New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-06
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Io.r tha grrat.St ever Attempted gallery extends
.round the interior for tho display Of the lighter
classes OF machinery, and from end to end run four
rnbroken lines Of shang for distributing the motive
mower The power IS derived from group OF steam
encn1s placed in ono OF tho courts, the boilers Of
which transform into steam forty tons OF water per
hour The total energy Is about 1000 horsepower
The chief architectural feature Of the Exposition s
of course the Elel Tower were the Crystal Palace
At London In 1851 tho iron lighthouse at Paris In
1867 the great rotunda at Vienna In 1873, and the
Trocadero Palace al Paris in 1873 This Is the
loftlest structure raised by man, being about
e34 feet high. The Washington Monument now
stands second, $50 feet Tho Cologne Cathedral Is
Sol feet; strasburg 4sG St Peters, at Rome, 467 {;
Salisbury, 45O: 81. PatricRs, New-Yorh, 325; the
Great Pyramid, As5 the st. Rolox chimney. Glasgow,
455 Bunker I'm Monument, 22l, and the Tower OF
Babel was probably $50 feet high. More than 1,Ooo
tons Of motsl were used In building tho Ethel Tower
Tho first sod vas turned in excavation for It's founda-
ton on January 20. 1857, and the whole work WAS
completed on March 81, 1850 Elevators from
base to- summit and there Is also stairway OF lT02
stems for those who prefer to walk up.
Another interesting feature - found In the Raruens
Hitherto in tho Champs de Mars the visitor saw only
dusty desert Now every bit not covered with build
ings Il charming park, with the rcencst OF lawns
nov.er-beds shaded paths and masses OF shrubbery.
Moro than twu years ago, before Of tho work OF
building was begun, NJ Alphand, tho Director OF Pub
lie Works, completed his plans and traced on the
ground a detailed map Of the gardens Trees AMI
shrubs were then planted and sods laid and now the
whole expanse looks Ike we'll kept park OF many
years standing Indeed the abundance OF vegetation
in the streets and squares is of the most striking
character Of all Paris and Il is chiefly due To
the skill and energy Of NJ Alphand.
During the progress Of the Exposition there VIII DO
held in Paris numerous International congresses.
Many OF them will meet In the Trocadero Palace or
in other buildings Of tho Exposition. Others viii
convene at tho sOrbonne and the Conservatism des
Arts ct Meters. Besides minor gatherings, there Will
be sIxty'nine International congresses uader Govern
ment patronage. Two OF these exclusively for
women one dealing with the general topic of womens
political social and industrial rights, and one with
womans work in organized charity and education.
Other international congresses Will DO OF bakers, OF
pigeon fanciers OF folk lore students, OF psychologists
eleven relating to medical and sanitary questions.
and ten dealing with economies. The first OF all VIII
be the Peace Congress, on June l. Others VIII be rs
follows saving Of Life. June IL TO 10: Architects,
June II TO 90 Men Of Letters June IA TO 81 Protcc
ton Of Works OF Art and Monuments June "a to 20
Cheap Dwellings. June 28 10 IS; Breadmakng, June
&c TO July . state Intervention In Wages, July .
TO 4; Agriculture July to II state lnteT ention IN
Price OF Provisions July to TO- Technical Education
July 8 TO IA workmcn's Clubs. July IL to 49, WORK.
mems Share in Profits July II to 10 autobiography Of
July 90 To 81 Alcoholism July 20 TO 81 Poor Relief
July 90 10 August s. Chemistry, July 20 TO August q
Ballooung, July 81 TO August 3 Pigeons, July II b'
August 3; Therapeutics. August / 10 s. lily eene,
August 4 70 IL: shorthand, August 10 II; Tho
Blind, August 10 g. DermRtoogy and
Syphilogrsphy and Higher Education, August Ia
10; Insanity. August to 10 Physiological P,ychol
ogy, August TO 10; Geography, AuguAt TO IL
Photography, August 10 TO Il: Conveyance Of Land
August { TO Ii, Criminal Anthro9ology, August 10
70 II; Primary Education, August II To 49, Joint
stock Companies, August IL Ia 10; horticulture
August 10 TO 81; Prehistoric Sian and Remains
August 10 TO 90 Homeopathy, August 81 10 81
Electricity, August 81 To n; r1rc EriSades, August
~ and es Dentistry September / 10 : Chronomsr ~
September 10 o, Mines and Mctallurgy. September
10 II: Cooperative shops september to L.
Building. september . to II, Labor Accidents. sop
tcmber to Il Monetary. september II tp Ia Oiol
ogy and LAryurnlCsy September 10 u 81 Applet
Mechanics, September 10 t. ~ Veterinary Surgery
september 10 10 - MeteDrolugy, september 10 "a
20 River Utilization, september - Z 81 Commcrc,
and Industry, septcHher - 10 - and Mythology aut
| Climatology, september 30 TO October -.
French exhibitor uccupy, 81 course the bulk Of III
! rpaca The United State las Some 100000 sluar,
| feet OF the entire 10000 exhibition. IIOO com,
/ from this country. Mexico and Tho Genital m,
south American republics. Hayr. Norway Switzerland
/ Greece, M0HEco, ScHIa. Morocco Japan, Persia SIAN
Victoria SeV Zealand and the south African Ropub!c
| participate officially. Private enterprises Trprrsrn
o.HunFary Great Br.taln Italy, Belgium Russia
/ Holland, syAln, Kumanla, Luxembourg Portugal
Egypt anu HraIiL The only EIropcHn countries hykI
/ Ing themselves entirely alooi ar Germany, sweden
Denmark Turkey AID MOntcncEr1. Several Of III
/ private committees OF countries not officially rep
resented have received liberal subsidies from thei
! Governments.
| The opening ceremonies will occur to-day, at
! O'Clock In the afternoon. At that hour NJ. Carrot
President OF tho Republic accompanied by a numbc
Of eminent statesmen, viii proceed To tho Champs d
Mars and formally declare the Exposition open 10 n
world. There viii be much music, lItils sprnchmsE
! ing and In the ~ cn!ng fireworks and Examinations 81
ubltum. The city Is profusoly ador1od With flags an
banners after dark gSslghS, eoc tricity and BcuEl
fires will blend In spendors before equaloi an
for months To come Paris viii be the Mecca Of tn
slghtseors Of the world