The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-03
IVORY CITY LONELY
WITHOUT ITS PEOPLE
Post-Exposition Period Begins
With Activity in Carting
Away Exhibits.
SOLDIERS GUARD REMAINS.
Offices of Worlds Fair Officials
to Be Moved to Hospital Build
ings-Few People Visit
Grounds.
SOLDIERS GUARD REMAINS.

yesterday youth driving wagon bear
ing boxes with the strange device. Tex
celsior." pulled up at the Admin 'strat on
entrance Of the Worlds Fair on Skinker
road, ate University way.
He was the pioneer of the steady pro-
cession Of vans. drays and wagons Of all
descriptions which all day long hled into
the unpeopled streets and avenues Of the
late Worlds Fair. It was the heralding Of
the post-Exposition period which set in
yesterday.
A day OF such sombernes., 90 beraft Of
cheer and sunshine that II seemed perfect
~ attune to the mental attitude Of all 81.
Louis at the end OF the Fair. opened on
the first day Of the po.t-Exposition and
added gloom 20 gloomy situation.
The gates opened for free and paid ad-
missions at o'clock yesterday morning.
the full admission fee Of 30 cents being
! charged. But not a great many visitors
outside of those who had business on
the ground entered.
| The absence OF petty conceesionairee
and vendors hawking their wares through
the grounds. the sharp and sudden stop
page OF the Intramural. the stilled voice
Of the barker. and the utter absence Of
the tinking cimhals and sounding brass
| Of the ubiquitous band that bIared in front
| Of the Pike shows all accentuated moe
| than the absence OF sightseeing crowds
the joylessness Of the day after the Fair.
ALL BUILDINGS CLOSED.
All buildings were closed tight and
might not be entered save by the display
Of the necessary pass. The streets were
| bare and wind-swspt. The flags on many
Of the buildings hung soiled and limp or
| their STATS. and added to the melancholy
air Of the site.
| The hilarious day OF the Pike was over.
| IN the neutral light Of misty day 1t
| showed bare and tawdry and shabby. Its
tinseI and rouge were cheap and urloveiy
| and all the charms It possessed by night.
| with its dress OF iaughter-Ioving crowd
were nil by day when It lacked them.
Only the litter Of paper and confetti
and the discarded fun-making toys Of the
night before. which strewed Its uneven
pavement. were the joyless reminders Of
the night Of fest and furious fun which
ushered out It's existence
II the concessicnaires are to avail them
selves Of the permission to open for the
Post-Exposition period they had not the
heart to do II on the first day OF the Post
Exposition period, for they were not open
yesterday.
Everything CT every side was sad re-
minder OF the seven months feast that had
been. and from which the merry guests
had taken their departure.
Soldiers Of the Sixteenth Infantry. bay
oneted rifles on Their shoulders. shiverinR
even In their great army coats. silently
patro!led the closed palaces and deserted
plazas Five hundred Of them. with the
same number Of guards. are now on duty
but their task yesterday was light for
there were few people about. except those
who had a personal interest in protecting
property riEhts. on the grounds.
In the Philippine reservation the dinlinu-
tive Scouts patroled the sits and build
ings. their lips blue with the cold and
their thoughts in faraway Luzon or Min
dinao or elsewhere In the Philippines
OFFICES DESERTED.
But II was IN the Administration build |
'ng that the changed order was most |
strikinsIy evident The stone paved cor. |
ridors Of that great building echoed dis |
mally to the only occasiona. tread Of pas |
sersby. Offices that but a fortnight be- |
fore hcnmed with business and thronsed |
with clerks and officials were s.Ien. and |
deserted.
The building had the chill and hollow
ness Of a vacant house Entire depart |
ments had been swept away In a day. and |
others were more than decimated.
The President and his Cabinet the four
directors Of divisions, remained and q few |
of their more necessary subordinates had |
been saved from the wreck
In the beautiful home OF the Board Of |
Lady Managers only Mrs Manning was
there. monarch Of all she surveyed in the |
brief time intervening before tho elegant
furniture OF that home shall be sold from |
the auction-room.
Laurence Grahame. Secretary Of the Ma
tional Commission. was the sole occupant |
Of the Offices Of that body. which are soon |
to be removed to the Jefferson Hotel He |
left the building early in the afternoon.
But, saddest Of all. the Aerodroms late
the scene Of so many high hopes. had not |
Its usual crowd Of admiring visitors come |
to see the airship and the men who
thought to revolutionize aeronaut.c science
with their aerial craft.
There was no ascension and no promise
Of an ascension, and even the weather was
not taken into consideration. The bal
looms looked fabby and depressed, and
their owners wore none too cheerful ex-
pressions. Not even probable ascen-
sion' was promised.
Nearly all Of the State buildings have
been deserted by their executive heads
who will complete their work in their re-
spective capitals. Most of the hostesses
have packed their trunks and gone home
On some of the State pavilions. In sad
irony. the legend Closed Hangs over the
barred doors.
OFFICES TO BE MOVED.
Before December Is It Is expected that
those Offices Of the Exposition MANAGE
nent which It win be necessary to retain
during the post-Exposltion period will be
removed from the Administration build
Ing to other buildings on the grounds.
Those Of President Francis and Secre-
tary Stevens will be maintained in the
Hospital building the Press building is
to be the headquarters of Director of
Exhibits Sk.f. General Counsel Ferries
win move as soon as many be possible to |
the Laclede building. In the basement
of the Art building will be stored the file.
and records which are not Of Immediate
use.
Director Of Works Taylors occupation
will have passed away by December Is.
and upon that date he expects to depar,
for the coast Of Florida II will be his
first vacation since the beginning of the |
hercuiean task OF rearing the Ivory City.
and he is looking forward to 1t with the
keen anticipation Of schooIboy.
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