The sun., 1893-06-01
THRoNGING TO THE FAIR.
1ea,0sT People Paid to Get In on Deeors
tfon Dny.

uon Dny.
CHICAGO. May 3l.-Just as the offlcials were
mistaken in their estimate Of the Sunday
crowd BIZ guessing too heavily. so they were
wrong in estimating yesterdays attendance
Sunday tho officials thought 10000 persons
had Paid admission. and the official figures
showed less than 10000. Inst night their
guess OF yesterdays half dollars paid in was
under 100000. while In fact 123.097 paid to
entcr the gates. Adding an estimate OF G5. 900
passes. the Decoration Day attendance was
nearly 100000. On the same day In 1876. also
one OF fine weather. the paid admissions to
Fairmount Park were S2.222.
Except for the clear waters OF tho lagoon.
the visitor at the grounds this morning would
have thought he had run into gigantic rub
bish yard. The entire grounds rcsembled q
mammoth back yard Uttered with banana
skins. paper bags and lunch boxes. and the
White City bore plenty OF evidence OF the
enormous crowd that thronRed the grounds
yesterday.
Wheclmen's day at the Exposition was q
sorry Hzzle. The day OF the cyclists parade
In the grounds was changed last night and
the order to admit wheels ut Fifty seventh
street was resclndcd. The fact was published.
but several wheomon who did not see the an
nouncement came to the grounds and were
unable to get their machines inside the gates.
Some went home and somo wentinsIde with
out their wheels. but oil wore disgustad
with tho mismanaGement that has character
lied whcelmen's day from tho first time It
was announced.
1t is said the Council learned only yesterday
that tho request for May 81 as wheelmen's
day had not como from IN official source. md
theerefore declared their original order off,
and meehanieal skill the great e Ferris Wbee
on the Tlnisance. is completed and Is being
stripped OF its, ,enyironing scafroldings. Close
placed in position to swing the rural visitor
nearer to heaven than he ever was before. In
= few days the giant wheel Will begin Its revo-
The marble room Of the German Arts section
4e soSh he fRen coecon Of stsusry. WSs
Ard valuable pieces: The q greatest q these Is
to the the Nationsl Gallery at Berlin and dt'Con IS con
sidereI ono Of the greatest pieces OF art work
One feature to-day was the performance OF
LOGO children in ealistheniGal "a Suns EXERCISES.
physical director Of the EXPOSITION The exer.
ftses t1Gs pace In the helm s arena 6S for
capacity @ Of 25.ooo The Children who sHt took
Erart were members Of tho North American
Tnry this morning the Kentucky State
hbplidipg was thrown opea to the ksntueky
eiation decided some time ago to XIII two
birds with one stone; by visiting the Exposi.
tion and holding their annual meeting at the
same time. That is what they did to-day.
Princess Eulalia's apartments in Chicago
will be made redolent with the soft perfumes
Of sweet scented apple blossoms. pluckod By
Calumet; This pretty idea came from, Uncle
John Thorpe's big head. and Yesterday he
his plans for the Wholesale shipment Of the
rink flowers. The apple blossoms will be
only one o! the unique things In flowers.
>, Mr. Thorpe, proposes to make the Palmer
House like bit Of fairy lnnd. There will be
blossoming oranges and delicate azaleas and
all the other tender things which are now hid
den under tho acres OF glass at the Fair. The
decorations will begin at the portal. where
royalty enters, and extend along the corridor
reserved for the party. Cut flowers as rare
and costly as any plucked from her own gar
will he packed with shrubs worth thoir weight
in gold. The work ives begun to-day. that all
may be in readiness for the Princess on Mon
day morning.
Herr Wermouth the imperial German Com
missioner to tho Exposition. has had no off,
cial notification, that Emperor William in
tends to visit the Fair. as announced from
Washington this morning.