The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-18
HERO DAY At THE FAIR
The Attendance Not as Large as
Was Expected.
THE FUND INCREASED BY $4,000.

Many Exhibits Not Open for Inspection,
Which May Account for the Slim At
tendance-A Model of the National
Treasury Building in Columbian Coins.
CHICAGO, July 1.-THE last open Sun
day OF the exposition did not show any inn
provement upon other Sundays in point of
attendance, but as nearly all pass holders
paid the entrance fee of fifty cents, the
fund for the benefit of the sufferers from
the cold storage fire WAS increased in
substantial way. The morning was I'M
comfortably warm and the sultry air in
the vast park made walking and sight
seeing laborious task. A shower at noon,
however, cooled the atmosphere few de-
grees and during the afternoon the turn
stiles at the pay gates recorded the advent
OF many visitors
The pass gates were almost entirely ig-
nored, the holders of the Photographic
privileges in nearly every instance buying
an admission ticket or using their passes
and depositing silver half dollar in the
receptacle which met the eye just inside
the gates. The crowd which the evening
was expected to bring out did not material
lie, and the idle gatekeepers did not have
one kind word to say in favor of Chicago
and her guests for their lack of apprecia-
ton of the gallant work of the firemen who
were burned to death on Monday last
The outward appearance OF the fair did
not differ in any respect from that OF the
previous Sunday, save for the emblems Of
mourning on the engine house and the
flags at half mast. Nearly all of the dis
plays made by the foreign exhibitors in
the Manufactures building were draped,
while many American exhibits were
closed. The building was visited by many
people during the day, however, but most
OF them spent their time sitting upon
chairs i'll the long avenues running
through the building and viewing the
white canvasses which shut out the COW
eted sights within. Other buildings had
their usual Sunday crowds. the greatest
number of visitors thronging the Art pal.
ace, the krug gun exhibit, and the Con
vent. The Plaisancc, which always holds
the Sunday crowds, was busy place all
day. and impressed upon the concession
aires more firmly than ever the idea that
their part of the fair should be kept open
Music was furnished during the after
noon and evening by the Chicago, Cincin
natl and Iowa state bands, this feature of
Heroes Day. being much enjoyed and
appreciated by moderately sized crowds
Rev l.. p. Mercer, of the New Church
temple, spoke at Festival hall during the
aft ernoon. The sermon was good one,
having, however, but little mention of the
heroes Of the recent fire, except at the
close. where the speaker eulogized the
memory of the dead men and said the oc
currence had brought to mind the fact
that it was something harder to die than
to live. He knew their souls would rest
in peace after the terrible ordeal they had
passed through to reach the kingom of
Heaven.
space about twenty feet square in the
rotunda of the Administration building,
directly under the great dome, was in.
closed by Il strnng iron fences yesterday.
This morning work was begun on model
of the United States treasury at Washing.
ton, to he made of Columbian coins and
erected within the Enclosure. The work
will consume several days, and when com.
plete strong force will guard the prec.
ious edifice night and day.
The paid admissions at the fair yester.
day were 49,40l. 1t is estimated that the
amount contributed to the relief fund by
concessonairies will amount to $1,000,
which, added to the proceeds from ticket
sales, will swell the fund by about $50 coo.