San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-04-02
oar Observation, at the Exposition.
FHlNn FArEn-CONCIUsl0N,

lar Exposition lottor which appear
on our Grst page, IL devoted 10 tn
Same rubioa,, md will supcr7alo
good Jleal Of what W. intended writ
ing Coming in from tho main on
trance towards Music Hall, tho mos
conspicuous object is the lump Of sil
ycr bullion, from Chihuahua Mexico
weighing 5,GlO pounds aud valued a
.sll5,OOn. Music Hall IL tho grand
public assembling place 81 tho Expo
siiion, which wo have heretofore men
toned no capable Of seating llOOl
persons, and furnished with beautiful
floral shaped electric lights, At The
further ond ia gigantic organ, but
we did not chance 20 hear II during
on stay. Here religious services are
| held Oh Sunday, and the Mexican
band plays tao afternoons Of each
week Chimes Of bells are also heard
0
Mt intervals during the week
Tho old Liberty Bel! holds con,
spicuous position in tho Main Build
ing, and taken all in all is unques'
tionahly the most interesting object
in the entire Exposition, VI was tax
en- from It's old resting place, lndo.
pondcnco Hall, Philadelphia, Janua-
~ 23rd, We copy the following de,
scription Of the proceedings had on
that occasion,
A procession of 800 policemen
started for West Philadelphia depot
Tho truck on which the old bell was
hauled through the streets WIS APP
propriately decorated with garlands,
flowers and flags, and was drawn by
six horses Two bands of music were
in the procession. Many houses along
the route were decorated.
At the depot the bell was transfer
red to special car, constructed by
the Pennsylvania Railroad to bear it
and ito guard of three officers to the
Exposition. The bell platform i'll the
car is protected by II brass railing
with posts decorated with gilded
bells Tho large frame upon which
the bell is secured il the only work
upon tho platform of the car.
The venerable relic was securely
holted to the frame. In full view Mt
the top OF tho frame is The inscription,
'177G Proclaimed Liberty" On each
side OF the cor are two clasped hands,
with the names Of the two cities, Phi
ladolphia and New Orleans, on either
side. The car was then attached TO
u special train for New Orleans, car
rying the committee of the City Coun
ell
A similar ovation attended it's pro
gress al the way.
The Old Bell bears this inscription:
"Proclaim liberty throughout all the
land, unto all the inhabitants there
of."-Iev ky: 5, 10. We also read
on ii the following in smaller letters:
"By order of the General Assembly
Of Pennsylvania, for the State House
in Philadelphia, 1853. 1t was pur.
chased by the London agent of the
province of Pennsylvania in 1852. 1t
first sang its Ginning song of free
dom in Philadelphia, during August
of 1853. On July s, l77G, ii sum
monod by it's stately telling all mem
bers of the provincial colonies togeth
or to the reading and Endorsement Of
the declaration of Independence
written by the immortal Jefferson.
Though valueless because of large
crack in it, yet precious because OF
tho cherished memories interviewer
with It's history, its tolling chimes
calling together the provincial con
gress continue to be heard all down
the centuries OF time Dressed in
flowers and plumes on the end of a
palace car in the exposition it now
sits as the pioneer queen of American
freedom and political purity. No
true American or lover of his race can
gaze upon it without profound emo
ton.
The letter on our first page gives n
pretty good outline of what is to he
seen on the first floor of the Main
Building The boilers to the large
engines are located outside of the
building under sheds prepared for
the purpose The largest engine is
one of $50 horse power and one of
tho engineers informed US is of it
self quite sufficient to run all the ma
chinery, but there are several others
Of nearly equal size in operation. He
told us there was an engine of 1900
horse power ut the Philadelphia Ex-
position of 1876. These large en-.
gines are called the Corlis. and are
manufactured at Providence, Il. /
The betting is Of cotton made 10y the
Candy Cotton Betting Company.
An automatic engine manufactured Mt
Dubuque, Iowa, was AN interesting
feature