Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-10-21
THE PAN=AMERICAN EXPOSITION.
Continued from last aUeek.

Following along through the center
of the grounds the Triumphal Cause
way meets the gaze of the visitor.
This is a great piece of architecture.
The four pylons support mounted
standard bearers, designed by an en-
inent sculptor, who also adorned the
sides with groups denoting "Peace"
and "Power." In other places are to
be seen figures representing TRUTH"
Justice" "Liberty," "Patriotism,"
sHo spitality," Courage" "Benev-
olence," Tolerance" Between the
pylons are eight large bronze shields,
covered thEfags, spears and battle
axes. Under this causeway is sufh-
cient space for boats to pass through,
the routes being lighted with electric
lights. Beyond this causeway and
on point commanding the shore Of
the lake stands an equestrian statue
of George Washington. To the left of
this are the various State buildings
with the buildings erected by the
South American States. Across the
lake is the life saving station and on
the other side is the New York State
building which is to be permanent.
Park or,south entrance.
A trip along the plaza gives the
visitor good general idea of the
grounds land he would then wish to
visit thes buildings in which the ex-
hibits are to be seen. These we will
describe in the order in which we Wis
tied them rather than with regard to
their positions on the ground. The
first building visited and the one of
greatest interest to the writer, was
the United States government build
ing. In this building could be seen
exhibitions by the war and navy de-
partments, the state, interior, and
the treas ury departments and the de-
partment Of Ejustice and of labor;
post-o flee exhibit, exhibit by Smith
sonian Institute, agricultural exhibit
and fisheries and the exhibit of the
bureau of American Republics. The
building in which this display is made
is six hundred feet long and one hun
dred and thirty feet wide, and con-
nected with it are ttwo other build
ings, one of whichEwas used for the
fisheries. These two buildings are
both one hundred and fifty feet
square. This building is a beauti-
full piece Of architecture and with the
plastic decorations and groups of
statuary around it cannot fail to
please the eye of the visitor. Rising
above the main building is q dome
the top of which is 25O feet in height,
and above which is .the figure of Vic
tory. Outside of the building the war
department has an exhibition of the
big guns in use at the present time to-
Most prominent among these is a
twelve inch breech loading gun
weighing lie, ,0O0l pounds; the weight
of the carriage is 1853, 900 lbs. This
gun throws projectile weighing !, 200
pounds, the charge of powder being
240 lbs. of smokeless, or 400 lbs. Of the
old style powder. It is forty
TWO I60U III I0uSUR ana Is one OF the
disappearing guns for use in harbor
defence. At certain times each day
the members of the artillery in their
drills spent some time in showing how
the gun is operated. Passing inside
the visitor finds the exhibit of the
war department to be very extensive.
\ large number of guns of various
sizes are to be seen, also small arms
in use in the several branches Of the
army. This department also shows
models of pontoon bridges and de-
fence works. The small arms in use
in the Z. s. army since the war of the
revolution are shown, also models
dressed in the uniforms in use in the
army since that time. instruments
for use in wireless telegraphy were
shown and operated and explained to
the people. In this building can be
seen models of the vessels in the
United States navy and Of the trans
ports. The great harbor mines were
shown. A deck OF q vessel could bs
seen with models OF the officers