The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-11-02
AND THE END GAME.

The Columbian Exposition as OG,cially
Recognized = Thing of the Past-At
Sunset on Monday. October 30, the Fiags
were Lowered simultaneously While
riooming Cannon Sounded the Parting
Kneil and the Bands Played National
Airs-An Impressive and Sad Seeno
When II ls Remembered that the DeautI-
full White city is to Io Dismantiei.
WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS. CnCAG6,
Oct. 30.-In harmony with the Worlds
fair city's sorrow came the closing of
the Worlds Columbian exposition this
day as directed by the United States
congress. At 4:45 o'clock the colors OF
all nations which have been flying at
half-mast since sunrise on Sunday
were lowered together, as they were
unfurled, in the presence of President
Cleveland, May l.
Six months, with the exception Of
day, have passed, and the glory Of the
exposition has been woven into the his
tory of the worlds progress. At the
word of command from artillery Of
ficers the guns Of battery facing the
blue waters of Lake Michigan belched
forth signal in blank powder telling
the world the Worlds fair was dying
with the setting sun-dying while
dirges were being sung and tears shed
and heads were bowed in grief over the
bier o. Cbicago's mayor When the
sunset hour arrived hundred men,
stationed at every flagstaff of the ma
tion's colors on the departmental build
ings, stood ready to lower the flags and
bare the poles which should tell to the
visitors that the Columbian exposition
was Mt an end forever.
1t was an impressive and sad scene
when the cannon roared and the flags
of the nations were seen no more upon
the buildings of the White city. 1t
seemed like dismantlcd fleet and the
thousands of visitors who viewed the
closing spectacle could not refrain
from signing and regretting that the
exposition was at an end The only
banner that remained was that which
bore the name of Illinois, and floated
at half-mast from the dome of the
state building. The only music which
was heard outside of Festival hall
came from the Innes Thirteenth Regi-
ment band, of New York city, which
played in the court of honor during
the afternoon. The programme which
the band rendered vas the same which
was intended to have been given in
Music hall after the closing of the cX-
positi6 n, beginning at o'clock. Sew
eral thousand visitors assembled
around the band pavilion while the
band played the closing selections. At
the sunset hour Conductor lnnes
played on the trombone the "Seashell
Waltz" one of his own compositions.
While the noise of the cannon was
heard on the lake front and the flags
on the palaces of the vanishing city,
the New York band waited to play the
farewell to the fair. Conductor lnnes
filled the gap by playing "Oh Dear,
What Can the Matter BE"
The last flag to be pulled down from
its staff was one of the three facing
| the court of honor from Administra-
tion building. The hands that pulled
it down from it's staff were those of
the Worlds fair newspaper men, and
as Old Glory reached the ground a
great cheer and tiger rose on the
evening air, while the sun set slowly il
the west While the last flag was be
ing pulled to the ground from the court
of honor the New York band played
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner" and con
cluded with America. A cheer went
up from the thousands assembled
within hearing of the musical strains
and after the sound OF the bugle from
Administration building the Worlds
| fair became part of history.