Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-06-09
SUNDAY AT THE FAIR.
Would Have Had a Large Crowd
But For Storm.
New England States and Government
Buildings Closed.

Tn, SECOND open Sunday of the fair
ssUu,-i bright aud clear, aud it was un-
--ut,rtauly warm. The railways and the
s..su,b.at lines brought out their entire ser
III, II, anticipation Of an immense business.
Rnt they were disappointed. Up to one
1'.Iurk IN the afternoon they did a fair bust
T,.s and carried upward of 5000 people to
M, White city \ storm arose, and when
IN, rain ceased the sun came out again, it
wa wa 81 late that the people did
~ come out in crowds aud
,br gur,au of Admissions estimated the
t-f,lAiI attendance would be less than
,a,G. There were thousands of laboring
ra,l out with their families, and nearly all
Ir.risht their lunch, and At noon the benches
and eats scattered throughout the grounds
rrmiI lei one of 4 basket picnic.
An official connected with the Bureau of
Admission said that about the only people
vI1. came out were those VINO could not
attend during the week. The Jay shows on
tho Midway Pteisance were not well
pa,rouiIcl, and the rolling chairs were
sr,r.rly used nj all. II was crowd made
I'm ot PEOPLE who could afford few luNuries.
The Machinery Hall was crowded pretty
much all day; -, too, were the Fine Arts
Finding and the Manufactures Building.
Besides the New England States buildings,
which were closed to the public last Sunday,
Pennsylvania, New York, Missouri, North
Dakota. Utah, Delaware Maryland and Vir-
giniA Joined in the sunday closing move
Iueut AMI it il now to be permanent mat
ter with them II the gates of the fair remain
op,u the next five months.
Another feature called forth complaints
from visitors. Many OF the finest exhibits in
I'll, Manufactures and other departmental
huilIug, were hidden from view because the
exhibitors or their agents in charge did not
,roposr 10 work seven days IL the week
The Yvrrings which protect the exhibits at
ri,bt were not removed. The exposition
authorities have no right to remove
The coverings without the permission
Of the eXhi tors, and no arrange
ment has yet been made for I'M
Yelling on Sunday. Not even flag was to
b.. seen on the buildings Of Great Britain,
Canada, New South Wales and India, and
the doors were locked Visitors were denied
access TO the great display Of the United
States Government in the big-domed build
ing and the small adjuncts. Machinery Hall
was as silent as il was last Sunday.
Music appropriate to Sunday was provided
In the early part Of the day by the Chicago
Band. ric Sousa Band played aterward,
but the audiences We're not large at any time
on account Of the scarcity of seats and the
muddy ground.
One Of the special attractions was in
krupp's big pavilion, which will be formally
opened tomorrow. MANY people saw the
handling and movement of the big guns just
Is in active service, except that there was no
firing The exhibition lasted half an hour,
both ia the morning and the afternoon. The
great gun is only mounted for the proving
ground, but the smaller pieces on each side
arc mounted IN a coast defence turret ex-
actly as they would be for service. The ser
vices Of only two men were needed 10 do the
WORK.
All who passed through the Plalsance