The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-02-14
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
THE WORLDS EXPOSITION
More Exposition Notes-Arrival of the
Liberty Bell-Big Demonstrations
Some Unique Displays, &C.
BALTIMORE, February 9th, 1885,

BALTIMORE, February 9th, 1885.
Messrs. Longnecker Bros.:-Having returned to
Baltimore from New Orleans, will continue to
give your readers short descriptions of the many
sights to be seen at the Worlds Exposition, hav
ing "taken notes" with that end in view while
there. will first state that L was there over
seven weeks and enjoyed the Exposition to its
fullest extent, there is enough to keep any one
sightseeing for weeks and weeks
/ would continue description of the Govern
ment and States Building, but will have to leave
it until later as other things have "come the
carpet" which must be mentioned now. will re-
turn to the Main Building and tell of the arrival
of the old Liberty Bell, which every American is
interested in. AS your readers all know, it was
loaned by the Philadelphians to the president and
director general for exhibit at the Exposition,
those in the far South and West might have a
chance of gazing on it. 1t left Philadelphia the
morning of the 23d of January, having been es-
corted from Independence Hall to the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad station by 500 policemen, and all along
the roate it was received by the people amid much
enthusiasm. 1t reached New Orleans on Monday,
Jan. 26th, and was run into the Main Building
about p. m. amid shouting and cheering, the
ringing of bells and the firing of cannon. 1t was
mounted upon an open built and loaned by
the Pennsylvania railroad, and guarded by three
stalwart policemen, all six feet in height, the
tallest being six feet four inches in his stocking
feet. The bell was adorned by handsome wreath
and bouquet, received at ono of the cities on the
route. 1t was not officially received on that even
ing owing to the lateness Of the hour, but on the
Wednesday afternoon following, in Music Hall, in
the presence of many thousands, it formally
delivered to Maj. Burke. 1t was decided to place
the car holding the bell in front of Music Hall,
there to remain until the close of the Exposition.
Through the kindness of Sergt. Edward Malin,
was allowed to mount the car and make a care
full examination of the bell and to learn of the in
cidents of the trip down. The public are only
allowed to stand on the ground floor and look al
it. The bell stands four feet high, is nearly five
feet broad at the mouth, and weighs 1850 lbs. II
was ordered in England in 1852, but when i.
arrived and was swung up it cracked by stroke
of the hammer. Pass and Stow, two young men
of Philadelphia, offered to try and recas it. After
the second attempt they succeeded aud it was
hung in the State House in 1853. The inscrip
ton reads "Proclaim Liberty throughout all the
land unto all the inhabitants thereof. Lev. XIV
x" Underneath this is "By order of the Assem-
bly, of the Province of Pennsylvania for the State
House in Philadelphia" Both lines encircle the
bell. Under this again is "Pass and Stow, Phil
adelphia, MDCCLIII." strange coincidence
in the history of the bell is recorded in the pam
phet giving description of it. 1t rung out the
Declaration of Independence, the article being
written by Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia, and
ceased its voice while tolling during the
funeral march of John Marshall, also of Virginia
1t will return to Philadelphia July 4th, and
you can Imagine the demonstration that occa-
sion. The bell was again adorned on the follow
ing Saturday by two ladies from California.
The Carroll Decorative Glass Co.'s exhibit i:
becoming noted as displaying two hand paintings
executed for the company by lady who is related
to Mr. Pass, of the firm that cast the old Liberty
Bell. They display sign which tells the multi
tudes of this fact.
became acquainted with Mr.. J. D. Goodwin,
the genial representative of the Durham Tobacco
Company and the Morris Manufacturing Compa-
ny, both of Durham, N. G.. He is original in his
ideas of displaying tobacco and the result of bis
genius and exertons is the most attractive tobacco
display ever shown. The above companies have
their factories in Durham, N. c., opposite each
other on of the streets, do business in friend
ly, competitive style, shipped their goods in the
same car to New Orleans, and have their exhibits
along side of each other in the Main Hall. The
Durham Tobacco Company display field of to-
bacco plants growing in the background on the
banks of a river back of which is draped about
100 feet of flags, forming an attractive picture
The space of display is surrounded with canopy
top and rope of tobacco is looped around it in
an artistic manner. They show old light house
and a moving ship coming in from sea. In the
centre is large revolving stand feet in diane.
ter and Is feet high, capped with huge umbrel-
la also two smaller revolving stands all loaded
with packages OF the celebrated Durham tobacco.
They have number of pictures of a New FORK lady
to whom the company paid $500 for sitting to have
her picture take. They use this in advertising
their cigarettes.
The Morris Manufacturing Company have q
number of electric novelties, such as swings see
saws, engines, machines of different kinds, show
ing scenes in their machine shop. They show a
beautiful tower of tobacco with drum on top
which revolves, showing different signs. They
exhibit full line of fine lady's snuffs. The pref
well of water runs railroad that averages nine
miles per hour. This is built on the top of the
wall of the well, the embankment being of earth
work with grass growing over it. Above the en-
trance is proportional block sign covered
with tobacco, which tells the visitor that the dis
play within is R. F. Morris Sons Manufacturing
Company, Durham, N. C. Tobacco is used in
many other ways not enumerated in the above.