The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-29

kun COLC ABlAN EXPOSlr1ON.
seFieas Accident as . Prssens asioa- B,e
Attendance Coatinues.
CAfcAco, June 2S-From the slxs Of the
crowd attending the Worlds fair today il
Is evident that special features are not
necessary to bring people to Jackson Park.
There was no prominent attraction on the
programme, and yet no less than lbs, a)4
people passed through the turnstiles. Il
was a beautiful day, and everybody
seemed to enjoy it.
Tomorrow will be Mille:s' day and al.
ready some Of the largest mill owners in
the country have arrived. The day win
be made especially attractive to flour mill
men and exercises of an interesting char.
acter Will be held in the Michigan state
building. Among the prominent millers
on the ground are:
J. II. Turner. OF Mandan, n n: T. 9. Blish, OF
Seymour, Ind; c. A. Piiisbury. OF Minneapolis;
J. +. Clark. OF Akron. o., aud & y. Ossck. OF
Amstsrdam, Holland
1t Is estimated that these alone manu-.
facture half Of the breadstuffs used in the
United States. Hon. J. Sterling Morton,
secretary Of agriculture. is down for a
paper on THE Extension Of Export Trade
in Flour" Gen. John W. Noble il ex-
pectcd TO be present and il he arrives. will
deliver an address. ID. X. McGinnis. Of
North Dakota. the first promoter Of tho
reciprocity movement in the northwest,
will speak on Reciprocity with Canada
and what it will do for milling"
While the employees in the decorating
department of the Worlds fair were pre-
sen,ing . silver tea service to +. d.
Miilet. the director Of decorations, this
afternoon the floor on which they we're
standing suddenly gave way, precipi-
tating 200 persons several feet to the
ground, nineteen of them sustaining pain
fnl but not fatal injuries. The accident
occurred in the color building, which is Q
small structure erected for working pur-
poses and is not one of the build
ings for exhibits. The presentation was
just over and the men were throngins
around Mr.. Millet to congratulate him,
when suddenly the Hoor gave way with
. terrific crash. The floor was constructed
OF thin boards and light scantlings and
was not intended to stand any great
strain.
Unless the unexpected should happen
there will be dairy exhibit at the Worlds
fair in July. This announcement, which
was issued BY Chief Buchanan, Of the de-
partment OF agriculture, was received with
thanksgiving by some l.5OO exhibitors,
VIM, for the past two months.
have been compelled to submit
to exaspcrating delays and financial
losses by the failure of tho exposition
company to furnish facilities for display
ing their products. The chief cause Of
complaint was the absence Of any kind Of
refrigerator service. and the promise has
now been make that this matter will bc
rectiied at once.
Great arrangements are being made for
the celebration Of the Fourth of July at
the Worlds fair. Four groups of trained
singers, 500 in each, stationed at suitable
points on ground court will lead in sing
ing patriotic songs. IN which il Is
expected that 250000 voices of those on
the grounds will join. This great volume
of sound will be punctuated by cannon
salutes. the first ringing Of the new liberty
bell and the ringing Of every bell in the
city. Every person on the grounds will
carry an American flag.
Corrected figures on Saturdays attend
auce show 1929 admissions. of which
ISl. l32 were paid. On the corresponding
dap At the Centennial the total attendance
was 20 lS3.
The figures compiled tonight show that
the total attendance today was La, 30i, OF
which 5000 paid.
Gov. Shortridge, OF North Dakota. visited
the state building today and was much
pleased with all he saw.
WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS. June os-lSpe-
ciail-Visitors from Washington registered
today at the state building as follows:
From seattIe-Miss NJ l. foote, d. Compton.
re. sternbese. Charles r. Titus. +. A. Brewer.
Miss T. Michels, William Bowe and b. Goodwin
ana vile
From Tseoma-w. c. Marvin. Laura J. An
drews. T. Waldo " ard and William Hopper.
From Cheney--Da d. }. Turner.
From waila Walla-l. r. Andesson.
From Everett-F. W. stevens and vita
From Hoqu.Am-G. W. Hirtges ana vita
From ralrhaven-sseorge Dietrich
From Colfax-C b. swif; and 4. 8. Swisl
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