Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-10


TANNED, and to an Occidental II would
seem that all the swarthy Caucasians OF the
universe have been brought together In one
spot.
Expedition Records.
One Of the worlds record breaking crowds
was that which assembled at the Chicago
worlds fair on Chicago day, october ..
1893 1t was the largest crowd this coun-
try has ever known. and this also holds
true of Europe, at least as far back as the
records reach.
The crowd began forming long before
dawn, and by $50 o'clock as many as 1000
persons were packed about each Of the
gates to the grounds. By o'clock In the
afternoon more than 10000 had passed
through re gates, and those who Hooked
fairward after that hour brought the at
tendance up to 10000, round figures; In
fact. every ChicaEoan who could crowded
into the great enclosure to help along the
celebration OF his citys greatness.
The Chicago Worlds fair was notable for
its great crowds. Illinois day brought out
nearly 244.oOO persons; Independence day.
2sS, 900 transportation day, 81 .oOo Polish
day. az, 900; railroad day. 10000.
Prior to Chicago day the greatest crowd
ever at an exposition numbered Ss7,l5o. to
a man. and II collected at that Paris EXPOSE
ton made famous by the Etffel tower. The
record breaking crowd at the Philadelphia
exposition numbered H7620, and at the
Omaha exposition, Mckinley day. $4,000
The most famous OF all American crowds
assemblies once every four years. IL IL the
presidential Inauguration crowd, and an
Dnglish writer who beheld the patriotic
tens Of thousands massed about the In
augural stand and standing patiently In q
downpouring rain during the ceremonies
wrote that It Is "one of the most inspir-
ing among the events OF the world" Many
persons who would hight shy OF a crowd at
any other time travel long distances to be-
come component parts OF this crowd. and
the average American undoubtedly has a
more or less definite notion that before he
dies he will journey to Washington TO wit
ness an Inauguration.
Summer Holiday Crowds.
Our sea resort crowds ever grow larger
1t Is no longer uncommon for Coney Island
to have $4,000 visitors on a hot summer
day. In midsummer the great boardwalk
and the mammoth beach at Atlantic City
are damned the whole day through. The
annual baby parade at Asbury Park al
ways brings out thousands OF spectators.
Philadelphia is famous for it's trolley
line company's amusement park crowds
More than a tenth OF the citys population
has been known to collect on a holiday at
beautiful Willow Grove park. and as many
as COCO persons have squeezed into Wood
side park on the Fourth.
All summer long great crowds flock to
Paramount park for fresh air. but that
municipal institution is so large that the
they enter the gates.
Thirty-five thousand persons have con-
gregated in one place to witness game OF
foot ball. Indeed championship game Of
foot ball is sure to bring out a large crowd
of Americans, young and old. A foot ball
game crowd is, perhaps, the best natured
of all this eountry's crowds. II is GER
tainly the most colorful, with the gay
dresses OF thousands OF women and the
college colors in evidence in the snaps OF
flags, banners, bunting and rosettes OF
ribbon. And what American crowd can
make more noise and keep at IT longer,
seemingly without becoming fatigued?
The sombre appearance Of our base ball
crowds is explained by the presence OF
very few women. The base bail crowd Is
about the only one Of our pleasure seeking
crowds that is not made up in good part
of members OF the colorful sex 1t is
strictly a masculine crowd. with a harsh
masculine way OF expressing its pleasure
or disploasure. The least thing sways II;
It Is just the sort OF crowd that a silver
tongued orator delights TO seize with a
strong sentence or two and carry with
him 70 the end OF his speech.
Though base ball has been popular many
years longer than the great autumn game
Il f. only within recent years that The