The sun., 1893-06-05
YESTERDAY AT THE FAIR.
IT WAS ANOTHER BIG DAT IN SPITE
OF THE WEA THEIR.

Tho Eismcnts Couspircd to Keep tho Crowd
Away. but IL FIocked In Late In the IN,
Attendance Nearly $50, ,oo0-The Gnyety
br Nations Was Seen In tho Midway
Many oftho State Buiiding- Were Closed.
CHICAGO, juno 4.-Shortly nfter . o'clock this
afternoon wind aud rain storm swept over
the city. The day Ind opened warm and at
noon the thermometer was up in the elghtios,
Tho heat was torrld In its intensity and the
thousands who were inside tho Fair grounds
Mt that hour were compelled to raise their
umbrellas to protect thems elves from the hcnt
Tho men and women rromenading along the
whito highways. looked like wiltcd flowers,
and the string OF shows in tho Midway did n OF
profit much by their appearance. as it was too
sultry to 90 inside.
The German cavalry and infantry bands had
formed in front Of tho Woman's building and
marched half way 20 the Deutscher Dorf when
abowling storm OF dust cnveloncd them as in
shroud Military discipline was thrown to
the dogs and tho musicians inGlorously
scooted for shelter. So did tho thousands on
the Midway. Like great wave they swept
under the bridge and through the opening
into the Womnn's building. which was directly
In their path. md that structure was soon
packed to sufrocatiop.
The storm did not last Ions, though
md ns 1t blew over tho lake the red
column in the therm ometer dropped a few
pegs, and the air became delightfully."- cool,
Coming UP at the hour 1t did the storm WAS
instrumental In spelling tho plans Of at least
10000 people. who had intended to visit tho
Fair. Tho day. too. was threatening. and this
deferred many from attending.
All things considered. tho second opon Sum
day at the Fair was grand success. Toward
evening tho tide toward the grounds set in
again in earnest. and tho crowd to-
night was large and representative. The
art palace was thronged all afternoon by
workingmon. their wives and fa m iies tho Hor-
ticuturRl. tho Agricultural. Transportation.
Machinery. Mining. and Electrical buildings
were also objects OF interest to mechanics and
men employed during tho week. Only few OF
the exhibits in the great Manufactures build
ing were draped. and the elevators leading to
the root and tho roof garden were crowded.
Three bands played about the Administration
building.
The Government building and the aquarium
in tho Fisheries building. controlled by Uncle
Sam. were closed. The German State building
wns wide open. as were the buildings OF the
other foreign countries. and all were besieged
with visitors.
Tonight the Midway WAS n scene OF inter-
national Rayety. Great crowds fitted into the
German and Irish villages. Tho street In
Cairo hummed with pleasure. The Algerian.
Turkish. and Chinese theatres drew largo
houses. and the restaurants had all the busi-
ness they could attend to- Tho grounds we're
handsomely illuminated. the great search
building, making the grounds ns light MS
day The bands PLAYED. electric launches
sn the sl'sn ever taf th
unerring stroke their gayly trimm ed .ondoias
over the placid waters. The attendance for tho
one-half the State buildings were open to-day
good proportion OF the other half were oren
nss tsby cosed ali comers nss werS ns Ga the
main buildings Of tho Eastern States. nnd
Msne of New Nsw Th: Mns
ors., Neither did tho Ssw York or Fennsyi- si
other buildings closed wers Ohio. Missouri.
sSSa sksf and csols sfHs5 Of Ws.h@stas
Colorado Minnesota, Iowa. and other Western
Stat statos kept oren house me Iilip"is building
@ s were aim 1a'9Gf OF shs
opened The historic Mount Vernon mansion
gram from tie State Board M % at Richmon%. 10 The The
Michigan State building was opened to ATichi-
gan people only The closing, Of the New York
Legislative act under which tho State board
received its powers. In the absence OF spe-
ciRc instructions from state Boarde some OF
the buildings we're temporarily closed to-day
that will be opened OH sundays later in the
season.
A number OF conccssionnaires along the
Midway havo thus far refused TO turn over to
tho Department Of Collections the share OF
their earnings called for by their contracts
MANAGER Levy of tho Turkish village ana the
people In charge OF tho Algerian and Tunisian
g shows are among those who are holding out on
tho proposition that thoy have lost both time
and money on account OF the delay in putting
in lights and attending to other improvements
that were necessary for tho proper con-
duet OF their attractions. They assert that tho
Ex position Comp should Mt least stand a
part OF tho losses that they have sustained on
account Of Its faiure to have tho Midway in
com plete readiness on tho opening day
Members Of the Board Of Control issued q
peremptory order Yesterday to OfIlcial Photo
Grapher Arnold at Jackson Park to permit
of illustrated papers and
periodicals to take photographs and sketches
within the Exposition grounds when holding
the proper permit from the Director General
For months there has been much complaint
by publishers OF illustrated periodicals that
they could not Obtain photographic or sketches
without the payment Of certain fees and the
i'm position Of other annoying restrictions.