The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-18
RHODE ISLAND FISHERIES.
The Exhibit That This State Viii
Make at the Worlds Fair.
THE CHURCH BROTHERS IN CHARGE
The Menbaden Fisheries-Models OF
steamers-s seineboats and Catboats-
The shell Fisheries Photographs and
Paintings OF Rhode Island Fish.

There is every evidence that the exhibit
OF fish and the fish product at the
Worlds fair is TO be an unqualified
success. Many of the seaboard states
have taken an active interest In the mat
ter and the exhibits will be extensive and
interesting.
The Fisheries building embraces
large central structure with two smaller
polygonal buildings connected with 1t on
either end by arcades The extreme
length of the building is LOO feet
with width 900 feet. 1t is located To the
northward of the United states Gov
ernment building.
Ia the central portion is the general
fisheries exhibit. In one OF the poly
gonal buildings is the angling exhibit.
and in the other the aquarium.
Tue exterior of the building 10 the
Spanish Romanesque. To the close OBJ
server the exterior of the building can
not fail TO bepinteresting, for the arcni-
tect, Henry Ives Cobb. exerted all his in
genuity in arranging iundmerable forms
Of capitols, medallious, brackets, cor
mic and other ornamental details, us
ing only fish and sea forms for his mo-
tive of design. The cost is about s2OO, 900
In the center of the polygonal building
is a rotunda sixty feet In diameter, in the
twenty six feet wide. from which rises
Towering Mass
OF rocks, covered with moss and lichens.
From clefts and crevices in the. rocks
streams OF water gush and drop to the
masses of reeds, rushes and ornamental
semi-aquatic plants in the basin below.
From the rotunda one side of the
larger series OF aguaria may be viewed
fan in, har mud h.ay ya IN
pacity of 1000 TO $1,000 gallons OF water
each. The glass frouts OF the aquaria
ar in length about 575 feet anu have
5000 square feet OF surface. The total
water capacity OF tn aquaria is 1875
cubic feet, or 10000 gallons. This
weighs 1.l92,425 pounds, or almost 600
tons.
CHE supply OF salt water was secured
by evaporating the necessary quantity ut
the Woods Holl station OF the United
States fish commission To about one-fiith
its bulk. Tie fresh water required to
restore it to its proper bulk is 10 be sup
piled from Lake Michigan.
Rhode Island will do
Its Fair Share
in the fishery exhibit. The matter of
the extent and form OF exhibit has been
placed In the hands Of the Church Bros.
of Tiverton, who are so well acquainted
with all kinds of fishing. especially the
menhaden. The floor space which will
be occupied by the Rhode island ex-
hibit contains 2, 3sS square feet of space,
is situated on the main aisle, and is con :
sidered as good location as could Dos
sibly be secured.
The exhibit will include models of the
menhaden steamers q. w. Humphrey
and Seven Brothers, a rose trap. purse
seine, deep-sea trap, seine boat, strike
boat. mate boat, catboat-all full size
samples of the product of the men nhaden
fisheries In the fertilizer form, photo
graphs of the buildings Of the fishermen
and Of the fishermen at work, the Ida
Lewis boat aud paintings OF the different [
Rhode Island fish. The scallop
aud sheiifish industry will be
attended TO by Ii. III. Rice,
foot cat oat, dredges, seines, rigging and
all the necessary paraphernalia TO make
n compile exhibit. Sp cmens of all
Rhode Island fish, preserved in glass
Jars, will also be furnished by Mr.. Rice,
who Is devoting much OF his time to this
depart meat. All the models photo
graphs and paigtings will be in glass
cases, and the greatest possible care will
be taken OF the exhibit. A railing will
enclose the Rhode Island exhibit which
is in itself a
Very Unique Idea.
Each post is an anchor. surmounted by
the fgur. of fish, and the railing is a
hawser covered with a preparation OF
plaster, the idea being to keep in touch
with the nature OF the exhibit.
Rhode lslal d will make no live fish ex.
bibit as the national fisheries commits
sion intends doing this in most COM
plete way, so that the fish OF Rhode Island
waters will be exhibited. and il would be
an unnecessary expense 20 the state.
Commissioner Collins says that the
Rhode Island exhibit will be the most in
teresfng of all tue state exhibits.
One OF the most interesting parts of the
Rhode Island exhibit will be the un que
collec ion OF shell pictures by Miss Alice
Stanley. Some of the pictures are origi-
nal and some are copies OF well known
paintings, but the idea itself is original
with Miss Stanley. The pictures are
made with painted background. In the
foreground are objects made of shells.
and so well were the shells selected that
il is difficult to distinguish the paint ed
portions The blending OF the coiors is
little less than perfect.
The list OF pictures is as follows
Columbus Discovering America" t"
Roger Williams Landing at Provi-
dence," st Patrick Evicting the
Snakes" ''St George aud the Dragon" I"
Caravan in the Desert" "a Licensed
Vender." "An Intruder," Animals at
the Zoo" Five O'clock Tea, "Barnyard
Scene," indians Hunting" Flight of
Storks, "Pagoda aud Women" aud the
"Angelus." 1hess pictures are To be in.
closed in glass case and i'll be sent
AL al. a.l.. a.