Evening journal., 1913-09-11
Visitors From All Paris of
Delaware and Nearby
States Give Streets and
Exposition Grounds HoI-
iday Appearance Dur
ing the Morning.
THRONG TO BE MUCH
LARGER IN AFTERNOON

All trains today led to Wilmington
and all avenues in Delaware's me-
tropolis ended at Ninth and Wood
lawn avenue. where the fourteenth
annual state fair is being held. This
Is big Thursday" or Governors Day.
While Governor Miller was not pres
ent. he being on an official trip west,
thousands OF farmers from all parts
Of Delaware and nearby states, as
we'll as business men from many
states. are I'm attendance. The influx
Of visitors was noticeable on the
streets OF Wilmington at z o'clock
this morning when the Delaware rail-
road trains arrived here, IL seemed
as II the Iowa portion Of the state
had been depopulated The streets
are throngcd with visitors like IL was
holiday.
The weather man had forecasted
fair weather FOR the day and his pre-
diction proved correct, for Old Sol
was not long in peering out This filed
the hearts OF the fair managers with
delight, as they realized that with
weather conditions favorable, a rec
lo-d-breaking crowd would be on the
grounds. Early indications pointed
10 this. tho space in the rear OF the
grandstand being we'll filled with far
mers' wagons by noon.
Ten thousand people had passed
through the gates at the state Fair
grounds up to noon. and many more
thousands are expected this afternoon
n The line of automobiles wagons. and
those ON foot entering the grounds
made one long stream Of humanity.
, Those who were waiting in the lin,
J outside the main entrance at noon wer'
treated 10 daring piece of horscman
ship when q racing mare attached 10 d
sulky boltcd at passing trolly ear. The
/ driver OF the horse. who refused 10 givl
/, his name. held ON 90 his seat and trie,
10 check the maddened animal. Tie fail
o ed in this until wheel ON the sulk,
i broke, and the horse came to sto
after dragging the driver several yard.
a The man was uniniured, but the sulk
was broken
h As ear No. 8 Of the Peoples Railwa
n Company. bound in town. reached SEE
r. enth street and Woodlawn avcnu
r shortly after noon. IL collided with q
2 rear of Car No. 80 of the same line. m
l. two cars were bound IN town anad lucl
r ily there were but few passenger
IT Those who were aboard the cars wei
almost thrown from their seats. how
r ever. when the front end of Car No.
4 crashed into the lighter car ahead IN
v front of Car No 5 was badly mashe
# and the rear Of the lighter ear was ais
y damaged.
i Daniel Lynch Of No. 1923 Pennsy
v vania avenue. was seated ON the rca
seat OF Car No 3J and while he was nc
o injured he was covered with broke
glass. Car No. was in charge of Pat
n rick kelleher and James Broadbcnt. m,
q torman and conductor. while Car No. ;
n was IN charge OF Motorman Frank Gin
n bic
h Local trolley companies had mad
d preparations to handle the largel
e crowd in their history and both II
s Peoples Railway Company and Ill
Il Wilmington and Philadelphia Ira
4 ton Company maintained a schcdul
" allowing cars to reach the park ever
Y four minutes.
= Just what department prov ID Il
best drawing card this morning an
~ early this afternoon was hard 10 sa
Il although the vegetable. fruit and 70
n, age departments and those in the ca
4. tie division we're viewed by thousan,
. of people. The baby show also can
"A in for much favorable comment fro
the mothers from rural visitors wi
appreciated what proper housing CO
2 ditions mean to the life of baby.
With an attendance estimated
10000 on Tuesday, 10000 yesterda