The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1893-06-29
THE FLOOR SUDDENLY COLLAPSED
An Accident in One of the
Worlds Fair Buildings.
Nineteen Persons Painfully but None
Fatally Injured.
Attsndabee at the FAIR Continues Large
without Special Attracting
Featutes Arrangements
for the Fourth


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CHICAGO, June 28.-Wbile the EN-.
ployes in the. decorating department of
the worlds fair were presenting silver
tea service to b. d. MilIet, the director
of decorations, this afternoon, the floor
on which they we're standing suddenly
gave way, precipitating 200 persons sew
eral feet to the ground, 10 OF them sus-
tanning painful but not fatal injuries.
The accident occurred in the color
building, which is a small structure
erected for working purposes, and not
one of the buildings for exhibits. The
presentation was jus over, and the men
we're throngng around Mr.. Milet to
congratulate him, when suddenly the
floor gave way with terrific crash. The
floor was constructed Of thin boards and
high scantlings, and not intended to
and any great otrain.
LARGE CROWDS AT THE FAIR.
From the size OF the crowd attending
the wotld's fair today 1t is evident that
special features are not necessary to
bring the populace to jackson park.
There was no prominent attraction on
the programme, and yet no less than
120,0 600 people passed through the turn
stiles. 1t was beautiful day and every
body seemed to enjoy it. Corrected fig.
ures on yesterday attendance show 49,
278 admissions, of which 1871, l32 were
paid. The corresponding day at the
Centennial the total attendance was
26,1S4.
The figures compiled tonight show
Eok a AL nl - ~f
12S, 204, of which $4,000 were paid.
DAIRY EXHIBIT.
Unless the unexpected should happen,
there will be a dairy exhibit at the
worlds fair in July. This announce
ment, which was issued by Chief
Buchanan OF the department OF agricul-
ture, today, was received with thanks
giving by some 1900 exhibitors, who for
the past two months have been COM
PEELED to submit to exasperating delays
and financial Losses by the failure of the
exposition company to furnish facilities
for displaying their products. The chief
cause Of complaint was the absence Of
refrigerator service, and the promise is
now made that this matter will be recti-
fed at once.
n1b1EhO DAle
Tomorrow will be millers' day. Al
ready some of the largest mill owners in
the country have arrived. The day will
be made especially attractive to the
-four manufacturers, as exercises of an
interesting character will be held in the
Michigan state building. Among the
prominent millefs on the ground are j.
M. Turner. Mandan, N. d.. I. s. Blish,
Seymour, Ind. 20. A. Pillsbury, Minne-
apolis j. F. CLARK, Akron, o. HI. o.
Ozick, Amsterdam, Holland. 1t is es-
timated that these alone manufacture
half the breadHtuffs used in the United
States.
Hon. ]. Sterling Morton, secretary of
agriculture, is down for paper on Ex-
tension Of the Export Trade in Flour.
Gen. John w. Noble is expected to be
present, and If he arrives will deliver an
address. D. r. McGinnis of North Da-
kota. the first promoter OF the reciprocity
movement in the northwest. will speak
on reciprocity with Canada and what it
will do for the milling trade.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FOURTH.
Great arrangements are being made
for the celebration OF the Fourth OF July
at the worlds fair. Four groups OF
trained singers of 500 each, stationed at
suitable points of the grand court, will
lead the singing of patriot songs, in
which it is expected q quarter of mill
lion voices on the grounds will join. The
great volume of sound will be punctuated
by cannon salutes. the first ringing OF
the new Liberty Bell and the ringing of
every bell in the city. Every person on
the grounds will carry an American
flag.
THE RPwoRTH LEAGUES PROTEST.
CLEVELAND, o., June 29.-At a meet
ing of the cabinet OF the Epworth league
of the United States today, resolution
introduced by H. 9. Jennings of Min
nesota was adopted, instructing the gen.
eral secretary to withdraw the Epworth
leauge exhibit from the worlds Column
bian exposition on account of the dis
graceful action of the directory in OPEN
ing the gates on Sunday. The action of
the commission OF the Methodist church
was criticised severely.
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