The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-31
CLOSE OF THE FAIR
No Festivities Marked the End of
the Worlds Exposition,
For Harrison, the Columbian Mayor of
Chicago, Lay Dead in His Mall
sion, Slain by an Assassin.
BRIEF, SIMPLE EXERCISES
The Roar of Cannon Announced
the Setting of the Sun,
Then the Flags We're Hauled Down and
the Official Existence of the
Fair Came to an End.
SPEECHES AND RESOLUTIONS
Final Arrangements for the Fu-
neral OF the Dead Mayor.
The Body to Lie in State To-Day and In
terment to Take Place Wednes-
day-Prendergast Indicted.
Special to the indianapolis Journal

opecial 10 the indianapolis Journal.
CHICAGO, Oct. 3O.-In harmony with the
worlds fair city's sorrow came the clos
Ing of the Worlds Columbian Exposition
this day. as directed by the United States
Congress. At sunset (4:45 o'clock) the colors
OF all nations, which have been. flying at
half-mast since sunrise Sunday, were low
cred together, as they were unfurled in
sight of President Cleveland on May 1 at
noon. Six months, with the exception of a
day. have passed. and the glory of the expo
sition has been woven into the history of
the worlds progress. AT the word of COM
mand from artillery officers the guns of a
battery facing the blue waters of Lake
Michigan, belched forth a signal in blank
powder, telling the world that the worlds
fair was dying with the setting sun-dying
while d.1ges were being sung and tears
shed, and heads were bowed in grief over
the bier of Chicagos murdered Mayor
When the sunset hour arrived hundred
men, stationed at every flagstaff of the
nations colors the departmental build
ings, stood ready TO lower the flags and
bare the poles which should tell the yisitc.-s
tomorrow that the Columbian exposition
was at an end forever. 1t was an impress
sive and sad scene when the cannon roared
and the flags of the nations were seen no
more upon the buildings of the White City
1t seemoi like a dismantled fleet and the
thousands of visitors who witnessed the
closing spectacle could not refrain from
signing and regretting that the exposition
was at an end when they saw the bare
fiagstaffs, relieved only by the banner which
bore the name of Illinois. which fioated at
half-mast from the dome of the State Build
ing.
Tha T1r1o yolo oxyaI ~,
noon, in the court of honor, the programme
which had been arranged to be given in
Music Hall after the services of the after
noon. Several thousand persons gathered
about the band in the court Of honor, as it
played the closing selections. AT the sun
set hour the conductor played or the trcn-
bone of his own compositions. While
the noise of cannon was heard on the lake
front and the flags on the palaces of the
vanishing city were being furled, the New
York band waited to play farewell to the
fair. Conductor Innes filled the gap by
playing, 90 Dear; What Can the Matter
Be?' The last flag to be pulled down from
its staff was one of the three facing the
court of honor from the Administration
Building. The hands which pulled it down
were those of the worlds fair newspaper
men, and "Old Glory reached the
ground great cheer and a tiger rose on
the evening air while the sun set slowly in
the West While the last flag was being
pulled to the ground in the court of honor.
the New York band played the star
spangled Banner and concluded with
America" A cheer went UP from the
thousands assembled within hearing of the
patriotic strains. and after the sound of the
bugle from the Administration Building the
worlds fair became part of the past.
THE ADDRESS.
In Festival Hall the people invited to the
closing ceremony came slowly. The build
ing was not heated and it was uncomfort-
able for the three thousand assembled
there. Thomas w. Palmer. president of the
national commission, invited those who
were in the gallery 10 descend to the par
quet and dress circle, adding that those
who held reserve seat tickets could go into
the gallery if they wished. Mr.. Palmer an
nounced that those who desired could keep
on their hats. He said:
"It was intended that the speeches of to-
day should be of joyous character. But
the closing ceremonies of the worlds fair
are darkened by terrible tragedy and
sorrow is brought to the hearts of all of
us The Mayor of the city which has done
so much for this exposition has been shot
down by an assassin in the portals of his
love for the city and the exposition In
view of the catastrophe IL is deemed proper
that the programme Of festivities should
be omitted and the exercises consist only
of prayer, the reading of resolutions of con-
dolence and the benediction. The exer-
cises will now open with prayer by the
Rev DIR. Barrows.. of Chicago
Before giving the benediction Rev. DR.
Barrows announced that he had been re-
quested by the committee to read the
speech President Hginbotham had written
for this day, prior to Mr. Harrfson's de-
mise. The speech was as follows:
This is not the time for oratory A duty
calls US together which We must perform
though it fills us with sadness The hour
is at hand when our festival must close, and
when the material things of which ii is COM
posed must turn, back to The four quarters
OF the globe and the structures which shell
tered them TO the elements out of which
they were created. This is not the time for
exultation over our victory, except i'm so far
as to recognize that without the favor OF
voyager four hundred years ago 10 this land
il could not have been achieved. Exultation
would be unidentified Gratitude to the Al
mighty is the only feeling that can harbor
In by breast except the sorrow which this
closing hour evokes. We are turning our
backs upon the fairest dream of civiliza-
ton, and are about to consign it TO the dust
1t is like the death of dear friend 1t is
like bidding farewell TO ones youth IT is
like all those times in the life of a man
when the thoughts of the present are choked
with the emotions OF the past. At such
times the call OF duty alone can uplift the
are yet to come That call is upon each one
Of now II echoes in the hearts of all
that have been touched by these wonders
which God has brought 10 pass 1t bids US
learn the lessons of the past season TO the
everlasting benefit OF ourselves and our
h, children II bids us ,,, appropriate to our, our
feast of the arts, industries and sciences.
and so embalm them In memorys treasure
house, that they may be best preserved
and produce the largest fruits in the gener-
ations TO come Let US so forward to meet