The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-29
WORLDS FAIR GONE FOREVER
Continued from Sixth Page)

vent Of La Rabida. The Goddess Of
Liberty still stands on her lofty pedes-
| tai, with her cap gone and several OF
| her fingers missing. The old whaler
Progress still incumbers the lagoon, be-
| There the reminders of 1898 end. But
vessel was offered the other day for $50.
| Hhere the reminders of 1898 end But
what has become of all the rest of the
| structures that once filled the park
Where are the millions of feet OF lum-
Der, the thousands Of cons If iron, are
acres of glass, the miles Of piping. the
| forest of f1agpoles,. the congregation Of
mundane and supra-mundane figures
the world came to see? Even the wreck
ers can My give u mint.
One thing, however 20 known teyond
! doubt-there gre bits" of the worlds
fair at the present time all over the
world--in Europe, in Asia, in Africa, in
| the two Am ,r!cas, in Australia.
The story of the Where" of the main
buildings is soon told. In the main it
may be told in one word-ashes. Ev-
erybody knows the fate of the cold sto-
rage building and later of the Peristyle
; Music Hall, and Casino. Everybody
too, remembers that grand pyrotechnic
display-the great fire of July 8, 1891
when the Manufacturers building, Ma
chinery Hall, the Agricultural building
the Mines and Mining building, the
Electrical building, the Administration
building, the Terminal Station, and a
number of minor structures were con-
sumed. Those fires left but one article
of salvag@the iron.
This material for the most part went
to two places-the rolling mills of the
Illinois Steel company and the smelt-
ing furnaces at Pittsburg. The Chi
cago House Wrecking company, which
paid $4,000 for the principal buildings,
had the unsatisfactory task of cutting
the tangled iron into four foot lengths
for shipping. After having been melt
ed by the purchasers 1t was again re-
cast. The junk iron of the Fair and
fresh ore were thrown into the smelt-
ing furnaces together. and the recording
angel of transmutations today couldn't
tell which was which or what ultimately
got the iron that millions of people gaz-
ed at in wonder at Jackson Park.
Certain 1t is, however, many state
~ building in different parts of the
country has unwittingly its Worlds
Fair souvenir.
OF the remaining buildings a portion
two were taken to Kansas Cityfi, one
was moved over in Stony Island avenue
and still another was worked over into
a fat building. These are the only
structures that preserve anything like
their integrity.
J. Wesover, a Columbus, Ohio, man,
bought the great dome of the Agricul-
tural building and had il taken to
Springfield, where 1t was reconstructed
on the fair grounds with certain wings
and adjuncts. This is the largest por-
ton of any of the main buildings used
as it was on the Worlds Fair grounds.
The structural iron of the United
States government building was sold
TO the Lane bridge works. The trusse
from the boiler house went to Muncie,
Ind, T he 1russes of the annex to the
Transportation building went to Mil
waukee.
j. c. Rogers Of Kansas City secured
two of the worlds fair buildi1gs-the
Wisconsin state building and the Vic
toria building. In addition he bought
portions of other structures. The Wis
consin building has been reconstructed
a Grand avenue and Seventh street,
Kansas City. where it has been opened
as "Gentleman's club The build
ing has been christened 1.-The Wiscon-
sin"
Mr.. Rogers also bought the Victoria
building He is now reconstructins
and fitting UP the building in Kansas
City for a private residence. Among
the equipments of this house will be six
oil paintings formerly in the dome OF
the United States government building.
II is Of interest 10 note that syndi-
cate from Cripple Creek made an offer
for the Victoria building and did its
best 10 secure il as an attraction for the
Inflated town.
The Idaho building was bought on
speculation, the purchaser expecting 10
sell II at a good profit 10 a woman living
in New York state. At the last mo
ment the intending purchaser backed
out and the Spectator was left with
white elephant on his hands. The build
ing was taken down and carted over 10
Fffty-seventh street, where the material
still lies.
Mr.. Meyers bought the Pennsylvania
building. had il torn down carefully.
and used the material in the erection OF
a fat building at Emerald avenue and /
Forty-third street.
The Rhode Island building was Sc
cured by DR.. Willoughby and moved 20 /
Stony Island avenue and Seventeen /
street. II Is said 10 he the intention Of |
the doctor 10 wait till the park COM 4
missioners have improved the ground 1
fanking Stony Island avenue and then 1
NJ Up the building as a residence
II IS noteworthy that Uncle Dick /
Oglesby. ex-governor OF Illinois. had a 1
special fOndness for the Womaa's build !
ing. and purchased much % the srchl- i
tecutural ornament OF the structure 1
He secured pediments and reliefs and /
friezes and little angles. and with the /
material has practically reconstructed /
two sides OF his home a. Elkhart, Il i
This, il Is understood. Is partly because
the ex-governor admired thai so-I OF 4
architecture and partly out % Compl.- \
ment 70 the women
TIE New York building. one Of the 4
most costly % the state edifces. was
almost a complete failure as salvage. Il
The fine mural paintings b. Aii3s-
were on the plaster and had - b sac
rificed- TIE Iowa and Ohio buildings
were annexed 70 other buildings and i
we7s scarcely worth tearing down. Tee
Texas ouis1iTfg was another failure from 4
me standpoint q the WreckeTs- Only
lsr- = the Illinois building. II ALI -
- IrerIl oe1ed. was eft BY Grs-Sae TeSs i
Ws1i up n smoke one Sunday after
noon The Washington butliicg taat
excited such Comment ~ is massive
logs. was torn down ard the thinkers
Tor - most part SAVED Up. 4 Eek
; AZ REMAIN. wsth Z miscellaneous co1lsc-