New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-11
HOST At THE FAIR.
OVER THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE
on THE GROUNDS YESTERDAY.
COMFORTABLE SIN OF HALF A MILLION
DOII\Es- TATlLACCIDENTS on MONDAY.

THE GATE RECEIPTS TOR TWO DAYS REACH THE
COMFORTABLE sun or HALF 4 MILLION
DOLLARS FATAL ACCIDENTS on MONDAY.
Chicago. oct lo-The Committee on Ceremonies
reported to the National Commission to-day that
ARRANGEMENTS were being made In accordance with
the act OF Congress to celebrate in elaborate and
dignlfed manner the closing of the Exposition. II
had not been decided whether the closing functions
should occupy one more days. but the committee
informed the Commission that the ceremonies would
be fully equal those which accompanied the dsdl-
cation and opening of the Exposition
Superintendent Tucker, of the Department OF Nd
missions. said this morning.
THE revised Official returns of the paid admis-
sions will not vary 10 either way from the hgures
given out at o'clock this morning which were
1865. The turnstiles showed IG.l56 paid admis-
sions. and the discrepancy IS accounted for by the
fact that many pay tickets In the crush OF the
crowd were dropped into the pass registers
Ninety-three thousand tickets were sold yesterday
downtown few hundred people got over the
fences but that could not be helped on such a
day"
The final payment that Treasurer Seeberger made
yesterday slj6j.3lO 70. representing the last pay
ment the A,jcOJoo issue OF bonds, including the
interest that has been pilIng up since last Febru-
airy. raised the total expenditure for the Fair to
go 261 49, or three times the amount of the most
extravagant estimates OF three years ago
This day at the Exposition was the next largest
to Chicago Day in point OF attendance though
there is no special attraction outside OF the Norlh
Dakota cclebra ion. the paid admissions numbering
COS. Gl3 The total for the two days was lo---oc
Thousands OF PEOPLE we're lined outside the gates
at 10 O'Clock this morning and the jam in front or
the ticket Offices great as yesterday because
there were no souvenir tickets 10 be purchased IN
advance There were probably 10000 people on the
grounds at 10 o'clock. This was the first day Tor
the directors order regarding a Decent admission
for children twelve years of age and under and
thouss nds OF l.tt,c ones came with their parents
and other relations to see the Fair. The troubles
Of the Exposition employees at the childrens gates
were increased by the attempts made to get boys
and girls the maximum age in the grounds
for dime instead of % cents Children were
turned back crying while their parents denounced
the eatekcepers In all languages
The North Dakota Building was elaborateiy dec
GRATED with flags. bunting ana Chlnese 'dnteIhs'
and hundreds Of people from the great "ned..
growing prairie State assembled inside 70 met
Governor T. g. u. Shortridge and take part IN the
exercises Executive Commissioner y Dickey. or
dent ~ the board received their ioliow-r'zeS ana
the Governor. Addresses were delivered by Presl-
dent Hector. Governor Shortridge ana Ex-Governor
The following is the list of fatal accidents re-
ported 10 The police On Chicago Day 'hdrl"S "
Clark. Buffalo. \. T.. struck by grip car AT
County Hospital: body at County MOrSuc. lonn
DRYDEN Robert Johns Hotel, Ellis-ave.. Killed by
explosion tof mortar during treworNs dl5p'l y,
Thomas Robertson. Fremont, MINI. struck by
IIncoln-ave. cabl. car; died in German Hospital
James Malcolm. East Oakland. Cal. fell on steps
~ lntramural station at SiXueth,st; ana died IN
Holstons Morguc. The number of serious accl-
dents not fatal Was about twenty