The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-20
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every building south OF the convent has
been torn down and removed. There
In not vestige OF Forestry, Shoe and
Leather. the Kg1lpp gun. or any other
building that stood in that section or
the grounds. DR.. Peabody's dream or a
life. the Anthropological building, mas
vanished from the-earth.
Around In the vicinity OF the wind
mills there was a group. in the center
OF which stood Gerrnania. 1t was a
beer sign. but very artistic. Germania
remains there, deserted. and not far
away, near where the White Horse inn
took In the American dollars. Is lone
some booking figure, which at a distance
looks like q replica OF Niobe.
The figures that stood in front OF
Agricultural building, down by the la
COON. the two oxen and the two
women. stand there yet. signaling TO
the two figures across the way. the
big draft horses and two men. as they
stood when the Venetian carnival was
reproduced on the waters between, and
when there was music from all ma
tons.
The Administration building. or the
site where 1t stood, 10 marked by a lot
of twisted Orders, the remains caused
by the fire. OF that center whose IL
Illuminated dome by night was a thing
of such wondrous beauty that once
seen IL could never be forgotten
Transportation building. It's golden
doorway: Mine and Mining: Terminal.
where the trains landed you: the ele-
waited station and the New York Gem
trail and Pennsylvania lines buildings
wiped from the ground. The old
steam engine and other exhibits, by
the way. are saved and are In the east
wing of the Field Columbian Museum.
The gray public service buildings. the
first to be erected. remain nearly In
tact, and are used for storage purposes.
But not a trace of the buildings occu-
pied by the MEN who got rich--the
photographer Is to be found.
Horticultural building Is being pulled
down by the wrecxing company that
bought 1t. The big dome hong since
disappeared. The latest story is that
the building has been purchased to be
shipped to some sort of international
show to be held In Central America
The Chiidren's building, one of tho
practical In its uses, is almost ready TO
disappear. 1t Is in a state OF dilapida-
ton.
The Woman's building, the first to
be completed, the first to be furnished
with exhibits and one for various rea-
sons never to be forgotten, disappeared
long ago. and the foundation has been
pulled up and carried away.
kn kNk all. -
long ago. Some were removed to sub
urban towns and are now occupied by
the people who bought them, but the
finest and most imposing. New York.
Pennsylvania, Indiana. Maine, Ohio and
Minnesota, We're torn to pieces and the
! pieces dumped into the lake. The
same was true OF the buildings OF
France. Brazil, India. Persia. Spain,
Ceylon, the province of Ontario and
other countries
Many of the exhibits that were In
the Transportation building. more par
ticularIy these that showed the, prirni-
tive mode of travel and transportation
in South America and some from Tur-
key. are saved. and are in the east
wing of the Field museum And boats
from Norway, Iceland and one from
Venice
On the MISUNDERSTANDING, with
here and there a rot of lumber piled
away for sale. Not sign anywhere
to recall that strange and always NOV
ing section where bedlam reigned at
night, and takers and sharks and all
manner OF men piled their calling by
| day. Not a footstep had broken the
snow the other day that lay In drifts
where ~ streecs OF Carlo were ts,rorged
not very long ago. There il not so
much as a stone to show where the
/ foundation OF the marvel OF beauty. the
Ferris wheel. rested. The wheel itself.
its Orders, braces. supports and all
that made il complete, are packed In
box cars and on fiat cars that are side
tracked not far from where the wheel
moved by day and night, awaiting or
| ders for shipment.
A iaborer on the grounds was asked
where certain exhibit had stood.
| He shook his head and replied: II am
/ one of the few who did not see the
White CITY" In the circumstances
/ he was all the happier