New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-21
VIEWS or THE GREAT FAIR
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THE THIRD ILLrMNATIoN-FINE WEATHER
BRINGS 4 GOOD ATTENDANCE. BUT NOT
| ENouUH-THE NATIONAL COM
| MISSION HEARS REPORTS.
| Chicago Nav Gothic "Whlte City" was alive
| With br,gbt faced neatly dressed, happy school
| children today. This their weekly holiday and
hat together with the action OF the directory re-
drcIng the price OF admission for children from 30
cents TO % cents, had the effect OF bringing them
| out by the thousands.
For the first time all the electric Examinations
| OF the Exposition tonight, and the grand
| sight was witnessed by over 10000 people. As
evening drew nigh the wind died ont the sprlnlling
carts came ont to lay the dust, and the crowds be-
yan pouring into the park The centre o! attraction
was the Grand Basin, where the climax OF electric
glory was TO b. All the colors OF the rainbow
| were thrown the rising waters OF the electric
fountains on each side OF the Macmonnles fountain,
| and the balustradc bordering the basin was lined
every inch OF the distance with The admiring thr0nS.
IN additional attraction, lending Venetian poetry
to the enchanting scene, furnished by the Iowa
state Band playing float which rested on the
middle OF the basin. The Cincinnati and Chicago
bands also added instrumental melody 10 the occa-
sion. All the great search lights in operation,
throwing conoal shafts OF light long distances from
llc roofs Of the Manufactures and Agricultural
buildings and Music Hall the various parts OF
the Exposition. principally the Administration Build
Ing with its cidcd dome flaming with gas torches
and bands Of mcandcsccnt light,.
Before the light. flashed out from every strnctur'
ard every avenue Of approach the view In the sith-
ering darkness, from the bridge the south side of
The afr WARM enough Tor resort 10 the g0nd las
and launch which were filled with people until II
O'Clock came 10 end the third illumination Of the air.
Visitors 10 the Fair today and there were many
thousands Of them. favored With forrtastc Of
| an ideal summer day with all the enchanting sur.
roundngs Of mnn's art and genius. enhanced by tn
blue. placid waters Of Lake Michigan. The advent
81 weather. with every indication that II has
come 10 stay. has had the effect of bringing smiles
Ia the faces Of the 'Sslonnlrrs who have nvcSt'
millions In their many enterprises. soda fountain
and fruit stands have also sprung into life Hike musp
| ROOMS. Notwithstanding iod.y'S big crowd the At
| tendance this week lns been disappOlnngly llch'.
considering The fine weather ~ the last three four
days. The greatest attendance Of the week on
Tuesday Norw' CLAN Day. when 81 900 persons pissed
through the gnt.s. The smallest day Thursday.
when only 1900 PERSONS came - SEQ IN" show
The average attendance since the FAIR opened Is about
1900. n tho turnstilcs record averaG,
10000 day FOR The entire period Of the Fair the
bar" running expenses OF the snow VIII tr met Ih
conccs Sions and side shows productive OF con
sd"ruilr revenue. and from this source the stock
holders may expect small rate Of Interest on their
In, cs'rnent. III computing the ATTENDANCE com.
~ rsnn generally made by most ~ the papers With
the figures NJ the Centennial which gives the I'm
pre-, sion that the attendance * tremendous. The
crowds are large. but they must be on averag
four times az great those at the Philadelphia TX
position. ~ the Worlds Fair cost about 49, ooO.000
while the Centennial represented outlay Of only
3 0OOoOc.
Tho work In Electricity Building Is sill fsr b'hlnd
and to drag unnecessarily. II will BE- some
time IN June before hi, department Is In order The
foreign exhibits nearly all In place. except thos'
II Russia. Norway and Mexico. Tho displays from
the former countries delayed by lee blockade
In the Baltic sea. while M,A!cnns wcr2 late IN start
lnE theirs from that country. vi Of the Mexican
products will b" shown In bronze cases II elaborate
nHtur" aud ti, makes the work of installation slow.
They VIII hardly be- In order FOR two weeks. while
Russia and Norway will have everything In readiness
by June l.
The Injunction suit 10 restrain the directors OF the
Columbian Exposition from closing The gates and
buildings OF the Fair on sundays came up In Judge
STEMS court again to-day. bn, the hearing was once
more pcstpo ned unI next Friday. pending the action
Of the National Commission the resolution passed
by the local directors to open ia" Fair on sundays
President Palmer tetnr ~ the bedside Of his sic,
wife. Commissioner Allen Of New York, welded the
raycl at the Nat!onll Commission meeting to-day.
II was the first ccutlvc secret session that The
Commission has held. but nothing Of importance was
done. The Commission desired to hear directly and
privately from the chiefs II the departments ard the
director general 10 the installation. condition Of
buildings ETC.. which they In charge Of. arrans,
made by the Exposition powers for the arcom-
of utdE tr.d tnp
General Davis and nearly all his department chiefs
In attendance
Washington Hail. IN front Of which the floor gave
way tbi, morning. had offered an attractive pro.
gramme. and the throng Of women were anxious 10
secure The session presided over By Mrs.
Of an address Is Alice Tlmmors Toomy OF California;
with discussions by narsurct wlndcyer, representa-
live OF the WomanhoOd suffrage League Of New South
Wales Anolnette drown BLACKWELL Of N"w-Jcr,ry :
icrial Conference aud Of the Association for the Ad
vanccmcnt OF Women Laura Ormlsor Chant. repre-
sentative Of the Central National Society for Womans
suffrage. the British section 81 the Worlds ". {. T.
T. and OF the woman's AnOpium Urgency Com
mittec: Octayia Williams Bates. OF Michigan: Laura
A. Dcmerrtte. representative" Of the National Free
Rollins Of New.York: CecIle Ranosc OF France, and
l.ouisc f. Francis. Of California.
International Council settled the cause OF their df
ferenccs- the distribution Of Office, to the various
countries II was decided that England should have
The pre- drncy America the vice pr sidcncy. France
one secretary and England one. and the tr,asnrcrhp
should go TO Finland. !, did not take long to elect
Wright scwali. yice-presidrn; Mrs. MnIil Martin
recording secretary; Eya Mclar"n. England CORE
spending secretary; Baroness Alexandria Grpcnbcrs
Finland treasurer