The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-06-02
OPENED SUNDAY.
The Worlds Fair Attended by 1885,.
900 Visitors.
GREAT SUCCESS CLAIMED
The Multitude Drink In Awe-Inspirine
Strains, ETC. Many States. the Gov
ernment and Great Britain
Protest.

CHICAGO. May 29.-One hundred and
twenty-five thousand people after
week of toll took in the fair grounds
Sunday, and with souls freed from
care drank in the inspiring music and
feastcd their eyes upon the artistic and
natural beauties of the White city.
while their minds were improved by
studying the works of genius and IN
dustry. It was the first open Sunday
and it was d success.
The Sabbath sun was but two hours
old when the people began to come into
the grounds. All modes of transporta-
tion brought their quotas and from the
steamer piers and the railroad came
long lines of people. But the masses
did not begin to arrive until afternoon.
Beginning about o'clock the multi
tudes hocked into the grounds at every
gate and by O'clock 10000 people
We're inside the Enclosure. The people
kept ON coming The entire after
noon and overfiowed the Mid
way plaisancc. whose every show
was crowded, until the attendance
mark had been elevated to 100000.
After dark the grounds were lighted
up and this together with other
features of the illumination attracted
still more. and when the crowds were
about ready to 20 home conservative
estimate placed their number for the
day and evening at 125.O00-
1t was an orderly, well dressed crowd.
which evidently was of the opinion
that it had already been kept away
from its property altogether too long,
and they took possession in the name
of ''toilers' day"
The music during the day was of an
elevating character and the band
stands were surrounded by large
crowds. which grew enthusiastic over
Schubert's serenade. selection from
"Lohengrin." Gounods sacred song.
''There is Green Hill Far Away" n
meditation on Bach's prelude by Gou-
nod. "Halleluiah Chorus" Wagner's
''Hail Bright Abode" the good old
hymn. Nearer Ny God to Thee" and
the coronation march from Mererbeers
lie Prophetic The music. which was
continuous from half past 1 in the
afternoon until 10 at night, was fur
nished by SOusas. the Chicago and Gin
| cinnati bands.
Sunday opening was frowned upon,
| however. in the north end of the park,
where the American state buildings are
grouped to suggest happy and united
| family The multitude of visitors did
lot throng the state circle, and the few
/ L. hat
not disappointed, apparently, to find
many of the buildings closed. There
vas so much else to see that was more
attractive than the inside of the state
buildings, most of which are made up
IF so many reception rooms. the ex-
| hibits being in the big buildings that
we're thrown open. \ few of the state
commissioners were left no alternative
but to close the doors Os their buildings.
as the legislatures had so ordered, but
the great majority of the state boards
acted on their own authority in refusing
admission to visitors.
The doors of fifteen states and terri
torial buildings were locked for this
1ay only and visitors were generally
informed to that effect by cards. Ms
souri,. Delaware, New York, Virginia.
West Virginia. Pennsylvania, North
Dakota. New Hampshire. Rhode Island.
New Jersey. Connecticut, Maryland
md Massachusetts were among the
buildings which the people obtained
only an outside view of. Utah had the
closed sign on its door and North Da-
l1ota added to its announcement the in
vitation: Come on Monday" On the
doors of the Bay state house was the
following typewriter legend: by or
der of the great and general court OF
Massachusetts this building is closed
on the Lords day. Signed. f. c.
Hovey, executive commissioner"
The Maine commissioners had sign
outside their building which read:
open to Maine visitors and their
friends only" but everybody who
pleased entered, ignoring the attempt
at exclusiveness without absolute clos
ing.
The influence of the Anglican church
was seen by the visitors who desired tC
enter the buildings erected by Great
Britain and her majesty's colonies. AL
werr closed tight and no person could
be seen inside.- which was not the ease
with the ''closed" state buildings. The
great carved oak doors of Victoria
house were shut, although the VnioI
Jack foated from the roof
rhe officials in charge of the govern
ment buildings and the battleship
Illinois. did all in their power to show
the thousands of visitors who passed
by that Uncle Sam officially did mo-
approve of allowing American citizen:
or foreigners to view on Sunday the
panorama of art and genius or the in
dustrial works of the nations. The big
painted signs CLOSED. which we're useC
originally when the government build
ing was not finished, were placed
. in front of the doors and guards wer,
stationed there to keep people from
breaking in and disturbingJ ncle Sam
peaceful observance of the Sabbath
Even .'0ld Glory" was hauled dow
from every fiagpole on the big domet
building The other structures whicI
. form part of the United States govern
ment exhibit were also closed and Wis
Z itors were stopped at the entrance t.
the north pier by the announcement
, that the model battleship was closed.
: The item stating that the Seaboar'