The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-05-17
FACTS ABOUT THE FAIR.

Pao VISION has been made for tho transpot.
.stion Of 6o, 900 persons an nour 70 anu noAI -
the & rounds.
FIrrY Nations and thirty y-seven colonies are
represented. Added to these are the Unno9
States Government and the various STATES and
Terrfto ories Of the U20h
ROUGHLY speaking, the grounds contain
COO acres, They are mile long and eoout
mile broad at the widest part. The distance
nom the middle Of Chicago Is seven miles.
TIE collection OF exhibits in the BRUSH
section is the largest and most Important tna1
has even been brought together In any mher,
national exhibition outside OF. the Un1teo
Kingdom. = - s W..
A THING that will impress itself upon the
thoughtful observer is the fact thar every
branch OF science and industry has been spin
up into minor departments. This D the ose
OF the specialist.
IF the exhibits are to be considered nom
the standpoint OF numbers the French are
strongest. II they are TO 5e judSea ~ sne ne
doubt. takes the lead among foreign Nations.
Tn the department Of natural history New
York State takes the lead. The Wards NAT
ural Science Museum Of Rochester has an e3-
hibit which Professor Putnam ssyss perie0.
Il shows every form Of animal LIE 1om
sponges to man."
IT must be understood that the Exposition
Is a city with complete government. Tnete
are over &c, 900 exhibitors, and two persons
for each interest represented would 9lvo
dxed population Of 100, 900. There are wen
organized and equipped police and hre oe-
partments. y
Is the artillery exhibit Is a Pinch naval
rife, thirty-six feet long and Weighing nny
tons 1S-inch naval gun jacket, seventeen
feet long and weighing IS $500 POUNDS. the
1a-inch tube that viii be incased blythe jacket,
is thirty-eieht feet five inches long and weighs
$1,000 pounds. l.sE.
THERE is building where babies can pe
checked Just Ike hat or coat or umbreiA.
The charge Is moderate and the nurses are
good. There was similar institution az sne
Paris Exposition, but, unfortunately, several
hundred babies were on hand without ciaam"
ants when the exposition closed.
FROM the roofo OF the huge building OF Manu-.
factures and Liberal Arts will beam the biggest
electric search Hight ever constructed. II mas
refectors six feet in diameter and Will give
light of $4,000, 900 candle power. It B as
serted by those In charge Of this light that to 5
people sixty miles away the Light Will %
nearly as bright as full moon.
MOST interesting In historical sense are
the trophies from the Hohenzolern Museum.
loaned to the State Department OF the United
States Government for exhibition In this SEQ
don. They have been sent over In the Custody
OF Captain Rogers Of the United States NAVY,
and the State Department assumes the re-
sponsibility for their safe keeping and saie
return.
OK the steamboat pier are moving side
walks. The outer sidewalk moves at the rate
of three miles an hour, SO that passengers can
r. Sk Ia ID IN bIn9Y
then step to an inner sidewalk which has .
speed three miles faster, so that they are
carried along the pier at the rate OF six miles
an hour and can get on or on at VIII Wifnout
inconvenience.
THE golden nail, which marks the compile
ton of the Woman's Building at the Exposi-S
tion. required several weeks Of constant wore
TO make. It is composed ,of gold. silver and
copper, and q Montana sapphire ts BET ~ tne
upper portion Of the shield which ts ateacnea
to the nail near the head. Mrs. Potter Paa-
mer, President Of the Board OF Lady Man-
ayers, drove the nail Of gold home with SUI
yer hammer.
DELAYS In the collection Of material caused
the postponement OF the ceremony OF casunS
the souvenir bell to be made OF historical
metal collected by the Daughters OF the Amer.
tcan Revolution for the purpose OF COM
memorating the opening Of the Worlds Fair.
The ceremony was set for the opening DAY,
and Mrs. Cleveland was to have touched q
button at the White House connected with
the automatic arrangement which would have
turned the molten metal into the mould
Tx tho center of the Electrical Building,
which IS S45 by $50 feet, stands the Edison
tower. This Is q giant column, painted
White and thickly studded with incandeecenf
Eehts. Il b 100 feet high. The effect y
s1lenda, but Is fully appreciated only st
NIGHT. The General Electric Company o.
New York has grouped its exhibit around the
BeIl Telephone Company has handsome
house lust inside the south main door, ths
WesHnehouse ard other prominent companS
les being RANGED alons the msiE aisla-