Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-03
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lacks. torpedo practicing submarine mining
fireworks, etc.
In the arena bodies of sailors will demon
strate how drill is done aboard ship and
gymnastic contests and displays will be
given, wherein boys of the naval school at
Greenwich will figure. The handling of
naval machine guns, such as Calling, will be
shown here by picked parties of blue
Jackets
The main exhibition building is divided
into nine galleries, each named after some
celebrated sailor, such as Nelson, Benton,
Cock, Howe and Blake, each gallery being
devoted TO some one class of exhibits.
There are
INTERESTING COLLECTIONS
of old naval relics and relics of various
arctic explorations, and the art sections
contain the finest collection of naval pict-
ures ever brought together Other gal
leries are equally interesting, containing
specimens of models Of all the latest devel-
opments of naval invention. There are
hundreds of models of old and new war
ships, innumerable charts, ancient and mod
ern, are hung on the walls of the galleries.
just inside the main entrance is u fine
model of battle ship ''The Queen" con-
structed in 1887
Nothing could show more striklngly the
enormous strides made in naval construc-
ton during the past half century than n
comparison of this war ship with modern
ironcladS. Innumerable kinds of machinery
and guns are exhibited and also some of
the heaviest cannon ever made. The no
ton gun is particularly conspicuous in a
full section of the turret of Victory ~
All the various appliances for manipulating
heavy ordnance and machinery of all
kinds are on view, as are also shells, sec
tons of shells and models of shells in the
different stages of manufacture. An inter
esting contrast is made by placing side by
side Il charge for modern 100-ton gun,
weighing 80 pounds, and a bag containing
the heaviest charge used during the
Cimean war, weighing sixteen pounds.
All the large
SHIP BUILDERS
and ship owners are represented, if not in
the exhibition itself, in buildings especially
provided in the grounds.
The galleries are gaily festooned with
flags and ensigns of all nations, not forget
ting the stars and stripes. Among the
naval curiositieS which may be seen at the
exhibition are Capt. Cooks waistcoat, the
waShstand used by Nelson at sea, the figure
head the Shannon carried on the vessel
during her memorable encounter with the
Chesapeake, the Duke of Edinburgh
curious collection of silver ships, portion
of the mainmast of the Victory pierced by
shot at the battle of Trafalgar, and many
other Sucn relcS similar 10 tn0Se ALREADY
mentioned.
The Howe gallery is devoted to trade ex-
hibits and to exhibits from different naval
charities. In the fifth gallery, Cookies
gallery, are exhibitions of old charts and
naval instruments of the past and present
In this section relics of great explorers are
exhibited beneath the flags they sailed IN
der.
Then there is the shipping gallery
devoted to models of vessels from the date
of the great Harry down with illustrations
of the boat lowering and life saving appa-
ratus now in use The Armstrong gallery
is devoted TO ancient and modern ordinance
including the very latest quick
firing guns. The Camperdown gal
lery contains chiefly dynamos and
air COMPRISING machines for working
torpedoes and an immense glass diving
tank, and large collection of iron and
steel armor plates. In the living tank
illustrations of submarine mining and
counter mining will be given.
The full size model of the Victory, al
ready referred to, is one of the great
features of historical interest. The model
is from waterline to bulkwark, and from
figure head to tafrail- On its
lower deck are fac SMILES of
the guns used at Trafalgar, and there is an
illustration Of the appearance of the old
ships hospital on the day Of the famous