The morning call., 1894-07-07
Through THrnStiles Yesterday. ....6612

Even the heroic statue OF Columbus has
realized that the end of all things is at
hand in Sunset City, On Thursday the
discoverer of America was observed to be
leaning more heavily than usual on his
right foot in the attitude of man who is
very tired. Yesterday he was so unmis-
takably bowing his head toward the earth
that Superintendent McNab decided that
be wanted some support or he would top
pie over entirely. A cowboy was there
fore summoned in haste, who lassoed the
statue and made the end of the rope secure
to flagstaff.
The figure of the captive Columbus was
surrounded by changed scene yesterday.
The central court was by no means de-
serted, it is true. On the contrary, crowds
of people buried hither and thither laden
with packages Most of them had been
shopping in the various concessions and
were rejoicing with an exceeding great
10y over their bargains. But mingled with
the throng of people were lines of express
wagons, and big trucks were backed up at
the entrances to the Mechanical Arts 0ulld-
ing. the Liberal Arts building and the
Agricultural building. There was an air
of knowing" about everything in the CEN
lral court, and when about o'clock IN the
afternoon the foggy air vibrated with the
strains of cOrnet playing After the
Ball" many people within hearing either
said or thought How Singularly approprl-
ate.
The sound of the hammer was heard in
all the land at the exposition. In the
MID way it wed with the strains of Boone's
orchestra, and the spielerS retired dis
gusted from the contest with it. Inc
haunted swing and large number OF the
small side shows were closed, though the
mirror maze and Boone's were still doing
fairly thriving business. Some OF the
midway girls, dressed in cheap everyday
attire, wandered dlsconsolately near the
booths where they had been employed.
Bertha Mayard, the busy little French
spieler, whose pert utterances used to
draw crowds of people to her "Olymplan
Temple" near the Alameda County build
ing. was plunged in despair. Big tears
chased one another down her cheeks. and
she had hard work 10 steady her voice
when she met an acquaintance and re-
cited the story of her wrongs. WhIle
Bertha was spelling on the 4th OF July
thief took advantage of her absence TO
break into her fiat on Frederick street and
decamp with $500, the whole OF her saw
ings for the season. The conceSSionalres
are very few of them flush OF money. but
those who know the sDleler sympathlZe
a purse for her benefit.
The Monterey and Santa Clara County
exhibits are closed, so are the Hawaiian
village and cyclorama. The packers are
hard at work In most OF the large build
ings, though the foreign exhibits will re-
main as they are for some days In the
Liberal Arts building number Of the
smaller exhibits are being boxed, and the
Mechanical Arts building and Agricultural
building are beginning to show signs OF
the coming eld.
The railroad company had its agents on
the grounds making preparations for the
reiayng of the spur tracks to the Manu-
features and Liberal Arts building and to
the building OF Mechanical Arts. The road
bed for the former spur has been kept clear,
but other concessions have been erected
whereIthe spur to The Mechanical Arts USED
to run. 1t will probably be found neces-
sary to run this track IN front OF these
buildings, and build loading platform at
the main entrance to the Mechanical Arts
building.
The executive committee OF the State
Miners Association have decided to re-
move their exhibit as soon as possible.
Cassasa's band will play as usual, and all
the electrical illuminations, including the
fountain, will be in full blast
To judge from yesterday, however, the
chief attraction will he bargains. There is
nothing at the fair that is not for sale be-
low its value, according to the vendors. 1t
is the biggest clearance sale" San Fran
cisco has ever seen, and large number of
ladies enjoyed it yesterday. People
bought hosts of things they did not want,
because they were said to be cheap, and a
few wary purchasers got bargains. Many
of the buildings were turned into active
marts, and Now or never" was the motto
OF the Orentas in the streets of Cairo, no
made the welkln ring with declarations
that they were giving their goods away.
Never in the history of the exposition
have 50 many visitors gone out of the
gates laden with spoils as yes terday.