The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-05-26
At tt e Worlds Fair.
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com panied by ladies, made trip to The
Worlds Fair last week over the picturesque
B. Il .. Railroad, to whose liberal Passenger
Agent Chas O. Scull Esq, they owe many
thanks for kindness and courtesies. The eA-
cursionsts rendezvoused in Washington on
Monday the 18th inst, ard after paying their
respects to our genial senior Senator, Hon. "A.
?. German, they attended reception at the
White House where they were presented to
the Chief Executive of this great country A
special Pullman sleeper was rendered the par
ty and they started on the journey over the
Al!eghenies at 6 O'Clock on Monday after
noon The company was composed of ). NJ.
Street, Pres. and daughters and Mr.. Gorrell,
of Bear; F. Sasscer, Treas. and Sec, and
wife and |. S. Wilson and wife, of Upper
Marlboro, Jno. w. Avirett and wife and Miss
Sprigg OF Cumberland, G. E. Hathaway and
wife, of Easton; I'm. NJ. Riley and wife, and
daughters of Annapolis, Messrs. Todd, Bryan
and Price OF Centervile, Mr.. Mills and wife
of Cambridge, Mr.. Oder of Frostburg, P. A.
Wilmer and sou, of Hagerstown, VIM. B.
Usilton aud Mr.. Hopkins of Chestertown.
Upon our arrival in Chicago Tuesday night
we found comfortable quarters at the Hotel
Mecca awaiting us, accommodations having
been secured beforehand, at this popular
hostery by the thoughtful President of the as
ISOLATION Once within the confines of our
temporary home "mine host Scovelle and his
corps of assistants spared no pains to make our
stay pleasant in every respec. The National
Editorial Association was holding its annual
meeting at this Hotel whose sessions were at
tended by Messrs. Street. Haldaway, and
Avirett, delegates from the Maryland Associa
ton and by f. Sasscer, the executive COM
| mitteemaE. Chicago provided literally fol
| the entertainment OF the National Associa-
| tions and in all the Sc courtesies the Maryland
| editors were fortunate enough to share.
Tickets 20 the great Fair were not only pro
| vided, but our badges were passports to the
| other attractions now to be seen at Chicago.
/ OF course in four days one cannot see every
thing at the Worlds Fair, and if he could the
| story could not be told within the limits of a
| newspaper article. Many books might be
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| things on exhibition in the "Whte City,
| 1t is hard, without witnessing it, to COM
! prehend the scope and magnitude Of the Fair.
Chicago promised great things, AMI Chicago
| has done great things. Thr . ye RS az Senator
Daniel of Virginia, introduced bill in the
Senate of United States to authorize and
| establish the Exposition, and the act was en-
| titled San act to provide for celebrating the
400,h anniversary OF the discovery Of Am erica
| by Christopher Columbus, by holding an in
ufactlres, and the products of the soil, mine
aud sea, in the city Of Chicago" Il seems
| ike the work of magician that there should
| now be upon What was SO short a time ago
nothing but sandy shore on lake Mich gan,
city of gigantic and palatial buildings, filled
| with costly products from every corner of the
| world. Statistics are always dry, but we may
| be pardoned for giving few figures to illus
trate the immensely of the undertaking. The
cost of the Exposition is estimated at S22,-
900. The cost of buildings alone exceed
ed $S,O00,00O, and it must be remembered
that they are only temp orary. Seventeen
thousand horse power for electric lighting is
provided, ten times that used at the Paris Elk
position. Twenty-four thousand horse power of
steam is p divided. One of these engines, the Al
lis, being twice the size of the Corliss engine
| which was considered such wonder at Phila
delphia in 1876. The grand building of Man.
utures and Liberal Arts is a quarter of a mile
long and its roof covers, including the gallery
area, A acres. There are thirteen great build
ings, beside the stale and foreign structures
Ten Of these edtices are grouped about what
is called the Court of Honor. When it is re-
membered that they are built of material
called ''statf'' representing marble, and that
they are in the midst IF beautiful fountains
and magnificent statues, it can be realized how
classic and inspiring is the effect. This is
particularly grand at night when the 'Wbite
City" is Illuminated by electricity. We had
a view of this from the lake. and when we
landed it seemed as if we were roaming
through some enchanted city of fairy land.
In the main buildings, perhaps, the most in
teresting exhibitions are from forei On coun.
tries. Great Britain has very wonderful pro-
ducts from her looms and factories The
china and glass ware, showing in many cases
duplicates of articles used by the royal family
were particularly interesting. In one place
we were attracted by reprodncti ton of the
banqueting hall at Hatfield House, the
historic seat of the NJ lrq lis of Sllisbu ry con-
sdered the finest S. &c ne of Elizabethan wor <
| existing. OfcourSe these rare aud interest
| ing furnishings are closely guarded. In the
| German department can be seen a reception
room in nobeman's castle of the 10th cen
tury with its quaint furniture and costly drap-
cries, including also some articles from the
household of King Ludwig. The exhibits
from France, Austria an: Russia and other
countries of Europe, fiom the Orient, and
from the isles of thu sea, present a panorama
such as has never before been seen in one
place under the sun Progress in art, science
and manufacture is illustrated by a magnifi-
cent object lesson, and as much inform alton
can be acquired in a week of study in the
| Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building in
Chicago as could be gained by years travel
abroad.
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er the effect is not interesting the great ma
chnery hall at the Centennial. Horticultural Hail.
with its pyramids and columns of oran ges from Cal
ifornia with its and curious collection of all
| flowers and plants known to man, with its CRYSTAL
cave, with its mammoth tree from California, with
its air laden with the rich Of traits and per
fume OF flowers Is Ike yis0n Of pIcadise, where
| the visitor delights TO linger.
| In the Electricity Building located of
| the most novel ami bril- liant exhibits. Seventeen
years ago scarcely anything in this line shown;
now n whole building is devoted to the display Of
| the marvellous inventions in electricity and the man
| fold uses To which It Is put
| The inhabitants of the mighty deep the beautiful
fishes of stream and lake. and all the compiled
inventions by which the funny tribe is captured, the
| skeleton of whale live sharks, gold fishes and
every conceivable species Of marine life can be
and studied in a magnitce building apart for
| this purpose.
The Agricultural exhibit is beautiful and
pleasing fair in itself. All kinds of machinery for
the farm both foreign and domestic, built in the