Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-05-06

Chicago, My Tile bright sunlight
and 20 clear sky made the big white
worlds fair buildings fair 10 look upon
this morning and at the first opening OF
the gates there was a thin stream Of
visitors passing through, which swelled
10 steady current Of humanity as the
forenoon wore on.
The early visitors We're considerably
iostled and pushed around 10y the men
who were removing the debris and other
rem ms of yesterdays opening and in
side n buildings gangs Of workmen
and ,bOrers We're at work unpacking
/ belated exhibits and putting them in
/ place. The roadways, too, were not the
most attractive places in the world for
the exercise of pcdcStrianism.
Between the sloping ampitheatcr,
banked against the administration build
1 ing, and the grand basin with the giant
statue guarding its stony shore line,
I lay a placid sea Of mud, troddcn and
stirred up by the feet Of the thousands
Of people who had gathered there yes
/ tcrday The great statue Of Republic,
/ its feet in the smear of sticky earth,
gave strength and splcndor to the
whole scene
/ In this condition of affairs it was not
strange that the rolling chairs were wen
/ patronized. In them fat men lolled at
ease, haughtily disregarding the gibes
and ieers Of hardy visitors who plowed
through the mud.
/ on the lagoons the electric launches
and naptha boats were filed by parties
of ladies ana children who viewed the
/ panorama in comfort from the water.
The mud problem win soon be solved,
however Director Of Works Burnham
who turned mp early this morning after
the excitement Of yesterday, says the
roads will be asphalted soon, Then,
instead Of clnging mud, there will be a
smooth, even surface which will turn
the water into the sewers, for the
roadways will be washed every night
by the fire department and will be
sleek and span every morning.
The forenoon crowd Of visitors soon
turned from most of the buildings and
attention was turned TO the wooded
islands and the midway plaisance,
everything was in fun blast from the
early morning,
The Turks after prayers in the
mosque began the secular occupation
Of getting money from the infdel
throng The dancing girls danced be-
fore gaping crowds of curiosity seekers; f.
the Irish girls of Lady Aberdeen's viii (
lage put on their sweetest smiles; the I
Dahomeyans grunted their APPROVAL of /
the sunShiuy weather; the South Sea
islanders set forth and exchanged the /
greetings of the day with their neXt-doOr /
neighborS from the island of CcylOn, as I
there was a general air of enjoyment /
not mmixed with business pervading .
the whole thorOughfare.
Outside the grounds the cable cars .
nloadcd thousands of passengers many /
of whom were attracted by the side .
shows which line the streets for blocks .
ON every side Of the entrances The .
lemonade and popcorn men did a thirty
ing business, the dime museums were .
wen potronized and everything The .
BIG show with its minor attractions and
side issues was in full blast.
Horace Tucker, superintendent Of the .
department Of admission, was an eX-
ceedincly busy man this morning and .
his stan of assistants was especially
So During the night they lahored 70
arrive at a correct and close estimate Of
the attendance ut the opening ccremo-
nieS The exact number Of people who
passed through the gates of the White
city viii never be known because thous-
alds of passes were used by exhibitors
their agents, fair employees, and news
paper me- which were not taken up ut
the gates, 50 that the figures. as far as
they include those people, must be ap-
proNuate The estimate of 6OO0ou
people will be reduced about half, as
the count has proceeded far enough to
warrant ;he hasnG of an estimated at /.
tendance paid and free Of 100000.
Around the administration bUilling
the setting given yesterdays scene
WAS fast being changed. 4 corps Of
men was al work removing the chairs
from the grand stand where the open
ing ceremonies took place. rhey We're
placed ON wagons and cutcd to place
of storage Two gangs of men were
then put to work tearing down the
stand and by o'clock it had entirely
disappeared ana the lumber was being
rapidly taken away.
At 10 o'clock in the morning an or
chestru of 80 pieces under The direction
Of Adolph LeisuJnE gave an open air
concert i'm the stand in the west sc,
ton Of the place A good crowd was
in attendance muhled in overcoats.
listening to the splendid program.
The afternoon opcn-air concert was
also wen attended and this feature Of
the worlds fair promises to receive .
much we'll merited comuendation.
All Of the buildings open TO the pub
lie yesterday were free Of access today
with two or three exceptions. The dis
play in the electricity building is in
such shape that it cannot be inspected
with any Justice 70 exhibitors or de
gree Of pleasure to the visitors, and the