Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-09-27

The Centennial.
CENTENNIAL GEoI NDS. Sept. %, 1876.
EDIroR FEEEMAN After | had writer
my last letter, the great cyclone of tn,
coast swung round over this city, and il
seemed for II short time rs though every
thing would 90 to pieces. Trees that had
stood the gales of Il century were uproot.
ed, and in f,cs all through the city think
there is not Il tree that does not show
marks OF the gale. Many standing in the
sidewalks were uprootcd, taking Square
yards of pavement and sidewalk witt
them. The numerous centennial and
campaign flags We're swept away like
SPIDERS webs. and many signs and avn
! ing> also came tumbling down. The rain
also fell in torrents, and the streets were
like rivers. All expected that the Centcn-
MAJ buildings wOul be blown down, and
Us soon rs there came Il lull in the storm,
notwithstanding the rain, thousands went
TO the grounds to sec the expected ruin.
The storm, here, however, was not IS dis
astrouS as was expected. OF course there
wa> Il general demolition of sheds and
light structures, hut the large buildings
had wllh>tOOl the gale in Il remarkable
way. The most considerable damare wa,
done to Pho, oyraphic Hall The entire
covering composing the elevated roof
above the root proper was blown off and
lodged Il short distance away. With such
IN opening to the flood that WA, falling.
much OF the contents must have been in
lUrcu, but V yorous efforts were made to
remove the goods to :, place of safety and
the greater portion of them are in perfect
condition.
The roof of the French restaurant was
also blown away, and small portions of the
roofs on the Main Building and Machinery
Hall We're Slightly torn. One of the larr,.
wooden national shields surrounding :,
'urrct 1t the southeastern end of the Main
building was broken and remained half
dl>lod5rd. W here pln"S of glass We're
broken. either in the >kylght> of the roof
or IN the sides, the ran came through.
anu 1t hcctme necessary to remove some
OF IN" 20 'd> ami cover Others with cloths
y new frame bui!ding erected on
george lllll for the purpose of storin.,
fireworks tor Use 1T The celebration of
pennsylvania Day, wis totally demo!i>h-
ct. he small building occupied by the
IacIiir 'Iu;tno Company had to be secured
with IoIe> to prevent 1t from separating
h" immature freight train which stands
on the track near the eastern extremity of
the enclosure, WAS overturned. and the
barracks OF Company b. L. ). Regulars.
III the sam" locality, We're nearly afoAt
Fine camp of the Ma,>l .huSrlt> militia on
t'rOrGr'> Hi, which had been prepared
tor occupancy. WAS turned into a confused
>ti'e. nearly the entire number of tens
being blown down. In the mess tents
dinner had been carefully prepared. and
when the canvas fell it buried all the
crorhrrN and the cIIblc> beneath it, folds.
The roof on the Womcn'S Pavilion wa,
partially blown away, but the damage To
goods inside WAS small
On the morning of the 18Th the storm
had passed. and n1ture seemed to rejoice
III the >lnliyht. The crowd at the rate,
i'll early morn Initiated the anxiety Of the
people to see the damage inside: but as
through the night many W, rkmen had been
busy within. there We're only heaps Of rub
Bush here and there 10 show the extent of
the disaster, ami ere tl, all trace, of the
damage have been removed. the restaurant
rebuilt. roots repaired. and all i ~ Us l:,I.
or the State buildings and what the,
contain, perhaps | VIII first speak. Conn
mrnclng far West. the kan>t, and N,h-
raska building i, the largest, and contain,
much the greatest display There is little
in Il wheat head to attract attention, vet
when woven in beautiful picture, and ,!e-
: gn>. they first attract the gaze. Then We.
contemplate the design; then come to the
conclusion that they are large and pccu.
liar. and at last WE take in the larnr size
of the kernel and the >tuprndou, heads
in a way never to forget We look at a
braIltit 1l t,vr.,lniI with ,-.,.,,,
we get nearer and find it ears of corn-vcl-
low, white and reds mingled rs to rem
der examination Il pleasure; IN again We.
have stamped on Our mind the bi~rcst
ears OF corn on record. So with fruit, 50
artl>tlcally arranged that 10 one can for
get. 1t seemed needless TO mark on :.p
pies, twrnty-tour, twenty-sx and even
some twcntyscvrn ounces for we should
doubtless have believed them LARGER. rs
the design III their exhibition was 50 at
tract.vc.
Then the mineral wealth every metal
being 50 profu>cly represented Il, to dazz.e
and bcwllder. Still YOU would meet at
every turn the words "Slrf4cc specimen
no mines yet Gcvcloped' In line, the
whole display i wonder in itself that
any committee could So arli>tic,llv arrange
),
from states 50 eaten up with potato beetles,
Iocu>tS and Trl>shoppers Us to challenge
the generosity OF the world to keep them
from starvation. every two or three ycars.
All must admit it the best State DISPLAY of
products on the Centennial grounds. But
with the products wonders do not cease
1t is here that the clock invented bv j. w.
lille, Watcrvilc. Kansas, is on exhibition
- ,.l,,, l.
year, being nearest perpetual
motion of any machine in the world. 1t
keeps accurate time. tells month, year,
day OF the month and day Of the week. Il,
we'll rs hour, minute and second. and this
too with one-halt the machinery, and re-
Huirlng one hundred times less bower to
run than any other clock cScapemcnt ever
invented. As the pendulum is rotary
one 1t requires less power to operate it,
and the changes in atmospheric density do
not affect IL rs they do the vibrating pen
dulum, consequently the adjustment is
more simple and less expensive When
IN general use it will furnish us with time
ut halt the present expense, and do away
almost entirely with the tax of Winding
upon our time and memory, rs bv the
saving OF power gained by The torsion of
Il laIr->prlng OF al ordinary watch u clock
can he made to run Il year without wind
M. and by the use of I'm eight day clock
spring, Il tower clock may run the
same length of time, even when it has four
'f SIX 'Il;tlS. His seems like IN nv,- |
liable invention, and one destined TO SUI
pcrsede All other e>caVemcnts in the world. |
he Inventor Is now, as he told us. ready |
% take orders for clocks of any size, RANG
ng in price for 50 and upwards, TO run
III" year. Longer running time with in
;rcased prlce. But We must leave the
Kansas display for others, in our next.
Prof. Huxley has come, lectured and
zone. He left New York for Enrland last /
week. The Professor evidently thinks he |
>now> u good deal better how man was
made than Milton did and makes a bitter
onslaught on what he is pleased to call
he Miltonic theory of creation. Well.
Milton wasn't II gralyrind, and besides
hat he was blind, and more than all. is
lead and if Huxley couldn't get the upper
land Of HIM lie onghl to be ashamed Of
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