St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-11
BIGGER EVERY DAY.
at the Exposition the Clicking
Turnstiies Are Never Silent.

Truly the production ofi''Vera Cruz can be
called blaze of glory" and words OF praise
are lacking to describe the beauties of this
wonderful spectacle. Such a rain of fire
such beautiful pieces of fireworks. and such
wonderful exhibitions of the skill of the
pyrotechnical artists who design aud manu-
facture them, were never seen before by the
people Of the Twin Cities. The audiences
become so enthused over the splendor of the
various examples of fire painting that they
go into ecstacies over them. The exposition
management is to be congratulated on the
success OF the extra attraction which it had
the foresight 10 secure for the instruction OF
the public rs well as the amusement of the
people of the city of Minneapolis.
Although Wednesday was called the BAN
ner day of the Exposition this year, yester-
day witnessed one of the biggest crowds ever
seen III the immense building. Early in the
morning the turnstiles began their incessant
clicking, and il was kept up all day long.
The visitors from the country were the first
ones to arrive on the scene, and at half-past7
in the morning there was a large crowd wait
Ing for the gates TO open. Then they began
to pour into the building and the great
crowd kept on coming i'll all day long and
until late into the evening. When the signal
bomb for the opening of the great spectacle,
the siege of Vera Cruz. was fired at half past
o clock in the evening" there was grand
rush for the ticket office, and the ticket tax
ers were kept at work for some time in pass
ing out the small but coveted, pieces of
pasteboard which were literally fought for
on q number OF occasions. The immense
ampliitheater was completely packed at an
early period and there were a number of per-
sons who were compelled to remain standing
at the rear of the amphitheater because the
reserved seats had all been disposed of. The
audience was an appreciative one and the
various specialties were applauded and en-
cored to the echo.
In the display Of the Century Piano COM
pany there is an old piano that was made
over 100 years ago by an itinerant piano
m q vhn 1o1
from place to place making kind of piano
which was possible under the circumstances.
rus old piano is the property of Judge John
r Rea. and Is priced heirloom. 1t attracts
great amount of attention from the people,
and is prized addition to the numerous at
fractions to be seen at the Exposition.
one OF the visitors at the Exposition yes
terday was evidently from one of the far-out
suburbs. lie wore fur vest and a heavy
cap which was made of the same material,
and when the crowd began to thicken in the
building he began to feel the discomforts of
his winter wardrobe. lie was heard to fire.
quently remark, Gosh, but it's hot"
one OF the pretty set pieces at the 'Siege of
Vera Cruz" production last night was rep
resentation of a cannon which was shown in
fire. In the center of the cannon was
Roman candle which shot forth a number of
fiery missiles. The piece was q pretty one.
In Mexico they have a very queer to us.
manner OF making love. The swain Frances
up and down III front of the house in which
his divinity lives, and waits for chance TO
send to her message telling her OF his af-
lection. One of the members of the Mex
lean band has been noticed of late proving
about in the vicinity of the booth in which
Mrs. Petrie has her ''curline" exhibit. Yes
terday he succeeded in handing TO one of
the pretty girls who are employed in the
booth very howery note, which had been
written for him by the interpreter, and
which told OF his affection in a very artistic
manner. The affair has caused much merri-
ment, and the young lady has the envy of a
large number of the other girls.
The art gallery was one of the popular at
fractions at the Exposition yesterday. There
were over 900 visitors to it.