Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-27
THE cRorp Ar uvloy Pam.

Tho Gatekeeper Said There Were $4,000
Entrance Tickets Received IN His Till
by 10 o'clock Last Night Week.
Last night week at Union Park was the
biggest success for special occasion of
any on record at that new public resort.
Leaving the park q little before 10
o'clock a representative of the GAZETTE
& JOURNAL asked the gateman his esti-
mate of the number present. His reply
was, "Well, I've got $4,000 tickets in
the till, so you can easily guess the
number here" The reporter showed
some incredulity when the man still in
sisted that he was right. An official of
the city railway was told the gateman's
estimate, "You eau just cut that in two"
he replied, "and say 6,000."
Whatever the latter's reason for say
ing so, it is quite probable he underesti-
mated the crowd as much probably as
the gateman overestimated 1t.
The likelihood Is that there were be-
tween 5000 and 5000 visitors at Union
Park that night. 1t is probable that the
city railway cleared $500 or $500 in car
fares during the evening to and from
Union Park.
The spectacle of the immense throng
seated In, front Of the big band stand
that night was one that inspired new
ideas as regards the march Of progress
that Delaware's metropolis is making
recently. A few years ago such con-
dition of things would have been
thought impossible. The scene was
worthy of one of the biggest population
centres OF the country. The hillside
sloping in gentle curve towards the
band stand was sea of humanity. 1t
was a beautiful spectacle, too, In the
glinting electric lights, the pretty sum
rner costume, the enliyening strains
from the band and overhead the bright
clear moon sparkling through the
LEAKAGE.
The concert was complete success.
Signor Magliano, the conductor, was
the recipient of repeated ovations. Some
of the selections were Of exceptional
excellence. The Brownson Quartette
sang well and was encored over and
over again.
The programme of the evening was
as follows:
Military March.
Overture. Barber Of seville".. .Rossin
Song, Sailing"
Brownson Library Quartette.
March. Wilmington Progress" mon ami W
ss1sDaion ma ienanS
Song, Rocked in the Cradle OF the Deep"
Duet McCullion and Gillespie.
"Union Park polka. .............,. Magliant
Overture, sWlliism rell%s. .EOssin
Brownson Quartette.
Clarinet solo. (signor L. leti)
Selection, "rrovGtoro Verd
GalOp.
AS the programme indicates the mum
Der, march, Wilmington Progress" il
tribute by Conductor Magliano, to hi
friend, w. A. Kelley, of the Tuesday
Club,
Although the city railway company
had additional cars for the big crowd a
the time for return home to the city, tn
accommodation was entirely insufficient
for the immense throng. Thousand
had TO walk home. Although the write
; left the park somewhat ahead of tn
close of the concert, the car he was II
left some 1900 persons at the parl
, gates, waiting for car. The crowdinl
of the cars also was something wort
noting. On the way out the write
rode along Fourth street. The car wa
! boarded at Eighth and Market street
!, and even there two or three score wer
, left waiting. The conductor checket
off 105 cash fares. On being asked hoy
many transfer fares he had he replie
"from 35 to 40 more transfers in m
pocket" That would call for lao occu
. pants of the car. On the return
!. closed car along the Eighth street lin
I was taken. 1t was crowded to exces
!. also, several people hanging on the ou
: side.