The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-18
Mr.. Delaney, Who Has II In Charge,
GiYeS His Views.
THE STATE BUILDING SOLD.
Furniture to BE Sold at Auction-Delay
In Getting Cases In which to Pack
the Exhibit for It's Return-Awards
Made in the Art Department.

The Worlds Columbian exposition 10
over and The fair grounds. short time
ago so beautifula sight, is one scene Of
desolation ard destruction. The clocks
have been taken from the towers and
the holes boarded over and
the buildings entirely dismantled. Mr..
Delaney, the steward of Brown univer-
sity, who had the Rhode Island exhibit
In charge. returned yesterday. He said
that the goods were all packed and on the
cars last Tuesday on their way
to little Rhode Island. The
portraits OF Brown university, loaned fol.
exhibition had been returned by express
Mr.. Delaney arrived in Chicago Ocroher
30, but was not allowed 20 toucl.
the goods until November g when the
commission voted to have the OK
hibit returned TO Providence. The great
trouble in returning the goods was to get
the packing cases.
The Cause of Delay.
The boxes had all been stored in the
committee. and of course when
the fair WAS over every one
wanted them at the same time. Many
did not consider il worth the time to stay
TO obtain their boxes, though they had
paid storage for them. such was the sxer-
tion required to get them. but tore down
partitions aud boxed up their goods
in crates made from such material. Rhode
Island was lucky in getting boxes for her
exhibit and had the goods packed on the
day Massachuset, obtained her boxes,
through the enterprise of Mr.. Delaney
may have had considerable to do with
the matser. In contrast to the time when
the fair grounds were being built labor
was plenty and could be obtained ut
almc st any price. Railroad tracks were
laid all over the grounds and right in
to the building so that the cars could be
run in and loaded. There was no great
trouble in switching, sxcept With
the possibility of switching in tho
city of Chicago. The rates here
for switching cost nearly as much as The
freight rates from Chicago to the East.
The foreign exhibitors had consid erabie
trouble and delay through the custom
house officers. who were not very numer-
Gus, and SO each had to wait his turn.
To be Sold at Auction.
What will be done with all OF the ex-
hibit has not been decided upon by the
commission though several meetings have
been held TO consider plsns. The furni-
ture OF the Rhode Island state building is
To be sold at auction for relics though
it hss not been decided yet whether by
public or private sale. Mr.. Delaney said
that the place was very lonesome to him..
Animated and busy ~ 1t was with
men tearing d,wn the baiId-
inss 1T reminded him OF
activity Of the worms feeding upon the
corpse OF lovely person with whom you
wers well acquainted and had learned to
love, All was one scene OF destruction.
Mr.. Delaney, speaking of the
soeues on the last night OF
the fair in the Midway plai-
snnce said il reminded him of q Brown
victory over Harvard-without any re-
straint. Dr.. Andrews has been appointed
by the commission to take charge OF the
educational exhibit.
The different school exhibits are all on
the road to this city, but it is not known
what will be done with them.
Awards Made.
The following awards hav- been made
in Liberal Arts Departmental at the Worlds
fair TO Rhode Islanl educational ex-
hiiitors; State OF Rhode Island, Prcvi-
dence, educational exhibit; public schools
Newport, bound volumes; SockAnosset
school, Howard, cases OF iron work. show
Ing work done by boys; Friends school,
Providence, school work: School OF De-
sign, Rhode Island, mechanical drawings;
Brown university. Providence. photos.
publications, drawings, course OF study;
board of education. Providence reports;
Oxford Street Gram,nar school provi-
dence, bound volumes, sceiiAnsous cx-
ercises, languages. ETC.; Providence Hign
school, providence, bound volumes .. as
tronomy; High school. Pawtuckt. bound
volumes, cssss of invtntions. esonietry;
public schools, Pawiucket, pawtucket
school report, ls7S-lss9, public schools.
Westerly. spelling, number work. ETC.;
Townsend dustrial school. Newport.
course In sewing; La Sale acsdeny.
Providence. class work, stenograpay.