The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-07-17

the fund for the benefit of the sufferers from
the cold storage fire WAS increased in sub
stantial way. The morning was uncom-
fortably warm and the sultry air In the vast
park made walking and sight seeing a
laborious task. A shower at noon, however,
cooled the atmosphere few degrees, ard
during the afternoon the tunstiles at the pay
gates recorded the advent of many visitors.
The paAs gates were almost entirely ig-
norod the holders of the Photographic
privileges in nearly every instance buying
IN admission ticket or using their passes
md depositing silver half dollar in the
receptacle which met the eye just inside
the gates. The crowd which the evening
was expected to bring out did not material
ize, and the idle gatekeepers did not have
one kind word to say in favor of Chicago
and her guests for their lack Of apprecia-
tjon of the gallant work Of the fremen who
were burned to death on Monday last
The outward appearance Of the fair did
not differ In any respect from that OF the
previous Sunday, save for the emblems of
mburnipg on the engine house and the
flagS at half mast Nearly all of tho dis
plays made by the foreign exhibitors in
the Manufactures building were draped,
while many American exhibits were
closei The building was visited by many
people during the day, however, but most
of them spent their time sitting upon
chairs in the long avenues running
through the building and viewing the
white canvasses which shut out the Gov
eted sights within. Other buildings had
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number Of visitors thronglng the Art pal
ace, the Krug gun exhibit, and tho Con
vent The Plaisance, which always holds
the Sunday crowds, was a busy place all
day, and impressed upon the concession
aires more firmly than ever the idea that
their part of the fair should be kept open.
Music was furnished during the after
noon and evening by the Chicago, Cincln-
natl and Iowa state bands, this feature of
Heroes Day" being much enjoyed and
appreciated by moderately sized crowds
Rev. L. q Mercer, of the New Church
temple, spoke at Festival hall during the
oft ernoon. The sermon was O good one
having, however, but little mention of the
heroes OF the recent fire, except at the
close. where the speaker eulogized the
memory OF the dead men and said the oc-
currence had brought to mind the fact
that 10 was something harder to die than
70 liva He knew thefr souls would rest
IN peace after the terrible ordeal they had
passed through to reach the kingom of
Heaven.
A space about twenty feet square in the
rotunda OF the Administration building,
directly under the great dome, was in
closed by strnng iron fence yesterday.
This morning work was begun on model
OF the United States treasury at Washing
ton, 20 be made Of Columbian coins and
erected within the iholosure. The work
VIII consume several days and when com
plete strong force WIN guard the prec-
ions edl1ce night and day
The paid admissions at the fair yester-
day were 49,40l. II is estimated that the
amount contributed 10 the relief fund bv
concessionairies will amount to $1,000,
which, added to the proceeds from ticket
sales, will swell the fund by about $50 600.