Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17
Big Attendance Recorded at the Buff
falo Exposition.
FIGURES FOR FIRST THREE MONTHS
Considerable Interest Manifested
in District Day.
DATE OF PRESIDENTS VISIT
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
BUFFALO, N Y, August 10, 1901.
The Pan-American exposition entered
upon the last half of its career of six
months the LIST of this month. The event
suggested a summing up of the attendance
for the past three months, and the figures
as given out by the management are In
teresting. The grand total was 2.I24.Ns-
This is apportioned to the thirteen weeks
so as to exhibit a steady increase from
about 81 900 the first week in May to
something less than 100000 for the last
week in july. 1t is notable that for the
past two months the daily average has
kept close to the 10000 mark, although
there have been many days registering co.
OD)and6OG0 While the first half of this per-
iod has shown total of less than 100000,
it Is no doubt true, as has frequently been
stated. that to be a financial success the
attendance must aggregate at the end at
least 100000
The show is ideal 1t is all that has so
generously been said of il, and seldom has
a similar creation inspired such expressions
of admiration and delight. Midway day,
the "a instant, has been looked back ,-pon
almost as much as 1t was forward in ad-
vance. There were 106,32S visitors on the
grounds that day, and the events were SO
numerous that few saw half Of them
Assistant Secretary TnyiOr's Com emf.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Tay
1or recently visited the exposition and in
cdentally remarked that 1t is An unprece
dented artistic triumph that the expendi-
ture of thousands upon thousands Of dollars
Is everywhere evident and that the st Louis
exposition, the next step in this line of
mammoth enterprise, will be the grandest
financial failure Of the age. In other
words. the more artistic the expositions
are made the less return on the money in
vested
There has been no change in the method
of arranging special events, and 80 far as
has been announced the balance of the
present month has in store only the fol-
lowing: Michigan day, August 20; Louisi
ana day. 2lst; electrical day, I'D; Virginia
day. I'D: municipal day. 26th; Porto Rican
army expedition day, 9th; Mystic Shrine
day. 3ISt. Some of these will more than
likely result in large attendances, particu-
larly Michigan and Mystic Shrine days.
Probably the most attractive of the near
dates will be the 10Th to the 9th, which
have been designated firemens week. At
other expositions the firemen have gener-
ally attended largely, and their usual pa
rades in brilliant uniforms of red and their
fire drills are unique, interesting and occa-
Sionally exciting. At the Omaha EXPOSE
ton extensive preparations were made for
the fire drills, and they seemed well justf-
fed. Here it is proposed to have the exhi-
billions take place in the stadium arena,
but that has proven several times too small
on big days. In this connection it might
be suggested that out of the hundred thou
sand and more on the grounds on Midway
day hardly more than 1900 could be &C.
commOdated, although all struggled for
places. However, 1t is a sight not often
witnessed when 10000 persons crowd such
novel amphitheater.
District of Columbia Day.
Considerable attention has been given the
announcement of District of Columbia day.
and there has been some expression as to
what is expected. Those In charge Of the
arrangements may or may not know that
while the program has been looked upon
as promising, the national capital is
point of great interest and the ceremonies
could not be too extensive. Somewhere 1t
has been remarked that there should be
more of the military than has been pub
lished as coming and If possible the sug-
gestion should be carried out, for the more
military the more suspicious do state days
appear.
The Marine Band Is a fine headliner, and
it should be permitted to carry the biggest
District banner. The National Guard can
not find better place to show of than on
the esplanade at evening, just when the
visitors are resting and waiting for the IL
Illumination
The West Pointers are at present re-
ceiying the most attention, but their pres
ence should be an extra inducement to the
guardsmen. There are 334 of the cadets
encamped on the grounds under Lieuten-
ant Colonel Chas. G. Treat, and regular In
struction is being given them in tactics,
and there are dress parades every evening
The encampment includes fifty hospital
corps. forty artillery and thirty-five caval-
rymen: band of field music. a battery of
six guns. large number of horses and a
SlX-mule team for an army wagon
There is some likelihood of the 9th in
slant being notable date at the EXPOSE
ton. II is then that the Porto Rican
Army Expedition Society, of which Cen
eral Miles is commander, has been called
together here. Generals Brooke Schwan.
Halnes, Ernest. Gilmore Griffin and Gar.
retson. Admiral Schley and Captain Sigs-
bee are among those who are expected to
participate.
The ex-volunteers of the expedition are
very enthusiastic still over the occupation
OF the island under General Miles, and a
large proportion of them live in this sec
ton of the country. The 10th Pennsylya-
MA Regiment, composed almost entirely of
volunteers living just across the New York
and pennsylvania border will, 1t is an
Eounced, attend as an veteran Organiza-
tion.
President Mckinley's Date.
President Mckinley recently accepted an
invitation of the city of Buffalo and the
exposition TO attend September ), and he
has consented 10 speak at the ceremonies
of the day. Mrs. Mckinley is expected to
accompany the President and 1t is their
present intention CT reaching Buffalo on
the evening of September 4. 1t is need
less TO say that the Presidents coming has
frightened the hearts of the directors of
the exposition, and all their efforts are be-
ing directed toward the success of the
event Just what the ceremonies will con-
slst OF has not yet been announced nor de-
termined, but invitations are now being ex-
tended the members of the cabinet and the
supreme Court. and high officials of the
government generally, as well as the dipio-
matte corps at Washington.
This should be very attractive to Wash.
inStonians contemplating attending the ex-
position on District day. The week will
embrace many special features.
Among the notable personages who
have recently visited the exposition are
Joseph Jefferson. the veteran actor, and
Thomas A. Edison, the electrical wizard
Edison took occasion to remark that the
lighting OF the grounds was The apotheo-
sis of incandescent illumination" and
while some are deeply gratified at this
compliment from such a source others are
asking for an explanation from the same
source Jefferson seemed charmed through
out his stay. and Enthusiastically replied