Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-03
ON THE SECOND DAY
DESPITE THE LIQUID muo
Bss tAs lea)agaay sfsAs vtsianss Took
n IL Eossagn shows - MA
vay E1Aisano1.

Ca,cAco. May a-Bright suashins
and . clear sky made the BIC white
worlds fsis buildings sttrsetivs 70 look
upon THE morning and st the IRA open
ing a the gates thses was thin stsssn
q visitns passing through. which
svelled 70 steady current a humanity
- the forenoon wore on. The eosly
comcrs we're considerably jostled and
pushed around by the men who were
removing The debris and other evidences
Of yesterdays opening and inside The
buildings gangs of laborers. werc at
work unpacking bclated exhibits and
putting them in place. The rosdwayx
too. were not the most attractive places
In the world for the cxerciss Of pedes-
trianism. Between the sloping am
phitheater banked against the sdminis-
tration building. and the grand basin
with the giant statues guarding it stony
shore line, lay q paacid aea of mud. trodden
and stirred up by the feet of the thou
sands OF people Who had gathered there
yesterday. To the east the graceful
curves Of the peristyle showcd out die
tinctly against the clear sky overhans-
ing Lake Michigan. and 10 the south the
halls of agriculture and mechanic arts
showed their cliffs Of eutablsture and
smooth columns all the whittier for the
acres of liquid mud stretching away
from them.
Acres o( Mud.
The great statue oe the republic, its
feet in the smear of sticky earth, gave
strength and splendor 10 the whole
scene. Under foot quagmirc Of oil un-
clcanlinces. above, around and on every
side, light. color. prismatic- ued flags.
warmth and beauty. In this condition
of a6ain it wus not strange that the
rolling chairs and electric launches were
we'll patrcuixed. In the former fat men
iolled at ease. propelled by slim waisted
students ia natty uniforms. and haugh.
tiiy diRsgar(led the gibes and jecrs hf
harder visitors. who plowed through
tho mud. On the lsgoons, tho electric
launches and naphtha boats were filed
By parties a women and children. Who
viewed the panorama in comfort from
tho water.
The mud problem viii soon Be- solved.
however. Director Of Works Burnham.
who turned up early this morning aftcr
the fatigue and excitement of yesterday.
aye that oil the roadwayS viii be
aaphalted within q week. Then inotead
Of clingine mud there will b . smooth.
even surface, which will turn the water
into the sewers and with il whatever
mud may aceumulate. for the roadwayS
will b hushed every night BY the expo
sition lire department and will Be sp6ck
and span every morning.
On Midway PIaisamoe 80
The forenoon crowd Of visitors soon
learned that most OF the buildings were
still in the hands Of the installation peo-
pie. aud most Of the attention was de-
voted to the wooded island. the battle
ship and the Midway Plaisance. where
everything is complete. In the latter
avenue everything Was in full blast
from early morning. The Turks, after
prayers In the Mosque began the secular
occupation Of enticing the nimble dol
lar from the pockets of the infidel
throng. The dancing girls writhed and
pirouetted before gaping crowds of curl
oeity seekers; the Irish colleens in Lady
Aberdcen's village, from which pigs are
cruelty excluded. put on their sweet
smiles: the Dahomeyans grunted their
approval Of the sunshiny weather; the
South Sea islanders stalked forth and
exchanged the greetings Of the day with
their next door neighhors from tho
Island of Cey lon. and there WAS a gen
eral air Of enjoyment, not unmixed with
business pervading the whole thorough.
fare.
Outside the grounds the cable cars
unloaded thousands 81 passengers. many
Of whom were attracted 10y the side
shows which line the streets for blocks
on every side of the itrare'.
Figuring tho Crowd.
Horace Tucker. superintendent of the
department Of admissions. was an cx
ccedingly busy man this morning. and
his staff u assistants was equally ~.
Far into the night they latDred to arrive
at "a correct and clo~e estimate 81 the
attendance at the opening ceremonies.
The exact number ~ people who passed
through the gates of the White City will
never be known. because thousands of
passes were used 10y visitors. their
agents. fair employees and newspaper
men which were not taken up at the
gates. So that tho figures. a. far as they
include thosc people. muet be approx.
nfate-
The official figures will he given out
later as Mr.. Tucker IL etill st work on
them. bot i, was ascer'ained from ecmi
official sources that the estimate made
hy the chpef - the department late last
night will fall somewhat fiat in the face
~ tho statement To- le ma,le to Treasurer
Seeisrper TO-DAY. The estimate - 6n
go people will lc re,luccd about half.
as the count has proceeded FAR enough
90 warrant the hasing - an estimate
~ tho attendance. paid and free, ~
.saeo
The Mosping Concert.
Mr. Tucker and others who TALKED -
har million and more. based their
figures on the suppc~s'ion that frery
s,nrkhalder who had tickets go-l for
any dsV q the SIX months. used them
Yesterday. and that all the pcreona wbc
held the 5000 tickets soii IN advance
used fhem The osilnats ~ iUtvs cx
hihi'ors emIioycs. e'e.. being on the
grounds - si-a s.xces<ipr. Sfiii. W.
go "a great crowd. considering the al
vefse conditions. and alongside The hig
lrsf lay At the centennial exposition -
bevosues greater.
Commissioners Massey and -. Clair.
President H'ginhothsm and Director
s>chwab srrise.i VI administration buiid
lnc early - sitcod the meeting e the
cguncsl which pliI enaesvur b. ADJUST
the frssable in rrgsri to ihe make ~
qiano g. D. ussd hy Fsfierr.ssi ~
MUSE BAH The meeting - the council
vlil ~; - ar estireiy Harmonious ono
ss Mr. ~ Clair hss not rscszis~i from his
determined stand against silo~tng n
tho grounds ; .r5aua made fv 3 tfm