Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-12
GETTING INTO SHAPE.

PO. O.nts About the Great Exposition.
The 1st of-February may be safely set
down as the earliest date at which any
visitor to New Orleans can confidently
expect to find the great exposition in
an absolutely complete state in all its
branches. Great progress has been made
since the opening. Still comprehensive
view of the great show may now be given.
An immense globe Of glass arrests the
attention of visitors who seek the collec-
ton of the Department of State. Ii is
designed by the department to bring the
results of the official correspondence
with over 1900 consulates and agencies
quickly before the eye. The exterior OF
this sphere is intended to represent the
world in miniature-with the centre
probably in New Orleans. The prOduc-
tiOnS, manufactures, resources and COM
mercial relations of the various ma
tions are thus exhibited. From the
interior Of the globe the visitor sees col
ored statistical maps on transparent glass.
embracing statements Of facts concern
ing the religious, social, civil and COM
mercial life Of the people. A life-size pOr-
trait of the Secretary is also to adOrn this
wonderful globe. 1t is not yet complete
Many other things are to be shown in the
collection of the State Department, IN
Guiding a number of foreign articles.
such as cotton.
The Interior Department is represented
by a large collection of patent models
and by interesting displays from the Blu
reau of Agriculture, Land and Indian
offices. The Post Office Department.
among other things, has a regular build
ing for branch post office in operation
for the accommodation of the exposition,
and so arranged as to show all the mail
operations of the department. The
other government departments also
have interesting exhibits. The
Smithsonian collection is, perhaps,
the most interesting of all, making
a museum Of itself The fish commits
sion, lighthouse board etc, show their
work by models and photographs and in
other ways. Altogether the government
display will be remarkably complete and
| much more comprehensive than that at
Philadelphia.
THE NAVY DEPARTMENT Is IN THE BEST
SHAPE,
| and it's exhibit of guns, tOrpedOes, search
lights, models of the new cruisers, and
similar articles is highly interesting, but
not so much SO to the general public as
the outfit OF the Greedy Relief Expedition
Wax figures are clad in the fur garments
of the relief party, and the boats, seds,
provisions, sleeping bags, hunting-arms.
tools for breaking the ice, and other
equipments are included in the exhibit
There is life-sze figure Of an EsquimauX
girl i'm native garb, and a large collection
of photographs taken in the Artic regions.
Nearly all the objects of interest attached
to an Arctic expedition are shown.
Among the relics is part of a sealskin.
which a Jack Tar in charge ex-
plains as the remains of the one
| which Greely's men ate. The Navy De-
partment also shows an interesting col
lection of guns, including the first
breech-lOader, which was cast in 1890
old guns captured from the Spaniards.
and modern guns, including one that
fires 1900 balls minute, and a 6-inch
breech-lOading cannon, recently COM
pleted at the Washington Navy Yard.
and said to be the most powerful gun of
it's size in the world. 1t is to be mounted
on one of the new hydraulic gun car
riages. The Bureaus of Navigation,
Equipment, Medicine and Surgery and of
Naval Intelligence have all contributed
to the Naval Department display.
THE MACHINERY DEPARTMENT is IN
OPERATION,
but all of the twenty engines are not
working. The three miles of shafting are
| run now by fourteen engines, the largest
| of which is $50 horse power. The long
rows of shatting and wilderness OF whirl-
| ing belts obeying the huge central wheel
make an interesting study. Outside of
! this building are the twenty-five boilers.
! capable of generating steam for 5000
| horse power. The steam goes into one
main pipe 800 feet long and thirty inches
| in diameter, made of steel. The boilers
| are arranged in batteries, each one with
/ separate smOkestack. The largest
| smOkestack is ITO feet high and five feet
in diameter. Persons interested in ma
| chinery will find this exhibit well worth
! an inspection. 1t is not only vision of
beauty to the experienced engineer, but
a sight to be remembered by the casual
! observer. There are number of engines
for generating electricity, and one else
! where for sugar house machinery and
cotton gins.
THE ART GALLERY, WHICH Is A BUILD
ING WELL ADAPTED
| for the purpose, 250 feet long by 100 feet
wide, is ready for the paintings. A fine
| collection has been secured, including
100 paintings and some statuary sent
| from Belgium, and others from abroad.
Horticultural Hall has within few days
received large accessiOns from Mexico,
Jamaica and Florida, and although not in
complete order is full of interest. There
is great variety of fruit Of the semi
tropical kind, but the cOcOanut, orange,
lemon, palm and other trees possess the
greatest interest.
The original purpose of the exposition
the display of cOtton-seems almost to
have been lost sight of in the magnitude
of the work since undertaken. There is
building set apart for the cotton dis
play, where it is proposed to exhibit it in
all stages of progress, from the plant in
the field to the manufactured cloth.
THE DEPARTMENT, OF GENERAL Ex.
HIBrrs
of domestic origin is about complete, but
the broad interior spaces for foreign dis.
plays are not illeG yet. The exhibits are