Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-31
Grand Carnival Closing of the Mag
ni6cent Enterprise.
thousands Expected to Attend.
raEArTENDANcE


Yesterday morning to the Exposition was unusu- |
ally large, embracing large number Oh ElsiUoIIs
from the country and other States. Inc peoPte
seemed to enjoy themselves more man any Tb
ors we have ever seen at the Exposition; Ine |
special trains on the Chattanooga ana decatur
Railroads came in crowded with people. ,N Oo
lumbia, Franklin Pnlaskl ana other piaces aoie
the line of the last named roads sent large ueIe-
cations The Chattanooga train consisted OF SIX |
cars all packed and jammed full OF people. IheT
presence here added much to the lie ana geieIal
interest of the dav, which has been one OF the
oraDdest and Withal the most pleasant enjoyed
by our city since the opening VI
THE EXPOSITION.
Thousands have come from every seeUioh OI
the limited States and the public patronage mas
been in accordance with the magnitude anu INT
character Of this great Industrial ehterprlse;;
Among the great aehleyenelts IN ne ,licb
for its delicate work, complicated arrangement
and scientific theory, pTacncaIiy eHecCeu Il at
once marvel OF art ana one Oh Ihe InoeV $50
ishing wonders ever brought before me puOnc'
We mean =, ~, ~
BERGMANN's MECHANICAL CURIOSITY AID AU-
TOMATO WONDER,
which is a working model on a grand scale OF va
riOus kinds of machinery, illustrating many OF
the industrial pursuits and yocRtl0ns OF ne ~
means of a grist mill, saw mill, Oil mn win az
elevator blacksmith shop, ETC., all IN IuIl anu
Dert,sct operation The base OF this model Is
that of a hill, having iedge OF sOLu IOcAs
in which are several underground &rcb ways cut
from the solid stone and leading above 10 4 large
bonsa of fine modem German order OF architee-
ture This house has bay WINDOWS OalcohlEs anu
verandahs, a beautifully heavy carved eOfnlce
and also a belfTy located on the Mansaru Iooi pc
tween the two ends or l. Of the bulldngJ running
nj right angles with each other. In one end OF Ihe
building ale two over shot water Wheels, tne low
er one using the waste water alIer II LEAVES Ine
first these two wheels operate al the interior ma
chinery while independent motion, supplied Dy
means OF a concealed weight anu spring Is gwen
the autOmic figures, upwards OF forty III hulpgi,
that perform various modes Of labor IN the mlls
and around the building. a hand pump or ny
drant forces the water, Tor running
the wheels, TO a reservoir IN tle upper
mart of the house WHICH is surrounded
by trees and shrubbeTy, drives al9.i 2yehues d
live fountain running stream, gabbiing spring
and miniature lake being also seen at the same
time. An old fashi0nGG OF staIPIHs M I, ~
full operation, attended by an automaton, whose
duty is to run the oil from the stamp INTO I.A
| is located in one OF the Easements; an uhHlleu
barrel sets on the top of the tank ahu TWO 9tSIs
filed and ready for shipment are seen lslue ING
vault. Looking to the right we see IuhIeleu
road ana l4en pasging along from the mn farm
ers driving their loaded wagons 70 market anu
maiden who goes to the spring ana nttls Z ptCIeL
/ with water, returning by blind path 10 lhe
| kitchen OF the house. Within fOGK-Fi94eu
! vale with high frowning cliffs and ARH lluueh
in foliage is the lake, on which Terry WIN
4 boa+ ga rries messengers back and forth, having
4 inst landed on the far bank sailor who takes on
4 his nat to enjoy tie breeze and then standing
erect seems to feast bis eyes on the pic
| turesque scene spread olE PeIOre nm;
| To the far right is an arched
| basement in which is the blacksmith shop, whose
fire burns brightly While the peG%s II seer l.,
heating a bar of iron on the anvil winch IesGs oh
| a block Of wood resembling the base OF a iaIse
4 tree This is one OF the most perfect I1dIuie re
] i'm the model; the one blacksmith hanules MS
1 IRONS heating them in the fire and then hammer
| ing with his cOmpanion in way so natural Lndt
the strokes of their hammers are distinctly heru'
! From fhe border of the lake is & winding stair
vyay chgeed out Of the solid rocE aad le3dIiig 10
| the court of the building above, near the foun-
| tain whose base is tastefu!ly deslgpeg anu Geau-
4 tilted with sea shell, quartz etc. BACK Vi INC
/ fourtain is a frightful chasm spanned by rus
| tic bridge, or the railing OF wnch leans d
| ti-od pedestrian, ELC takes bite OF lunch
at regular intervals, Jhsugt Ns.t an S' ~ .
! gust0 Under the bridge is grayenea pike,
| along which two autOmata push WheelbaTIOWs
| in opposite directions, always preserving Lle ;
politeness by bowling TO each other. nc = II
mill Is located on one Of the stories Of the lett
| or abutment of the building, the smut MIL Delhs
below it. A very busy aut0maton Is heTe sGe a4
dressing milestone, and another with BUCKET
passes in and out Of the door, supplying Illo ny
1 Iar with grain As he comes out and goes IN the
| double docTs 70 the building open ana smut,
| showing an Old IllId Of gr2pdmoCheT ehsaseu N
spinning, going through me SttI ~ tie 9fice
| attached to the 'grist mill sits the pro
prietor reading his morning paper,
the Nashville daily UNION AND A4EG ~ ~
| inter sted with the report OF the ExposIIlOl;;
After reading awhile he turns me paper over any
| scanning the contents drops it Oh hih Knee, re-
| moves his speCtacleS, gaZes around anu InSn
! takes look into the different departments OF the
/ building. The elevator outside OF the bullulns
! moves from the basement to the top story, WneIe
/ If DUMPS tie grain and then descends to be re-
| filed by an autoIHGtOJ who turns 1t around 70
| the spout and after putting t4e gram III, plaoei
| il i'm position again. Near the elevator ana
| mounted on a ladder is a carpenter driving nan
1 in a Digeon-hOuse under the comb of the build
1 ing; lie is good mechanic hitting me nan Oh
| the head every time, the SOUNDS OF his hammer
being distinctly audible Under an OAK tree aiiu
| with his book resting on the fhl.inT OF rustic
| fence is a Temperance lecturer who's despite MS
| earnest enthusiasm, mute elOquence ana cOntlh-
uous gestiGulatipns does not, unfortunately, sue
| ceedin attracting eTgYd, unless il be the hun
| dreds of visitors whose eyes gre bent cuIlOusly
| on this disciple Of total abstinence SLtlng Oh
an overhanging cliff is a true bOhenlaay tahl1g
notes while near by is a philosopher with q tele'
scOpe who raises it to his eye at intervals, scan
ming the distant landscape, and then stopping a.
| if to tell the reporter what to write. Between
the wings of the building and located In the cen
| tire is the saw-mill, which is GORstr4eted on tins
| gate principle, the log being propelled on tht
! | carriage, and the saw passing through II by {
| vertical motion. The log is then gigged bacf
| and two men standing at each end, set it for an
| other cut, one of them moving the fume-Sat'
: | while the other wheels around and drives TN
wedge in the log. The operation Is repeaIe'
! continually and regularly in this way, there be
| ing a third individual who sharpens
8 ! handsPike with an axe. inside OF tne mi
| is a large AMOUNT of sawed lumber piled up
4 4,
J, the edce represents the pTYate FelGence OF Tn
+ proprietor, the Windows have sashes thst WOTI
I regularly, the doors are pamelled, tne moo
| matched with boards not more than an eighth o
an inch in width. From the walls OF the room
are suspended paintings in gilt frames while lac
curtains ornament the windows, This structur
is nearly nine feet high and weighs over seye
! | hundred pounds. The model was conceived by
d | German named Joseph Bergman, who was occu
uied seventeen years in peTfccting it. He claim
TO have conceived the idea IN dream, the gran
| realization of which caused him to lose his min
shortly after it was first exhibited. He even wen
so far as to attempt its destruction with an axe
I hut was prevented by gentleman who had bee
It engaged in showing it. While we see so much !
: this great invention, that is beautiful, lhe-hke
and fouchta2, we must not forget that the lnveI
tor, Mr.. BergBST''' now conI,leu IN an llssan
II no have heen unable 10 see this wonder becaus
;, of the great crowd collecting there.
7 | Among the many other interesting thlngS 0
e exhibition. seems to attract more universal al
tentiOD thaRtRe
BLACKNAN MILITARY WHEEL,
which is continuously surrounded by admlrln
| crowds who pronounce it perfect ana a gran
. success. 1t certainly is one of the most Vauabl
e | Inventions on exhibition. We tender our col
II | gratulatiOns to our sing young 1rlenu upon ~
=, ! grand prospective financial success. All snoul
see this invention, which, after Monday, VIII .
at office No. "a South SuRmer street
NASHVILLE ENTERPRISE
as displayed in the great amount of mechanics
70 | products exhibited at the Exposition, certaui
surprises even our own citizens. The progres
II | our city has already made bids us hope for
s. grand future IN industrial pursuits and mani
| featuring enterprise, CO-eXtensiye with the &C
vantaCes and the benefits resulting from then
u We are now ahead of all Southern cities in ma1
a | ufgcturing pursuits and the impetus given tn
Ia | interest will result in additional good.
SUGAR MACHINERY.
" The fine display Of sugar machinery by th
: Southern Manufacturing Company of this citl
deserves especial mention FMS company {
which I. N. Walker is the head, have on exhib
" ton one of their celebrated two horse vertioi
IF cane mills, a steam power horizontal coal mi
4 for tropical cane, one of their Portable Cope
u EvaDoratOTs, Sugar Separator, and last, bU
not least, the cottage Fruit Dryer" of whic
ID they are the inventors, and of which too niue
cannot be said. This company was organized
the spring of 1868, and during the past four sea
ig sons some two thousand complete sets of suga
machinery have been sold, some of them havin
4 / been shaped to Honduras, Mexico, and a larg
~ amount in Florida, Louisiana and Texas. The
Oh all their goods in NashYille and th