The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-22
PEOPLE FLOCK TO PARKS
SEVERAL EXCURSION
BROUGHT CROWDS TO TOWN.
Some Visited the Fair Grounds and
Others the Parks-Attractions
mt Latter Places.

Fathers, mothers. brothers, sisters. sweet
hearts and friends and admirers OF the sol
der boys in camp at the state fair ground
poured into the city yesterday on ;he cx-
cursions and hung on 20 the fair grounds
cars I'm a wild scramble TO reach the place
to-vIew the tented city and to see the state
guard in camp. The heat was 20 intense,
due to the desire OF the mercury to reach
the century mark, thar everybody swell
tered and searched for cool spots. There
was no place in the city that was cool
enough to make people shiver or even to
relieve the sultriness OF the day, and the
crowds OF city folk and excursionists
rushed to the parks and fair grounds to
get away from the glare Of the paved
streets and the intense heat.
Washington street was as hot as a blaz-
ing furnace and the asphalt. pavement was
like mush. Other streets were no better.
and those who preferred to remain at
hons and not venture to the parks sat in
their yards near the spray OF the water
sprinkler. The cars leading TO sil the
parks and to the fair grounds were crowd
ed all day and everybody wished they could
pocket the receipts VI The street car COM
pany for the day, so that they could seek
cooler places in other climates.
There was such a crowd at Fairview
that every seat IN the place and every
bunch Of grass in the shade was occupiec,
while at Broad Ripple and the fair grounds
there was Just enough room to walk around
without elbowlng people. The drinking
fountains and pumps were worked over
time, while ice cream and soda IIaces wero
magnets during the day. 1t was greet
weather for the Ice cream auI soft drink
vendors The empo.iums Of ether liquics
also did a thriving business and the JiaSle
OF coins as they dropped into the money
drawers was a musical substitute 10 the
bells on the cash registers that were muir
fled to prevent the minions of the law from
learning that the places were open TO cash
There were six excursions into Indi-
annapolis yesterday and they were all
crowded with sightseers who came here for
one grand days outing. The weather that
greeted them when the sun scared toward
the meridian made them wilt, but they
were all good members and did not com
piain-that is. any more than was justified.
The l.. +. n w. brought I'm two excursions
from Michigan City and TT. Wayne. The
Big Four ran excursions to Indianapolis
from Sheldon. Ill. Springfield. o.. and Gin
cinnati, and the L., ID. q w. brought In a
train from Decatur. Ill. The crowd
brought to indianapolis was larger than
left the city on the two trains 20 Clncin-
natl over the c., H.. x d., TO Louisville.
Dauvillc. Ill, and Aurora, over the Big
-Four and TO Lake over the
Pennsylvania.
To handle the people who came to the
city. together with the indianapolis people
who desired TO go To the parks, IL was
necessary for the street-railway company
TO Iut into service all it's cars and the
fare registers recorded thousands OF fares
during the day
Visitors To Fairview Park were enter
tained yesterday afternoon and evening by
Prof. j. NJ. Wright, who Is said TO be the
champion trick bicyclist and stair climber
Of the world. The main feature OF the pro-
gramme given by Professor Wright was
seventy-five steps az a height OF almost
fifty feet. At the performance last night the
bicycle. stairway and grounds were iDum-
mated In a blaze OF red fire.
In addition 10 this feature Professor
Wright entertained the audience with what
Is known as the chair and table act" on
a platform he placed two cables. one on
top OF the other. and on these two chairs.
On the top OF the chairs he balanced a
bicycle. While IN this position he mounted
the wheel and performed several feats in
balancing. one OF his special feats was
that OF riding "A bicycle down the walk lead
ing TO the %boathouse without handle bars.
AT the conclusion OF each act he was liber-
ally applauded. Professor Wright will give
performances every afternoon and evening
this week. The Indianapolis Military Band
will give concerts every night this week.
The WinnebagO Indians were the attrac-
ton az Broad Ripple Park yesterday. They
entertained visitors with dances and native
games. Last night they gave a reproduction
OF an Indian massacre. which was literally
applauded. They will give performances at
the park every afternoon and evening this
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