The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-22
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IDEAL PICTURE OF PROSPERITY
INDIANA'S TWO SENATOR'S, ARM L,
ARM, VIEW THE GLAD SIGHT.
Sousa's Closing COncer Mt Night
Searchlight's Trial for a New
Record To-Day.

was a record breaker, and the combined at
tendance of the day and evening surpassed
the record on the day when Star Pointer
and Joe Patchen raced. On that day forty
six thousand people passed through the
gates. Yesterday and last night over fifty
thousand attended. Late in the afternoon
the treasurer's office commence to figure
on the receipts for the day, and 1t was
found that up TO about 5 o'clock there were
over thirty thousand paid admissions, and
other admissions during the day brought
the total to nearly forty-ive thousand up
to that hour. Those who went out for the
concert last evening brought the total to
between fifty thousand and sixty thousand.
and it is probably nearer the latter figure
than the former.
At no time during the day were the street
cars 70 the grounds other than crowded,
and every available car was pressed into
service. There was some trouble in the
morning by the breaking of a trolley wire
On Fair avenue. by which nearly a block
of the wire was on the ground, and one
pole fell down. For some time the cars had
to discharge their passengers nearly a quar-
ter of a mile from the gates, and that dis
lance had to be covered on foot. Cars
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people continued to come in during the day
the managers of the fair were highly
pleased, but they viewed with alarm the
problem Of getting the people home. 1t
was feared there would be great trouble in
handling the crowd by street cars alone. and
the managers communicated with the Monon
Railroad Company, and asked that a train
be run out in the afternoon and evening.
ThA Cot. ,,thn~,t;1a o-aal - ,a1r4 tD nnxr
difference that might remain il the receipts
were not sufficient to pay the expenses OF
the trains. Accordingly. a ,rain of twelve
coaches was sent out, which left the
grounds at 6 o'clock, and last night another
train left the grounds at $50. Both trains
were filled to the platforms.
Standing room only was the order on the
street cars last night as early as 6 o'clock.
n the rush into the grandstand for the
concert caused a spectator to shudder.
There was endless pushing and showing,
and 1t seemed impossible tina some one
would not be seriously hurt. The stampede
was finally checked by a large force of po-
hcemen, and so far as is known, no one
was injured. The crowd at the street-car
entrances pushed and showed until it
seemed those in front would be mashed, or
that the fence would give way. The stream
of those who went down the track, climbed
across the fence, and walked up to the
starting platform was unceasing, and it fur
nished all tina the cars could handle for
some time, so that the gates were left
closed for a long period. The weather was
ideal for a fair, and Indiana day" of the
fair of 1899 has established a new record in
attendance.
AROUND THE GROUNDS.
The people began to go to the grounds
early in the morning. and by 5 o'clock
there were five thousand visitors in the
grounds. BY noon the greatest crowd was
there, and when the races commenced there
seemed TO be no diminution in the number
in the buildings. The ~grandstand did not
have a vacant seat in 1t, and for nearly
half the distance around the track people
were massed against the fence. Back of
those standing close to the fence were car
riages of all descriptions. The buildings
were uncomfortably crowded all through
the afternoon, and there was but little sat-
IL was necessary to use elbows freely in
getting through an aisle.
crowded. and the outgoing trains the night
before carried but few people on them,
Many of the regular trains yesterday morn
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Erie & Western brought in a harvest-home
excursion of several hundred people. il
was estimated at the Union Station yester-
day that the railroads have brought about
thirty-eight thousand strangers into the
city.
The rush of business in the administratio
building yesterday morning was suspended
long enough for the officers and clerks tC
witness the wedding of Herman l.. Brun-
son and Miss Claudia ID. Elliott. The
groom Is thirty-three years old, and both
parties live at Castleton. Ind. The cere.
mony was performed by Benjamin j. White
justice Of the peace at Broad Ripple. With
the exception of the time occupied for the
the administration building has
been like a bee hive. Those on the ground:
holding privileges had a rich harvest, anC
lemonade stands. peanut vendors. popcorn
men and other dealers in things to eat anc
drink were surrounded by great crowd.
through the entire day. The ground.
showed the effect of the large crowd, ant
everywhere papers. wrappers and adver
tisements of all kinds were strewn. Famik
parties were scattered all over the ground!
eating lunches they brought with them
In spite of the crowd w no acct
dent was reported, and but one sign O.
trouble, a case IN which two boys wer.
caught stealing from a peanut stand. Boil
were arrested. 1t was a hard day for tn,
police. blu they handled the people well