Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-29
BIG ATTENDANCE TO-DAY
But There Was a Large Crowd
at the Fair Yesterday.
OVER $4,000 IN THE GROUNDS

Not All the Buildings Were Open and
Very Little Machinery In Motion
Music Stands and Art Building Enter
taIned the Largest Crowds.
WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS, May 29.-.The
scene in the park to-day is a great con-
trast to that of yesterday, when at least
125, 900 men women and children filed
into the spacious grounds to feast their
eyes and listen to inspiring music. The
first Sunday opening was a success.
The Sabbath sun was but two hours old
when the people began to come into the
grounds All modes of transportation
brought their quotas and from the steamer
piers and the railroads came long lines of
people. But the masses did not begin
to arrive until afternoon. Beginning about
o'clock the multitudes fiocked into the
grounds at every gate and by o'clock 3d.
600 people were inside the enclosure The
people kept on coming the entire after
noon and overlooked into the Midway
Plaisance, whose every show was crowded,
until the attendance mark had been ele-
waited to 100000.
After dark the grounds were lighted up
and this together with other features of
illumination attracted still more and
when the crowds were about ready to go
home a conservative estimate placed their
number for the day and evening at 125, 900.
1t was an orderly, well-dressed crowd,
which evidently was of the opinion that it
had already been kept away from its prop
erty altogether too long, and they took
possession in the name of "Toiler's Day."
The music during the day was of an
elevating character and the band stands
were surrounded by big crowds. which
grew enthusiastic over Schubert's sere-
made and selection from Lohengrin,
Gounod's sacred song, There Is Green
Hill Far Away" Handers Hallelujah cho-
rus. Wagner's "Hail Bright Abode" and
the good old hymn, Nearer. My God, to
Thee" The music, which was continu-
Gus from half-past one in the afternoon
until ten at night, was furnished by Sou
sa's, the Chicago and the Cincinnati
bands.
Sunday opening was frowned upon, how
ever, IN the north end of the park, where
the American State buildings are grouped
to suggest happy and united family
The multitude of visitors did not throng
the State circle and tine few thousand who
passed that way wers not disappointed
apparently to find many of the buildings
closed. There was so much else to see
that was more attractive than the inside
of the State buildings, most of which are
made up only of so many reception rooms,
the exhibits being in the big buildings
that were thrown open.
The doors of fifteen State and terrific
rial buildings were locked for this day
only, and visitors were generally informed
to that effect by cards. Missouri, Della
ware, New York, West Virginia, Pennsyl-
vania, North Dakota, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, New Jersey, Connecticut,
Maryland and Massachusetts, were among
the buildings which the people obtained
only an outside view of. Utah had the
closed sign on its door, and North Dakota
added to its announcement the invitation,
FCome on Monday" On the doors Of the
Bay State house was the following type
written legend "By order of the eat
and general court of Massachusetts, this
building is closed on the Lords Day"
The influence of the Anglican church
was seen by the visitors who desired to
enter the buildings erected by Great
Rritain and her majesty's colonies. All
:ere closed tight and no person could even
be seen inside which was not the case with
the ''closed" State buildings. The great
carved oak doors of Victoria House was
shut although the Union Jack floated from
the roof Canada's flag was flying also
but the doors were closed and not even a
sign was put out for visitors to read.
The officials in charge or the govern
ment buildings and the battleship Illinois
| did all in their power to show the thous-
ands of visitors who passed by that Uncle
Sam officially did not approve of allowing
American citizens or foreigners to view
on Sunday the panorama of art and ge-
| MUS or the Industrial works of the nations.
The big painted signs "Closed" which
| were used originally when the Government
building was not finished were placed in
/ front of the doors and guards were sta
toned there to keep people from breaking
and disturbing Uncle Sans peaceful OBJ
| servance of the Sabbath. Even "Old
Glory" was hauled down from every flag
| pole on the big-domed buildings.
Machinery hall, under whose domes the
| Sabbatarians think the acme of Sabbath
| breaking is sheltered, was a remarkably
| quiet place Two or three high speed,
but one big engine-a Buckeye-were all
that ran during the day to furnish the
power necessary to run the fair, and their
hum could scarcely be heard one hundred
| feet away. The crowd in this building
was not very large. but every other de-
/ partmental structure was jammed. Co
lumbia avenue in Manufactures and the
| main aisle in Transportation and Fisher
les were crowded all day and it was with
much difficulty spectator could force a
| passage. AS indicative of the crowd it
| may be stated that the Fine Arts building
| held the greatest multitude. Every salon
was packed and the foyers were jammcd
by quiet and orderly crowd of picture
|