The sun., 1900-06-19
THE GATES Of
GIGANTIC FAIR
THROWN OPEN
Little Miss Greenwood Plucked
the Magic Rose and Set
the Bells Agoing.
IMMENSE CROWD PRESENT
The Monster Industrial FaIr and
EIks' Carnival is Astounding the
Public With it's Magnitude.
The Mighty Midway is all
That Was Promised.

It's
The Mighty Midway is all
That Was Promised.
| The Industrial Street Fair and Elks'
| Carnival, which has caused so much
worry and so many sleepless nights to
those who have made it the pleasing
success that it has turned out to be, is
now at the heigth of its glory.
Wilmington was never more resp,end-
ant in flying colors, in resounding
strains Of sweet music and in happy, joy
| ful crowds OF humanity than now.
| From noon yesterday to long after
midnight and into the small hours this
morning, the crowd surged and surged,
and never ceased to wonder and give in
dicatons OF happiness and delight at
each new feature OF one Of the greatest
street shows ever given.
Good humored parties Of young folks
PLAYED prauks with each other and with
the crowd and all was taken in the spirit
in which it was given.
Happiness reigne1 and very little dis
cord was created, though the throng at
times was far beyond the possible control
OF any small body oi otlic RS should the
/ OCCASION lDT lilGlI selNlC6S nave al lSchs
The crowd congested at given points,
and even when it became an utter i'm
possibility to work ones way through
the surging masses no one lost his temper
but took the street or waited patiently
his turn 10 get through the crowd.
The Parade.
t The immense industrial parade yester-
t day afternoon practically opened the
9 street fair and carnival.
1t was in two divisions and was mar
Y shaled by Daniel Ross, with John Brown
and Homer G. Simmons as assistants
= and Frank A. Mitchell, assisted by Davit
I tSnellenberg, G. Reginald Van Trump ant
s Howard I. Wallace. John G. Hartmann
J was marshal in chief.
z Among the many varied displays thos
4 to attract the most attention were tn
: Diamond State Steel Company, ]
z wagons, Diamond State Brewery, Baval
( ian Brewing Company, Hartmann ,
> Fehrenbach Brewing Company, Enoc
; Moore 4 Sons Company, S. ri. Foulk
& ten fine horses, and William Lea Son
2 Company.
z The Bostock midway aggregation at
{ tracted great deal OF attention.
} The parade was reviewed at Fourteent
Z and Washington streets, where an in
s mense crowd gathered.
Z The Formal Opening.
: The gigantic fair and carnival wa
Z formally opened about 3 A o'clock. !
( mighty throng had gathered about th
! grandstand at the imposing entrance t
Z the grounds.
4 Secretary of State Hughes made th
: opening address, and Mayor John
Z Fahey made the response, after which
4 huge bouquet of flowers opened and ou
5 jumped little Bertha Greenwood, VIII
2 plucked rose from the bouquet, thu
& closing an electric circuit, instantl
s throwing open the gates of the giganti
Z fair, striking the city hall bell eleve
4 times and set going many bells an
y whistles. Howson's Band played 'AuI
Lang Syne" and the Elks' uncovere
their heads and sang the words of th
T. song.
r Centre of Attraction.
+, The Bostock Midway Carnival wer
= unable to open to the public until 4 8
y, o'clock last evening, after which tn
~ various amusement features were th
u centre OF attraction for the crowds, am
= when their gaping entrances were close
= to outsiders thecrowd within we're hardl
=. missed from those ON the teaming side
se walks and on the boulevard. One pei
y sons place was seemingly filled by
- dozen more pushing and showing to &c
to the front.
% Men, women and children were in th
. = crowd. All with happy faces-smilin
l. lips and sparkling eyes-and they neve
e seemed to tire in their efforts to see a
" that was to be seen, and to crowd a
=. many enjoyable moments into their lii
as day at the carnival would allow.
Cynical, in deed, is the individual VIII
cannot find twelve happy hours in da
at the Industrial Street Fair and EIki
tie Carnival. Gloomy, indeed, must be TIA
q. existence OF man who cannot ente
tn into the spirit of the carnival an
ry lengthen his life thereby. Morose, ir
's deed, must be the nature of man VIII
#, cannot smile with the crowd when hi
X hat is crushed down over his ears an
rs his ears and his coat split up the bach
lie A day at the carnival is a sure cure IL
I'D the blues, and fifteen minutes on T.,
lie boulevard is worth whole lot of phys
so for the dyepeptic.
,ct With bright eyes, pretty faces and jo,
n full laughter all around him, and wit
le- the realization that there are man
methods for driving away dull cal
within his grasp, the man who does NJ
come out vi a uhy anu ulgnb at bDe strei
j, fair feeling better thereby, had better I,
II main away from Wilmington for a soil
=, week.
raj Astounded at the Magnitude.
The fair is astounding the public wit
en- its magnitude. Ii is estimated that b
,or tween 1000 and 5000 people passe
to through the main gate yesterday afte
IN. noon and last night.
All the minor arrangements were n,
entirely finished ,t,,,lpay but ~,