Middletown transcript., 1893-10-07

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EANl<3N2II for the White City
,IlkgIgllt VSSM expecting to see
5AlI2Zz5i WSAAl most wonderful
8vE IA GX thing and can
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AVHSS3 f@/1WtA was not disap-
EN <NS7 pointed in the
- least. The follow
ing meagre description Of the most inter
sstinp things to Be seen will not begin to
make up for q visit which everyone should
take ii possible. as the information 70 be-
Obtained about our own country as well as
becoming familiar With the products and
habits Of foreign nations makes it well
worth the time and money spent Procur-
ing one Of the numerous guide books,
studied out route for each day and now
am sure that covered much more ground
by doing this than otherwise.
The first place visited was at the extreme
south end where, after looking at the odd
Spanish carayels, the Santa Maria, Pinta
and Nina, entered the Convent Of La
Rabida where Columbus retired after bis
discoveries. This building has a very plain
and lonely aspect but Is filed with old
relics, Portraits and The inegible hand
writings Of Columbus. In the court are
plants and flowers which add . cheerful air
TO the interior.
Krupp's 'big gun which i TO be presented
to the city OF Chicago ct the close Of the
Exposition, IS shown with smaller ones in
building by themselves. Besides the
large amount Of rifles, shells and other
war material there Is some remarkable
marine and railroad work consisting Of
tires. trucks, propellors and shafts, etc.
i walk through the next two buildings,
Leather and Forestry Man and His
Worksg are seen In the Anthropol illogical
Building by models Of public Institutions
with interesting statistics, photographs and
drawings.
Before going to the Stock Exhibit we no
tice the Ruins Of Yucutan, the miniature
cliffs Of the ancient Cliff Dwellers which
contain reproductions Of the ruins, caverns,
tools, ETC., Of these people, the White Horse
Inn Of Shakespeare fame and the Big Tree
Inn which has an immense lunch counter
cut out Of q solid tree The stock show had
Just opened and although II was not com
plete, what there was Of It was very good.
In Tie pavilion The stock i shown off and
the crowds that throng here enjoy looking
al the magnificent animals very much.
Machinery Hall it The next visited and
contains machinery for all varieties Of
work. . paper mill is in operation, the
pulp going in at one end and going through
a number Of processes until It comes out in
rolls Of paper, all in plain view Of the visit
ors. The large engine which President
Cleveland Is said to have started by press
ing an electric button. attracts considera-
Biz attention and Ii situated Oh the centre
aisle. There are 4 large number Of smaller
engines and most Of them are in operation.
furnishing power for different purposes all
over the grounds. There IS also cotton
mill IN operation, raw cotton going in one
end Of machine and finally comes out in
finished articles which are sold on the spot.
Printing presses, machines for binding.
making type, etc. are numerous and two
newspapers are printed daily: Above on
runWays are four electric tlaBTelip& crahes
which were used III instailing exhibits. "A
whole day may be spent yery profitably in
this building ever fone does not know q
thing about machiaatg There is q Model
Machine Shop annexed 10 this building
and next to it Is the immense boiler plant
on Is used for fuel.
The Court Of Honor which IS just out
side Is one Of the ioyeliest spots of the
White City in the evenings. The electric
fountains on each side OF the large Column
bian fountain together with the row of
electric lights along The sides Of the lagoon
and the Statue Of the Republic shining
like 80 much gold, made things quite
brilliant.
Palaceo of Agriculture. On the ground
floor the States exhibit their different pro-
ducts and in the annex agricultural mach
inery Is placed. In the galleries are the
brewers exhibits in handsome booths,
the distilleries and cigar exhibit which is
small one there being only about four
Arms OF each class represented and the
confectioners The Catering co. loses q
good many lunches here as the cereal
exhibitors deal out samples 10 visitors and
by travelling around and testing the merits
of all it would be unnecessary to buy a
lunch. The foreign countries are well
represented by large, nicely-arranged ex-
hibits.
In the centre of the Administration
Building. under the dome, Is model Of the
U. s. Treasury built Of Columbian half
dollars. Nothing else i seen inside Of this
building. The dome At night Is lighted
with electric lights and can be plainly seen
from the centre Of the city.
The Mines and Mining Building contains
many large and interesting exhibits Coal
from all mining parts Of the United States
and specimens Of minerals take mp the
greater part Of this building Mining
machinery IS also here. The silver statue
of Miss Ada Rehan as Justice. woman's
figure of rock saItcslied Mrs. Lot and the
beautifuliy-colored copper ore are greatly
admired PROBABLY the most interesting OF
all Ii the diamond working. Rough Cape
Colony diamonds and the different opera
Hons which they are put through are
exhibited by Tiffany, who has a force Of
men working here all the time cutting and
polishing.
Palace of Electricity Is seen best at night
when illuminated and is the only building
open every night Electric lights artisti-
cally arranged and the pillar extending
almost 10 the roof make It very bright
inside. Electric motors are down stairs.
Up stairs Is Mr.. Elisha Gray's telantograph
which may some day take the place Of the
telegraph. II Is an electrical machine
which at one end Of the wire produces q
fac-simile of the person! writing at the
other end. The working of the Atlantic
Cable is explained BY model and courteous
attendants. Other electrical appliances are
here but taking evers thing into account, it
Is not as extensive Of coiaplete collection
as one might desire when considering how