Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-06-22
IMMENSE CROWDS
Besiege the Gates Of the Column
bian Exposition.
The Department Of Admissions Taken
by Surprise.
Several Hours Before the Jam
Is Relieved.
AT LAST THE CRUSH BEGINS AT
THE woaLo's FAIR.
ATTENDANCE INCREASES WITH TEE
TEsIPERATURE.
At LAST THE CRUSH BEGINS AT
THE WoaLD's FAIR,
INCREASES WITH TEE
TEsIPERArURE.

ATTENDANCE INCREASES WITH TEL
TEMPERATURE.
Nearly 10000 visitors Were I'm Attend
ance snturday-The Crowd Remarkable,
Small Sunday Owing to the Extremei,
Warm weather-Governmen ExhibIt,
Closed rs Usual.
CHICAGO, June 20.--Immens SO crowd.
besieged the gates of the Columbian ex-
position as early as 8 o'clock Monday
morning and took the entrances by
storm. There was use for every one oi
the eight pay gates at the different en-
frances, yet, as is usual at this early
hour, only two were working. Only
two ticket windows were open, and with
the oncoming Of the seemingly endless
crowd, Stoney Island avenue at the diff
ferent entrances was rendered almost
impossible.
The bureau of administration was ad
vised of the crush, and after delay o.
an hour or two sent enough men tx
equip the gates. 1t was the greatest
early rush the gates have had, and tool
the department of admission totally By
surprise. 1t was noon before the jan
was comHstely relieved, and visitor
came IN without Inconvenience.
The eighth week with this splendid
impetus to the attendance, started of
Ruspiciously under cloudless skies ant
hot sun. Umbrellas were necessity
and straw hats and summer regalia,
were seen in profusion.
Sunday Was Too Warm.
The crowd at the fair was smaller
Sunday than last Sunday, and the at
tendance will not exceed $4,000. This
no doubt, was due to the weather, al
the day was extremely warm and sui
try.
The government exhibits were closed
as usual to the public. Most Of tne
state buildings were open.
The crowds that visited the city parks
Sunday, and their numbers were legion
running up into the tens of thousands
were typical labofing men and theil
families; but few Of this class were a
the fair.
Big Crowd Saturday.
A fraction less than 1870, 900 passed
through the turnstiles at jackson parl
Saturday Taken all around twas on,
of the biggest days the white city ha,
yet seen, both as to attendance and en-
tertainment. It was o regular Satur
day holiday crowd.
Will Be Open on Sundays.
The United States court Of ap
peals Saturday unanimously de
cided in favor Of an open Sunday at ths
worlds fair. The court holds that tn,
local directory is in full control ant
that the government has no standing.
The decision rendered Is noteworthy
by the fact that it received the unani
NOUS concurrence Of all the sitting JUS
tices, while the decision reversed wa,
dissented from in the circuit court b.
one of the judges then sitting on til.
case.
The court repudiated che idea that
the Omitted States had any exclusive
rights or authority in the premises, and
concluded with the declaration that nc
tenable grounds had been shown fol
excepting the case under hearing from
the ordinary rules go, erning Q court o.
chancery.
The advocates Of Sunday closing wer,
considerably cast down over the result
but admitted inasmuch as the ruling
was unanimous one there was no al
ternative but to Ineekly bow to the su
fraftla aukhnritv nf the TInifad State,