White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-12
The Day After

IldI1l98o VII q AA1
1t was a strange sight, the for
mer exposition upon which daylight
flushing its way through the early
morning darkness picked on he
shore of San Francisco bay and ad-
dressed the past tense, says the San
Francisco Chronicle.
Where usually were streaming
banners. green ~carpeted gardens and
early morning activity and cleanly
was the disheyeled wake of
458,55S persons.
Whole lawns had been effaced Ing
the shutting feet of thousands;
trees were broken as If a Kansas
cyclone had plowed its way along;
pavements we're torn up, disclosing
railroad tracks, and in all the courts,
and gardens was paper-pa-
per by the ton.
Like the child of the fairy tale, the
exposition had turned old over night.
Its buildings were intact, except
where 1aborers had battered down
the doors to permit of the entrance
of engines and freight cars. Still 1t
looked different to the regulars.
Then, too, was the contrast in the
Wonder City's %populace. Saturday
il was half a million. Yesterday it
may have been 5000, or less. The
Department of Admissions said it
kept no count.
Instead of peopled courts, pedes-
TRANS lined enu and hurrying
visitors trying to do" exhibit pal
aces. were yoids.
Here and there workmen labored
picking at asphalt, a white auto train
ran occasionally and few visitors
strolled about. Down in Yacht har-
Dor were three yachts in place of a
score.
All entrances were closed except
at Fillmore, Scott and Baker streets.
Two turnstiles at either would have
admitted all the persons that entered
the grounds without congestion. The
Scott street gate was closed for good.
And last night came the rub. Even
the Marin hills wre lonesome. A
few lighted electroliers along the
venue constituted the illumination.
There was no flashing path upward
into nights darkness from the great
battery of scintillators at Yacht har-
Dor. The Tower of Jewels might as
well not have existed. The stars
showed 1t up an indistinet monument
to creative genius and former magni-
ficent illumination.
Searchlights, which for 2SS nights
have picked out towers and statuary
and fountains at night to the marvel
of visitors, were without electric am
unition.
The Joy Zone, which on Saturday
night was clogged with hilarious hui
manity. wen without patronage last
night.
In place of blaring music and bril-
liant lights was darkness and quiet.
The only residents on the grounds
appeared to be the naval apprentices
In the model marine camp and a few
State and foreign commissions.
Inside some of the buildings pack
ing went on and outside a few work.
men labored.
1~8,875,974 is the record of the
persons who saw the Panama Pacific
Exposition in the 28S days II was
open.
San Francisco outdid itself as we'll
as st. Louis at the exposition on the
closing day.
When the total attendance was fin
ally tailed up late yesterday after
noon it was found that 458,558 per-
sons had been admitted to the
grounds to see the great event out.
San Francisco's closing day stands
now as the second greatest exposition
day on the Western Hemisphere. 1t
has been exceeded only by Chicago
day at the Worlds Columbian Expo
sition. Chicago day rolled up a total
of 761,s42.
But, according to e. G. Conroy,
chief of the department of admissions
San Franchises big day is actually
the larger in genuine attendance.
ut Is known everywhere" said
Conroy, that on Chicago day thou
sands paid thir money for the fun of
whirling the turnstiles and never
went in at all. Our final day was
really the biggest of all American ex-
position days.
Wants to Know Why
Count Won Bernstorf on Monday