The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-12-06


which the salt water aquariums are
supplied. All kinds of rare and beauti-
tul fishes from American waters are
shown, special attention being paid to
The food and game fish OF the fresh
and salt waters of the South. The
wealth of beautiful and curiouslv
shaped fishes is SO great that
their names would fill pages.
The exhibit of the United States
Navy Department is very complete.
Large models of many of the ships OF
our navy from the beginning of the
century to the present time are ex.
hibited, together with some models of
ships of an earlier period. These
models will enable the spectator to
See the changes in the designs and
ornaments of men of war from the
time of the Spanish Armada to those
of Trafalgar, from Trafalgar to our
war of 1872, thence to the wooden
steam frigates that bombarded Sc
bastopol, the monitors of our late
war, until we reach the huge iron-clad
monsters of the present day. A
torpedo boat belonging to the armor-
ed cruiser Maine is also exhibited.
Half models, plans and drawings
present complete knowledge of the
present state of naval construction.
A Six-inch modern high power gun,
together with machine guns, rapid
fire guns, everything, in fact, which
goes to make up the armament of a
modern man-of-war is exhibited, to-
gether with complete collection of
the projectiles used. On the dome
of the Government Building is placed
one of the powerful search lights of
battleship, which is used each night
to assist in the illumination of the
grounds.
The exhibit of the War Depart
ment is one of great historic interest.
In addition to full exhibition of all
modern war equipments there are
exhibitions of arms and accoutrements
used by the United States armies
from the beginning of its history.
The exhibit is very full in every de-
tail, including small arms, cannons,
rapid-hre guns, the equipment of the
commissary and ambulance corps,
signal service corps, ordnance de-
partment, and all the other branches
of the service. Many historic relics
are exhibited, and the present equip
ment of the army is fully shown in
all its latest details.
To the east of the north wing of
the Georgia State Building, in cozy
nook between the Georgia Building
and the terrace, stands a remarkable
war relic. 1t is the celebrated "Battle-
Scared Log Cabin" from the battle
field of the Kennesaw mountain--a
plain log cabin, IS by a2 feet. This
relic was sent to the Exposition by
the women Of Cobb county, Ga.
The cabin was situated just behind
the Confederate breastworks 1t
offered a good mark for some Of Sher-
mans batteries, and was bored in
every part with shells and peppered
with bullets, but did not take fire.
There are over 80 clean holes through
its walls, made by Federal shells, and
many hundreds of bullets are buried
in its logs. The cabin was taken
down and rebuilt in the Exposition
grounds.
Midway Heights is in the southern
part of the grounds and on a high
piece of land extending from Pied
mont avenue to Jackson street. The
exhibits are made by concessionaires.
Admission fees are charged to them.
Near the western approach is the
antique design of Cairo street and
the station of the Scenic Railway,
while at the extreme western end is
the new and novel sport called Shoot
inc the Chutes. From point OPP
posite the Cairo street exhibit the
buildings are located on either side
of a long street extending to the ex-
treme eastern terminus of the Heights.