Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-05-17

PHILADELPHIA, Nav 9th. 1876.


commission says the public shall not
do-that is | went all over the Gen.
tennial grounds and buildings on Sun
day. There were but few who had
the privilege and this enabled me to
have better opportunity to view the
wonders displayed, than if had been
jostled, or as Fitzhugh the doorkeeper
of the House of Representatives says
'jurked' about by a crowd of men,
women and children" Wonders"
| said and wonders from earth, air and
sea, wonders Of natures handlWork and
others from the skilfu! hand of man.
Beautiful specimens OF ores, rocks and
marbles torn from the bowels of the
earth, fishes captured from the
depth of sea, ocean and river. Birds
snatched from every forest. Ami
mails from desert, forest and mountain,
all were there. And every species of
mans work, from the most delicate
work IN lace SO fine that the threads of
the spiders web seem course compared
to 1t, to the great corless engine that
required sarty freight cars to trans
port it from the factory to the grounds.
Machinery Hall is a wonder in itself.
In the centre stands the great corless
engne-the largest ever made and so
perfect la tie work that it moved of
smoothly with only four pounds of
steam. The throbs of this vast mon
ster vibrate so that they move miles
OF shafting and set n motion all the
machinery in the hall. From ii down
through every grade Of size, but all
equally excellent in finish are engines,
until we find toy one so small that
an infant in its mothers arms could
exert as much power But at present
| cannot 60 into particular descriptions
of anything, [ must refrain from that
until everything is in its place. when
| shall endeavor by weekly Install
ments to make your readers who can
not visit Philadelphia, familiar with
the features Of the Exhibition Now
| can only write of general appear
ances
Everything here will be in place on
Wednesday morning SO that the grand
opening ceremonies will come off as
announced, commencing at noon. The
President, heads.of departments, Con-
gress and the judges Of the Supreme
Court will all be here Col. Tom
Scott with his usual Iiberality sends
two special trains to bring over "the
government" One Huckly who is
President OF short railroad between
Baltimore and Philadel phia, refuses
not only to issue passes but to reduce
fares, or to allow Col. Scott to run his
trains over his road. This same fell
low has been the dog in the manger.
who has prevented the reduction of
fares, between this city and the east.
He should have a good notice and [
am proposing this as one..
1t is thought that there will be near
ly one million of people on the grounds
Wednesday,; already the hotels are full
to overfowing and every train comes
loaded down with people. Special
trains on every road leading to Pbia-
delphia will commence on Tuesday
and the peaceful Quaker City will be
overrun by the greatest crowd ever as
sembled since the days when Xexers
led bis hosts against the Grecians. 1t
is interesting to note the various types
of people in the grounds, with their
national costumes and varied features.
To hear them talk. is to the man that
knows only his own tongue, like being
transported back 70 the days, when
the workmen on the tower of Babe
were visited by the confusion of
tongues. Here this confusion pro-
duces no such effect as it did then.
Instea of retarding, it seems to spec d
the work, the men who use the differ
cnt dialects vieing with each other
in their efforts to be ready to greet the
visitors with everything prepared.
see that some correspondent makes
General Hawley say that the United
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