The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-24
HISTORIC WILMINGTON.
Our City Has an Instructive, Unique
and Valuable Exhibit Mt the Worlds
Columbian Exposition.

Crowds Of interested people are fire..
quently seen to linger around the two
unique and historic exhibits OF marine
and railroad car architecture OF the
Harlan n Hollingsworth Company OF
Wilmington, Delaware; j. Taylor
Cause. President; II. L. Cause, Vice.
President and Secretary, and s. X.
Smith. Treasurer. Their establish
ment dates from 1896.
Their marine exhibit. ia the Trans.
portatlon building Is capped by his.
toric painting feet deep, with frame,
and 68 feet long. showing the develop
ment of ocean navigation by pictures,
beginning with Columbus caravel OF
1892. thence with the Company's
Bangor" QSi4) with very numerous
pictures (all dated) and ending with
the "Rlchard Peck" In 1892. Below
this. occupying the wall for IS feet, are
numerous models, making still more
imposing Impression of the historic
development Of navigation. And yet
this contains but about one.seventh of
the nearly $50 crafts built by this COM
pany (malnly In steam propulsion and
in iron and steeD and displayed as
types.
! On table at the left is a working
model Of the "City of Worcester" now
on Long Island Sound. Then follow
models OF the Richard Peck and the
i"New Hampshire" In the exhibit are
iYanderbilt's "Alya." Astor's "Nour.
mahal.' the Republic" the CITY Of
Chester" and numerous charts aud
paintings, Iron knock down." stern
wheel steamers, etc. Many millions
of dollars have been invested in these
steamers, all characterized by the thor
n II ~ nd OF of OF
tion which have made the company
favorably and extensively known.
At the right of this Instructive
marine exhibit you will almost always
see a delighted and admiring crowd.
They are looking at the fac simile
working model OF the iour-cylinder,
'trlple-expansion engine. -Size of cy-
Hinder rs In. X As In. 81 in. 81 in.
Built In 1899 for the Providence and
Stonington Steamship Co., for the
steamers Maine and New Hamp.
shire" for service on Long Island
Sound being the first four-cyllnder,
Itriple.expansion engines built in the
United States for service on passen-
ger steamers and designed to secure
minimum OF Eull-vibration. Each Is
about 1000 h. p.
This exhibit is In the charge of W. S.
Lednum, whom. as our reporter has
been Informed. has been In the Com
Ipany's employ for several years and as
cashier lie is q genial gentleman
who Is Jealous in making his exhibit
attractive and instructive.
WILMINGTON CAR BUILDING.
The car exhibit is under the charge
lof John A. Todd, an employee of is
years standing, who is the right
man In the right place." When not
otherwise employed no delivers new
cars as ordered and takes orders for
new work.
\ The columbian" car is duplicate
.lof firet-class passenger coach that
was built in 1896. The Club" car was
built for the Central Railroad OF New
Jersey, for club of New York bust.
ness men who reside in Plainiield, N. j.
There is nothing like it in this
Worlds Fair and it attracts enthusiasts.
tic attention. 1t is IS feet inch long
over all. The smoker has a separate
department.. 1t is furnished with chairs
lsettees, tables and twenty lockers. It's
interior OF wood Is all solid mahogany.
The glass 10 all beveled French plate.
All the windows have double sash.
There Is elegant wood carving by
hand, including the dome over the
Ivestibule. The lining on the rich
ceiling is all done by hand. The pin
Utah" gas system is used in lighting.
The Officers" car was built for the
Zero Carril de Bahal Blanca al Nor
Icester" In the Argentine Republic OF
lS.A. 1t Is knock-down. box-up car, al.
though 1t Is worth $4,000 and you
would never suspect it could DO slip
ped that way. 1t has q dining-room
I(adioining are two berths) kitchen and
range, gentlemen's sleeping chamber
for four and toilet, ladies' sleeping
chamber for four and toilet. bath
tub, brass wash basins that fold into
the wal. and the officials inspectlve Cor
observatory department, nicely up
holstered. 1t is remarkably comfort
able and gets praised by all visitors.
For such n millionaire establish
Iment and works in Wilmington, Gov
lering So acres the Harlan and Hol.
Compsny's exhibits do mott
cover SO much floor space as many al
weaker concern uses. but to our mind
III Is IN ore effective than the average of
exhibits. 1t has more striking fea-
lures. EVERYTHING in it counts. 1t liz
historic. After looking it through we
feel 1t would have been a great loss oil
valuable and interesting Instruction.
not TO have seen it.
JOHN O. HARNESS. Reporter.