New-York daily tribune., 1864-04-09
First Price of Admission
ISe.establishcd.
GREAT THRONG OF VISITORS
Scenes In Fourteenth Street and
Union Square.
TOTAL RECEIPTS, S5O3,163 10.

established at g. with 25 cents extra for visit to the
department of Arms and Trophies" 25 cents for IN
inspection Of the magnificent collection Of paintings in
the Art Gallery; 25 to behold the antics of the
dans % cents to inspect the thousand and one funny
things in the Curiosity Shop and 10 cents for peep into
the Cocklof House attached to the Jersey Department
making total Of two dollars and ten cents there was
no visible abatement in the rush of visitors yesterday
and from morning until night an immense crowd poured
into the main bazaar. filing every inch Of space from
which any objects Of interest were TO be seen.
Although the doors were not thrown open moment
before IL O'Clock still large number Of people assem-
bcd in the vicinity Of the building early as o'clock
and the constantly augmenting crowd so blocked up
every approach to the Fair that II was with the utmost
difficulty the lady attendants and the various en-
poyees could gain ndmittance
Hundreds came and went foot. while the cars
and stages passing within block or two OF the FAR
were filed beyond all reasonable capacity with visitors
to the exhibition At times. long line OF carriages
was drawn up in front OF the building completely
blocking up the street. and rendering it almost impos-
sible for other vehicles to pass.
The scene outside was of continued bustle aciy'
ity and briancy-the numerous magnificent equpages
dashng blythe passing ito and fro Of thousands OF
people in holiday attire. afforded one OF the finest pano
ramc views that We have ever witnessed in New-iork
Having thoroughly inspected this portion OF the great
Metropolitan Sanitary Fair, the crowd wendcd their
way the Union Square buildings, rescrving the nu
merous attractions In that quarter for the last The
scene in and about Union Square equally brilliant
with that in Fourteenth street.
| In the grand bazaar the selling said by the
ladies In attendance 10 be brker than the preceding
day. and from the immense pile of greenbaeks which
we saw lying within the Temple OF Flowers we should
say that the Offering the Goddess Flora through her
fair brighteyed and beautiful attendants, had been
very profuse.
The Roman Department adjourning the Fire Depart
meni bazaar the South end. will be completed today
the goods for that interesting branch of the Fair having
at length arrived. They comprise many extremely
valuable and curious works OF art and delicate fabrics
and viii undoubtedly add greatly to the attracyeness
Of the exhibition.
The Machinery Department. Of which we shall speak
again on some future occasion. Is now nearly CON-
pleted aud TO persons Of mechanical taste it must
prove OF an interesting character.
Among the literary curosites presented the Fair Is
a work entitled Autograph Leaves Of Our Country's
Authors" A collection Of poems and prose by Amer
lean authors in their own handwriting multiplied by
the Kthographic art 1t opens with the Star Spangled
Banner In the handwriting and with the signature OF
| Key, and closes with Home Sweet Home" in the
handwriting and with the signature OF Payne.
The work includes the manuscript Of the address of
President Lincoln at Gettysburg and embraces choice
selections from 20 distinguished authors, among whom
are Irving Bryant Cooper. Longfeow, Prescott, Ban
croft Everett Whittier Holmes, Sparks, Alston, Mot
ley Dana, Percyal Poe, Willis, Claiming Mrs
Stowe Emerson and Hawthorne The preface is fur
nished by John p Kennedy. and the work in one vol
ume quarto Of 2l6 pages is published by Cushing
Bailey Of Bamore the copyright being secured for the
benefit ofthe Sanitary Commission.
| STEEL SUSPENSION BRIDGE.
TAmong tho numerous articles on exhibition is the
model OF steel suspension bridge, designed by Col. j.
W. Adams u s. ~. with which he proposes to connect
the system of city railroads of NewYork with that OF
Long Island without impedimeAt to the navigation Of
the East River. Col A. proposes TO make the oonnec'
tion from the center OF travel existing at Chat
ham Square in NcwYork and Fulton street square in
Brooklyn. and, according TO his design the whole
bridge with the single exception Of the flooring. which
will be Of oak and pine shall be composed Of iron and
steel.
The bridge viii pass above tho piers and wharyes on
the east side so as not to interfere with their proper
use aud viii enter Chatham street on one side' ana
Fulton street the other without interfering Wlth thef
trac The dimensions Of the proposed bridge are as
follows Length OF suspension bridge $500 feet length
OF trusse 60 feet length Of iron girlers. 200 ieet
length OF arches 400 feet, total length OF bridge i2oo
feet; weight Of iron and steel 3535 trns; masonry IN
towers piers and arches, $50 cubic yards distance
betwcen towers $50 feet; center Of bridge above high
winter in East River l2j feet bridge at towers above
high water 90 feet depcxion Of center cables " fect
estimated cost 81 100000. The model on exhibition Is
very pretty, and during the greater part of the day
Col Adams is present to explain lis project of bridging
the East River.
1 USIoysQUARE BUILDINGS.
-! CHrLpRES's DEPARTMENT
i On Friday morning. the ears and stages were filed
with wedressed persons bound for the Union'Sguare
Bpndings and during the forenoon and afternoon. i'm
mense numbers Of ladies and gentlemen thronged every
donartment Of the spacious structure.
Tho afternoon entertainment in the Children's De.
narmcnt consisted of tablcaux yiyats under the di-
reetion Of Mrs. Henry Beers with the assistance of
Mr.. cayo Of the Academy of Music. The programme
WIS as follows: The Circassian Slave. the bouquet
Cinderella seeing her sisters prepare for the ball.
ballad tho fortuneteler Queen Flora with her attend
ants the choice offered the choice accepted the gipsey
eneampment. ballad Queen Esther before the King,
Miss ophelia teaching Topsy to read and the Goddess
Of Liberty receiving the homage Of the nations
The audience which completely filed every part Of
the spacious consisted principally of adults. prov
ING plainly that and women grownup children,
and fond Of children's amusements.
| As soon as the exhibition ended the commenced
the difficult task Of promenading from booth to booth
10 sec the rich and varied assortment Of goods SO
artscay arranged by the ladies Of taste and culture