New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-06
THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE
ru,pTY-FIGuTH INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITioN-Phhf
ARATIONs AT THE EMPIRE RlNk-CLAso"
CAr1nN OF ARTICLES TO BE ENHlbIIED.

In accordance Nltn u CUSTOM
nearly two score years Of Observance, the A'nci w.,
$50 . hont 70 hola its ,birtyeghth annual Nat-oh"i
E,hibition commencing at noon on Neunosu"S Va va"
,.eek In the Empire City Skating Rink Oh Illiu'01
hetveen siXtyth and Sixty iOui1Is 's' VIA 90 |
daily from a. ID to 10 p IN. until SATURDAY V''o'o '
This exhibition 1t IS confidently peAo'cu' WI. -
comprebensve and important exposition Of ArierC"n
.,onrs ban1Icraft and productive industry than mas
syor vet heeo held and certainly IL cannot h''I W i
trate the remarkable progress made oy our to tho
useful arts and thereby 10 strkI6y ue'nou'' 49,
mower and resources Of the Union The RcuVy ., wy
American mind in the industrial phase OF Jus op
Il, WINGED by the rapld diffusion of agricultural improve
,n.rts and the continual erection OF extensive 'N
tories even in the newest and remotesV POI - IA
vast territory, while tho advance Vi "a W l'on+
reetions is shown by tho weekly lssu0 u -. 1booo
catents for new American Inventions hoV "o'V'c
h,,, sps NJ rrorress, the public cannot ret ne Fhe
,mpor,anoe of these improvements unless speoAhenso
tbe resnIts Of all this skill and industry are ploue
IN a eomRon center and snbmltee1 ]" tn0
,cy,,pv OF those VINO competent to decide upon er
merits To accomplish this END the managers have hoe
on,v secured the spacious and lofty Empire RINK wheh
has adoor area Of about 1900 square feet bSt they nave
Increased this capacity nearly 30 per cent ny ol''"e
lus, back OF the main building, comooaious n"chhe
,bop with shed s farther In the rear Tor inc aceoh
,oodation OF boilers and other heavy work NeYerthe-
less the whole OF this already engaged, anu extra
,pnca6ns fer 2OOO feet o. space have been received
Irbe second and Thirdavenue railroads Will place over
ope hundred extra their roads during inc eN
beop The facilities for reaching the Exhibition VIII ne
ade as convenient as possible for visitors The ferries
and city rail cars by the belt read on ffynhth
A. only four blocks below the Exhibition budings The
ferries and cars connecting with Brooklyn are con-
yenent and all lead directly by the Seeondavenue pet
And Thrdayenue cars with the Fair Grounds
Although the exhibition rooms were opened last "euhes
day for the reception Of goods, comparatively niue
has yet been sent in; and consequently a
great rush is anticipated to-day and tomol-
row. inasmuch as articles excepting plants
aowers and fruits deposited after tomorrow evening
viii be entered the list for competition unless oy
order Of the Board Of Managers, based written ap
picaton stating the Of the delay Last Saturday
afternoon Secretary Chambers and his assistants super
intenden Kngsbury OF the Wool Exposition and super
ineudeut Emory OF the Machinery Division were on duy
at their respective posts 80 40 wOrkmen were plyng
the trowel the hammer, the painbrush; ana ABOUT
score Of exhibitors lesurely engaged IN MAKING
ready the opening day The chief activity prevailed
among the machinery which, however, was coming IN
but slowly. Four steam engines had arrived TWO
from this clty-a Novelty Works engine ana
Rider engine from the Delamater Works, ana
two from Provldence-a Corlss engine, built by
Harris, and q BabeOck & Wilcox englnei ana
Root of New.York and Harrison of Philadelphia, were
putting up boilers Mr.. Merrill Of this city, is pre-
pairing up forge and atmospheric and trip nam
Iners with which to make the spectators see sparks
There are also on hand Roper hot air engine newly
planning. machine, revolving steam pan, and several
presses punches and other minor machines. AS three
times the space allotted machinery has been applied
for there can doubt that this department will he
fun to OVERCOMING and that the four engines and two
lines OF shafting provided for running u VIII nave mt.S
chance TO stand idle In fact iyal!s positive motion
sition in the middle background OF the main build
ing; and Goddard's mestizo burning PICKER ana tiee
other woololeauing machines have snugly enseOnceu
themselves in the northeast corner OF the same room
These Goddard machines are part OF the WOO ES-
which established this corner OF the Elih'
and occupies about onefourth OF me entire h0or Inns
,tocE Of manufactured goods having already arrived and
the superintendent enthusiastically declares, We shai
fabrics you ever saw" only or two samples Of choice
piue or spruce ls feet long by 4 feet WIDE,
TGepe are 20 be covered with white paper and
cmtaued with coored paper muslin; In the wool de-
the raed platform ext 70 the
MAN e5ytas ava & the corner Of the wool division
near no center Rink structure about feet
END ST. gg d has See en- erected eKPesSy
This will be glazed on She front and ends with Is large
panes Of glass and viii he of the noticeable features
Of the fair Near Mr.. John Matthews has commenced
The construction Of soda Ount, which has already been
Exhibition At present this is merely an octagonal
Black walnut neosnre Isl feet in diameter with small
SI'erpnted Pillar at each angle and
date 1ouy ' II Is to Be "a feet mgh nS and snT
mounted by bronze eagle, weighing 60 pounds The
gated carmine-colored Warwick marble" found in
Orange County y Y; The counters Will be OF white
stauaTy marble and the base Of Italian marble.
with gray plasteTs of the same material The style OF
be lavishy adorned with silver tracery, and Illuminated
by eight eandelabras each surnOunted by glass shade
representing glass Of soda water IN silver holder The
spre De pierced with glazed with double
panels of polished plate glass; through which the chom
ty of soda water may be inspected This fOunt when
full blast, viii require eight attendants, who will be
able dispense each hour 1900 glasses OF the eervescent
beverage. Beside the central fountain there a
generating apparatus at the end Of the Rink and
another very elegant oun at the opposite end next 10
the restaurant, three being connected by small
OF tin. Mr.. Matthews also has exhibition a silver
lined apparatus for aeratng wines aud various fruit
oOrks Near the large soda fOunt there is 20 be
feelonery stand, where 1t is hunted, The process OF
ana profit OF the rising generation. Among the few
two OF artificial limbs, three Of flowers
nine nests OF glass shades, several boxes OF whskes
GLIDING a COW milking maehineJ bronze Indian beap
OF wire cages one or two marble manels numerous
glass ofdyers shapes aud sizes for the reception of
small articles. In the silk department an unusually ex.
fensive exhibition is anticipated. nineteen American
tables been set apart for their nse. 'AN
The articles TO be exhibited permanently classified
follows "''"p' !" e"'"' as
l.-DEPARrMEsT OF FINE ARTS AND EDucArIoy.
ffsi Gro9p-fanurg' On canvas and other aIees Pass
SSs S aad o sSei E caee.
plan ,rd Colored DsgG[,otyP's A6roPs,i oibe SScsss
Medals Msi.un Relics RSSSsd %ol ''| Fss
Musical IgsirumensPiaHe., Organs MeedsOps IysantSIs
Ess Baa .s t SSsS os s a 5 g ~ Printing
irsirnr5s Science Tables and machines for caeuscn seventh
nets p C3oHometer Watches and Coss, Tssops.s eT a
scope, Lenses Cameras ard other Optical Instruments creeping those
H-DEPARTMESr OF THE DWELLING
Fs GronP-AppaTatus for Warming Lighting Cooling Vent.
ss ss S %:1. a'St ia Rss
Preparing Clothes Third GroapCsrpeis Oh Cloths Mating Psper
HHsSsS.. and ID, Tapss FOURTH eG%g6aGu Furuture-Ife
I'm GIo9PTses EeIatOreCu.Ty, GIa.s Porceisn S
-orraHso'. for u. DStng House excepting those .nSai