The state herald., 1893-07-21

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get much information out of the
about among the American trains and
cars. and freeze one with their awful
dignity.
The Golden Door, Of this Transpor-
tation edifice is celebrated-just Us a
black sheep is-.because It Is 30 differ
emit from Its fellows. This palace ii
unlike oil the. others In eolor and grn-
eral design,, II IA hearty thousand
feet long, and one quarter as wide, and
is surmounted by q cupola 1875 feet
high, In which eight elevators are con.
stantly running.
The grand portal, or Golden Dopr,, y
faces the lagoon and the shores OF
wooded Island" 1t consists OF a
series OF receding arches entirely
overlaid with gold leaf. AS contrast
to the eternal white Of the faif, II Is
pleasant, and It mnketh tho jays tt
wonder. But Its general effect is gor.
geous and not harmonious. Along the
stairways which lead from the en-.
trance nre typical statucs-a brake
man, a helmsnan, Stephenson, Fulton,
Watt, the apostles Of Progress, the
Aristocracy of Invention.
A very interesting exhibit is the old
locomotive Samson" one OF tho first
engines ever introduced into America.
This engine was built in 1885, Mt New
Sheldon, Durham, England, and
brought to this country about the
same time.
1t was used In the Albion coal mine,
near Stellarton, Nova scotia, until a
few years ago
Accompanying the locomotive Is the
passenger car. y II is n clumsy affair,
containing two seats, with room for
about four or five passengers. The
doors open on the sides, the same us
many English coaches of to-day. The
engine and coach nre in n pretty fair
state Of preservation. The tender In
those days went ahead Of the loco.
motive, while the engineer stood on
the rear. The engine is standard
guage, inverted direct-acting, with
fonr-foot drivers.
Two other ancient locomotives are
also among the exhibits, the "Albion'
and "Old Ironsidcs." Both of these
are more primitive in their construc-
ton than the Samson and are not
quite 80 large.
The original John Bull" is standing
on the New York Central tracks, and
the Dewitt Clinton, with its historic
train of coaches, is also here In It's
counterfeit.
One of the gigantic exhibits in the
south end of this Transportation
building is the model OF the great 20
ton steam hammer OF the bethlehem
pa Iron Works. The original ham.
mer weighs 1855 tons. The model is
of staff and wood.
1t is exhibited here because the
bethlehem hammer FORCES steamship
shafts and cranks. MS well as guns and
armor plates. II is shaped like let
ten A. Its highest point stands 90 feet
above the floor line, and is 3s feet
wide. The supports are each com.
posed Of two parts, the lower ones
weighing II tones each and tho upper
ones - tones each. The Bethlehem
hammer Is one-quartcr larger than the
lOO-ton hammer used in nm Italian
dock ynrd.
In the southern section OF the Annex
there are fine displays by the Phila.
delphia & Reading, the Old Colony, and
the Chicago & Northwestern Railroads
The latter exhibits the "Pionecr." a
little pulling billy-goat of nm engine,
the first ever sent into Chicago. Tht
Pennsylvania Railroad is richly repre-
scented
The marine exhibit OF America !,
good; ! can but briefly nlludo TO II,
Perhaps the most striking thing is the
section of AN Atlantic liner. showing
the interior arrangements; II Is &c
realistic that Il fairly makes you sea
s.ck. Here is m exquisite model oI