Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-10-05
IRONTON, MO-. THURSDAY. c
The Editors Vacation.

After parting with McMullin and
party, we proceeded with Mr.. Scoville
to the Transportation Building and
took another survey of so much of it's
contents as opportunity permitted.
Here were stored in infinite variety
representatives of almost every method
of locomotion known since the world
began. We were little surprised to
find no reproduction of Noah's ark, but
probably space was limited. Side by
side stood the first spindle-shanked
locomotive and the latest railroad en-
gine, massive, solid and powerful.
The primitive railway coach stood in
suggestive proximity to the vestibuled
Pullmans and Wagners-the former in
size and style like unto an ancient
stage-coach. Wagons of every age
and construction, from the cart with
solid wheels sawed across the body of
the tree from whence they were taken,
to the dainty surrey of exquisite finish,
evidence the evolution of skill and
art in construction. But, to us, the
most interesting section of the exhib-
its was that devoted to transportation
by water. Indian bark canoes, dug
outs, scows, skiffs, canal boats, sailing
vessels, steamships, etc., were here
exhibited-some, the bOna-fide article,
and others by model. A South African
boat made of poles and logs, particu-
larly attracts attention by its very
very crudity. It is about thirty feet
long and six feet wide, shaped like a
scow; is not water-tight, but floats only
by reason of the buoyancy of its mater
ials. The timbers are we'll fastened
together, and the craft is no doubt sea-
worthy and comfortable to the natives
of warm climate who wear no pedal
covering and to whom wet feet and legs
are second nature. A dug-out sixty
feet long and four feet across the gun
vale is another prominent feature.
But the biggest and most instructive
thing in the whole exhibition is sec
ton of an ocean-going steamer of the
first-class. 1t is built in the building.
and once you enter it you are involun-
tarily possessed with the notion that
you are in a s'sure-enough" steamer.
The decks and their belongings, the
steerage, first and second cabins, state
rooms oven to the bridal-chamber-
everything, in fact, is here reproduced
tull-sized and with costly and elaborate
fitting and furnishing. We spent an
hour s.aboard the craft" and left it
reluctantly, longing for an ocean trip
on the genuine article.
After doing the Transportation Build
ing, and finding it was high noon. we
repaired to the Wooded Island and
there devoured lunch, ''topped off,
with some very fine tropical fruits pro-
vided by the forethought OF our new
companion. This important part of
days programme, played without ''cut''
or curtailment, being concluded, we
went to the Lake Front and in the
shade of the Peristyle listened. to some
very ordinary music dispensed by a
brass band which made up in noise all
that it lacked in culture. Then, leav-
ing our better-half at rest in comfort |
able chair, to study the ever-changing
scene of moving humanity, we two |
men-folk took our way to the war-ship |
at the other end or side of
the little bay. The day was quite
warm, and no breeze came over the
lake to cool our heated brows. The
came down without let or
and the glare of the water