Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 10 October 1893 — Page 1
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VOL. VII—NO. 321 CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1893.
A MIGHTY HOST.
It Fills Every Corner of Jaokeon Park on Chicago Day.
ALL RECORDS HAVE BEEN BEATEN.
A Total or 713,040 Paid Admissions to the Grounds Daring the Day—How the Multitude Was Bandied—Four
Mfeft Killed.
PEERLESS IN HI8TOBT.
CHICAGO, Oct. 10.—It WAS an Ideal day for
{lie
observance of
the world's
Chicago day at
fair
grounds. From morn-
ing until night not a cloud appeared in the sky. The White City never was more beautiful, staudinff out in such delightful contrast against the blue of the sky, with the blue lake for its foreground, covered with streamers, steam yachts and sail vessels, each one of them black with its living freight. To the aspect
The immense crowds that from early morning had blocked all the city approaches to transportation facilities did not perceptibly thin down till past noon, and it was long after that when the different cars and boats ceased to arrive at the fair grounds with less than the largest number of human beings that could possibly be packed into and upon them. But from and after that tliey were full, and all the afternoon up to a late hour there was no let-up in the pressure to get into the fair, those arriving from the city being reinforced by trains coming in from the country. The result was even a greater and more dense crowd than that which was on the grounds during the morning exercises.
An Inspiring SC«D«.
The scene from a balcony on the northwest corner of the Administration building at 2 o'clock is but faintly described by the use of such words as vast, imposing, or magnificent. Far as the eye could reach round the building, and from that eastward between the lagoon and the structure devoted to the liberal arts, the vast area was litr erall packed with humanity awaiting the procession, which was the principal event of the afternoon. The crowd was only a little less dense in the other portions of the grand square and was in process of reinforcement by a broad stream from the Sixty-third street entrance and by another coming in between the Mining and Electricity buildings. One might have thought it impossible that all should find standing room in and around the noble Administration structure, but somehow or other the newcomers squeezed themselves in among the rest.
Midway Parked Full.
An inspiring and wonderful sight was the Midway east of the Ferris wheel at any time in the afternoon. West of the wheel the crowd was not so great, but east of it, from side to side and end to end, a black mass of people was moving slowly in either direction so tightly packed that one could have walked on the heads from end to end without ever taking along step or missiug footing.
The concessionaires' record of admissions was a queer one in that some of the places on Midwaj* did a phenomenal business while others had no more patronage than Saturday. The Ferris wheel led in the matter of attendance, having the enormous total of 40,000 people for the day, 15,000 more than were ever carried .before. In the afternoon the wheel was carrying over 4.000 an hour. It ran over sixteen hours Monday. Hagenback's menagerie reports over 25,000 admissions for the day the Moorish palace over 20,000, and other places of amusement reported big crowds.
The Transportation Compauies. The Illinois Central railroad broke all reoords for_ handling passenger traffic. Trains were run one minute apart, and an average of 20,000 persons an hour were sent out from the Van Buren street station on the two tracks in use. For apart of the time they were handled at the rate of 1.000 permiuute. By noon 150,000 persons had
THE JOURNAL
of
beauty which it always wears, be the weather what it may, was added a holiday aspect of gayety from the profusion of flags and banners which everywhere fluttered in the breeze.
The Dark Hide.
A large number of disasters occurred during the day. Four men were killed and a score or more of persons were injured.
The Crowd.
It was apparent at an early hour in the morning that the crowd would be the biggest ever seea on the grounds. Before 9 o'clock the Art gallery thoroughfare was packed from Stony Island avenue to the lake shore. The Midway Plaisance was black with thousands of artisans and working people out for a day's pleasuring. The Illinois building was the nucleus of another immense crowd. The Court of lienor and the Terminal plaza were filled with a sea of humanity, so densely packed that it was difficult to move about The interiors of the buildings were as crowded as the grounds, and the fact that immense numbers of working people were in attendance was emphasized by the way in which the Manufactures building and Machinery hall were crowded.
A Marvelous Record.
By 10 o'clock in the forenoon it was apparent that the Fourth of July record had been broken, and by noon it was estimated that there were between 300,000 and '100,000 persons within the gates, and still the rush continued at the turnstiles. Every train was crowded. Hour after hour the continuous tide of humanity poured in. The expected half-million mark was reached and passed.
The count of tickets was not completed until 1:45 this morning. It was then announced that the paid admissions numbered 718,840. This inoluded 082,587 adults and 81,059 children. Add to this number a total of 87,a,so admissions on passes, and the grand total of the attendance on Chicago day reached 751,020.
Continued All Day.
been carried to the world's fair. Added to this about 40,000 were. taken to the fair by the Illinois Central from suburban points south of the fair grounds. The grand total of passengers carried to and from Jackson park from 7 a. m. until midnight has not yet been made up, but it will reach over 300,000.
The Chicago City Railway company, that is the south side cable, with its cross-town eleotric lines on Thirty-fifth, Forty-seventh, Sixty-first and Sixtythird streets and its horse car lines, handled 700,000 passengers, according to the president of the company, Mr. Wheeler.
The officials of the alley "L" road were swamped. The service was inadquate to meet the demand made uivon it. Literally no estimate has been made of the crowd handled by the "L" road.
It is estimated that the lake steamers carried 140,000 passengers during the day.
Surpassed Only Once In History. Once upon a time, if the statements of historians may be accepted, there was an assemblage of human beings which outnumbered Monday's crowd. This assemblage crossed the Hellespont something over 2,000 years ago, under the command of King Xerxes, of Persia, bent upon carrying death and destruction into Greece. Including servants, sutlers, women, enuohs and other camp followers it numbered 5,283,220 souls, according to the method of computation employed. This was to assemble 10,000 men as closely together as possible, erect a wall around them, then march them out and refill the inclosure until the entire army with its followers passed through. Since that day at no place upon this earth have so many men and women been gathered in so limited space as were assembled in Jackson park Monday. Never in the history of the world have so many persons paid for the privilege of entering an inclosure in a single day.
Past Gatherings Tabulated. A glance at the following table will give in comprehensive form an idea of the comparative size of great gatherings in the past: Greatest day at Paris exposition 307,150 Qrentcat duy at Centennial 2I-.MW Bank holiday In London, lt9C (est.) 230.U0U Cleveland day, St. Louis fair. 1889 130.00U Melbourne.cupday, Melbourne, 1893 (usD.&i'UXX) .Shah of Persia day. Paris exposition 330,00U Closing day, Paris exposition 370.000 Cleveland's Inauguration. 1893 (ost.) «a,UO0 Grand Army encampment, Washington, 1892 lest) 325,000 Review of union armies, Washington, 1865 (est) 500,000 English derby day 1883 (est) lffl.OJO Oxford-Cambridge boat race, 1893 (est.) 300,000 UnveiHng Grant monument, Chicago, 1891 (est) 170,000 Edison day at Paris exiiosition 251,000 Naval review, Now York, April 28, 1883 (est) 350,000
WON AGAIN.
The Vif-ilaut Kaslly Beats the Valkyrie In the Seoond of the Series of Yaulit Kacefl.
NEW YORK, Oct. 10.—The sccond of the series of yacht races for America's cup took place on Monday, and again the American vessel, the Vigilant, defeated the Valkyrie, her English rival. The start was made at 11:25 a. m., and was nearly a perfect one. The fi'-st turn of the triangular course of the 30 miles was made by the Vigilant in 1 hour. 6 minutes and 35 seconds, the Valkyrie being nearly five minutes behind. The second
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turn was made by the Vigilant in 1 hour, 50 minutes and 55 seconds by the Valkyrie in 3 hours, 5 minutes and 52 seconds. The Vigilant finished 10 minutes and 35 seconds ahead of the Valkyrie, her corrected time over the entire course being 3 hours, 25 minutes and 1 second that of the Valkyrie being 8 hours, 85 minutes and 30 seconds.
The wind blew almost half a gale during the last half of the race and the boats came in with decks forward wet with spray. The next race will be Wednesday. It will be a beal to windward, 15 miles and return. Should the Vigilant win again the America's cup will remain here at least another year, and the American centerboard will still be the champion yacht of the world.
Admits Poisoning Her Hnsbaiid.
CAITIO, 111., Oct. 10.—Philip Hainan, a fanner living at Unity, in this county, died suddenly Friday night under circumstances which warranted the officers in investigating the case. It was discovered that he had been poisoned. I). H. Goodman, who boarded with the family, and Mrs. Ilaman were arrested Monday morning and lodged in the county jail. The woman confessed that she and Qoodman hasl murdered her husband to get him out of the way.
Prominent Mexloan KlUed.
CITY OF MEXICO, Oct 10.—Mail advices have been received from the city of San Cristo stating that a
few nights
ago Ocn. Manuel Usoabador, at one time governor of Chiapas and member of the senate, was assassinated at his house in Tapachulta by shots fired from the street, twelve of the projectiles lodging in his heart
Tapachulta
being al
most on the Gautemalean frontier, it is probable that the assassin escaped in that direction.
Marshal McMahon Serltusly III.
PARIS, Oct 10.—The condition of Marshal McMahon ex-president of France, who has been ill for some time, has suddenly become worse and is now believed to be dangerous.
GORGEOUS SCENES.
How Chicago Celebrated the An. niversary of Her Burning.
THE EXERCISES AT JACKSON PARK.
A Welcome to tho World In Mustr Sous Parade of School Chiidrei Maffilllirent Pageant of HUtor-
ICHI
I'loats at Night.
CHICAGO'S DAY OF GI.OHY.
CHICAGO, Oct. 10.—-The exercises of Chicago day at Jackson park began on the plaza west of the Administration building at 9 a. m. when Mayor Harrison was presented with the original deed to Chicago by Miss Emma Sickles. The deed was given to the government sixty years ago by the Pottawattomic tribe. It had been preserved ail these years in the family of Pokagon, who was chief of the Pottawaitomics, and who signed the deed. Simon Pokagon, his son, was on the grounds all day, and at 9 a. m. rang the new liberty bell in honor of the first owners of Chicago.
A Great Kvent In Music.
At 11:30 clock the men and women of the choir of 800 voices were ready for the first motion of Director Tomlins baton. The band played the "Star Kpaugled Banner." The first bars were drowned in mighty cheers. Director Tomlins flourished his baton and in a wave the music swept over the plaza. The patriotism of the mutitude boiled, and cheer after ehuor arose when the last strains of the national anthetn died away. Next the choir sung the "Marseillaise and the barred banner of France snapped proudly from places of honor on the four sides of the court. And the hymn of French liberty received its share of plaudits from an American throng. When the chorus sung "Die Wacht am Rhine" it was a hearty recognition the sons of tho fatherland gave it.' But all through the category of national anthems there was no sutig which seemed to evidence its hold on the affections of the people like "Home, Sweet Home." They stood silent while the song was being sung. The incessant hum of the thousands seemed to subside, but when it was over there was a moment of quiet, then the mighty chccr. When "America" was sur.g hats went llying into the air and over the heads of tiie multitude handkerchiefs fluttered. "John Brown's Body" and "Marching Through Georgia" ended the programme. bxerriscs About the ltell.
At noon the crowd faced about. All eyes turned to the liberty bell on tho opposite side of the plaza. The people only turned about in their places and could not move backward or forward. The new "international rope" for the bell had been attached to the ponderous clapper. The basis of the rope is a rawhide made in Chicago, and about it was a strip of flax woven by Queen Victoria, a rope made of the liuir of forty Indian muidens of forty different American tribes and ropes contributed by sixty foreign nations. Chairman McDoweli, of the Liberty Bell association, told the people something of the bell and its composition of historical relics. Then Mayor Harrison spoke a few words, and seizing the now historical rope gave a pull and the new bell pealed out thirteen times in honor of the original states of the union.
School Children In Line.
When 1,500 school children appeared in the Court of Honor early in the afternoon the crowd made way without protest Chattering with the volubility of magpies, giving vent to shriil cries, laughing, talking and cheering, the little people pattered along as though they were following some pied piper. Their procession represented the reunion of tlie states. Sixteen heralds, stalwart youths in the fancy dress of the medieval age, came first Following marched 100 lads of the diocesan choir, led by Director F. A. Dunster, singing a processional. Thirty-four boys representing the thirty-four wards of Chicago followed, and then came the Ninth Presbyterian cadets in their natty sailor uniforms. With Utile Rhode Island in the lead, the original thirteen states were next in line, each personated by a pretty girl dressed white, with broad sashes of ribbon floating from their shoulders. Their bodyguard was a company of miniature contiii'-utal soldiers, uniformed in all the bravery of butt' and blue and three-cornered hats with smart eocItalics. The main body of boys and girls followed. Tliey were all Chicago public school children. Each state was known by the standard carried by a boy. The standard had the state shield on it, with its motto and date of entry. Back of them inarched six girls shoulder to shoulder, with shields on which were the names of the principal cities of the state. Then came boys and girls representing the counties, the first row carrying corn, wheat, flowers, sugar cane, fruit, tobaeeo, cotton plants and something to designate the chief products of the state.
Parade at Niglit.
Down through a lane built up with people on either hand the night pageant wound its way around the grounds. In the midst of tiie illumination of the Court of Honor a fanfare of trumpets, the ••(•flection of calcium lights on the Transportation building and distant cheering told of the coming of the parade. The plumes of the hussars marked either side of the avenue cut in the multitude. -The troop of cavalry came on. and close oil the heels of the horses a cordon of police, followed by a band. Then came the first of the floats which were to depict the history and tho growth and development of Chicago. It was that of "The Genius of Music," a chorus of fifty young women, led by Prof. Ivatzenberger.
Then came the float which was to typify Chicago. The coat of arms of the nation and the state were placed on the front oi the wagon, over wh.icfi
hovered an eagle with wings outstretched. A large globe surmounted the whole, on the pedestal of which were tiie grouped stands of the colors of the nation. A series of panels bore the dates of the great events in the history of the city. On the pedestal in front and at either hand of the figure "Chicago" stood the figures of love and liberty. "Chicago" was in an attitude of assent and gave the title of "I Will" to the floaL Outriders and gaily caparisoned horses and pages in Grecian costumes led the way.
It was several minutes before the next float, "Chicago in 1S12," came along with its representation of the bloody massacre. "Chicago in War," with the figures of Abraham Lincoln, Stephen A. Douglas, Richard Yates, Grant, Logan and Sheridan, was followed by "Chicago in Peace" and "Chicago Prostrate," representing the city after the deluge of fire. An old-time fire engine of 1801, manned by a volunteer crew, brought up the rear of the first section of the parade. After this followed a large number of floats presented by societies of foreigners residing in the city. All were magnificent productions.
The Fireworks.
The display of fireworks was perhaps the most magnificent, ever witnessed. In addition to thousands of bombs and rockets fired from the lake shore in front of the Manufactures building there were cascades of lire in the grand basin, and a gorgeous representation of Niagara Falls from the Peristyle. Out in the lake a few hundred yards from the shore skirting Manufactures building were fired magnificent set pieces representing the "Burning of Chicago." The crackling lines of fire traced Chicago before the fire, with ships in the river, a bridge and Mrs. O'Leary's cow. The crowd applauded in one mighty shout and then the cow kicked over the lamp. Flames burst from the buildings, explosions shattered the bridges and vessels and the Chicago fire burned itself out before several hundred thousand satisfied spectators. "Old Fort Dearborn," the portrait of William B. Ogden, Chicago's first mayor, and "Chicago Welcoming the World" were subjects of other set pieces.
GREAT DAMAGE TO CROPS.
Millions of Bushels of Wheat Destroyed by Bad Weather in Wasington.
SPOKANE, Wash., Oct. 10.—Reports coming in show that about 3,000,000 bushels of wheat have been totally destroyed in this state, and that at least 3,000,000 bushels more will have to be graded down to about half price. The heavy rain for the last three days has in many sectioas knocked down the crop that remains uncut, and before it can be harvested it will sprout and be destroyed. In the northern part of the Big Bend country a heavy snow fell, destroying all crops not harvested. Grain buyers say the damage to crops from the rain and snow will reach *2,500,000, but they estimate that the shipment from the state will reach 10,000,000 bushels, which is about the same as last year. In northern Idaho and Washington Saturday night about 4 inches of snow fell.
LOOKS LIKE A MURDER.
Body of Attorney General Olney's Nephew Found—fouI Play Suspected.
NEW YORK, Oct 10.—Friends of Dr. Charles T. Olney, of Brooklyn, the nephew of Attorney General Olney, intend to investigate fully the mystery of his drowning at Onset bay Friday night All that is now known is the statement of Miss Gusiiie White, who says while walking on tho beach at Onset bay she saw the doctor struggling in the water. She rowed to his aid. but in trying to rescue him her bout was capsized. He sank, she said, but she clung to the overturned boat until rescued. Dr. Olney's body was found Sunday and a hole back of the ear led to the suspicion that death might not be due to drowning.
TRAOEDD IN OHIO.
A Sixty-Year-Old Man at Hazelton Kills Ills Wife and a Ouest. YofN'OSTOw.v, O., Oct 10.—At Hazelton, a suburb of this city, shortly after midnight Sunday James Campbell, aged 00, killed his wife with a revolver and attempted to murder Patrick Finney, aged 04. The wife died almost instantly and Finney was taken to the hospital in a dying condition. He lives at New Bedford, Pa., and was visiting the Campbell family. Jealousy without any cause and the use of liquor are the reasons assigned for the double murder. The murderer was formerly a saloonkeeper in Pittsburgh.
Street Car Held Up at Des Moines.
DES MOINES, la., Oct 10.—Two highwaymen succeeded in holding up a street car on the Ingersoll avenue line late Sunday night within the city limits. The motor man and conductor and two passengers were robbed of all they had, about $200. During the sa'me night highwaymen held up persons in six or seven different places, obtaining various amounts.
Boys Start a Big Fire.
PUF.HLO, Col., Oct 10.—The uncompleted Hotel Mesa burned Sunday morning. The hotel was six stories high, with a three-story cupola adjoining. Tiie walls were completed and the roof in placc last spring, but the financial panic stopped the work. Boys pla3'ing in the cupola started the fire. Loss, 6100,000 insurance, 920,000.
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Balance ou Uaiul.
CHICAGO, Oct. 10.—Treasurer SEEberger and Auditor Aekerinan celebrated Chicago day by making out- a check for 11,605,310.70, "payable to the Illinois trust and savings bank, trustee of the holders of exposition debenture bonds. The check will go to President J. J. Mitchell of the bank to-day, and will be used to settle the lastcentof debt owed by the fair. Of the amount .ailed for by the check $*2 U,SHi0.7ii is for interest and for the last installment of30 percent, due on the issue of (00,000 floated to insure the completion of the fair.
When the president and treasurer made up their estimate of assets on hand after the* liquidation of all claims they were figuring on an attendance of less than 500,000 for Chicago day. As the evefit proved they were something like $1300,000 short of the actual receipts from all sources. A conservative calculation made hy one of the directors at night put the income from concessions alone at over SHHI^UOO for the day. while the receipts from tickets were in the neighborhood of $100,000 more than President Higinbotham had figured on at 8 o'ulook.
Toms of Silver and (jrcculnutkit. Two tous of silver and two wagon loads of greenbacks made Superintendent Horace Tucker, of the department of admissions, the happiest man in Chicago Monday night. Mr. Tucker offices in the new service building occupy the whole upper floor. Numerous tables stand about the walls of the oflice. Ordinarily they arc used by clerks in footing up admissions. Tliey were put to a very different use Monday night.
To a poor man it looked like a Monte Cristo cave. Piled in stacks two feet high were silver quarters, halves,dimes.' and dollars. Nickels and pennies had their tables, but they were passed almost without notice. Greenbacks of almost all denominations, fringed one's, .v crisp twenty's, and even fat-looking fifty's were laid out in bundles until the onlooker ceased to regard them of any value, in such quantitiescunvney sank to the level of groceries, or MHIIC .ordinary commodity.
DISASTROUS FIRE.
Twenty-Six BtulneHH
HOUNIM OCRI
ro.vt'il
AT
rarkcrKburg, la., with I.OHH of About SI7.VKIO. WATKKI.OO. Ia, Oct. 10. —Km? started Monday morning in the business portion of the town of Parkersburg, 25 miles west of tins city. '1 lie town has no tire protection and the fire was soon beyond control. Waterloo sent help, which succeeded in getting the flames under control after twenty-six business houses were destroyed. The buildings that were destroyed were mostly frame structures, though there were three or four brick blocks anu /ig them. The loss is estimated at about $170,000, with insurance from ¥50,000 to $75,000. It is believed the lire was of incendiary origin, as several of the lo9ers state that they were recently advised privately to increase their insurance.
Elfflu Company Alannffer'A Shortage. NEW YORK, Oct 10.—General Alanager Coulter, of the Elgin \®.iteh company, is still at work on the hooks of Edmund J. Seofield, who until recent ly was the New York manager. The Jewellers' Review comes out with a statement that a story in circulation is to the effect that there is a shortage of $70,000. It is said that Mr. Scoileld claims that it is only $50,00O, all of which he can account for satisfac torily. The defalcation he Is 6aid to claim is that of his predecessor.
Murder In Chicago.
CHICAGO. Oct. 10.—Alexanders.Smith was shot and killed by George H. Goddard at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon in the Occidental hotel, No. 49 Kinv.ie street After the shooting Goddanl ran away and escaped arrest. Smith was the night clerk at the hotel where tho shooting took place, lie was -ii, years of age. Uoddard was a boarder in the house. For tho last six weeks ho has been out of employment The tragedy was the result of a dispute over a board bill.
Henry Preserved Smith's Trial.
CINCINNATI, O., Oct 10. —Prof. Henry Preserved Smith, D. D., late of Lane Theological seminary, will be heard before the Presbyterian synod of Ohio ou an appeal from the decision of tho Cincinnati presbytery, which found him guilty on two charges of heresy. These charges are that-Prof. Smith denies the inerrancy of the scriptures and Unit he denies that the writers of the scriptures were inspired in anunusualsen.se. The synod will convene here next Tuesday.
Alleged Keiidallviile Robbers Arretted. CADILLAC, Mich., Oct 10.- A stranger who registered as "Charles H. Smith" was arrested here Monday on suspicion of being one of the Kendallville robbers. Smith's grip contained 11,750 in money, diamonds and lewelrv cases.