Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-10-19

off my mind. The dey was one to
be remembered but not for its COM
forts and delights, for there were
none. To begin with it was bright
and warm-almost sultry. The cars
on every line were loaded with a
struggling, clineng humanity Until
it often became necessary to jump on
incoming cars and go way down town
and back, paying two fares, i'll order
to get on at all. At the gates people
waited iii long strings for hours be
fore they could buy tickets. Some
of us, in desperation, paid extra to
scalpers for tickets and thus got in
side. You know from the dispatches
that 100000 people went into the
grounds that day, but you do not
know, can not realize, what that
means. All day long in the paths,
avenues, driveways and buildings,
visitors were jostled, crowded,
pushed and carried along in the heat
and dust with the surging mass.
Such multitude is hard to con-
ceiye One could not visit thing
or 90 into a building with the slight
est degree of comfort. l tackled the
Midway but it was like fighting
through a crowd at "A fire all the time.
In the evening there was very little
abatement of discomfort. Many,
like myself, gave UP all idea of strug-
Cling through the hords to see the
fire works, and were contented to sit
in a State building and watch the
floats 90 by. | thought the process
sion very tame-not worth the hard
work of seeing it. The scene how
ever was very brilliant, with electri-
cal and lantern decorations, and al
together remarkable inasmuch as no
such a crowd ever before assembled
at any show on earth, | do say
though, right now, that the next
time there is to be a Chicago day
they will mourn my absence so deep
Iy that no one will have any fun.
1t is proper to say here that October
9.h was the anniversary Of the great
fire, here, which occurred in 1871. |
have seen the panorama down near
the business portion of the city,
which portrays that disastrous con-
fagration. 1t has already been de
Glazed to be wonderful so that | may
only reiterate that statement. The
thing is vivid beyond comparison.
1t fascinates one and constantly
grows upon the admiration. Full of
action and terror ON the pa If flee
ing, panic-stricken citizens and al
most scolching with its leaping
flames and glowing walls, it presents
new studies at every turn. The de
tails are marvelously wrought and
the complete picture is executed in
the height of artistic skill. With
the lucid explanation, given by lee
turer, the panorama conveys strik-
ing idea of great city swept by an
ocean of flame.
The various States of the Union
are nearly all represented at the fair
by their own buildings. In many
are installed creditable exhibits of
their resources and products.
Others are merely great open hearths
for their citizens to make headquar-
tiers in. In every instance the
States are represented also in several
of the great buildings where their
different exhibits are carefully dis
played.
Idaho has a novel and interesting
building. On the inside 1t is finish
ed with great logs and beams,
smooth hewn and vanished. Great
ire places make 1t cheerful and
rugs and furs strewn about, lend
comfort and decoration to every
room.
Washington has large building,
the lower part of which is construct
ed of immense logs, just hewn
enough to make tight joints. In
side are many minerals and loads of
agricultural products. Some of the
corn growing States have whole
rooms decorated most profusely with
that multi colored cereal. Corn and
cobs, hammered everywhere in doz-
ems of shapes and styles, make walls
very agreeable to look upon.
New York, Massachusetts and
Pennsylvania have buildings filled
with rare old relics of greatest inter