Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-29
About 500 Living Babies Expected
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About 800 Living Babies Expected
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| In yesterdays UNION AND AMERICAN we
| stated that the Exposition would close Friday
| night This is not SO, the Exposition will not
| close until Saturday. People should bear this in
| mind and improve the opportunity now offered
them in the few remaining days.
| YESTERDAY MORNINGS ATTENDANCE
was of the largest of any day for the last ten.
| The visitors were from distance as a general
| thing and seemed to enjoy themselves very
much. Among the morning attendance were
| SUNDAY SCHOOLS
numbering abOutfour hundred andffty scholars,
ranging In age from five to seventy-fve, though
few may have been somewhat over this latter
1 period of existence. The first of these was the
| MANCHESTER METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOL
/ accompanied by its Superintendent, j. +. HOugh,
| and a number of teachers. The school did not
enter en- ltasse, but came in groups Of from five
| to ten. From what we could learn there were
over one hundred in this school. The next school
| was
THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN SUNDAY
] SCHOOL
I of Manchester, under charge of Super
/ intendent HickersOn, who rendered HIM
| self active in seeing that all enjoyed their
visit. This school also came III by groups, and
| varied in age somewhat after the manner of the
| other. 1t numbered, it is said, over one hundred
scholars and teachers.
I =
| of MurfreesbOro, numbering one hundred and
| thirteen scholars and teachers, was the fourth
school present yesterday at the Exposition. j.
| n. Clark, Superintendent, had charge Of the
| Marty and did everything i'm his power to make
| them enjoy their visit, which was pleasant and
| delightful to them and the Manchester schools.
! When the four schools had entered
THE BUILDINGS,
| the scene was one full of life, pleasure and de-
| light. The children roamed around the long
| galleries, amid the vast throng of machinery and
avb4
! den, where bloom rich plants and flowers, fill
| ing the air with delightful Odors, or collected
| around the grand fountain and cascade in the
! center of the new building. The merry hum of
| youthful voices, the many questions asked the
faces wreathed ia smiles and glowing with pleas
ure, all render the visits of Sunday-schools and
| children feature that is both desirable and in
teresting to other visitors The great attraction
of the day, which convened so many Of our
friends and the citizens of Coffee and other coun-
ties to the Exposition yesterday, was the parade
and display of
THE UNION suxDAY-scHoot
of Manchester, under control of Ma. DIP. Rath-
borne, was present in a force Of one hundred.
1t will thus be seen that Manchester, yesterday,
contributed a large number of Sunday-schOOl
visitors to the Exposition. Among the press
members present from Manchester was Mai.
Geo. NJ. Emack and bride, OF the Coffee county
Democrat and the Tullahoma Times Maj.
Emack has been married but month OF so, and
yesterday was his first appearance in this city
since the date of the felicitOus event.
a sight not seen every day, and one which once
seen cannot be soon forgotten. At a quarter
paste clock the band took position on the Broad
street balcony where they played two very beau
tfui pieces enliyening every one by the thrilling
melody of the strains. By this time the FiTeDepart
ment consisting Of four steam fire engines with
their hOse-carriages and the,hOOk and ladder COM
pany came down Spruce street. The engines
were arranged in the order of the procession ac-
cording to their number, which is first, Eclipse,
second, Hamilton, third, Deluge, fourth VIM.
StockeI followed by the Hook and ladder COM
pany. The entire Department drove up in front
Of the
BROAD STREET ENTRANCE
where they were matted and reviewed by Capt
VIM. Stocked, chief of the Nashville Fire De
partment, and no sooner had the fact of the
Fire Departments arriving than the Exposition
was emptied of hundreds of country Wis
itOrs who rushed forth eager to behold
THB MAGNIFICENT SIGHT.
Such indeed it was, for one of the most splen-
did sights of the many fine displays which we
have seen since the commencement Of the Expo
sition.
THE ENGINES
shone brightly under the cleaning sunlight,
being polished and in fine order. The Deiuge
was ornamented with roses. bouquets, flags and
evergreens, which were arranged by some of
South Nashyille's falrest young ladies, who feel
proud of their beautiful steam fire engine, but
most proud of the handsome and
GALLANT FIREMEN,
who have charge of it. In fact finer looking set
of firemen is not to be seen. The men were
caps, while others wore the regular ''red fire
hats" The bright uniforms and glittering ac
coutrements sparkled beautifully to the great
delight of
AN IMMENSE CROWD
which had assembled in front Of'the buildings
blOCkading every street centering at the EXPOSE
ton. When Capt. StOckell gave the command
''Nos. 1 and touch off your fires" cheer after
cheer was made and the engines Eclipse and
VIM. StOcken moved rapidly to their positions |
the horses even seeming to be enthused by the |
n imnOrtqnf We
making in this grand exhibition The StOckell |
went to the plug on the corner of Broad and |
Spruce streets the Eclipse going to the corner Of
Broad and Vine streets.
QUICK WORK.
In three minutes from the time the command |
to 'toucb off your fires" was given by Captain |
Stocked, the Stocken engine commenced throw |
ing a stl cam of water. This illustrates beyond |
doubt that our fire department under command |
of its present Chief is perhaps as efficient as that
of any other in the United States. Another most |
commendabe feature which was noticed by every /
one was the alacrty and delight with which the |
tremen OF every company engaged in their work.
Those of our citizens whose misfortune it has /
been TO be aroused from calm slumbers and |
pleasant dreams by the i'll Omened toll of the fire
bells can well realize what manly hearts and /
strong arms there to rush to their assistance. 1t /
is right and proper that we should have an Oppor-
tunity of seeing what our fire department is. Our
citizens have no cause to regret such an exhibit
the draperies of our couch around us and lie /
down to pleasant dreams the wild cleaning Wis
sions of the fire fiend have no terroring fears to
rudely shake the calmness from the breast so long
as Stocked and his band are there.
THB HORSES
Of the various engines and hook and ladder COM
pany were in good order and presented fine APP
Dearance. They are well formed and very
strong aud although quite spirited, are neveTthe-
less gentle, and being well trained, which is due
to the superior tact OF their drivers, are easily
managed. These horses were much admired,
and many IA eye lOnged to possess such animals
as they are. After the other engines had com
menet operations the Hamilton was ordered to
touch off her Ere and take position. Beu Dews.
with his accustomed graceful pulling, sped his
horses at full speed down Broad, and thence
along Vine, taking position ut the plug
in front Of the entrance on the latter
street In the above named time the
engine commenced throwing water. The
STREAMS or WATER
shot high in he air, the hose from the three en-
gines benz, held near each other in the middle
of Broad STR q. The contest was principally be
tween the " ~ Stocktii aud the Eclipse, 20 the
champions of each, shouting vigorously the
stream oftirat the one and ti'n the other threw
its stream b gG mp the silver like stray glistcn-
ing mid the golden sunlight, till the beautiful
tintS of the rainbow caInr Co rest uon it turning
1t into showers Of diamonds, emeraldS, IubiCs,
whose sparkling hucs, were fascinating to the
sight, as are the gorgeous splandOurs that are
pictured from the land OF ssAraby the BIcsf"
There wa actually no contest yesterday between
the engines rs to which could first throw water;
for a contest would have been unfair, inasmuch
as the position, hose and circumstances attend
ing the display rendered q contest unequal. The
three engines did well and no one who knows
anything about steam fire engines could
help giving a favorable opinion concerning
those of our city. While throwing water
the section hose of the Stocked
EXPLODED
throwing water in every direction, much to the
iiscomfit of those who we're cOlectednear by wit
Messing the operation of the machinery. The |
high water spout, of course, stopped immediate
Y, and
THE EXCITEMENT
lmong large number of persons who, not know |
NC the nature Of the accident, thought the en-
zine itself had bursted, was very great. In con-
equence