The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-18
CHICAGO's DAY.
More Than Seven Hundred Thousand Per
sopS Crowd Int the Worlds Fair.

CHICAGO, October 10, 1s93.-Chicago
celebrated in great style yesterday.
She put the exposition out of debt
that is, with the exception Of the S11,-
100000 owing the stockholders-and
broke all previous records for attend
ance at expositions. .
So far as seeing anything at the fair
was concerned, that was an utter i'm
possibility. More than seven hundred
thousand persons were on the grounds,
or an average of more than one thou
sand per acre. AS many acres are
taken up with huge buildings and the
lagoops cover considerable space, there
was little room for general promenad-
ing. The buildings were islands, the
people were the sea and Columbian
guards were chips upon the surface.
It was quiet sea. Untossed by
tempest save when an ambulance with
clanking gong made ripple. It was
moved by currents and counter cur
rents. The Gulf Stream swept about
the Administration Building and the
Court of Honor. There was, whirl-
pool in the Midway Plaisance. Up
along the State avenues the surf ran
softly close to the shore. In the ter
minal plaza, under the hot sun, 100, GOO
persons raised umbrellas.
It was easier to count the leaves in
Vallambrosa than to number the
mighty throng that surged in through
the west Midway gate all the morning.
The visitors began to come before seven
O'Clock in the morning, and by nine
O'Clock Cottage Grove avenue in front
Of the gate was packed from side to
side and remained 80 until after noon.
This was day Of accidents. Fully
one hundred persons were hurt by
steam and cable cars, and at least two
were killed. ~
PoTTAWATOMIE CHIEFS.
The old Pottawatomie Chief, Simon
Pokagon, whose father, Leopold, deed
ed the land upon. which Chicago is
built, has been induced to come from
his home in hartford, Mich, for Chi
cago Day and stood beside the Celum-
biz Bell with uncovered head, IL the
dress of the white man, and received
the homage of thousands. At his side
was Chief John Young, sixty years old,
who came from the Pottawatomie
Reservation, near Niles, Mich, to tell
the people of all nations that his father,
who bore the same name, christened
the Worlds Fair city "Chicage,"
which, literally interpreted, means
't..Where the Skunks Dwell" These
old and feeble Pottawatomies were the
idols Of the hour. Pokagon read
brief speech, but Chief Young had
nothing to say. Both Joined heartily
in ringing the new Liberty Bell.
THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION PEo-
a.. PIE.
/ Justthink oft, 75o, 900 people-three-
quarters Of q million-a throng that
could build New York in night, q
crowd that could irrigate the Sahara
desert in two mo onths, a multitude that
would fill a chasm, an army that could
defeat a nation, a gathering that could
annihilate the hills, an assembly that
could drown the roar Of a cannon, if
its voice be raised; number that
could habitate the ice fields within the
Polar circles.
Think Of it-75c,eoo people, and all
gathered together; all stimulated by
she same desire; all with a single wish;
all touching elbows; all crowding each
other; all at the Worlds Fair.
A MILLION IN TWO DAYS.
CHICAGO, ILL, Oct. 1o.-Yesterday's
admission to the Worlds Fair grounds
numbered Isl, ,026, of which number
713,646 were paid admissions and 3D.
$50 passes. Not satisfied with enter
tanning on Chicago day more persons
than the greatest days at Paris, Phila-
delphia and Vienna combined, the Ex-
position to-day North Dakota day
completed another phenomenal record
by making the total for two successive
days just 1,022,259. AS officially re-
ported tonight, to-day'ss paid adnlis-
sions reached 3os, ,613. IL = -.,y.'G=
The Worlds Fair does not owe any
body a penny. The big check for ST.
565, 80 was to-day turned over to the
bank. The Fair funds were released to
pay off the bonds, and whatever in the
way Of money comes into the Fair from
this time on will be ''pure velvet"