
state of Texas, empire in extent and possess
ing all the varieties Of soil and climate of con-
tinent. No person can look at this without
feeling proud that he is of the Texans who con-
ceiyed and executed it, and OF Texas, which
produced the materials. Ceres in her realm
must occupy such palace as this.