Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-06-08
mo PREACHING
Or Religious Exercises Inside
the Fair Grounds.
Bad Weather Kept Away the Antic
ipated Big Crowd
Not Over Sixty Thousand Visit
ors Admitted.

orS Admltted.
Several States Exhibits Closed ON Sunday
For Good-Narrow Escape From Drown.
ing of an Entire Boatload OF Visitors.
Colombia Avenue Now Presents Elm
ished Appearance-Havs the Christian
Endeavorers Given Up the Fight Against
Sunday Opening?
CHICAGO, June 6.-There was nc
great outpouring of the wage-working
class at the exposition Sunday. The
oppressive heat and heavy storm Of
lightning, thunder and rain, which
came in the middle of the afternoon,
account in part for the decreased at
teddance.
The railways, surface and elevated,
and the steamboat lines brought out
their entire service in anticipation of an
immense business, but they were disap.
pointed. Up to 1 o'clock in the after,
noon they did a fair business, and car.
ried upward of $4,000 people to the
white city. About that hour an ugly,
threatening black cloud arose in the
west, and in less than an hour later the
rain was falling in torrents and the
crowd was at once checked. About 50,-
900 were present.
The New England state buildings
which were closed to the public on May
81, remained locked, cards on the doors
announcing the fact, much to the disap.
pointment of visitors. Pennsylvania,
Missouri, North Dakota, Utah, Della
ware, Maryland and Virginia Joined in
the Sunday closing movement, and it is
now to be q permanent matter with
them IL the gates of the fair remain
open the next five months.
Cause For Grumbling.
There is another feature of Sunday
opening which calls forth complaining
from visitors. New York's fine exhibits
in machinery and other halls remained
hidden from view, either because the
exhibitors or their agents did not want
to show their goods on Sunday. The
exposition authorities have no right te
make any change without the permis.
sion of exhibitors and no arrangements
have yet been made to open the exhibits
on Sunday.
There was no preaching on religious
services held inside the fair grounds
Sunday.
visitors in Peril.
There was narrow escape from 1
frightful disaster on the lake Sunday
afternoon. Only the presence of mint
of few people averted the loss of many
lives. The Music, small double
decked propeller in the service of the
Worlds Fair Steamship company, lef
the Van Buren, street pier, down town
for the white city with over 200 passen
gers, nearly its full carrying capacity
About midway between the city ant
jackson park the electric storm broke
on the small steamer. The wind blew
sharply off shore, carrying the rair
among the passengers, who were no
protected by any awnings.
To escape from the rain the passen
gers on the port side rushed pellmell il
q mass to the starboard side. Imme
diately the vessel lurched and there wa!
q brief panic. Women and childre1
screamed, fearing the boat would cap
size A few cool headed men, aided BY
the captain and crew, shouted to th,
frightened passengers to go back ant
get drenched with rain rather than ge
drowned in the lake. There was gen
eral response which averted the dis
aster. The boat righted itself, the cap
tain gave the command to turn stern tt
the shore, and the Music with it's we
passengers stood out in the lake unit
the storm passed over. Then it mad,
for the Casino pier in safety.
Gives Up the Fight.