Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-08-01
GRIEF AT HIS BIER
Fair Commissioners Show Respect
Tor Their Associate
YESTERDAY ENGINEERS DAY
Mechanical GENIUS I'm Ma~sc scus the
rhs~ Awas<ss Deceased and
en- orgaa lSrsiioased-

Cuicso. July 3i.-~The faxs on the
state buildings IN the group II the
north end u the grounds we're at hall
mast. whlie the handsome setting 20 the
ring IL beautiful structures the New
York building wss clo~ed 10 visitors
and draped Ia mourning out q respect
10 the memory IL Donald McSaughton.
the executive commissioner II the Ina
mir. state. who died last night Many
persona called at tho building during
the day and left their cards. and ut
o'clock this afternoon nesting 81 con-
nissloners from the different states wac
held In tho secretsrys room. at which
eulogisiic speeches were made and
appropriate resolutions adopted. A
COMMITTEES consisting IL commissioners
was then selected 20 accompany the re
mains 10 New York.
The national commission. in session
today. adopted resolutions Ut respect 10
the deceased. Memorial services will
be held at the New York state building
at III o'clock tomorrow. at which the
Rev. Mcpherson. an old friend Of the
deceased. will ofsiciate. The remains
will be taken 10 the depot. departing
short time later for the east
The elements were against the me
chanical engineers today and slightly
disarrsngcd their plans for engineers
day at the exposition. Instead Of com
ing osis To the fair on the vhaleback
steamer. the Illinois Central brought
30 of them with their wives and daugh-
tiers. They were met by the associated
American exhibitor band. which made
it's debut Today, and escorted the
engineers through the grounds 10
musac hall. III. +. j. Porter. assistant
chief IL the department of machinery.
presided and introduced Director of
Works Burnham. who made one al the
few speeches credited 10 him in connec-
ton ~.th worlds fair function. The
one great lesson of the exposition. said
MIR. BeEnham had been 10 throw aside
divisions and unite in one brotherhood.
Ecklcy Coke. president of the American
Sociess 81 Mechanical Engineers. echoed
the sentiments ~ Mr.. Burnhain. The
field xas too vast. he said. for any one Of
the professions 10 say. We have IL all.
In the name of nearly all the engineer
ing professions whose representatives.
were in tho hall. President Coke ten
dered 10 Mr.. Rurnham their congratula-
tons During the afternoon and even
ing the engineers took in the Ferris
wheel. the krupp pavilion where the
gigantic guns are on exhibition. the Ice
railway. the movable sidewalk and
other sights al interest 70 men Of me-
+, chanicai tastes
The vexed question "a to the consti-
tuition 1t the codrt OF appeals on awards
came up again today IN the national
I commission. aud Commissioner Tousiey
4 81 Minnesota spoke against allowing the
! fall commission ON awards 10 constitute
itself the appellate court for dissatisfied
exhibitors. Chairman Thatcher IL the
executive committee on awards came in
and delivered a speech inveighing
against the Chicago press for abusing
him and for originating the charges
that had been circulated against the cx-
position. No matter what say. il will
| 20 out to the country nisconstrued and
misinterpreted." said the New Yorker.
.'Onc would think. to read the papers,
that John Boyd Thatcher had not a
friend in Cook county and the awards
feature III the fair was obnoxious. All
| the bad things and all the injurious
from the press.
| Ou UltoQut VI tlc Cldiilohtc
Of the enterprise. the exposition man
agement. TO q certain extent has inter
ested itself in and approved the sale Of a
| splendid souvenir IL the worlds fair.
The proceeds fron the sale of the souve-
mir. which is in the shape u brooches
and pins. are 10 bs. devoted Ia the cree
ton Of Teachers home" in America
similar TO that which has been in exist
ence in England for many years. Some
time ago Mrs. William Eobeso1 of Bos-
ton called on President Higinbotham
and showed him Columbus shield de
signed from ideas gained by her in two
years travel In Spain and asked Tor a
] prominent piacsi in the department.
buildings. The shield Is the exact re.
production of the coat 81 arms bestowed
upon Columbus by his friend and adviser
Queen Isabella Of Spain. The gem has
been Endorsed by the duke and duchess
Of Veragua. the lnfanta t.uiaiia and
many people Of prominence aud the
/ quarters allotted by the exposition for
their sale have b,en recently changed 10
tho mos, prominent place in the build
ing.
CmcAoo. July 5l-Paid admissions at
the worl,. . fair t,iay 'u.sl.