The times., 1893-02-10
MUNITIONS OF WAR
Exhibit Of Modern Methods OF
Killing People.
10 BE SHOWN AT THE WORLDS FAIR

Big Guns and Little Guns with Their
Ammunition, and Its Manufacture To
BE Exemplified - Models and Photo
graphs of FortiHcations and Other En-
gineering Works to illustrate Where
"A Lot of Money Has Gone-No Prayers
at the Opening Ceremonies.
CHICAGO, Feb. 4.-The war department
Of the United States has been assigned
one-fifth of the room in the govern.
ment building for an exhibit. This space
will soon be converted into an arsenal and
gun foundry Of such proportions as to in
spire no little respect for Uncle Sans mil
itary prowess. The floor is to be covered
with munitions of war, from rifled cannon
that throw shells of a thousand pounds
weight down to the small side arms of
cavalry troops OFF in one section of the
building a gun shop will be in operation
making small arms and cartridges. The
war department has spread itself on this
exhibit. 1t will show all the latest imple-
ments of war, including heavy cannon
used in besieging a city and rapid-firing
Gatling guns brought into play in moving
down troops in the field.
VIII BE Safe to Watch Them.
One gun of fifty tons weight has been Sc
cured. Gun carriages of various descrip-
tions. some of them of antique design, to
show by contrast the improvements of re-
cent years, are ready for shipment to Chi
cago. The collection of small arms is COM
plete. Due attention has been paid to the
section that deals with the manufacture of
ammunition. The making of torpedoes,
smokeless powder and other destructive
agents will be shown in the building, but
instead of using dangerous mixtures the
department will supply harmless substi-
tutes. These show the process just as well
as the genuine articles and do not jeopar-
dize the lives of visitors who want to watch
the process.
Exhibit OF Engineering Works.
The engineer corps of the army has
planned to show all the Notifications and
important government works in the form
of large ph otographs. Many of these are
to be arranged as transparencies in the
windows. Handsome colored views of the
noteworthy feats of government engineer
ing are to be illustrated in this way. A
huge panoramic view of Chicago river,
taken from the government lighthouse,
will be displayed in this way. The cele-
brated aqueduct system of Washington and
the movable dams of the Ohio river will
also be properly illustrated.
Shows Where the Money Went.
The head officer of the engineer corps has
expended since river and harbor improve
ments began more than 1925, ,000, 600, and in
the exhibit of this section an attempt will
be made to show where the money has
gone. The signal service section will carry
on a system of signals between the govern
ment building and officers in the Audi
torium tower. A military hospital, with
cots, pharmacy, operating rooms, and all
the details required in completely
equipped army post hospital will also be
set up in the building The quartermas-
ter's department will embrace various
styles of camp and field equipages and
cooking utensils.
The commissary department will make a
display of prepared rations and the manner
of distributing food supplies to troops.
Models of harbor work and military
bridges will be shown by the geological
survey bureau. On the fiagstaffs of gov
ernment building the department will
raise regulation flags of all descriptions,
representing the different branches of SER
vice in the war department and used while
in garrison and in the field.
Left Out the Prayers.
The executive committee of the directory
has voted $1,000 to pay the expenses of
the ceremonies attending the opening of
the fair. In making this appropriation the
committee recommended the programme
made up by the ceremonies committee sew
eral months ago, with two important ex-
pantions The first il thp omission Of DraVpr
at the beginning and close of the exercises.
The omission was noticed by number of
officials, who were at a loss to understand
whether it was an oversight or deliberate
intention to keep preachers from taking
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