Year: 1877

Incidents Of The Afernoon-7he Door.


Opened TO the Memorial Hni-- The Num-,


bers Presenl--. Whdl tie Officers and n,


People Say.


The opening day OF the Interna-
tional Exhibition yesterday was the
greatest crush party OF the season.
Although the gates we're not to open
until IL o'clock, yet the guests COM
apsnced to assemble as carly as 8
o'clock.


But towards the lattor part OF the
afternoon, after the programme had
been completed, the dense masses
that had been pressing against the
ropes on all sides and had filed ev
cry aisle and corner OF the enclosure
with living stream of humanity,
began to surge backward and for
ward. Cries of distress were heard
on every side as delicate women were
being crushed, and no less than six
were carried off in fainting condi,
tion within sight of our reporter.


In the front, near the platform, the
scene at 4 o'clock was like Don
nybrook fair riot, and gave one n
good picture of an earthly pandemo.
mum. Groups of men were seen
dancing and pushing and breaking
benches, like so many wild men. In~
dividual cases of real barbarity came
to the reporters knowledge through
the testimony Of eye witnesses. One
young lady in delicate health was so
pressed and crushed by parties in
front of her, that, to avoid serious
Injury, she stood upon the seat. No
sooner had she done 80 than several
men in the scat behind endeavored
to shake her of, and actually tore
the bench from the floor and broke
it in their efforts to do 80. One great
rufiian, with full red beard aud
moustache, finally capped the bru-
tality by punching her in the small
of the back with the sharp end of an
umbrella causing severe injury that
might have been fatal, while another
gave her shove that sent her for
ward. There were no police at hand
to enforce order.


This Morning


the place occupied by the audience
ON the floor bears vivid impress oi
the manner in which many were
crushed in the crowd. More than
fifty Of the long garden seats are
mashed to pieces, even some of the
iron castings being broken. The
garden Of the New England log
house is trampled as il q herd Of
buffaloes had been sporting on it.
But a large amount of credit must
still be given to the great masses OF
people who not only preserved order
but refrained from molesting the
many beautiful and attractive flowers
that had been provided to ornament
The building. The general appear
ance of the exhibits also appears this
morning in o much more forward
state than there was any reason to
hope for q couple Of days ago.


Opsnins the Doors


OuE OulCogo ubVo tuhuo u CiObc
calculation Of the number Of visitors
in the building yesterday" said one
OF the managers 10 our reporter,
''and they believe that the number
will not fall short Of $4,000. Owing
to the excessive number that applied
for entrance shortly before the open
ing Of the ceremonies, it was impos,
sible to make Q registration by the
turnstiles, It was also noticed that
there we're thousands who availed
themselves Of the return passes to
sell them to outside scalawags for q
few pennies or gave them away 70,
nothing These OF course would
swell the number TO higher figure.
So great wss the jam inside that ai
B o'clock the managers opened the
gates and allowed tho crowd to surge
In and out - they pleased. Prsvi~
ously they had got the doors Of the
Memorial Hall 70 be opened. and BY
that means . isw thousand Of The