Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-06-22
TINE IyORLD,S FAYE.
The Delaware building a Credit to the
State-- Artist Chaliant's Painting At
tractinc Much Attention.


tracing Much Attention.
Special correspondence Of Gazette and journal
FAIR GRouNps, CHICAGO, ltL., June H.
Nobody need feel timid about obtaining
accommodations in Chicago, Judging from
the display of signs inscribed rooms Tor
rent Near the fair grounds are many
new buildings AT which can be secured
rooms with or without board The usual
charges for rooms are from 20 cents to 81
per day and ut some places u room can 10
| gotten for 50 cents per day, but the latter
class is not very desirable. II two persons
| are willing to room together they can save
about 20 per cent Reliable agents meet all
trains coming here and from them rooms
can be hired for about 81 per day. Meals
can be had at from SO cents to 81 each,
| These rates apply to hotels near the fair
grounds. In Chicago proper the rates are
\ a little higher.
The Fair is now about complete, There
| is more here than one can possibly see. All
visitors are delighted with the exhibition.
The Baltimore Il Ohio railroad has an
interesting exhibit of locomotive from
tile compound express OF 10 tons weight,
with pondcrous frame and working parts
| of steel and iron, down to the tlimey-lopk-
ing locomotive OF a few thousand pounds,
with wooden connecting rods and wheels
! Hcrels also shown fac smile of the Royal
Blue.
The Northern Pacific has three cars
filled with fruit and grain from the west
ern states.
The Chicago & Northwestern exhibits
the Pioneer, said to be the first locomotive
which ran into Chicago.
The \. y. c. n H. railroad displays its
famous 800 which ran "A few miles at the
rate Of III miles AN hour.
Two monster locomotives are exhibited
I by Brooks II Baldwin, one weighing $4,000
! al I'm, IN
In the same building is II model of the
steam hammer used in'the bethlehem Iron
Works for making plate arlnor. II weighs
with foundation, >, 400 tons and strikes a
blow of Ia tons.
The Delaware Building is credit to the
women of that state, The reception room
is plainly furnished but everything h r
monies. It is large and pleasant. Mrs.
Churchman is untirins i'll her efforts to
have everything as comfortable as posi-
BILE, retiring room, where DelawaTcans
may come and rest, is to he added. The
painting Of the 81 note, by \. y, Chalfant,
attracts a great deal Of attention. Some
people, are hard to convince II Is paint
ing. Here is also shown an Irish fiddle,
loaned by J. y. Kelly, which has been in
Ills family over loo years.
WoRLp's FAM GROUNDS, CHICAGO, LII,
June 10 Immense crowds besicged the
Exposition gates rs early rs : o'clock this
morning. and the officials were taken by
, surprise. As usual at that hour, only two
, OF the eight gates were open and great
crush resulted.
Orders were quickly issued to man Other
gates, and after delay Of an hour or two
: all the gates were opened but it was noon
before the jam was completely removed
and visitors came in without inconyen
fence. This was the greatest early rush the
. gates have had and the eighth week thus
= starts anspcOusly.
The weather to-day is hot. The Gaifor
I mia Building was dedicated this afternoon
with appropriate ceremonies.
4 County Treasurer John r. Dckcy re
9 turned saturday from weeks visit to til,
= Worlds Fair. He says that the Delawar,
i Building is the prettiest and pleasantest OF
z the grounds. lie adds that Mrs Church
. man makes the most hOspitablc and mos
i courteous of hustesses.
II Al the Administration Building, wher
+, Worlds Fair Commissioner MassGy's Ollie
e is, Mr.. Dickry called and sent in his card
h having first written the words whining
1, ton, Delaware upon it, The janitor wa
q hcsitating at first about letting him in, bu
Ii when he read the magic words Showin
% the visitor was from the Diamond STATE
the officials manner changed in an in
# slant lie begged MIR. hickey to come il
o At once as he had orders to show all Della
n warcans in without ceremony. Mr., Masse
treats his Delaware visitors in the mos