The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-30
THE FAIR CLOSED
Ceremonies We're Simple and I'M
pressive, In Respect to
Chieago's Dead Mayor.

CHICAGO, Oct. 30, 1893.-TodaY the
White City at jackson Park was quiet
in honor of Chicago's dead Mayor. The
ceremonies.which were planned to close
the life OF the Exposition In a blaze of
glory were yesterday stricken away by
by the order of Director General Davis.
after Gxshe had conferred with
leading members OF the local
directory and OF the national commits
sion. Instead of oratOry, music and
tetes. and the flutteriug OF thousands of
banners, there was everywhere the evil
dence of silent regret The great exposi-
lion was merely closed by limitation of
the act OF congress; the flags still remain
as they were all day yesterday. at half
mast, but at sunset the national salute of
twenty Que guns will be fired, not amid
applause. but as an announcement that
that the nations fair has officially
closed.
At one o'clock, in Festival Hall, the
big meeting. which had been planned for
speeches of congratulation and of pre-
senting to foreign commissioners the
evidences of the success of their exhibits
ures are concerned. When the invited
guests and the public reached the hall
they heard resolutions of regret over tn 9
taking away of Carter Harrison. The
ceremonies were simple and impressive,
and euded with the adoption of the reso
lutions. The orRanist played solemn
music while the audience departed.
Today the grounds and buildings
are open as usual. There was ne
wish to keep people away, but
merely that there should be no demon
stratlon. The buildings will be open to-
night and there will be the usual tllumi-
nation about the grand basin, but no
band concert will be- given.
The Rev. John Henry Barrows. Pastor
of the Fourth Presbyterian Church, de-
iivered the prayer with which the funeral
gathering. as it really was, began. The
invocation contained a feeling refer
ence 10 the tragedy which mad
turned tine farewell ceremonies into
q memorial meeting and appealed
to the Throne of Grace on behalf
of the grIet-stricken family. Following
this sad opening which brought tears
from many thousands gathered in the
great hall. came the formal announce
ment by President Palmer of the
Mayors death and statement that
all exercises of a festive charac.er
would be omitted. The resolu-
tions were then presented without
any accompanying speech. although
many eloquent orators were present.
The resolutions expressed in their sym
pathy and sentiments all that orators
could say. Inc foreign ana American
representatives, as we'll as the
governing bodies Of the exposition
who were seated OIL the plat
form aud in the body OF the hail.
showed by their rising in response che
request from President Palmer that the
resolutions voiced the sorrow aud sym
pathy of all the world because the world
was represented there.
President Palmer then formally an
nounced that IN compliance with the act
of Congress the Exposition was officially
at an end as Worlds Exposition. After
the Rev DR.. Barrows had pronounced
the benedict.on aud offered up short
prayer the gathering of mourners quietly
dispersed.
The Chicago Fair. like Harrison, was
no more.