New-York tribune., 1896-05-04
TIE ELECTRICAL EXPOSITION.
TO nE OPENED THIS EVENING BY GOVERNOR
MORTON

TO nE OPENED THIS EVENING BY GOVERNOR
MORTON.
Every one in the Grand Central Palace Lexington
ave and Forty-thrd-s,.. busy yesterday pre-
pairing for the Electrical Exposition. which is 10 be
opened there tonight. Several hundred workmen
were at work trying TO bring order out of chaos
nnd make everything ready for the crowds who arc
expected to attend. The exposition is held under
the auspices Of the same organization that made
the display at the Worlds Fair IN Chicago and Is
n, the same time the nineteenth annual convention
OF the National Electric Light Association. There
will be- delegates present representing nearly ten
thousand electric lighting plants In the United
States. with aggregate OF capital amounting TO
$7O0oHO.
By the time that o'clock to- might has come
around the hour for the beginning Of the ccre-
monies. the big hall OF the palace will be filed with
almost every device known to the electrician for the
pursuit OF his business. The end OF the main hall
Is draped with flags. and many of the booths are
taste'ully decorated with many colored bunting In
the OF the hall Is model of the great electric
power yIant at Niagara Falls. which will be run by
a current OF electricity transmitted from Niagara.
The model shows section Of the river Islands and
Canadian shore. Tho whole machinery works in
exact accordance With the completed plant al
Niagara, which has been constructed at expense
OF nearly 100000. There is also model OF a
portion OF the Erie Canal. and canal-boats Will be
run through the water by electricity the boats used
being exact models OF those being built at
Cleveland. The roar OF the cataract at Niagara
may be heard at the exposition by means OF forty
eight telephone transmitters placed each side OF
the model
The opening ceremony Will take place at o'clock.
and among those invited to attend Governor
Morton and his STAFF and delegation OF State ofil
from Albany well as Governors OF nei hbor-
Ing States. representatives. of the Army and Navy
Departments at Washington. Thomas A. Edison.
kola Tesla A A Ami DR. pa
benjamin. OF Newark; DR.. T. B. Crocker. OF Column
bla College; Professor Elihu Thomson. OF Lynn.
Mass: y. B. Delaney. Herbert Lawes Webb, How
ard Leonard. Alexander Graham Bell and others
The ceremony incident 10 the opening will be In
charge of the Reception Committee. consisting OF
Frank w. Hawley. chairman; Edward d. Adams.
Brayton Ives. Clinton l.. Rossiter, Horace c. Du
Val. II. II. Vreeland. OF New-York: Charles II.
Huntley. OF Buffalo, James l. Aver Boston; Ed
ward A. Armstrong. Newark; s. Dana Greene.
Schenectady. and NJ. Francisco. OF Rutland. W..
as well as the following officers OF the association:
c. II. Wilmerding president. Chicago; Frederick
Nicholas. first cepresident. Toronto: f.. f. Peck
second vice president Brooklyn; George +. Porter,
secretary and treasurer. and C. o. Baker, jr, OF
Governor Morton will be received by the commit
tee In the Industrial Arts Building. Forty -secondst
platform where he will deliver a short address He
VIII 1hereupon turn a current of electricity gen.
Grated from the Fails OF Niagara over the CONNER
cal wire OF the Western Union Company and put In
operation machinery In the exposition building.
This VIII be the longest transmission ever per-
tected OF electricity for power purposes. the line
being i62 miles in length The only line approach
ing II in len1th established In Germany
being llO miles ON this occasion the Governor viii
use the same golden key with which President
Cleveland started the wheels in the great Worlds
Fair ~ 49, o'
Another incident In connection with the opening
Will be the discharge OF four pieces of or ,nce
py Governor Morton over the telegraph llne the
ments have been perfected. with the consent of the
war Department at Washington whereby com
pany OF artillery at San Francisco New Orleans
augusta. Me-. and st. Paul will place gun in the
public park. which will be connected by suitable