Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1893-11-04
END OF THE FAIR.
Closing Day Marked for Quietude-Total
Paid Attendance 2I,477,2I2.

UnOuSunu DTlRnU new DuHneTS were ul-
furled while hundred thousand spec
tators cheered. Monday these weather.
stained banners were pulled down al
most IN silence. Those that repre-
sent foreign countries will not be
raised again.
The day had been one of the most
quiet since the opening A few more
than 20S, 900 persons paid for entrance,
and these were not demonstrative. At
Festival hall the Harrison memorial
services were held. Few of the large
crowd in the park knew when the
time had come for the end. At
4:30 o'clock men could be seen
crawling up to the hagpoles
around the Court of Honor. Fif-
teen minutes later there was little
puff of smoke from the United States
steamer Michigan which lay at anchor
off the grounds. Twenty more peals
| followed. All day the flags had been
at half-mast, but when the twenty
| first gun was fired they were pulled
| simultaneously to the flagstaff's peak,
and after fluttering there for
moment, as if in farewell, they went
down for the last time, and the official
| ildu DCCh lhdttt ludu Jle
| Worlds Columbian exposition as an in
ternational affair was at an end.
Festival hall at Jackson park was
crowded at the services in men,
ory of Mayor Harrison held Mon
day. Nearly all who We're to have
| participated in the exercises that were
abandoned were there to testify by their
presence their feelings of sympathy
and sorrow. The same seats that were
assigned to the foreign delegates, the
state and national commissioners, di-
rectors, lady managers and others for
the closing exercises were reserved for
them on this occasion.
President Palmer, of the national
commission, presided at the meeting.
Around him were President Higin-
botham, Director General Davis and
the other officials of the exposi-
ton. President Palmer briefly an
nounced the death of Mayor
Harrison, giving that as the cause
of the solemn ending of the
grand exposition. DR.. Barrows made
a prayer and President Higinbotham
offered resolutions expressive of the
feelings of sorrow of all present. The
| iCooiubiohS NSIC dllOpItu ny
vote. DIR. Barrows next read an ad-
dress on the mayors death, written
by President Higinbotham. The min
lister then pronounced the benediction
and the exercises were over.
Since the first of the worlds fair en-
frances to open began business at $3.50 n.
M, May l, 81, 477,212 men, women and
children have passed through the turn.
stiles q 'ter dropping paid admission tick.
cts int the tin boxes. Children to the
number Of 1,25a,93s purchased tickets
to enter he grounds
The worlds fair period extended over
1873 days, of which 179 were open days
the exceptions being the four Sundays
May Z, IA, 81 and July %, when the
gates were closed to the public anc
open only to those whose passes denoted
they had business in the grounds. o.
the 1873 days twenty-seven fell on Mon
day, for Monday opened and closed tn,
fair, while each of the other day.
showed up twenty-six times on tn,
worlds fair calendar. Thursday wa
the popular day, although Monday anc
, Saturday pressed it hard.
May IA was closed Sunday, bu
| lhuuNGluShOiN loul pulu ltChclS WcT'
dropped into the boxes at the pass turn
stiles, and as nothing but paid atten
, dance has been taken into account il
comparing and arranging the sta
tistics of worlds fair attendance Ma,
: IA has the credit of the smallest at
tendance AS matter of fact, tn
smallest attendance came Friday, Ma,
5, when l0,79l people paid to pas
through the gates
Chicago day, October 8, with it's 716,
. $751; scored the largest figures for pai
attendance.
The attendance by months does no
. vary except by moving forward and ur
, ward in an accelerated degree. May
attendance was 1,050,037; June, 2,67b,
q 113; July, 2,76O,2 ,26S; August, 3,5l5. 49s
, September 1850 ST.; October, 6,S16, 435
: The total attendance including pass
9 es. was 81, 1894
! When Chairman Peck, of the financ
|, committee, figured up with Treasure
Seeberger Monday noon he found tn
exposition had just sa,515,OUO in ban
and in the souvenir coin fund. Est
A mating the receipts at $3.50, 600 NOR
than the cost of administration for tn
G | uUy ulc DdldnCt Ou uduu du Eulun1RU
= was nearly s2.75O, 600. OF this SUI
I nearly 1900, 900 is in souvenir coin,
r which are counted at their face valu
f of fifty cents.
s The total revenue from concession
e for the six months was in the neighbol
hood of s3,750,000, from which dedu'
tions We're allowed amounting to abor
Il $3.50, 900 for improvements paid for b
n the concessioners. Receipts from az
/, missions and minor sources aggrega,
q about lO,5OO,O0O, not including sa
wage. Altogether the treasury has r.
ceived over Sl4,0O0,000 since the fir
'' day of May from gate receipts, conce
e sions and incidental sources of revenue
% Against the income from all source
n including S4,500,0OO of bonds and 81
v 10000 of stock, there has been
h charge of sl9,000,0O0 for constructio
v and the operating expenses have bee
= about $1,000. 900 Up to and includin