The evening world., 1893-10-30
The Big FAIR CLOSED.
Mourning in Place of Congratuli-
tiors at the End.
The Exercises Form a Memorial to
Chicago's Dead Mayor.
Resolutions Express the Sorrow OF
All tho Various Boards.

WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS, CHI
CAGO, oct. 30-From turret, dome and
spire of the White City's palaces hung
the emblems OF the nations at mourn
ing height on this the dying day of the
Worlds Columbian Exposition. The
people came and looked towards the sun.
lit sky of blue, realized that not only chi
cage mourned, hut the whole world of
humanity as represented at the EXPOSE
tion.
They came in much smaller number
than was expected at sunset Saturday,
and they found no evidences of rejoicing
over the achievement of the
age; no sounds UI sweet music in the
court of honor, no merry thrungs no
ceiebration-only a solemn stiffness, an
unparalleled tribute to the memory OF
Chicago S murdered Mayor.
The greatest exposition the world has
witnessed died in the same gloom and
silence which, perrade the home of the
afflicted family.
IN the administration office, the chief
men oil the Fair returned to their desks
Win saddencd hearts and a gloom hung
over all.
At II o'clock the committee of twelve,
which was chosen to draft the resolu-
lions for the OCCASION, met in President
Higinbotham,s Office; They, were
rre2lIent Palmer, j. 3D. Penn, = \. =.
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Commission; President IIiginbotham,
Lyman j. Gage, Edwin Walker, r. W.
r,cK, Robert \. Waller, George x. pa
Vi. Of t.r Board Ot Directors.
The resolutions were drawn at some
lehEth, eNprcsSlng in the most sympa-
thee lansuag" the general sorrow and
shock which the tragic end If the Worlds
faIr. City's Chief Magistrate created in
the hearts and minds OF the National
Commissioners, foreign and State repre-
sentativeS, the Board of Lady Managers,
the exhibitors. the directors and eNecu-
tive officers of the Exposition.
one set of resolutions was left to be
presented by President ~Higinbotham
on behalf of the Board Of Directors, and
another by Commissioned Massey, of
Delaware, for the National Commission
The Re-. John Henry Barrows, pastor
of the Fourth Presbyterian church, de-
neral gathering, as it really was. began
IN. Festival Han. The invocation con
tained a feeling reference to the tragedy
which had turned the farewell ceremO.
MES into a memorial meeting, and ap
pealed to the throne of grace on be,
half Of the griet stricken family.
Following came the formal announce.
ment by, President Palmer of the
Mayors death. nd a statement that
all exercises of a festive nature would
be omitted.
The resolutions were then presented
without any accompanying speech, al.
though many eloquent orators were
present.
The foreign and American representa-.
tiNeS, as we'll as the governing bodies
of the Exposition who were seated on
the platform and in the body of the
hall showed by their rising in response
TO the eques of President Palmer that
the resolutions voiced the sorrow and
sympathy of all the world, because the
world was represented there.
President Palmer then formally an,
nounccd that in compliance with the act
! OF Congress the Exposition was OFFICIALLY
at an end as a Worlds Exposition. After
the Rev DR.. Barrows had pronounced
the henediction n offered up a short
dispersed.
The Worlds Fair. like Carter Harri,
son, was no more.