Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 November 1897 — NASHVILLE EXPOSITION ENDS. [ARTICLE]

NASHVILLE EXPOSITION ENDS.

Ringing Bells and Booming Cannes Sound the Adieu. The Tennessee Centennial Exposition closed Saturday night, the event being heralded by the ringing of chimes, theblowing of whistles, the booming of cannon and the sounding of horns in the hands of young and old. There were manythousand of persons on the grounds, the attendance during the entire day having been large. The events of the closing day included concerts In the afternoon at the Woman’s Building and in the Auditorium, iarge audiences being present. At night interesting exercises were held in the Auditorium. The building was packed, although the exercises did nrit begin until I<> o’clock, and were concluded only at midnight. Addresses Were delivered by HonTully Brown, G. H. Baskette, Director General Lewis, Mrs. Kirkman, president of the woman's board, and President Thomas. The speakers reviewed the history of the exposition, and congratulated the people of Tennessee upon the success attending the great show. The speaking was followed by a salute of sixteen guns in honor of the first sixteen; States of the Union. At midnight the chimes rang, the whistles blew, the horns sounded and the exposition was closed. The total attendance at the exposition since the opening on the first day *f last May is estimated at 1,750,000. President Thomas officially announced that the exposition will pay out dollar for dollar, and this promptly. The largest day of the exposition was President J. W. Thoinaw day, Oct. 28. The attendance was 84,493; this is nearly 30,000 more tjian.fheattendance at Atlanta on their red letter day. The estimate of attendance by the chief of the bureau of promotion and publicity was 2,000,000. and his limit would have been surely reached but for thesenseless yellow fever scare. Not a single casualty occurred at the exposition during the six months of its existence. The order maintained at the exposition was magnificent. Dr. Charles W. Dabney, president of the Government commission, on behalf of all the Government officials sent a long communication to the executive committee, in which he paid high praise to President Thomas, Director General Lewin and Chief of Promotion and PubKefty Herman Justi, for the great work performed by. them and also thanking them for their uniform kindness to everyone connected with his department.