Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-02
END OF THE WORLDS FAIR.
A Few Struggling Visitors witness TIL.
Closing Scenes of the Great Exposition

A Few Struggling Visitors witness the
Closing Scenes of the Great Exposition.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. 30.-This, the
closing day of the greatest Exposition of
modern times, passed officially I'M
noticed. What would otherwise have
been notable day became one of the
quietest, by reason of Mayor Harrison's
assassination.
All that was left of the originally
planned ceremony was the lowering Of
the United States flag at 6 o'clock and
the solemn boom of canon.
PANDEMoNIUM ON THE MIDWAY.
Pandemonium reigned tonight in
Midway Plaisance. Nothing like it
was ever witnessed in Chicago. II was
concentrated celebration of New
Years Eve repeated one hundred fold.
The Midway street of all nations from
the Women's Building to Cottage Grove
avenue was mass of noisy humanity.
Thousands Of tin horns and every con-
ceivable instrument which could create
noise were used by the visitors, by the
guides, by the chair-pushers, by the
concessionaires and by their employees
without any regard for those who pre-
ferred to enjoy themselves in quieter
way.
Professions of men carrying all kinds
of signs marched up and down the Mid
way to the screeching music of the tin
horn in various sizes until it seemed as
if bedlarn had broken loose.
There was no restraint placed upon
the conduct of the multitude which
passed up and down the thoroughfare.
Nobody cared to go home early; all
were bent upon n reckless enjoyment of
the last day of the Worlds Fair.
THE FINANCIAL RESULTS.
The total paid admissions from May
list to October Both, inclusive, foot up
81, 477,212. To-day's figures are 208, 173,
but are not official.
The gate receipts will approximate
| $1O,500,0 900, and the concession receipts,
$4,OOO,000. From souvenir coins and
| premiums the Exposition has drawn al
| most $2,500,000, from interest ON de-
| posts, 100000, and from various other
sources, 100000. Add the $10,600,000
| in capital stock and the total amount
| of money that has come to the EXPOSE
ton is approximately SIS, 100000. The
buildings, grounds and administration
and all that comes under the direct juris-
| diction of the Exposition officials cost in
round figures $25, 900. The difference
will divert to the stockholders if the
salvage on buildings and the receipts
after to-day pay for clearing the park
and future cost of maintenance.
CHICAGO, ILL.,. Oct. Silt was plain to
| every visitor, this morning, that the Fair
| was at an end. There were few stray
| Cling visitors and they were charged the
| regular fifty-cent admission fee. The few
who did come struggled along in the keen
wind which swept the grand plaza and
| sought shelter in the Administration
Building, Terminal Station and Machinery
Hall. The dull monotony of the morning
was broken at IL o'clock by exercises in
the Woman's Building. 1t was the occa-
sion of the closing ceremonies of the ladies
and considerable feeling was expressed at
| the meeting. Mrs. Potter Palmer delivered
her farewell address as chairman of the
board.
BANNERS PULLED DOWN IN SILENCE.
Six months ago the Worlds Columbian
Exposition opened with splendid page
antry and thousand bright new banners
were unfurled, while hundred thousand
spectators cheered. Yesterday these
weatherstained banners were pulled down
almost in silence. Those that represent
foreign countries will not be raised again.
None but the American flag floats over the
buildings to-day.
Few of the crowd in the park knew
when the time had come for the end. At
430 o'clock yesterday afternoon men
could be seen crawling up to the flag-poles
around the court of honor. Fifteen min
utes later. there was a little puff of smoke
from the United States steamer Michigan,
which lay at anchor off the grounds.
Twenty more peals followed.
All the flags had beon at half-mast, but
|
pulled simultaneously to the Flagstaff 8
peak, and, after tuttering there for
moment, as if in farewell, they went
down for the last time, and the official
announcement had been made that the
Worlds Columbian Exposition as an inter
national affair was at an end. Taps were
sounded by Bugler Wiley and the Innes
Band played THE Star Spangled Banner
This was a spontaneous demonstration, and
for the first time the people cheered.
There was no ceremony by Exposition
officials. Some of them even did not see
the flags go down, and not more than 2, 500
people were in the Court Of Honor.
$1,000 FOR STOCKHOLDERS.
When the fair closed Sunday night the
total paid admissions up to that time were
q, 269, 039 When the receipts were counted
2l,477,2l2. The total number of admis-
sions on passes was 2,052 lSS, making q
grand total of %, $40. 400.
After every debt of the Worlds Fair has
been paid there will remain at least
100000 and perhaps more to be dis
tributed among the stockholders. Treas,
urer Seeberger made this pleasant an.
nouncement yesterday afternoon. Since
its organization to yesterday morning the
exposition company has paid out $50 $685.
S490l or three times the amount the man,
ayers expected to spend when they COM
menced buying the Fair.
The gate receipts during the exposition
proper were little over $4,000, 900. To yes.
terday $1,000, 600 had been collected from
concesslonaires by Mr.. Blackmar's depart
ment, and nearly 100000 were paid before
he took hold. The returns from conces-
sionaires was one of the big surprises of
the Fair. Nobody was reckless enough to
predict that that sum would be realized
The Paris Exposition got but $500, 900 from
that source, while the Centennial man
ayers, being better traders than the French
men, got 81, 100000.