, 1875-09-09

| THE EXPOSITION.
Opening Might of tho Season
of 1875.
Immense and Fashionable Attendance
.--DlllcuItics Of Sightseeing.
Prominent Features of ILL.,
terest---The Musical
Programmes.
4 Glance at the Interesting Mo-
ohanioal Department.
Farming Observation-Disclosures for Work
Ing in Wood and Iron.
The Floral and Natural History De-
partments.
The Floral and Natural History De-
partments.

THE OPENING NIGHT.
A GRAND ATTENDANCE.
Last night tho great Exposition Buildings wero
toodci with light from 1000 gas-]etH; the {oun.
tain played merrly and with IT. music mingled
The strains Of tl,o big orchestra tho doora nero
opened to admit tic crowd that was Ia waiting
and the crowtls That kept coming, and-tho third
annual Interstate Exposition WIS opened with"
out bAik or wait, punctua1ty according 10 an
nouuceruent. by dnt Of vigoroua olbowing,
tho reporter ancceodcd In getting inside
tho Exposition Building only to find
That everywhere within wR8 moro crowded. Tho
wcathcr Ind been tltroatcning all Tho afternoon,
and It WIS evidout ut nightfall TINT hcavyra!n"
storm was coming. That had not kept away tho
visitors. They flllo1 tho ayonueE. and blocked
tho crosB-pasaagcs. and throagcd Into the Art
Gaory till It Was almost impossible to find space
In which TO turf, round without elboutng half-
dozen people at least.
Thoee who canc having mado up their minds
~ to exactly What tlioy wanted to zoe, aud
determined forthwith to riow 1t, after fow
m!nutee' vain struggling in tho dcuac throng
found Themselves Obliged to go Will tho crowd, aud
vcut with he current wherever 1t swept then whcl,
.fter ill as tho Only practicable mode. 1ast night Of
AesiuE the exhibition.
THERE WE'RE SUCH a1uLvIrupEs
to mako leisurely study Of anythsng. But
h. ei'a q IL n s;sa m
u one several nights, and yesterday every one had
fsr opportuni.y to gst eeeTa&t & sts Of s ~ ~hee
peescd to be accomplished IN sltKe evening.
THE FEATURE ..
that naturally frat attracted Intention, vita tho lido OF
humxnity Witch literally et alI tho space LETT vacant
~ exhibitors and streamet aong tie sts's. I ana
i '''''Fsssns sssea eseH a.pose # tho sssaaa.se
ilnasursd jest that ihe E1po,lon & gotten Up for
city Tolls, nearly half were lasa, anl .lao asaen
blage as Whole wiz u,ost brilliant. AL to-. oil-
joyed evidently With TIC keensst zcst: IT,. to'ka % who
hawk iron, and-pnw, gazed in utter ,ewidcrmcnt at
THE MACHINERY m liDTloS
In tim south oa Of the hail. Tho lung iIncs Of shaft
Ing tho almost nnbrr woals In motion, the limos
betting extending L, oysry tsssti9n; the taroe Of
chra of all aorts III operation, was novel stgh IN.
erss.!ns but qutu inco.nprehcnsible 10 tho average
they could understand 10 unother picco Of maehnorI
they couldn't underestimate I'LL alt waa rusza Of tusu
n1 ~hees, nIa pstons. 1na crnnss and sVcrs In mo-
Tie result, however, mus. bc to awaken ~ cnlsght-
eel cusioOlty In to mechanic arta among thotc who
hare taken tho trouble to G1pnro thsn, willie to
tnosr who do understand the sublcct tia tlispiny
proved Of great .ntereft. Tie thronR Ewcpt pa*t tho
astosh,ent oser TIM ant! bsautnl collection Ia
THE rLanAL DEPARTMENT
The no taste srnycd by tue exhibitors there in the
Arrangement Of growing lswrrr, rurc e1oica IT hot
house growth und trocnl plant1 attracted acarco ts
attention than did tho ART Galcsy itself. Hardly, at
xj uortor ju Interest as t!,c disr!ny Of the Fomo
lou1cni Aasociaol at Ito enrsueo 10 tho Floral Do
psrtl,ept
But tlo central attraction was
ruE aitr uAI1kny
Witch througlout tho svenna wns throngcd BY one Of
the must brtllis and fashionable audiences Of tho s.a
were everywhere, and everywhere VIVA thcro
display made. II wss 10 The Art Gallery that people
d1t Made thcif why: 1t was there thoy fingered long
sst tn lcra they Wilt hrsk return on tho neKs visit
Deforo leaving everybody halted It the soata by tho
fountain. 1t wa continually circled by orhoustet1
nj In