Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-26

Small Models Of Ocean Steamers Exhibited
ut the Worlds Fair.
From the Chicaro Herald


ut the Worlds Fair.
From the Chicaeo Herald
From the nature Of things many Of the ex-
hibtts in the transportation building at Jack
son Park will be by proxy and in miniature.
1t would be imprscticabls to bring an ocean
steamship, protected cruiser. waterway or
railroad to Chicago, % these things are shown
by models. No one can object to this since
the reduced copy is complete in all the details
Of the original and possesses, besides. all the
attractiveness Of toy. There are already in
glass cases highly polished models Of H. NJ.
cruisers Scout, Terpsichore, Thesis and Tri-
bune, the Spanish gunboat FL Destructor, H.
NJ. battle ship Families, steamship America
and some others.
The nearest approach to the real in means of
transportation by water il a section Of an ocean
steamship which is being rebuilt by the Cramps
OF Philadelphia 1t is ap exact reproduction of
piece seventy-three feet long and thirty-five
feet wide. cut out of the side of a modern pas
senger-carrying vessel. One-haf Of the smoke
stack is shown, the top of which reaches seventy
feet above the floor. The first floor or deck Of
the vessel Will show the steerage, the second the
quarters for second-class passengers, the third
the dining room, social hall and q suite of
rooms which will probably be designated the
bridal chamber and the fourth the upper deck.
library, promenade, deck house and smoking
room. All the parts except the framework we're
made in Philadelphia, and all are on the ground
ready to be put together except the carpets and
other furnishings.
RAILWAYS SHOWN IN MINIATURE.
Many railways will be shown in miniature,
especially those which wind around noun
tains, across deep valleys on high bridges or
have other unusual features of construction.
The Nicaragua canal, or its route. will be shown
LOFT in. Of ALL a..
long, the country through which it passes ap-
pearing in relief. About half Of Lake Nicar-
aqua is outlined and all OF the San Juan river
that lies in the course OF the canal. This
stream is more than 900 feet wide. and when
the proposed draws are constructed vast ex-
tents Of country will be flooded. The lakes
the artificial ponds and the rivers will all be
filled with water which will be at rest or NOV
ing as in nature. The supply will come from
the hundreds of tiny streams that mark the
course of real rivers flowing down the noun
tain sides or through the valleys The source
OF these streams will be an almost invisible Jet
OF water rising from the earth through a hole
so small that the point Of a pin will hardly
enter it, like the yeritable spring at the head of
the Red river. The rivulets meet and combine
into the larger streams, which create at last
the one which flows into the ocean. The
larger rivers will have miniature ships floating
on their surface and the dams and locks of the
canal will all be in working order.
Land transportation will be more satsfac-
toriiy illustrated. Complete trains with loco
motive attached will be found on the tracks in
the annex to this building, and there will be
some surprises even for those who think they
know good deal about the speed and the con-
veniences of railway travel.
AN ENGLISH RAILWAY EXHIBIT.
At present the finest exhibit in this line has
come from England. A complete train as run
on the London and North western railway ia in
place. A single glance is sufficient to show the
reasonableness of the claim that better time
can be made with this train than with any that
pounds along over an American roadbed. The
drive wheels of the engine are more than
seven feet in diameter and the cars have a
light appearance which suggests ease in
hauling.
An engine fresh from the brain of the Eng
lish inventor stands near this train, though not
belonging to the same company. The drive
wheels are seven and one-half feet in diameter
and there are two sets of them. operated by
two sets of cylinders, one set placed at the
side, as usual, and the other beneath the
boiler near the forward trucks. The boiler has
more than 1000 square feet of surface, OBJ
tanned by placing it within the firebox, or the
firebox within the boiler; it makes no differ
ence which way it is stated. the inventor says.
This leviathan Of locomotive weighs sixty
tons and Is thirteen and one-half feet high to
the top Of the smokestack; it is eight and one
half feet to the center of gravity. One hun
dred miles an hour will be only moderate
gait for this machine, it is claimed.