Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1893-06-27
The Great WorId's Fair.

last week accepted the courtesy of the Baltl-
mose ard Ohio Railroad and took glimpse
of the great Columbian Exposition
The route over the picturesque B. 4 o. Is
the quickest aud most direct The West Yir-
glnia mountains aud rivers give grandeur of
natural scenery unsurpassed. Further on
the coke ovens, blast furnaces aud rolling
mills of the PIttsburg aud Wheeling sections
look magnificent at night. The nat lands of
Ohio. Indiana and Illinois do not give as
varied scenery. but are dotted over with en-
terpiising towns and cities, the smoke of
whose manufactures may be seen rising here
and there on every hand.
a ride of less than twenty-four hours from
Charles Town, via Harper's Ferry. where you
take through vestibuled train. lands you In
Chicago. the phenomenal metropolis of tue
west. We win not go into details in regard
to thus great city, rebuilt in large part upon
the ashes of a lre-swept area where millions
went down in ruin and fortunes disappeared
in smoke aud aches. We leave the vast city
with its high towering buildings and miles of
busy streets, and wend our way to the point Of
greatest Intercst-the new White City by the
lake.
On arriving at The Worlds Fair grounds the
visitor If 10 enters at the Fifty-seycnth street
gate, finds himself in the midst of = number
of Stats buildings erected for the headquar-
tiers of tic various States of the Union.
To the east of the entrance is the Liberal
Arts Building, 800 by 500 feet long, with two
annexes l2O'by 200 feet each. The total floor
urea is Eve and sone-tenth acres. The total
wall area for picture-bangiug IL, 145, $50
square feet. The nave and transept, which
Interscct the building north, south. east and
west, are 100 feet wide by 20 feet: high. The
dome rises 1875 feet and is go feet in diameter.
The building cost seTO, 600 aud is fre-proof.
although the construction is Designed to be
temporary. The walls are of brick and the
roof, floors and galleries of iron.
South of the Fine Arts building aud across
the lake is the Stare bnDding for Illinois, by
far tue most prctcutious of the State buildings
and worthy TO be classed as Que of tue greut
exposition structures. 1t covers three and a
fifth acres and cost s25sOOO. The plan of the
building forms a Greek cross whose main axis
is 45S feet long by lGO feet wide east and
west, while tic shorter axis is 2s5 feet long.
with an average width of 0s feet.
Continuing southwark the visitor arrives at a
lagoon or lake, which contains tWenty-three
1SACSf TIC GGutEC VI WHICH 10 u FfOOueu
island. This interior waterway is bordered by
the Government, Manufactures and Librral
Arts, Electricity. Mines, Transportation.
Horticulture and Woman's Buildings.
Flights of steps lead down from ther 70 the
lake. a feet of forty electric launches, capa-
bic of carrying twenty-five persons each, nay
igatc the lagoon. Any important building can
be reached by water and the visitor may
make the tour of the grounds in that manner.
at the head of this lagoon the visitor fndS
himself at the Woman's Building. This
structure is 100 by 1888 feet, and the floor area
| is three and one-third acres. 1t cost S13S, 600.
| The building 10 two stories high. with an cle-
ratlnn of 80 feet. The rotulda is 20 by 81
feet through the height of the building. and
covered with glass. In the roof of the paYil-
ions are open areas covered with oriental
awning. One serves as q cafe and the other
as tea garden.
Going south from the Womun's Building
the visitor passes down The long csplanade on
the east front of horticultural Hall. This
building covers floor area of six and one
half acres. and is $50 by 99s feet. The height
of dome is 122 feet The structure cost 1895
COO. The plan ls = central pavilion with tWo
| end payilions, each connected with the centre
| by front and rear curtains. forming two In
terror courts, each IS 10y 2TO feet. These are
planted with shrubs and orange aud lemon
trees. Under the great dome rises massive
rockcry, covered with foliage aud flowers,
with realistic cascade of water tumbIing
down its sides.
The Horticultural Building faces the centre
of the wooded island, which contains sixteen
| nprns 6nynteI IN dnrinultura ou6
except the extreme nerth end, where are the
japanese exhibits.
AT the south end of Horticultural Building
the visitor crosses the avenue leading from the
StXty-sccond street cutrance The visitor.
keeping to the south, passes the cast front of
the transportation Building, which with the
annex covers fourteen aud a-half acres-a
space Col by 1850 feet.
Going south the visitor passes along the
west front of the building for mines and min
ing, $50 by 700 feet. Its floor area is nearly
nine acres. and it cost $685. 600. The main
fronts rise IS feet from the ground to the cor
nice and 80 feet to the apex of the roof The
gallery is GO feet wide. p feet above the main
floor and extends entirely around the building
The interior space enclosed Is 63O feet long,
100 feet high in the centre and A feet high at
tpc sides.
Turning to the east the visitor passes the
southern front of the Mines Building and
stands before the Electricity Building.
Facing the Mines and Electricity Building
ON the south is the building for Administration.
a most richly ornamental structure.
West of the administration Building is tho
Terminal Railway station, where all trains en-
tering the grounds during the period of the
fair will discharge passengers.
South OF the Administration Building is Ma
chinery Hall. This structure has the appear
ance of three train houses side by eide.
Across the canal from Machinery Hail, and
concluding with colorado. is the building
for agriculture. East from the administration
is Grand Central curt. The centre or axis of
the court is formed By the water basin. It's
foot is marked by the Fcristyie and its head
by the Administration Building. 1t is fauked
on the north by the Manufactures, Electricity
and Mines Buildings, and on the south by the
agriculture and Machinery Building. The
complete work forms magnificent view by
day and gorgeous one by night.
At this POINT the visitor may take the route
south or return again by the ronte east 10
the lake. The route south presents first, adj
joining machinery Hall ON the SOUTH the
pumping works, power house and machine
shops.
Taking up the route again cast from the
ELECTRICITY Building the visitor crosses the
North canal and is In the shadow of the archi-