The herald., 1893-05-14
WORLDS FAIR MATTERS.
Good Attendance in Spite Of
Bad Weather.
A Magnificent Display of Elec-
trio Lights.
The Sunday Closing Question Not
Yet Fully Settled.
The Proposed visit of Infanta EuIalie
In Doubt-New York Society in
Quandary Over Her
Entertainment.
BY the Associated Press.l

BY the Associated Press.1
CHICAGO, May 13.-Despite the chilly
wind and leaden sky, visitors were not
frightened from the fair grounds this
morning, but came in such ehordes till,
ct noon, when the wind died away
and the eun came out, it was esti-
mated that some 10000 visitors were on
the grounds. AZ noticeable feature was
the large number of school children
who, taking advantage of the weekly
holiday, paid visit to the fair.
The curiosity aroused as TO the COM
parative attendance at the commence
ment OF the centennial and the present
exposition was gratified today by the
publication OF the official figures, which
show that the attendance at the worlds
fair during the first ii days was nearly
218,000 greater than at the centennial
for the corresponding period.
CITY OF RAINBOW TINT.
The white city was tranformed to-
night into city of rainbow tint. The
plans for the first complete illumination
were perfected, and the spectacle far
surpassed anything of the sort ever at
tempted. Nearly all who came out dur
ing the day remained for the evening
display, and 30 many more came in the
evening that the attendance of the day
was nearly doubled.
At 8 o'clock the electric light was
turned on and lightning fash swept
along the evea of the grand buildings
that line the beautiful main basin, foun-
tains threw faint ribbons of spray
through miet OF rainbow tint, and the
cascade from the main fountain was
transformed into restless stairway of
amethyst and gold. Viewed from the
west front of the peristyle, the whole
was as gorgeous as an oriental dream.
SUNDAY CLOSING.
The national commissioners had q
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of the local directory ordering the fair
opened Sundays. When the commits
sinners met, President Higinbotham SUBJ
mitted report of the action of the local
directory. After dozen or more COM
missioners had expressed their views,
the matter was referred to the commit
tee on judiciary.
Charles W. Clingmsn, an attorney and
stakeholder in the Columbian exposi-
ton, took the first legal steps in Sunday
closing this afternoon. He fled bill
in the superior court praying for an in
junction restraining the directory and
park commissioners from opening the
gates of the fair Sundays. A hearing
on the application for an Injunction is
expected the early part of next week.
FIRE ALARM PRACTICE.
A practice alarm for the fire depart
ment on the ground was turned in this
morning creating considerable excite
ment among the spectators who did not
know the nature of the alarm. Within
one minute after the alarm was sounded
the last engine to reach the spot was
throwing water.
THE STATE OF THE EXHIBITS.
Commissioner White of New Mexico
said today the committee on buildings
and grounds, of which he is a member,
has been making the rounds of the
buildings lately; that so far the ex-
hibits in the United States government
building are the nearest to completion
of any on the grounds, and the whole
committee is pleased with the display.
The fisheries display, too, is far ad-
vanced. "But when we looked into
some OF the buildings" said he, sit was
discouraging; it looked as if the work
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