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It is Ended. CuiCAOO.Oct. 30. The official ,life of tho World's Fair has onded. Thlseven- , ' ing was to bo onn of brilliancy, but the awful and untimely death of Mayor I Harrison changed all that. Appropriate fe. -..,- -Action wns taken at the memorial ineot- ing in Festival Hall in memory of Chi- cago's beloved (hell magistrate, and all tho ceremonies except thoeo mentioned were abaudoncd. Tho last day of the World's Fair opened open-ed with beautiful weather, but pall hung over the great Exposition and its flags floated at half stair. Instead of a scene of darzling splendor, that was to Imvo crowned a day of brilliancy in "speech nnd song, only necessary lights wcro burned to-night, nnd tho White ,.,... City was shrouded In dsrkncm at an earlier nonr than sinco tho opening. So, with tho tragic death of Mayor Harrison, Har-rison, tho lifo and gaity of tho exposition wentout forever, l'rcrident Palmer of the Notional Commission announced that, in view of tho sad circumstances which had brought tho atserablago together, the closing of tho Fair would be marked only 't ' by a oalute of cannon and the hauling '' down of the Hags. When that took place j, ' hs'declared, in obedience to the act of ' . Congrces, that the exhibition will be J " officially closed. -J Tho total paid Attendance at the fair , . from opening to close has been 21,468,- , ' 010. Tho total free admissions, which ' , ' include employees of all kinds, exnlbi- ' J tors, concessionaires, ctc.( have baen . ,v 6,053,819. To-day's admissions were -' ; 242,676, of 208,173 paid. |
