The herald., 1893-05-10
THE GREAT CHICAGO FAIR
Thousands Visit the White
City by the Lake.
A Larger Attendance Than at
the Centennial.
Foreign Exhibitors Alarmed by the
Chemical Bank Failure.
A Committee Appointed to Investigate
It-Reports to the National Com
mission on the Condition
OF the Exposition.


been no day when the attendance was
larger and the weather more propitious
than today. The actual figures could
not be learned this evening, but they
undoubtedly far surpass any previous
day. From early this morning until
late this afternoon thousands crowded
through the gates.
Up to noon an estimate of the visitors
already in the grounds indicated that
yesterdays attendance, 20,773, had al
ready been exceeded. In comparing
the attendance here yesterday with the
corresponding day OF the Philadelphia
centennial, it is shown that 1878 more
persons paid for admission here than at
the centennial.
The programme for the day included
exercises by the Catholic Knights of
America, this being their day at the
fair. Outside of this the programme was
void of any especially interesting feat
urss, consisting principally of meetings
of worlds fair officials and the national
commission. This discords in the music
camp came up for consideration again
today, before the Investigating commit
tee Oh bue ndblUudt CULuuilbbtOus
EXHIBITORS BADLY SCARED.
Among the exhibitors, the failure of
the Chemical bank was the principal
topic OF discussion. Most OF the for
eigners had deposited money with the
bank and their letters of credit were
honored at that institution. AS soon as
it became generally known that the
bank had closed, crowd gathered
around the doors and waited patiently
for the appearance of Cashier Brayton.
That gentleman did not put in an ap-
pearance, having been summoned down
town to consult with the officials of the
bank. Strenuous efforts were made by
depositors to get in, but the clerks kept
r.. zTizaac. r}iD z1rrifx-
quieted down when 1t was stated that
the bank expected to pay in full. Some
of the depositors, however, refused to
be comforted, as great many of them
from out of town had no means of re-
plenishing their exchequers at short
notice.
At meeting of the national commits
sion this afternoon the matter was
brought up. Commissioner Cannon of
Oklahoma, who offered q resolution re-
citing the facts OF the failure and asking
the appointment OF committee of six
to investigate the matter and report as
to the advisability of permitting the
bank to resume business on the grounds.
Several dissenting voices were heard, to
the effect that the commission had no
right to investigate the affairs of the
bank, but an equal number were positive
1t had. After a lengthy debate the reso-
luton was adopted and committee ap-
pointed.
PHGBE CoUzINs RULED OUT.
The first business which came before
the national commission this afternoon
was the petition OF Phoebe Couzins of
Missouri, setting forth her claims with
regard to membership. The judiciary
commission reported that under the act
creating the commission Miss Couzins
cannot be regarded as in any sense a
member. This settles her status unless
she takes other action.
CONDITION OF THE FAIR.
Reports of the COMMITTEES on the work
ceived.
The fisheries building work was re-
ported far advanced.
The report of the committee on live
stock was not encouraging The grounds
and buildings of this department were
not ready, though the chief of the de-
partment thinks there is ample time
and that he will have all in readiness
by the time they are needed. Accord
ing to the report not a single exhibitor
is yet in attendance, nor are there any
exhibits. The date of entry for horses
and cattle is therefore changed from
June 10Th to July 18th, and for sheep
from July 1st to August let.
The mines and mining exhibit is prob
ably the most advanced on the grounds
The committee finds the installation al
most complete.
The committee on forestry reports a
most depiorable state of affairs in that
department. Chairman St. Clair stated
that no one competent to have charge
of that interesting exhibit had been ap-
pointed; the building and grounds were
in an out OF the way place; roadway
has not even been made to them. No
provision wac made for visitors in the
building, and there was otherwise de.
plorable lack OF proper management in
the forestry division. St. CLAIR laid the
matter before the commission in such
manner that motion was i'm
mediately made fixing time for con-
The report on the electrical depart
ment showed the work there very back
ward. This was caused in part by the
delay OF exhibitors who have been de-
voting all their energies to installing
the great dynamos in the power houses. |
The committee found the electric build.
ing magnificent in proportions, well |
adapted and all the space assigned.
A visit to machinery hall this morn |
ing showed that vast amount of work |
was accomplished during the night. II |
ls true not more than half the exhibits
in the mammoth structure have been
installed, but II the present activity is /
maintained it will not take more than
TWO weeks at the outside to complete