The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-11

shining on brilliant asse,nbagc the procession nigh
have been fnlstaken for funeral
rnx scnSks ~ AID AnoCr MACHINERY HALL
The scene from the beiiry Of Machinery Hall was OK
srcmelY besaslsl. Al SIX O'Clock the morning Mr.
ffsdsrlck wlcaows the caine professor At Metro
poliiAn c5arch. Washington. rang In the Centennial
Ne has chlme Of thfteen bells the largest weighing
AGO rounas aad the smallest 100 He
commenced WITH the star spangled Ban.
nsr." rhen rang saluios by striking all the
helis a. once and foloxsd the national anthems OF
ne sarloas naiioas Of the earth From about nine
oeioek me steady marching massing OF soldcry,
the masse o. hands ~ The distance and directly at
bsn4 reetnded ofihe grand reviews Of war timc.
Toe crowd IN front Of Memorial Hall, the
Jostlsg thousands moving in every direction, the
picturesque surrounding scenery, magnificent
baiidlngA al lent an ercnantment 10 the
that babes description Tho hills
and boassiops outside the enclosure lied with
shousAn1s u curious people who seemed deeply inter-
esisd tae Of the sold'cry and ciiizcns
wade The opening ceremonies were progressing the
militia marrhed NJ into position 10 form two lines
ior the purpose q keeping tho crowd back. They
stacked a pas, eleven and waited preserving
opea space iron the main building to Machinery
Hall
There Vas good deal Of confusion At times Re-
nshsns the militia bui The members OF the latter on
quart eogared them iast they could reach them.
II 10 singular iaci that these little contests the
soldier always the better man; for, notwith-
standing al tho opposition Of the refractory people,
they Al taken OF. without injury TO their
bodies The crowd was 100 feet deep behind the
quart. and the waiting ior hours In the was
nos pleasant matter Al twelve o'clock there a
signal previously understood, unfarl the flags OF
Machinery Hall and the government, building They
all iow 70 the breeze once showing The ensigns Of
all nations Il was Fortunate TOO. that just then there
was a sIla breeze. giving fun vent to the efor,
at display Of bunting. About ono o'clock the
President aud party moved from the main
building to Machinery Hall The crowd had been KEEP.
out OF tho latter building until aier the procession
nled in. There probably thousand people wait
ing around tho Corl.ss engine. TO witness The
mony Of the starting OF steam by tho President This
is the largest In the place Its manufacturing en-
CINE Of J, 400 horse powcr-an immense thing-capa-
bic of running up to 81 500 horse power and doing tho
work Of the largest manufacturing engine in the
world The other ten engines IN the place bring the
steam capacity the engines in Machinery Hall up TO
about ., coo horse power
AT quarter past one the cavacace passed In Prcsi-
dent Grant stopped the British section and pre-
sentcd with magniicenty bound aud illustrated
Great Britain and ireland on the ny leaf was
scrbed ITO General Ulysses 3. Grant, President of
the United of America with tho compliments OF
His Grace the Duke of Richmond and Gordon, X. G.
Lord President of Her MNestys Privy Council St
Georges Hall, Paramount Park, 10th Of May, 1870"
The President handed It 10 a member OF the city
TROOP who carried along till finally delivered
to. some member Of the Presidents party.
THE PRESIDENT EMPEROR srARr the ENGINE
The first TO the engines platform Governor
Lbbey of Rhode Island, with numerous stan. Then
followed Governor Bedle OF New Jersey, and staG;
Governor Hartranft. OF Pennsylvania, and stan and
Governor Rice. of Massachusetts, and staff Mayor
wickham, OF New York; George w. Ch,lds
of Philadelphia; Erastus Brooks, Postmaster
Falrman, Congressman Charles NJ Adams
Of New York and number Of other citizens Soon tho
President arrived escorting Her Majesty the Empress
OF Brazil followed by the Emperor Dom Pedro escort
ing Mrs Grant Then followed General Hawley, tho
President OF the Centennial Commission; Mr. Goshorn
Director General; Mr.. Welsh and others OF the Com
mission. Then Chief Justice Waite,
Secretary Fish, Mrs. Fish, the Spanish
Minister and wife. Tho crowd had grown
large and dense possible within the immense hall
L. 02 feet long and 800 feet wide, when tho order
"Down 'front.'" cleared the steps TO the handles OF
the engine, and revealed on the platform President
Grant, with his hand on one and the Brazilian Empc
ror holding tho other. MIR. Corss instructed them
both how to manage the handles. Dom Pedro was
told 70 start his FIRST This be did, and waited
as II II was . matter OF form. with 40
consequences Tho President then turned his
side and In second the steam began 10
ooze and hiss. Then came tho movement OF tho
awful thing ITSELF automatic and regular climbing
up and down of many tons OF iron and steel to
plish mechanical purpose. BY this time tho ladies'
had been seated tsome very low ladies, by the way
say dozen-but the most respected in tho United
Stales); and the President and Dom Pedro stood
there, hardly knowing what TO do say
The revolutions OF the immense machine
caused vibration Of the Immediate vicinity (;
and while the crowd chcered and SO cnthusi-
astic that handkerchefs waved and strong men were
moved TO
TEARS JoY,
although they had stood two hours waiting But your
correspondent happened TO stand alongside the very
few that hardly dared look up 10 see what going
All confidence except upon the engine stand,
where the distinguished guests WERE There .
trcmor among the ladies and the President and Dom
P0tro even disturbed as 70 what going
on in tho movements OF the machine that they
had started. Mono Of them were. however, curious
enough TO look up where tho noise until lady OF
the party with the positive curiosity Of her SEX boldly
took survey OF tho deld and then the whole party
satisfied themselves that was only big engine going
through its usual revolutions. The crowd st cheer
ing and making the hall rcsound with various exclana
tions, followed by the tinkling Of a
thousand bells and the clinking and thudding
aud hammcring of thirteen OF vast
machinery, that created excitement only kept down
in the distinguished party by the pleasant OF the
multitude Soon confidence restored where there
was n disposition TO DO frightened and tho hall and
the big engine and the little engines and ali the clat-
tcring OF shuttcs and pumpings Of rghtfuly strong
machinery, forgotten in the examination OF
the grand or beautiful things they produced.
Al twenty-five minutes alter two tho President hav-
ing completed tho formal duties attendant upon the
opening entered his carriage Machinery Hall and
was driven to his apartments in tho city.
WORK
There Is something wonderful about the completion