The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-27
WONDERS OF THE FAIR.
The Last Work Being Pushed by a
Force Of $4,000 Men.

The Buildings Won't Be Completed
When the Opening Occurs "A Month
Needed to Get Everything in Proper
Shape - Great Executive Ability
Shown by the Management.
Jackson Park Chicago. April 26.-The
Johnstown food record appeared in a fair
way 10 be almost outdone by the rain to-
day, but the warning elements seem to
have lost their terror so far as the manage
ment of the worlds Columbian exposition
is concerned The vast work of bringing
the mighty enterprise to a
state of completion goes steadily
on in spite of wind and weather
Blizzard, cyclone and delugc each in turn
have turned themselves loose ON the
great White city, and each in turn have
failed to check its mighty progress. Dur
ing the winter there was an almost I'M
precedented fall of snow. Billiards
ragged with ferocity that would have
startled the inhabitants of Dakota, and
now for the last fortnight there mas been
an almost steady downpour Of rain.
MAGNIFICENT MANAGEMENT
But to-day, as before, new wonders ap-
pearCd to rise out of the ground until one
was prone to believe the management has
secured Aladdin's lamp to aidin the over
throw of what would seem insurmount-
able obstacles The mire and mud that
would naturally be expected were
to-day finally wiped out and sound
concrete roads winding in and
out among the labyrinth Of
palatial buildings a work that would
seem at glance to require months of time
for completing, is done practically in less
than twcnty-fOm hours. Ponderous ma
chimes, tons in weight, were this after
noon more rapidly than ever being picked
up and shifted about and put into place in
Il moment.
RAISING OF THE POWER HOUSE
The immense temporary power house,
which was built to supply temporary
power were the great work was begun
and which presented such an unsightly
appearance just south of the mansporta-
tiOn building, stood intact YESTERDAY This
morning not a vcstiRc of IL remained. 1t
was razcd to the ground during last
night and this afternoon gang of labor
crS have 50 SmOOthcd over the
surface whore it stood that it seems in
credible that only twCnty-four hours
ago an enormous building occupied the
space But there is an army of $4,000
men working in relays night and day,
with all the assistance that modern in
vcntiOn and science can provide, and this
great army works with systematic pre-
cision. Each laborer knows his place; he
has task TO perform. So much work is
laid out for each one, and each day he
does it.
WON'T BE COMPLETE MONDAY.
The management now admits that the
fair will not be complete in all its parts
by next Monday, when President Clcyc-
land will formally open the exhibition.
But nearly everyone who knows anything
about it declares that even though un-
finished, the grand exhibition will have so
far advanced toward its completion that
what will remain to be done will be
scarcely noticeable There will be so
much Of it completed that by the time
one sees that part thoroughly workmcu
will have put finishing touches on what
now remains to be done. Others, how
ever, are less sauguine and express them
selves as of the opinion that it will re-
quire a month to put things in prcscnta.
bic shape.
THE BIG ENGINE.
The monster 2,000horse- power engine
which will be set in motion when Pres
idcnt Cleveland touches the button Mon
day was tested last night for the first
time. The ponderous wheels reyolved
with such ease and precision that the on
lockers could scarcely believe it was in
motion at all. 1t was tested in its every
part and not flaw was found 1t was
simply perfect. To-day mechanics are at
work connecting it with the dynamos and
betting it up for the great work to begin
on Monday.
The electrical fountain, which has re-
quircd so much arduous and skilled labor
during the last three months is almost
finished. IT will be in readiness for its
first display when the monster engine be
gins to work
Another WOndrOus accomplishment is
the work Of building the elevated railroad
into the grounds. The terminal has been
completed, and by Sunday it will be ready
TO land passengers in the grounds. In
eighteen days the company has built an
immense stretch of track, Constructed
suspension bridge with a span Of $50 feet
over the Illinois Central tracks and
erected its terminal station.