The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-01-15
CINCINNATI, Jan. 4tb, 1864.

ClNClNNATI, Jan. 4tb, 1864.
The next thing of interest which attracted
my attention, was the scientific manner in
which fires arc extinguished. A fro is dis
covered, and Immediately the engine bell of
the district gives tho alarm. Tho next
minute the huge bell hung in tho alarm tow.
or of :ho Fire Department Head. Quarters,
is heard giving forth its terrible summons
Not single human voice gives tho alarm
but the great brazcn tongue of tho bell
cries, Fire fire, fire." and the bells in CIV.
cry district take up tho cry. Tho steam
fire-engincs. looking more like tho personi
ficaton of chi'dhood's imaginary demons of.
,he.pt than any created thing over before
did, rattle over the stony street, leaving q
long line Of living embers, like fiery ser.
pent. in their wake. The noise is perfectly
hideous. The streets are paved with round
cable stones and the noise of the wheels is
deafenng, and. added to this, the shrill
scream of tho st,am.whistlo forms IN inter.
lude far more emphatic than agreeable.
The Great Western Sanitary Fair is in
progress, and attracts unnumbered visitors.
1t is considered complete success, by those
having the matter in charge. Evervth hing
that can be imagined or described has found
place within tho walls of some of the nu
merous halls prepared for their reception.
Upon the walls of Mozart Hail, from ceiling
to floor. arc hung tho pictured representa-.
tions Of all the scenes of human life, as we'll
as OF the actors in the samc Landscapes
of every conceivable variety, from the shcp.
erd feeding his focks in tho quiet valley, to
tho fierce tempest which leaves not yes.
tige Of beauty In its track--one can almost
hear the voice of tho storm, 80 faithful is
the representation of its tcrrors. Tho
most remarkable picture lie "Tho Cruelty
ion;" once seen it can never be forgotten.
The anguish on tho Savior's brow. the
tears in the eyes of his Disciples, and their
dropping attitude faithfully portray the
agony of tho Redcemer's death" The
noxt one of importance is called the "Lsst
Victim" 1t represents tho last survivor of
tho Flood. Seated on high mountain, no
had seen all "the face of the earth" GOV.
cred with water, and still tho waves kept
rising. His beautiful wife is at his feet
having been washed from tho rock by the
bilow that had just swept over them; he
was loft alone, the "Last Victim" of tho
re.rbution which followed the worlds un-
belief
Among the curiositics were flags from all
our battlo.fields. Thoir sIkon folds, pierced
by bullets and cut by bayonets, torn and
soied, arc vory precious. Rebel flags of all
descriptions are also hung about tho hall,
and one trophy takeu from q rebel flag, was
tho skin of hugo snake with which they
had decorated its folds. IL. at least, was
omphatically rattlesnake flag. ..
Curosities from Japan and the isles of
tho ocean-birds and bears from every for
est-shells from the ocean, and rocks from
the caves-tropical plants of every variety
and of irconceivable beauty-wero among
the things that filed the huge rooms. A
little brass ten.kettle that came in tho May
flower. and chip from birch tree, which
still retains tho marks of the axe of Daniel
Boone, were, to me, objects of unusual in
terest. might fill innumeracle sheets of
paper, and then the half could not be told.