The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-10-18
Cu1cAno,s HAMMER DAY.
Over 700 900 Paid Admissions to the
Worlds Fair on Monday. The
Fair FREQ From Debt.

Worlds Fair on Monday. The
Fair Free FROM Debt.
Over seven hundred and fifty thousand
people, doubtless the greatest crowd ever
ccngrceatcd, visited the Worlds Fair on
Monday Chicago Dny-conpletcly smoth.
cting the "big day" figures of any other
exposition ever held, aud establishing q
mark which tits expected the present gen
Grafton will never see attained.
The official figures for Mondays paid
admissions were 1i3,0iG
The indebtedness " the Worlds Colum.
hinn Exposition, regarding which such dire
iorcbudings were made ut the opening hns
been wiped out The check calling for 81
U65,3 $40 has been signed by A. F
Seeberger, treasurer. aud Cuiintersigncd hy
William X. Akcrmnn. auditor. II was
made payable to President !. !. Mitchell uf
the Illinois Trust aud Savings hnnk which
Is the trustee oi the holders of the Exposi
ton dehentute bonds, OF the amount calf
cd for hv the check S23i $50 is tor interest
and 81. 33l. $50 Tor the last iustnllmcnt due
on the issue uf ttnnO.O iloatcd To insure
the completion of the inir.
Previous to this memorable day the palm
for large attendance rested with lndoprnd.
cuCc Day. July I,whcn the attendance was
2S3, 40, Otier DAYS notable tor great crowds
Day 23l 80, Polish Day 222, i7G; Knights
OF Honor Day 2l6,0i3; Pennsylvania Day
2u3, AGO, and Railroad Day 202, $40 Tho
total number Of paid admissions since the
opening of the Fair ~ lGb2D.3iD The
greatest day ut Paris was 800, 100 and nt
Philadelphia "a, SID
The first event arranged hy the Worlds
Fair Committee of the Chicago Common
Council took place Mt . o'clock and wns
more closely associated with thiCnpos birth
and early history than anything else on the
program the old pOtnwntlomie chiei
Simon loknron, whose father Leopold,
decided the land upon which Chicago IN
built. had been induced 10 come from his
home In Hartford, ich., Tor Chicago Day.
aud stood h side the Columbia bell with
uncovered head, In the dress of the white
man and received the homage of famous
people At his side wus chief John Young,
90 years old who came from the Poltnwn,
tonic reservation, near Niles, Mich to tell
the people of all nations that his father,
who bore the same name chrlstcncd the
Worlds Fair city "ChCAgo." which liter
ally interpreted m cans where the skunk
dwellsn
These two old and feeble roltawaitnmir
chiefs were the Idols of the hour rokagon
read II brief speech, but chief Young had
uothing to say.
GORGEOUS rAGTiEr
In the afternoon th ire was II reunion Of
the states in which the hnuds -, hrvs and
girls took part, hit the crowningI ~ of at
nivefsary uay was the prUccs,IOu uf llnHts
which entered the grounds at dark. The
first represented Chicago In her growth, re-
Ceiving all the Nations of the earth, the
Chicago lIussars acting rs escort Then
came the genius of music, followed by Chi.
cngo aud its typical motto, 81 Will," guided
by Liberty
The most magnificent float In the entire
procession was illustrative of Columbus at
the Court Of Isabella.
The last float In the procession was s'Eltc ctrn
the Genius Of Electricity drawn by eight
horses IL was represented by enormous
dragons, changing color from green To red,
and lighted within 10y 1000 eectr c
lights.
The display Of fireworks ON the lake
front adjoining the peristye exceeded IN
magniiicence amy heretofore given in the
United States ii not In the world.
FOUR PEOPLE KILLED AND sIxTEEN iHIuRRD