The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-28
MIDWINTER FAIR OPENED.
Pacific SLOPE PEOPLE FLOCK IN
CROWDS TO SIN FRdHCIsCO.

a Parade Pree.des the Openin1 Exeretses
IN Go'dcn Gate PnrN-Dercriptiow OF the
HuiiinEs-The Fait's Cost eA,50o,oOO.
BAN Francisco. Jan. 27.-Tho Golden State
threw open to-day the gates OF her Midwinter
Exposition. The Governor having proclaimed
the day a holiday business throughout the
state was at a stnnistill and thousands o.
people have come 20 tho city from all over
California, while Oregon. Washington. Nevada,
Arizona. and British Columbia have contribute
ell large proportion Of the visitors.
San Francisco Is en- Co,e In honor Of the oc-
casion. and the buildings at the Exposition
grounds in Golden Cato Park. are gay with
bunting. banners and flags. Along tho line Of
march OF the procession residences were
decorated. The procession was larger and
more representative than any ever held hero
before. Every iraternal organization in the
city aad every society and club OF any i'm.
portance was out in full force. More OF the
pioneers OF the State. although their ranks
have been greatly thinnei OF late. turned
out to-day. comparatively speaking. than
on any similar occasion. In addition
to the national and state troops. tho
Native Daughters Of tho Golden West.
veterans Of tho Mexican war. the Grand
Army OF tho Republic men. tho naval battalion.
and representatives OF ali concessions at tho
Exposition were also in line. The rear OF the
procession ives brought up with carriages
containing Director General Do Young and
other officers .! the Exposition, Gov. Mark
ham and other state officers. Mayor Elliott
ana representatives Of the city. Con. RuGer.
commanding tho Department OF the Pacific;
COmmandant uovison OF Mare Island Navy
Yard. and various foreign. state. and County
Commissioners Of tho Exposition.
After the parade tho crowds made a rush for
the Exposition grounds whore the ceremo-
MES Of opening day wero held in n grand stand
on tho Recreation grounds accommodating
singing OF America" by 800 voices. the large
eudienco Joining in the chorus After Coy.
rector General lie Young told how the Expo
bition had come into being.
He,ended by declaring the Exposition open.
and Mrs. De Young pressed the electric but
ton in motion amid shouts OF the great gath
eriEg, waving Of flags and banners salutes by
,Slar-SpanGlod banner" by five hands Con.
The exeTcises con With led. White.
and Blue and columbia. played by. the
ts the Sns erS% s"nS thor
Tonight the buildings were Illuminated. and |
the opening day festivities closed with a grand !
The great fair has been in preparation since |
Aug. a. whom ground was first broken. 1t has /
only to tho Paris and Chicago expeditions. !
sixty acres Of Golden Cato Park have been de- !
cred by i've main buildings grouped about y ,
central concert valley from the centre Of which |
This tower is covered by incandescent lamps !
and surrounded by search lights which throw
their beams In all directions.
The principal buildings may be described In
Manufactures. and Liberal Arts 400 feet
Liberal Arts annex, $40 feet long aud 90 feet
wide; total area OF buildings Including an
nGA; galleries. 1I7.OoO square feet; total cost.
Mechanic, Arts. building, 800 feet long and
galleries, 3I.Ol1 square feet; total cost, ST.
horticulture and Agriculture building. 400
eni , including l hal! floors. 1927 square
feet Of exhibit OF paintings. 1000; total cost.
ADMINISTRATION building. 70 feet square;
total loor area. 1O.4OU square feet; total cost.
Festival Hall. 141 by 1873 feet; total cost.
The i've buildings around the terraced
quadrangle leading to Concert Valley are but
structures selected from
great number Of Applicant santa Barbara
Taiiy the Sc. lion and San Sateo Brings f her
Tho Chinese Six Conn apies Of San Fran
cisco s haze An an Oriental building Of their
wide. with a central courtyard to be filed
with Chinese II ,ra. At one end there
yari there will be booths exempiiiying the
manufacture of Chinese productions. The
structure will he ornamented with carved
futter above tiled roofs, from which Chinese
paRodB. copied from the celebrated tower at
Nnnkin, will rise some twenty feet.
The fair lacks n Midway Piaisance. but there
,re twoscore side shows scattered through
The grounds, which In tho aggregate duplicate
he ATTRACTIONS Of that once famous thorough
are There are the same Turkish, French.
Ind German restaurants, the same old Vienna,
he German tavern. the same rolling chairs.
afro street Chinese theatre, ostrich farm. |
'aptive balloon. Hawaiian cyclorama. and. in
act. duplicates OF most OF the attractions
which gave the Midway Plaisance name and