The evening world., 1893-10-30
the Big FAIR CLOSED.
Mourning in Place Of Congratull-
tons at the End.
The Exercises form a Memorial 10
ChiCago's Dead Mayor.
Resolutions Express the Sorrow of
All tho Various Boards.

WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS, CHI
CAGO, oct. 3O-From turrct, dome and
spire Of the White City's palaces hung
the emblems OF the nations at mourn
ing height on this the dying day of the
Worlds Columbian Exposition. Tine
people came and looked towards the sun
lit sky of blue, realized that not only Chi
Cago muurnud, hut the who'll, world OF
humanity as represented at the ENposi-
ton.
They came in much smaller number
than was expected at sunset Saturday,
and they found no evidences Of rejoicing
oyer the GROWING achievement OF the
age; no sounds 81 sweet music in tny
court of honor, 40 merry turunEs; ~
celebration-Only II solemn stiffness, AN
unparalleled tribute TO the memory Ul
ChiCagu's murdered Mayor.
The greatest exposition the world has
witnessed died in the amC gloom and
silence which pcrHade the home OF the
afflicted family.
In the administration office. the chief
men OF the Fair returned to their desks
with saddened hearts and II gloom hung
over all.
At II O'Clock the committee Of twelve,
which was chosen To draft the r'soiu-
lions for, the occasion, met in President
Iliginbotham's office. They were
PRESIDENT Palmer, i. B, Penn, = y. =.
Widener' r.; /. Saunders, Gc9rG, v;
-ih''NN - IL ! llNli' VI Nv aN''l'lI'lA
Commission: President HiEinbotham,
Lyman }; Gage, Edwin Walker, +. ".
Peck, Robert A.. Waller. George Il. Da-
Wis. of the Board of Directors.
The resolutions were drawn at some
length, expressing in the most Sympa-
thelc language the general sorrow and
Far City's Chief Magistrate created in
the hearts and minds OF the National
Commissioners, foreign and State repre-
%sentatives, the Board of Lady Managers,
. thu ANhflftn,E tho Jtp.at,t.- and N.4t,
tive officers of the Exposition.
one set of resolutions was left to hH
presented by. President ~Higinbotham
on behalf of the Board Of Directors, and
another by Commissioner Massey, of
Delaware. for the National Commission
The Rev. john Henry BarIoNs, pastor
livered the prayer, with which the fu-
neral gathering, as it really was, began
in Festival Han. The invocation con
tanned a feeling reference to the tragedy
which had turned the farewell ceremo-
MES into "a memorial meeting, II APP
pealed to the throne of grace ON be-
half If the grict.Stricken family.
Following came the formal announce
ment by President Palmer of the
Mayors death. and n statement that
all exercises Of Il festive nature would
be omitted.
The resolutions were then presented
without any accompanying speech. al
though many eloquent orators were
present.
The foreign and American representa-
tivcs, as well as the governing bodies
Of the Exposition who were seated on
the platform and in tn" body of tn"
hail showed by their rising in Response
to the request of President Palmer that
the resolutions voiced the SORROW and
sympathy of all the world, because the
world was represented there.
President Palmer then formally an
bounced that in compliance with the act
of Congress the Exposition was officially
at an end as IA Worlds Exposition. After
the Rev. DR.. BarrOWS had pronounced
the hcnedictiOn n offered up a short
prayer the gathering of mDurnorS quietly
dispersed.
The Worlds Fair. like Carter IIargi-
SON. WIS no mDrn.