The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-08-09
the ivory whiteness Of other exhibition

the ivory whiteness Of other exhibition
buildings is startling if not pleasant.
There are six general classes Of exhib-
its-railways. intramural transit, ma
rine transportation, pneumatic ma
chimes. bicycles, carriages and other ve-
hicles for common roads. OF these the
railways are naturally given the most
space, over s acres being devoted TO
this interest In this department, as
in every other, there is harmony in the
general details. the exhibits being sc
arranged that in most instances i d.
rect comparison can be made between
American and foreign methods and
machines. And not alone are the ma
chinery and appliances Of the present
70 be seen, for the specimen vehicles,
craft and trappings Of semi-civilized
and barbarous tribes are shown, and
past history is illustrated by wonder
fully interesting relics The develop
ment Of water craft from the earliest
form of the modern steamship; OF
wheeled vehicles from the first incep-
ton OF the idea Of the wheel to their
present perfection. and Of the develop
ment OF the railway are here fuli, T.
Illustrated by means Of relics, models.
drawings. plans and designs. By keep
ing these historical features clearly IN
view the wonderful achievements of
more recent years bear speaking testi-
mony TO the genius of the present age.
II IS source Of much pride and
qualification TO see that the American
exhibit in the railway section out
ranks in perfection and finish the dis
plays Of all other nations. England.
with her wonderful machines that for
speed so long led the world. has at last
taken q step 70 the rear. The English
engines are elumsy-loolzing machines,
as ungainly as their predecessors Of
generation since The compact. trim.
massive American engine is not q thing
OF beauty at best, but compared with
the rambling, clumsy-looling British
flyer IL IS as different as a thorough
bred from cart horse England. too,
has sent some Of her palace cars, such
rs the queen rides IN. and which are so
grand that the average Englishman
thinks they arc too expensive TO pat
roEize- But. bless you. they are shoddy
and ill-arranged compared with the
splendid vestibuied trains exhibited on
n companion track by an American
builder. Then, too, there are the
thousand and one devices that are es-
sential to rapid and safe railway
travel, from the air brake 70 buffers
and couplers, which one Is pleased to
notice are American inventions In
fact the English exhibit shows its
strongest attractions in the old en-
gines-some genuine. some models-Of
historic machines For instance there
> one Of the original Stephenson en-
gines, the Rocket. and the Trevit-
chick Locomotive, the first that ever
drew cars Then there IS the Samp-
son. and the Lord Of the Isles, both
historic locomotives, the latter the
original seven-foot guage machine.
built in 1851 for exhibition AZ the first
worlds fair
There are some curious old machines
IN the American exhibit also. one,
the Pioneer, being the first locomo-
tive ever brought 10 Chicago. In all
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shown in the American section. Two
Of tlcm are monsters. and are mount
e. on pedestals, enc from the Baldwin
works weighing ie5.oo0 pounds. and
the other from the Brooks works. fs0.-
Coo pounds The Pennsylvania com
pany and the Vanderbilt lines present
some splendid specimens Of railway
trains and engines, the exhibits in
cluding cars and engines that were In
use before the present generation
were born. and quite as odd looking
and having as generally a useless ap-
pearanee as some Of the relies in the
British section Canada. Australia.
France and Germany are also repre-
scented in this department.
But Uncle Sans eagle droops his
tail and ceases TO scream when he hears
marine transportation mentioned.
There's where the foreigner excels,
particularly England and France.
Every vessel OF size and note in the
naval or merchant marine of Great
Britain is represented by a model or
designs and drawings at the worlds
tair. Il y0u have triend on board