Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-10-12
VASOVER $4,000.
The Attendance at the Worlds
Fair on Chicago Day.
Records Of All Previous Expeditions
Not "In It" With This.
The Crowd the Largest That
Ever Congregated
AT A LIKE GATHERING IN THE
WORLDS HISTORY.
TaE DAY OBSERVED AS A GENERAL
HOLIDAY IN THE CITY.
AT A LIKE GATHERING IN THE
WORLDS HISTORY.
TRE DAY OBSERVED AS A GENERAL
HOLIDAY IN THE CITY.


but Only Few Were Serious The
Fence Torn Down In the Effort to Get
Out at Night-Grand Illumination and
display of Fiseworks at Night-The Fair
Now Out Of Debt.
| CHICAGO, Oct. 10.-A perfect autumn
day, and the largest crowd that ever
congregated at o like gathering in the
worlds history. These are two of
the elements that helped to make Chi.
cago day at the worlds fair an unpre-
cedented success; that went to make it
the biggest day of the fair; that made
the heart of every Chicagoan swell
with pride, and filed the souls of all
Ilinoisans and all Americans with JOY.
Everything that was on the program
went off with perfect success, and a
great deal that was not thereon.
The attendance was 751 .026, Of which
713, GA were paid admissions The at
tendance at the Paris exposition ON its
banner day was only 897, ,150, q little
more than half the number that visited
jackson park Monday.
| The crush throughout the grounds
was simply indescribable. Around the
administration building on the grand
plaza the people were simply packed
together in one immovable mass. In
other portions of the grounds it was
the same story.
As is usual on such occasions, rumors
were circulated of alarming riots and
:. serious accidents during the day, but
happily in spite of the awful jam and
terrific strain put upon railroads and
streetcars, there were but few serious
accidents.
The gates were opened at 6:S0-a halt
hour early-to accommodate the crowd
which had already assembled. Know
ing ones carried lunch baskets, well
aware that in the jam they would stand
, a poor show at the restaurants, where
the hungry lined up and waited theil
turn to be accommodated,
| General hOuu1ys
Never before has a holiday been &c
generally observed in Chicago. Every
/ business mouse of any consequence wa'
closed, and small stores of every de
scription followed suit.
transportation Facilities.
3 Never in the history of Chicago wa
; there such demand on its transporta
3 tion facilities. The crowd was handled
: and handled well; but no human means
, no system Of transportion however vas
! was capable of handling the vast crow(
without great difficulty. The accident
were few and only small proportion
: of them fatal. Hundreds OF peopl'
: walked to the fair.
, The greatest crush of the day on an,
: Of the lines was at the Congress stree
, depot Of the elevated road. At thi
! place in the morning there was a fear
>, full jam, and the women and little chill
: dren were knocked down. tramplet
upon and carried falnting to where
= fresh breath of air could be had.
i The Crush at Night.
n There were q number of distressing
4 accidents at the fair grounds, owing t
n the great crush of people at night. Tn
hospital record at O'clock showed
total Of less than 40 slight casualties
! Two hours later the number had In
Il creased to 1876. Of these the principe
number were women, who had fainte'
le and fallen in a heap in the crushing
3 and surging mass that seemed to hav
d lost all powers Of reason. The wors
b crush Of the early evening was at tn
s. east side of the transportation build
= ing.
l. Accidents.
It As might have been expected ther
:. were number of accidents during th
II day and evening. Only very few Q
III which were serious or fatal.
al Like FairyIand.
If The exposition was transformed int
8, fairyland at night. Bright lights fashe
g from every nook and creyice of th
= buildings. Search lights cut wild
y swaths ON the sky. Multi-colored rocl
q. cts shot heavenward; showers of fiji
rained about the grand basin and o
the lake front. Through 1t eli th
OF floats representing Chicago's progres
were hauled. It was the grand china
er Of the festal days Of the fair. Neve
te before was there sight so inspiring 9
8. the fair. The. great white structure
all Eof the exposition stood outlined againi
a. the heavens, and the whole was oE
he superb blaze of glory. The floats wei
J. marvels OF beauty. The soft blendin
in Of the colors added harmony to tE
scene of beauty. !.
The largest piece Of the evening ws
1.-THE Burning Of Chicago" whic
to covered an area Of $4,000 square fee
1t was produced in four scenes. II
m first illustrated Mrs. OLeary's GOV
IN second, the kicking over Of the lam
Of The fire starting thence gave realist
I'd and correct view of the burning cit,
IN with the picture Of Chicago in ruin
he In addition to the flights OF bomb
~ cascades Of rockets and every know
variety Of the pyrotechnic art flle
out the evening program. Other fe
49, lures were the speci-l illumination
the Wooded island and firewesks {
= off from the water SURROUNDING it.
!. Tore Down the Fence.
- When the tired crowd started
nc lsave there were great jams at all ed
n especially that at Sixty-third stre'
where the crowd seeking TO get out
the regular exits lost patience. SoT
n, tore portion Of the fence down q
n into the narrow aperture peoI
VS. squeezed. The crowd outside was
as dense that progress was slow and
minutes retarded, while those pushi