The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-07-19
AT THE FAIR.
Mig Crowds Yesterday Field rrisi-Cea'
gress Of Edacaiops.


Mig Crowds Yesterday y-Fisid rrssi-cea-
grsss Of Edacs,ors.
CHICAGO. July is.-Ideal wsathse greeted
the visitors to the worlds fair this MORN
ing. The skies were clear, Temperature
just right for outdoor exercise sud hrac'
ing breeze came from Lake Ntehigan'
Visitors were not slow to take advantage
OF these conditions and began to nock into
the grounds carly. Not since the Fourth
OF July have the ticket takers been kept
so busy.
The exhibit OF tho republic OF UraGuay
was opened 10 the public to-day and fs OK
ceedingly creditablc.
IN THE RUINS.
Tho work Of clearing away the debris
and ruins OF tho cold storage warehouse
was continued to-day. Tho workmen aro
fast approaching the spot whore the fatal
tower stood, and as tho rubbish 10 removed
the stencil increases. II is believed that
several human bodies are buried there.
Burnt pieces OF womcn's apparel were
found In the ruins.
MOVING MACHINES.
The worlds fair field trial OF moving
machines took place to-day at Wayne.
Illinois, on the farm OF w. Dunham. Only
two manufacturers entered. the McCor-
mick Harvesting company Of Chicago and
the William NJ. Whitley company OF
Muncie. Indiana. Tho judges were Prof.
r. D. Thurston of Cornell college; Hon.
II. c. Wheeler Of Ojcbolt, 10 wa. one of
tho largest farmers in the world /;
and Calvin Young of Auburn,
n. Y. The field In which
tho ties, occurred was covered with heavy
timothy OF yield of about three tons TO
the acre. The machines first used were
with 5-ioot bars. The Whitley machine
cut one acre in cxictly 32H minutes, with
five stops to clear the bar OF cloggiug
grass. Tho Mccormick machine con.
sumed exactly the same time with but ono
stop. The apprcciable difference between
the two trials was that tho Mccormick
mower made less noise while in operation
and cut much closer TO the ground. The
next trial was with big Four" 1-foot
bar. Mccormick machine. The Whitley
company did not compete. The time
consumed by this machine In cut
ting one acre was 26N minutes. A
test with dynamometer showed the power
required to haul the Mccormick machine
was about 10 per cent. less than the
Whitley. The judges announced no for
NAL conclusion to-day, but II is under.
stood that the award will be In favor Of
Mccormick.
EDUCATIONAL CONGRESS-.
The worlds congress of education ID
meeting with great success. Every lecture
room was crowded to-day with all demon.
inations and many strange earbs. Among
the speakers to-day were Rabbi Hirsch
Prof. Walter Poetry of Brooklyn, n. ".
Henry Wade Rogers; Prof. James Stuart,
NJ. p, London, England; Bishop Spald.
ing. and President Lewis Miller Of Cha.
tauqua.
THE ATTENDANCE.
Tho total admission to-day was 3i,lAO
OF which 9s, ,10l were paid.
Responsible For the Loss OF Life.
CHICAGO, July ls.-Tbe coroner's jury
investigating the awful fire at the cold
storage building on the worlds fail
grounds last week. in which so many lives
were lost, this evening returned q verdict
holding to the grand jury for criminal
Negligence, the following persons: DAME
II. Burnhan. director of works mt tho
| worlds fair Fire Marshal Edward Murphy
j. B. Skinner, president of tho Hercules
Iron works, owning the cold storage plant
Charles A. Mcdonald. secretary an.
treasurer Of the same company. All o
the indicted mon will give bonds to-mor
row, no order OF arrest having been made
Fire Marshal Murphy is much affected b!
tho verdict. which he declared was unjust
as he was neither negligent nor guilty o
misconduct. Burnham was held on TIN
ground that he was aware of the fault,
construction OF tho building and still per
initted its erection in the grounds; Skinner
and Mcdonald, because they built th,
building; and Murphy because IL wa,
alleged that lie did not fully investigat,
the fire before sending tho men into th,
tower. Murphy himself sworc that th,
men were already in tho tower when h,
| arrived.