The Press., 1891-04-09
(Correspondencc.) r9, ....,.ss-s THE WORLDS FAIR BUILDINGS.

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 THE WORLDS FAIR BULL LDINGS.
 The most delightful, probably, though not the speediest means by which the wis., itor may reach the exposition grounds, will be by steamboat on Lake Michigan. A ride of six miles from the embarking point at the Lake Front park, with the towers and gilded domes of the fair build ings constantly in sight, will take him there. When abreast of the site, Q grand spectacle of surpassing magnificence will be before him-the vast extent of the beautiful park; the windings of the la- goon the superb array of scores of great buildings, elegant and imposing in their architecture and gay with myriads of flags and streamers floating from their pinacles and towers and, towering above them all, the lofty Proctor tower. In the north ern portion of the grounds he will see picturesque group of buildings, perhaps forty or fifty of them, constituting verita- ble village of palaces. Here, on @ hun dred acres or more, beautifully laid out, will stand the buildings of foreign nations and of number of the states of the union, surrounded by lawns, walks and beds of flowers and shrubbery. How many of them there will be cannot be stated yet, but it is certain that they will be numerous and will vary greatly in size and style of architecture. They will be ranged on wide, curving avenues, will in- clude some of the most ornate, costly and palatial structures and constitute perhaps the most interesting portion of the entire exposition. In the western part of the group will stand the Illinois building, 40Ox150 in size, and costing $35o, ,O00: It will be severely classic in style with a dome in the center, and great porch fac ing southward. In this portion of the park, too, will stand the line arts build ing, which is to be magnificent palace costing half a million. Just south of the foreign and state buildings may be ob- served 8 considerable expanse of the la- goon, with inlet to the lake, and encom- passing three islands. On the largest one will stand the U. s. fisheries building, zoo feet in length and fankeds at each end by curved arcade connecting it with two round pavilions in which will be aquaria and the tackle exhibit This building, designed by Henry Ives Cobb, of Chicago, will be in the Spanish style, and conspicu. ous because of liberal use of color.
 UNoLR sAM's EXHIBIT. A little farther south, across an area oi the lagoon, will be the U.aS. government building, measuring S50x420 feet, and having dome 12O feet in diameter, and 15O feet high. It will be constructed oi stone, iron and glass, classic in style cover four acres, and cost $400, 900. In il will be very complete exhibit from tho several federal departments, etc.-war treasury, agriculture, interior, post office navy, Smithsonian institution and nation al museum. On the lake shore, east o it's building and in part in the intervening space, the government will have gur battery, life-saving station complete with apparatus, lighthouse, war balloons and full size model of g $3, ,000, 900 bat tleship of the first class. This will bt constructed on piling alongside pier, be ing thus surrounded by water and appar ently moored at wharf. The "ship' will be built of brick and coated with ce ment. It will be 34s feet long, 69 fee wide amidships, and will have all the fit tings and apparatus that belong to tn, most approved war vessel, such as guns turrets, torpedo tubes, torpedo nets ant booms, boats, anchors, military mast etc., and a full complement of seame1 and marines detailed from the navy de partment. The visitor arriving by steam | boat will pass very near and obtain an cx cellent view of the shore portion of thu government exhibit. He will probabl, see also, anchored near by, Columbui l fieet-a reproduction, as near as may be of the one with which the great discover CT sailed from Palos-and also govern ment revenue cutter and one or two tor pedo boats. ..s.s-.
 THE GREATEST OF ALL.
 | Steaming by the government exhibits tn visitor will come abreast of the larges building of the exposition-that of manu factures and liberal arts. It will measur, 1, 1,7OOxS0O feet, with two interior court and at it's center great dome $50 feet il diameter. Surrounding it on all side will be a porch two stories in height, af fording delightful promenade, and 4 view of the other buildings, of thelagoon alive with row boats, gondolas, and pleas ure craft propelled by electricity, and o the grounds generally. This building which will be of French renaissance, i designed by George s. Post of New York After passing this immense structure which will be three times as large as tn
 largest building at the Paris exposition being nearly 400 feet longer and twice a
 wide, and covering more than 31 acres the steamboat will drop alongside, tn
 pier. This, as designed by Augustus St Gaudeus, of Paris, will be athing of beau ty and source of much enjoyment to wis itors. Two parallel piers will exten, from the shore about 400 feet, where, tax ing out-curves, they will partially enclos a circular harbor, from the center o which will rise, on great pedestal,
 commanding statue of Columbus or of tn Republic. On the embracing portions Q the pier will stand A exquisite, isolate, columns, representing the A states; eacl one bearing over it's capital the coat o arms of the state it symbolixes. Beyon' the harbor, the north or main pier vii extend out into the lake to g total distanc of i ,5O0 feet, taking there . defection sev eral hundred feet to the southward, an having at its extremity, rising from tn water on stone foundation, an immens l Greek Dayilion. 200 feet in (iametar. gail