Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-30

stockholder. Major Pangborn claims It will
make Chicago, which Is now the railway
centre OF the world, the Mecca Of railroad
men the world over, Insure It's pre-eminence
as a railway centre for century to come
and make it the seat OF authority in railway
matters. There is no other railway museum
anywhere in spite Of the fact that the railway
interest is the largest in the world One
tenth OF the labor employed in America is on
the pay-rolls Of the railway companies and
another tenth on the pay-rolls OF the manu-
facturers und producers Of articles used only
or chiefly by railways.
A feature which Major Pangborn regards
as one OF the highest Importance to railway
men is that a shop in which all kinds OF new
railway appliances and inventions will be
tested as they come along, and when the
museums stamp Is put upon a thing It will
mean that II has passed a test backed by
such knowledge and facilities that nothing
more can be said. In the same way there
will be a laboratory for testing metals for use
in construction, and the result OF all expert
ments in all departments will be printed in
reports and disseminated among those inter-
ested. There will also be u hall seating
three or four hundred people, which will be
used for meetings Of practical railway men,
At all times the whole museum will be Access
slbe to railway employees who desire to
know causes where they now know effects
Once in possession OF these object lessons
an engine driver will no longer be 4 mere
machine. He will see before him the fore
manshlp OF a roundhouse, the foremanshiT
OF shop, superntendency Of motive
power. The lives Of passengers will b'
safer, and the property Of shippers will b
transported with less danger Of impairmen
or destruction.
In the marine transportation department
are shown boats Of all nations Of the world
with originals or models. There is Il com
plete history Of the development Of the ship
Beginning with the raft, there is the bimba o
Afrlcn, the straw boHts Of South America, tn
dugouts and canoes OF the American Indian
to the boarded boats with sails. From thi
it is but a step, although long one, to tn
modern steamship. This evolution is dc
picted by Il series OF models. Tho carayel
and viking ships occupy places OF honoi
The department Of land transportation show
all methods OF human carriage and all tn
animals Of transportation, from the goat an
donkey to the camel and the elephant. Their
are sedan chnirs, jin-rckshas, yolanthes an
other queer vehicles, as well as those used
this country to-day.
The chronological Museum is on the eai
side of tho building. The habits and custom
OF ancient and modern races are here illui
trated by specimens Of their implement
clothing and utensils. From Nubia, Ne
/ 4 n, oil tho lint
shields, saddles and toys, which seem stranf
3 to us. In the Asiatic collection are Javane'
, marionettes, musical Instruments pagod
I and many other odd things which WEI
o shown on the Midway. The Siberian grou
i is very complete. From the South s.
3 Islands the museum has some fine specimen
- whole room being devoted to this collecdC
+. which is the best OF its kind in the worl
! New Caledonia and New Hchrides contribu
r mummies, carvings and stone axes.
Il The department OF North American arc
+ eology contains many important collection
O Messrs. Wlman OF Chicago and Hazen Of WI
d consin have made liberal gifts. There a
a over 100000 specimens in this departmei
e Prehistoric America Is well represented. II
r. glacial period is illustrated by several ethn
Q logical collections, mainly from the Ohio VI
m lev. These specimens were dug out of I
ground and include implements and utens
IS used in remote periods. The archaeology
" Delaware is shown In great detail and III
10 representing California is admittedly the be
Or in the world. Much space is devoted
s. Assyria, Babylon and South America respe'
p lively. There are full size South Americ
10 figures showing the costumes Of the NATIVE
OF and the British Guiana and Venezuela grou
b. are noteworthy for their detail.
IN President Ayers collection of pottery is
nd teresting. These are shown of all the ca
O. races which inhabited this continent.
is has also contributed rich specimens OF be-
re work and California basket work. I
he Alaskan Esquluaux collection is one OF
an a.,