New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-03
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cleaning and sanitary departments, the direction
of the Mont-de- piete. or public pawnshop; Pub
lie Assistance. Police, Observatory, etc
cinenatograph shows the working of several
services
The first floor contains a number Of interesting
objects referring 10 the history OF the city and
loaned by private individuals
HOW TO GET TO vINcENNEs
There exists an annex far away in the north
east part of Paris. at Vincennes. Just outside
the gates installed on the shady banks OF Lake
Daunaesni which is important and merits
lcng visit.
Since the Metropolitan Railway IS neither
completed nor likely to be so before the close
of the season. the best way 10 get there is 10
take a boat from the Concorde Bridge. or any
other pier to the National Bridge, and then
take the tramcar TO the annex. One can also
take the tramcar from the Louvre or from the
St Lazare station; but the National Bridge line
has the advantage of allowing visitors 10 go by
means of boat and car from the Exposition
proper TO It's annex
Little can be said at present OF this annex,
because it is far from completed Nevertheless,
work is going on assiduousIy. and IT will not be
long before it is quite finished. Here will take
place all the athletic meetings of the year
On the rails are to be seen German loco
motives with four cylinders OF seventy tons.
Switzerland shows an express engine running
seventy-four miles an hour. and a smaller one,
using petroleum fuel. destined for the Ethiopian
railways. Russia has DOGGY engine with three
coupled axles. capable OF giving speed OF sixty
miles an hour. Hungary exhibits large passen-
ger carriages and a model OF an autonotrtce
car. as used on the Budapest Metropolitan Rail
way Near by different -Ddels % railway
signalling apparatus.
fine hONy NJ
chine tools The automobile and cycle palace is
filling up the chief attraction OF this section
ing at present the American electrical auto
mobile that is entered for the International Cup.
The various types Of German and French
workmen's houses. as we'll the Austrian
school garden and the German and Austrian
hospitals. are nearly ready.
WHAT THE ANNEX WILL CONTAIN
When completely finished, the three hundred
acres occupied by the annex will contain ID
railway material Cbetween the DaumesntI Gate
and the Gravelle Road every kind CT loco
motive. corridor car and dining car, and COM
PARSONS of comfort and speed; O. automobiles.
cycles tools and machines used in their manu-
facture between the Glaciers avenue and the
lake road 81 agricultural machines Southern
angle of the lake, "a various sports; 90 acety-
lene, which offers a comparison OF its brilliant
white light with that OF electricity AcetyIene
and electricity viii shed showers OF light upon
their admirers during numerous night festivals.
During the daytime interesting programmes
have been organized for athletic sports-gym-
nastic shooting. riding, cycling cor which fine
track has been provided by the municipality.
automobilisrn. nautical sport. life saving and
balloonins.
Round about all these VIII De found more IN
pretentious shows. cafes. singing halls. al the
fun of the Fair" 10 give their note OF gayety
to the Vincennes Annex c. B.