Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-30
FlRST OPEN SUNDAY.
World's-Fair Grounds Visited by Eighty
Thousand People.

Over eighty thousand persons visited
the Norlds-Fair grounds in Chicago Sun
day. IL was the first open Sunday and II
was success. The Official figures OF paid
admissions were S0.1S0
All modes OF TRANSPORTATION carried their
quotas IN the morning hours. but the
masses dad not begin 10 arrive until after
noon. Beginning about o'clock the mul.
ttudes fiocked into the grounds at every
gate. and by o'clock 10000 people were
inside the enclosure. The people kept on
coming the entire afternoon and overflow.
cd into Midway Plaisance, whose every
show was crowded.
After dark the grounds were lighted no,
and this, together with other features OF
illumination, attracted still more.
The music during the dav was of an
eleyating character and tho band-stsndS
were surrounded By large crowds. which
grew enthusiastic over Schubert's Scre-
made aud a selection from "Lohengrin.
UounOd's sacred song. There Is q Green
Hill Far Away" meditation on BacE's
prelude 10y GOunod. Handers Hallelujah
Chorus Wagner's Fail, Bright Abode.
the good old HYMN Nearer. My God. &c
Thee and the coronation march from
Meyerbeer's lie Prophetic"
Many OF the State buildings wero closed.
A few of the State commissioners were
left no alternative hut 20 close the doors
of the buildings. ss the legislatures had so
ordered, but the great majority of the
State boards acted on their own authority
in refusing admission TO visitors.
Tho doors Of fifteen State and territorial
buildings were locked for this day only.
and visitors were generally informed 70
that effect by cards. Missouri. Delaware,
New York, Virginia. West Virginia. Penn
sylvania. North Dakota New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, New Jersey, Connecticut,
1 MARYLAND, and Massachusetts, were among
tho buildings which the people obtained
only an outside view Of Utah had the
closed sign on ITS door and North Dakota
added TO its announcement the invitation
Come on Monday"
On the doors of the Bay-Stato house was
the following typewritten legend: By
order Of the great and general court OF
Massachusetts, tins building Is closed Oh
the Lords day"
On the elevated lawn in front of this
building "A gardener worked all day, plant.
ing beds Of beautiful pansles. When asked
u he WAS employed by the World s-Fan
Board OF Massachusetts to labor on Sun
day az the State building the old man said
he was working for a Massachusetts florist
who was exhibiting the pansy- D6dS, and
that Commissioner Hoycy had not told
HIM to stop. He added tho information
that there was work going on inside the
building, and being OF European birth he
exclaimed: Ihis Sunday closing bust
mesa ia all wrong. It's fraud
Tho Maine commissioners bad slgr
outside their building which read "Oper
% Maine visitors and their friends only
but everybody who pleased entered, lgDOr
ing The attempt at eXcluslveness without
absolute closing.
The buildings erected by Great Britain
and her colonies were closed tight, and nc
person could even be seen inside. which
WAS not the case With the " closed State
buildings.
Machinery Hall was a remarkably quiet
place. Two or three high-speed and bu'
ono ing engine-a Buckeye all :hai
ran during tho day to furnish the powel
necessary TO run tho far. and their hun
/ could be scarcely heard one hundred fest
away. The crowd IN this building was mo-
very large, but every other departmental
/ structure was damned.
Columbia avenue IN the Manufacturers
and { b main aisle IN the Transportation an(
( Fisheries buildings were crowded all day
I and II was WI h much difficulty spectato
/ could force passage. The Flne-Arts Build
/ ing held 'he greatest multitude. Ever
/ salon was packed and the fOyers wer'
/ damned 10y q quiet and orderly crowd o
! picture lovers.
| The United States Government buildings
| aud the battle-ship Illinois were closed
! aud no flags were dying.
1 The different World s-Fair officials were
! a. :he grounds for n few hours IA the
morning. In the afternoon Direct r-Gene
raj Davis. accompanied 10y Mrs. Davis TOOK
"A sall. but the other gentlemen took tram:
and carriages and went down town.
Against sunday Closing.
lby telegraph to the Dispatch
CHICAGO. ILL, May 29.-Judge Stein to.
! dav issued "a temporary injunction re-
| s.Tainng the exposition directory from
| closing the Worlds Far Sundays.