The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-06

boy was almost under horses hoofs when
rescued. 1t has come to this now that
danger attends walking around the drive
way. So the road entrance will be fenced
before next Sunday. Then only people on
foot can come into the grounds and see
what is going on.
But here is something l want to show
you. It is good news for the Midwinter
Fair. and makes US feel happy to see by it
that Eastern people are Interested:
CHICAGO. November T. 1898.
r. B. Mitchell: 1 confirm the donation OF
$4,000 from the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad
Company. 1t was made to me personally by
Vice President Robinson after lie had con
suited with President Reinhardt.
NJ II. DE YOU'VE.
CHICAGO, November 4, 1898.
r. B. Mitchell: Congratulate you on the
prosperous outlook for our exposition.
NJ. II. DE YOUNG,
ctoT-GeDeral.
Mr.. Mitchell showed that he was pleased
after spending half the day at Sunset City.
evil make full report of what he saw
to the Director General In Chicago, Just to
let Eastern people understand that the fair
is an international exhibition in earnest
with something like seventy buildings and
customary accessories on no small sea lie.
Because the day was cherries and a
cold fog floating in from the Pacific Ocean
enveloped the city in veil of mist there
was room left to move about in CON-
fort on the highway of Sunset City. The
attendance of visitors was not so numer-
Gus as on the previous Sunday, than which
nothing could have been more opportune
on account of a decrease in space along
the driveway encireliDg the plaza. This
was caused by large supply of water and
sewer piping which was scattered along
In do
trench was dug, and gangs Of workmen
were busy laying water main. The
twelve-inch supply main from Lake La
Honda was laid TO the northeast corner of
the Mechanical Arts building, where it
met a junction of eight-inch mains thai
are TO supply the buildings. Laying a
sewer was completed into the quadrangle
yesterday from a connection with the
Fifth-avenue and Richmond sewer sys-
TEN. Within ten days the water and sewer
pipes will be laid and ready for immediate
use.
Thursday next will see the beginning of
the great fence. This will be twelve feet
above ground, five feet under the surface
and surmOunted by a barbed wire to an
extra height of four feet.
Buildings OF all sorts are Springing up In
Sunset City, while astonishing results are
daily accomplished on the exposition
palaces. In this last week about a dozen
buldll6E etIuCluI6s Cdu16 llE0 existence,
with evidences of as many more within
the next few days. On a line with the
Mechanical Arts buildings was a frame
work for the chocolate pavilion, which is
TO be finished by December l. In the rear
were piles of lumber and just enough pre-
liminary work to show where Hawaii will
have panorama and village, also excaya-
tons and part of the foundations for the
Firth wheel. A sign at this point states
that the wheel will have sixteen cars with
accommodation for ten persons each and a
total height of 125 feet. n ear the japan
csc concession the frame work for one of
the four ornamental restaurants was
standing and temporary restaurants and
small buildings were met at every turn.
The first heavy rain fell upon Sunset
City shortly before 4 P. NJ. 1t drove the
crowds into shelter which was found in
the Mechanical Arts. Agricultural and
Manufactures buildings. Momentarily
the banks of mist were dispelled and then
1t came down again. heavier than before,
with gloom that foretold winter.
Women and children wrapped themselves
up for warmth and men turned up their
collars when suddenly rain battered
heavily on the new roofs. The wOrkmen
paid no heed to the unwelcOme moisture