Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-06-08
NO RUSH AT THE FAIR.
Sundays Attendance Was Not
Much OF a Success.

Smaller Than tho Previous Sunday
Many State buildings Closed and some
Of the Finest Exhibits Covered With
Canvass.
CHICAGO June 4.-'rherc was no great
outpourng of the wage working class or
any other class at the Exposition to-day.
| The oppressive heat and u heavy storm
of lightning, thunder and rain. which
came IN the middle Of the afternoon ac-
count III part for the decreased attendance.
But, compared with the mighty multi
| tude OF visitors last sunday, the second
| open Sunday at the Worlds Fair can
hardly be called u success The spacious
cafes, with their broad vefn,ldas, the beer
| gardens in the foreign villages on the
| Plaisance and the restaurants within the
| park proper were literally uatrOuGed all
| day, not 50 much on account Of thcsturm,
| for the sky was clear of even clouds until
. p'cloCk, aud there WAS no necessity for
| people TO seek shelter. III fact, the storm
| was of short duration, although black
clouds hung over the White City tor the
rest of the day, threatening at any time to
give the pedestrians a drcnChng. There
was bright spot on the horizon, which
had the effect of bringing u fair.slzed
crowd out toward evening.
STATE AND FOREIGN BUiLpiNGs CLOSED.
The New England state buildings, when
"NiC NlbSCtl ~ NIE pllbllt lhSl SUBWAY, re-
manned locked to-day. PENNSYLVANIA, New
YORK, Missouri, North Dakota Utah,
Delaware, Maryland and Virginia Joined
III the Sunday-rlosinE movement. and ID is
now to be II permanent matter with them
II the gates Of the fair remain open the
next live months.
There is another feature of this Sunday
far which calls forth compainings from
the visitors. Manyiof thG finest exhibits ia
me auI Il
buildings were hidden from the view Of all
visitors because the exhibitors Of their
agents i'll charge did not propose to work
seven days in the week.
The coverings which protect the exhibits
at night were not removed and al. the WISH
tors could see were ornamental bcrths aud
showcases ulSliyurcd with canvass, wood
or iron sheeting. The exposition uuthuri-
ties have no riglttO remove The coverings
without the permission of the exhibitor,
aud no arrangement has Yet been made for
unvellng an Sunday.
Not even flag was To be seen on the
buildings Of Great Britain, Canada, New
South Wales and India and the doors
were locked. Visitors were denied access
to the great display Of the United states
government IN the big iOnlcd building and
the small adiuncts. Machinery Hall was
as silent as il was last Sunday.
ABOUT 5000 VISITORS.
Music appropriate for SUNDAY was pro-
vidcd in tho early part OF the day BY the
Chicago band stationed in tue pavilion be.
tween Machinery Hall and the Admiuis-
tration Building. The Soussa band PLAYED
afterwards In the same part OF the grounds
but the audiences were not large at any
time on account Of the scarcity OF seats
and the muddy ground.
The official report Of the department of
admissions showed that 5000 tickets had
been sold at O'Clock, 5000 being children
at half price.
After that hour the gate keepers and
ticket-Sellers had an easy time, as not more
than l5,OOu more people passed the turn.
stiles TO see the electric Examinations in
the evening.
Yesterday 81, lSS persons paid to 20 in.
On Decoration Day tMay Both, the total
attendance was 10000, the largest since
the opening day.