The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-30
VIENNA EXHIBITION.
Unfinished Condition of the
Great Palace Of Industry.
Visit Of a Herald Correspondent Three
Weeks Before Opening Day.
CONCENTRATION ON TIE ROTUEDA.
Preparing for the Imperial
Opening on May |.
Thousands of Tons of Exhibits Still
in the Railroad Cars.
THE AMERICAN DEPARTMENT.
Forty Thousand Square Feet of
Space To Be Filled.
Baron Schwarz-SenbOrn Grants More Time to
the United States.
Thousands of Tons Of Exhibits Still
in the Railroad Cars.
THE AMERICAN DEPARTMENT.
Forty Thousand Square Feet Of
Space To Be Filled.
Baron SchWarz-SenbOrn Grants More Time TO
the United States.

VIENNA, April ~ 1873.
In a little over two weeks the Worlds Exposition
y to be formally opened. and the condensed
treasures Of the world exhibited to the gaze OF
hundreds Of thousands OF natives and foreigners.
To all appearances, however, the formal Inaugural
ton, or opening, will be premature; for 1t Is
declared on all sides that 1t is impossible to get the
building completed and oil the goods placed in
their proper position, before the 1st Of May. l
have just returned from thorough inspection
OF the Exposition edihce and OF the
surrounding grounds, and return to my hotel with
the impression that the best thing the Commits
sioners could do would be to postpone the opening
until the LIST OF June. am also impressed with the
necessity Of warning intending visitors about
reaching Vienna until June, since the Exposition
win be incomplete Tor some weeks after the OPEN
1ng day. They would therefore either have to wait in
Vienna and submit to longer period Of hotel
highway robbery than they had originally cal
Culated upon, otherwise leave the city without
seeing the Exposition in its expected glory. l
walked through all the parts Of the building as /
said, through the main avenue, into all the tran
septs, the out-edifces, and did not find anything
yeady-if except the restaurants, the beer
gardens, and single exhibitor of German
pumps. Taking the present condition OF
say that even in America it were
impossible TO get the Exposition anything near
ready within three weeks. Now, Austrian work.
men are not American. They work by the day,
and appear to be conscious OF the fact. They take
things as cooy as can possibly be imagined. In
and out OF doors the laborers smoke their long
pipes while carrying beams or unloading the cars.
Inside the building noticed some boys who ought
TO have been st work away in far corner playing
ct pitch and toss; in another room number OF
workmen were
LYING ON THEIR BACKS ASLEEP.
The only place where the men seemed 20 be
pushed was in the great rotunda, where the open
ing festivities will be held. There, indeed. the
scene might be compared to the inside OF bee-
hive land the rotunda is just as much like q bee
hive as anything can compare 1t toy, and am In
Clned TO think that this part will be the only por-
ton OF the Exposition ut to be exposed on the LIST
OF May. Scenic ornamentation has, how
ever, not been commenced even there. The
roof OF the dome Is about half covered with Its
fresco.like decorations, and the rest will be
pleted in q few days. Noticing some huge re-
nectors placed around the rotunda, inquired OF a
policeman If the men worked overtime, or II there
were relays. He answered in the negative; that
the men came at six and left work punctually at the
same hour OF the evening. He was honest enough
TO express his conviction to me that the opening
ought to be postponed, and that II would be time
enough on the LIST OF June to declare the
Exposition open. The great delay appears
to be in connection with the Exposition building it.
self, for at least thousand freight outside
the building waiting to be unoaded as soon as the
space for the reception OF the goods is finished
Germany alone has 400 freight cars, standing. Eng
land $50, Sweden go and Austria some hundreds.
CONDITION OF THE DEPARTMENTS.
attempt at the arrangement OF articles and scenic
decoration was the Hungarian transept. The
English contributors have likewise made great
advance, and their department is, perhaps, nearer
to completion than that OF any other country.
Much OF their space Is already occupied,
but the greater part Is yet on the freight wagons
outside the building. The Austrians have just
commenced to decorate and arrange their part OF
the principal avenue. Their transepts are as yet
quite bare, and some intervening spaces only in
process Of building. 1t would require something
more than q miracle to bring anything like order
and beauty out OF the general chaos In the
space Of three weeks. even with the
unusual facilities everywhere at hand and
the aid OF the 5000 workmen. Mechanism and
steam take the place Of labor wherever possible.
Vessels from the Danube can discharge their
loads within q few hundred feet OF the building
and from the rivers bank lines Of rail lead to all
parts of the building. The railroad depot Is only
few minutes removed from the Machine Han, and
branches OF rail- laid extending through this de
partment and all around the building. In the pro
cess Of delivery there is no delay. 1t is in the
structure itself where the great incomplete
ness lies. the magnificent Machine Hall Is built,
but the arrangements for motive power are
not yet seen. The bridge work for the support
OF the turning cranks is erected; the latter have
yet to be put up. The engines which the exhibit
Ing nations have to supply, have not yet been
brought into position. As to the outside buildings,
lew OF the smaller pavilions erected, but the
scanolding Is still about the greater number
Parks, lawns fountains, are yet undeveloped.
Everything Is In state OF ee-quarters finished
yet great progress Is made DAY by day, and Baron
SchwarzSenborn Is indeed hopeful that all will be
ready BY the LIST.
THE AMERICAN DEPARTMENT.
The progress In the American department IL
satisfactory, and though we shall not make so good
O show as Is desirable, what there win be win be
good and well arranged. The American transept
Is quite ready for the reception OF the articles to
be exhibited, and the intermediate covered space
between the American and English transepts)
Will be finished in few days The first vessel with
goods for the Exposition, the Supply, arrived al
Trieste yesterday escorted from Gibraltar by the
Brooklyn. Immediately on receipt Of despatch al
the Assistant Commissioner Generals (Mr. FL
raths) once. Mr.. James took the train for Trieste
20 take charge OF matters and to conduct the trans
portatlon to Vienna The other vessel is not du,
until two or three weeks later.
the fact should not DC overlooked by the govern
nent ct Washington and by producers and manu-
facturers, that the space now possessed by the
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