The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-07-13
FROM THE WORLDS FAIR,
NorEs FROM TIE "Wu1rE CRY.


Chicago. ILL.,, July 8, 1893.
ED. ADvANCE:-Thinking that few
notes Of happenings at the Worlds
Fair might be of interest to the readers
Of the ADVANCE, I shall try to give
scmeain brief. One sees 80 many thou
sands Of interesting things that des-.
cription Of them would require many
volumes. 49,:
Worthington boys who are interested
in bycic,es should not fail to see the
wonderful display Of those vehicles on
the second door: Of. the Transportation
building. This display consists of
nearly two Thousand bycicles of the
latest patent. >'-
Boys studying to become machinists
or engineers should make special stu.
dy of the fine machinery. especially Of
the immense and mighty engines to he
found in the, Machinery Hall.
The exhibits in the great Manufac-
lures building are, however. themost
varied aid interesting. Here are to
Ike found articles Of every description,
from almost every country on the face
Of the globe. Far off China and Japan
are Wlll .repte ssnte as are also several
African esi5o5idnt1ies: Probably the finest
foreign exllibft in tile building, how.
: ever, 10 that of Germany. This exhibit
js % extensive and varied as to battle
a'f attempt at brief description.
In the French exhibit is q work of
art consisting of about fifty pieces Of
statuary, representing the lowering of
Christ into the tomb. The scene is so
natural and life like that there is an
instructive awe OF reverent quietness
which comes over the great, noisy
crowd 10 they pass by with uncovered
heads, and amid the hush one feels as
though this representation of that
which took place nineteen hupdred
years ago were a present reality.
The exhibits in the mining building
showing how oil our metals are taken
from mother earth In their crude form,
and put, through various processes
which wrought out such q wonderful
change In them, are very interesting
and Instructive.
Down In the Fisheries building one
6nds an endless variety of the crea.
. tures Of the deep. The large sturgeon
which are from Eve to seven feet long,
seem to create great deal Of wonder
among some of the visitors. Some
think they must be whales, and Others
aro sure they are sharks, while one
young lady innocently inquired If they
wore "buil heads.''
Take the Fair as whole by day light
and It 10 . grand sight. one that will
long 10 rrmembred by all who see it.
But its grandeur by day is as nothing
compared with what it is by night.
Going into the Electricity building
in the evening We are confronted by q
huge pillar Of living fire; globee Of red
white and blue lights, and a picture oi
Columbus wrought out in electric fame
while hundreds Of arc lights lend theil
aplendpr TO the scene. Stepping ont a
tho south entrance of this building W,
behold the Grand Basin. literally linet
ith electric f1re; while the foul
great buildings bounding the basin ar,
trimmed with thousands of sparkling
incandescent lamps. Suddenly the two
giant search lights on the Manufactu
rers building send their shafts of pur
white light, far out over the city; thel
swinging slowly around the settle OF
the perystyle or some other beautiful
pieoe OF statusry. We now see slovl
rising. from the basin two pillars Of pal
liaht, exactly resembling the streamer
Of the aurora horealis. These light
riee hiGhsr and higher, shooting ou
long, Quivering shafts OF light, whic
can be distinctly seen far up on th
clouds.
Suddenly there is : roaring, swishin
sound and the whole scene Is ablaz
With : golden, yellow light. The eli
max Is now reached. These are I'll
olectric fountains. They fash fort
every color Of the rainbow, changin
rapidly from one color TO anothe,
blsndirg the ool0rs together in III
most harmoniziDg msnneE.
For half an hour this beautiful dit
play coca on; then slowly the water
ssttla back, ths. band strikes up m ail
and the crowd cheers and dispsrses "a
the TAilroad stations. This 10 but
~ ueaks and limited descriptions Of th
wondeis of tho great fair, bnt OWN
70 aack 6 time and ability on my par1
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