The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-03
The EXHIBITION.
A Gala Day in the Park and
the Buildings.
THE HEAT VERY OPPRESSIVE
Trials Of the Fog Horn and the
Asphalt PaVements.
EFFECT OF THE RAILROAD WAR;
THE HEAT VERY OPPRESSIVE
EFFECT OF THE RAILROAD WAR.

The visitors OF the Centennial Exhibition to-day had
foretaste OF the midsummer heats. There was de-
igh;ful weather at the close OF May when The air was
like iced champagne-a bright blue lake in the tropics
cooled delciousy by arctic iceberg and then visit
to the Exhibition was charming But with June sum
mer sprang suddenly upon in all her splendid dis
comfort The sky white with heat, the distant
hills appeared TO smoke, and the build
ings were baked ms II in mighty oven
To the eye everything beautiful but the pcrspirng
thousands did not find pedestriansm particularly pleas
ant The heat, in fact is likely to DO serious injury
to the Exhibition. The facilities Tor making the tour
Of the grounds insufficient and their extent is SO
great that walking from one building to another is
wearsome to many people, and especially fatiguing to
ladies' The West End Railroad, which en-
circles the grounds and stops at stations
opposite the principal points oil interest, was
expected to DO failure; but, the contrary, has
proved to be great 1t sa necessity and the
Exhibition would be an impracticabity without It,
Thousands Of people only know the extent Of the show
Ivy their OF from these open cars which pro-
PEELED by steam engines narrow track II the rail-
road is failure at all 1t because its accommodations
inadequate. II Is very imperfect state; there
not enough and the ticket system Is very poor
But there Is no other means Of conveyance or the
grounds, with the exception Of the four -wheeed
course, very comfortable for nvads ladies' and aged
people. who wish TO o single department. They
very fnr from supplying rapid transit however, and
luxury Tor the few and not convenience for the
multitude You will, therefore. easily tho effect
Of a very hot day upon tho attendance Of the
Exhibition. People naturally prefer the park, with
us waving woods and shady paths, ripping streams
and the delicious CLEANS Of fhe sparkling Schuylkll
through vistas Of green TO the wde barren spaces of
the Exhibition grounds tho recless cxpanscs and tho
hot pitch asphaltum walks There is the thunder of
the aud putting OF the locomotive engines added
the insufcrable heat. Then the foghorn blows
its uncarthly shrieks, startling everybody in
the restaurants, making people swallow hot
soup the wrong way and nervous
waters drop their trays This fog horn, it is sad can
DO heard u distance OF thirty miles, and at that dis
TANGO it would no doubt be very agreeable. At forty
miles it would be still more charming, and at eighty
miles quite willing TO believe It would be delicious
But the distance of gu rter Of mile It's effect is
appalling see for a fog horn except in fog
and as fog Is Of the few things missed in the
Centennial display the horn is nuisance which
ought be removed Ifthe object OF the inventors Is
to prove that the believing horn can be heard thirty
miles, they have not put II in the place where IL docs
the most good. The proper way TO demonstrate its
virtues would be to tako Il thirty miles away from the
Exhibition, for where Ia sounded now II proves moth
ing but It's own awfuness The managers of the Exhi
btion should do all they can to remove these
discords which add the distractions of tho eye un-
necessary dlscords OF the ear As Tor tho asphaitum
pavement am sorry 10 say that II s worse than the
plain clay out Of which Philadelphia makes her cele
bratcd bricks Yesterday melted 1t, and II yielded
der the feet ike frozen mud half tnawcd II Is sticky,
glittcring, SOFT Some parts OF tho asphaltum walks
are almost bad John Bunyan's slough OF despon
dency, IN which poor Piabe aud his friends
plunged and you may imagine II you tho despair
Of man stuck fast by hs eooaec h in no. p,'cn
about to blow. These evils of bad paving, un-
necessary noise, imperfect communication and
the hot demonstrated yesterday, and
though Board of Commissioners cannot in harness
be held responsible for the heat, they should do
thing remedy the other unpleasant features. The
old city, which lies between the two rivers what the
Battery is in New York 70 Third avenue. But with all
its breezes IL hot enough yesterday to drive the
majority OF the people who visited the Centennial
grounds yesterday seek the shelter OF verandahs
restaurant pavilons and the Gales In tho open air,
where people sit round little tables under awnings,
SIP coffee and smoke cigars and deluoe themselves
with the idea that they are doing the Exhibition"
But Rome was not built in day; 1t took hundreds
of years to build the Pyramids; the Cologne Cathc
dral is unfinished now. though ITS foundations were
laid centuries ago. Indeed, am informed that your
County Court House Is still uncompleted and
that Tweed, with nil hts energy and alter the
pcnditure OF $4,000 coo. could getting
in about six months-raiscd by the simple energy OF
The American people, as an island In tho Pacific
Ocean Is created by some submarine upheaval
The impcrfccton OF the Exhibition was inevitable
and 1t only Justice to say that 1t IS marvellous that
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without the presence OF one great organizing mind nj
the head of IT. But these facts TO be accepted
apologies for errors and neglect which are not
caused by inexperieuce or haste There
many faults in the Centennial Exhibition which
should be pointed out at once in order that they may
be reformed In time six months hence the Exhibition
will be torn down. and IL viii be too late To critic Sc II
then. but now the opportunity OF building Il up.
THIS is to be done merely by procaim!ng merits
which are obvious bnt by calling attention TO defects
which II IS yet possible to remove
REDUCED RAILROAD RATES
nrn fhat nj
expected American visitors has recently been happily
and Unexpectedly removed In the extraordinary reduc
ton OF railroad fares. The partial reduction of twenty
Ave per excursion tickets did not wholly meet
the public expectation and doubtless many persons at
distant points were led, in consequence to postpone
their long looked for pilgrimage TO the cradle OF liberty
and 10 lihcrty's glorious monument OF progress
until later In the While small proportion may
have felt dsnclncd 10 come at all But the same kind
which has thus lar guided the destiny or the Cen
tennial has ordained that this impeachment shall no
longer exist The rivalry of the leading trunk lines
first result OF this TIE regular rates 10 Philadelphia
have actually fallen below the diminished Centennial
rates. so that Western passenger buying regular
ticket for Philadelphia can now get cheaper than
he could few days ago have purchased Centennial
ticket Now therefore, Is tho accepted time Tor the
West Western visitors can now reach the Exhibition
rates which may be said to cover merely the
tual nrst cost Of transportation Now that the
rates have reached this exceedingly low figure,
and, In view Of the likelihood OF settlement OF difficult
tcs and new combination between tho rival lines at
early day. with the consequent increase OF fares,
would hardly be prudent for Western visitors to defer
their trips No better opportunity than the present
Tor cheap rates likely to be afforded the travelling
public
MASSACHUSETTS PRESS ASSOCIATION,
numbering ~ editors and representatives Of Massa
chusctts newspapers. many OF whom are accompanied
ny their arrived al the Centennial depot of the
Pennsylvania Railroad ut noon upon an excursion TO
the Exhibition. The party left Boston on Thursday
evening. and propose to devote their time exclusively
to the Centennial Upon thor arrival they taken
IN carriages 10 the Grand Exposition Hotel, which
had been selected their headquarters and.
aftcr lunch visited the Centennial grounds spending
the remainder OF the day in tour through of the
buildings Tonight grand bail was given at the hotel
In honor of the association. The members have
adopted comprehensive plan, by which they propose
TO systematic their visits to the Centennial grounds
ADMISSIONS.