The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-19

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Find Much to Interest Them in
This Part of the GOV ernr,,ent'S Ex-
hibit The POstcfHcc Display
BUFFALO. July 1q.-Thousands Of per
sons daily thronE the Government Build
ing At the Pan-Americau Exposition and
in view Of the late conqUests made by
the United States sea forces unusual in
terest : displayed ir the exhibit of the
Navy Department The naval display is
most complete in detail. tt has been pre-
pared under the direction Of Col b z
Peters. whose idea was to give a compre-
heEsive presentation of the nayy's deyel-
opment from the frigate Constitution to
the batIeships of the class of the Penn
syIvania and Maryland. as well as
the marvellous progress in ordnance,
which is illustrated by the old smooth
bore and the modern high-power rided
gun.
Probably one OF the most interesting
and instructive features consists Of a
great S by % foot map Of the world, on
which VIII be designated in large legible
letters the names and location of the
principal maritime ports of the world and
Of the United States navy yards and sta
lions at home and abroad
This map is drawn upon white canvas,
the various divisions of land and water
are appropriately coIoTed and the exposed
surface treated to several coats Of trans
parent varnish, the whole being mounted
on linoleum 10 prevent the canvas from
buckiing. Thus prepared the map is
placed on what might be designated a
billiard table. enlarged two-f0Id in length
and breadth and especially designed for
the purpose. The map covers the globe.
from the sixtieth parallel north to the
sixtieth parallel south. and upon it Is
placed 800 miniature lead models. each
representing a batueship- cruiser moni-
! tor. guuboat. torpedo boat. submarine
( boat sailing vessel. collier or tug Of the
United States Navy in commission, in
! ordinary, under repairs. or under con-
struction The models of cruising yes
sells are painted white, the torpedo boats
green. the golfers and sailing vessels
/ black. and the tugs and yard boats or
ange. The largest Of the models is not
more than H inches in length
/ The position Of each model upon the
/ man shows the location each day Of the
| corresponding vessel Of the navy. fssch
/ model flies g penuant with its name
! printed or it in bold type The display Of
T a tiny flag on the model signifies that the
I CORES llLAlL- Ats~tl u III --aA' y a. ---
/ commission for service. and when no flag
/ is displayed 1t signifies the vessel is laid
/ up in ordinary, under repairs OF under
/ construction
This exhibit is q twentieth century kin
! 6ergarten lesson. descriptive Of tie navy
! as il = today. and 70 those persons who
/ have mad 10 opportunity to visit our Va
/ riouS navy yards OF to see our squadrons
/ maneuvred glance at It VIII probably
/ give a. more accurate idea Of the compo-
/ sition Of our navy than could be had N
any other way
Chief Constructor BGwles has arranged
to send. as part Of The exhibit u MS
/ bureau. q number Of models Of vessels Of
| war Among these are the models Of the
New York. Brooklyn. Oregon, Indiana.
Texas, Olympia Baltimore, Atlanta, and
Petrol
There are also in this portion Of the eE-
hfbit models Of the Inflated Maine and
of her namesaEe. the new battleship
Maine as well a. models OF some OF the
earlier vessels OF the service, 50 that the
growth Of the new navy is very readily
followed by taking up the models in their
historical sequence
For the most part these reproductions
| Of orcr vessels are about 0ne-forty- eighth
of The size Of the vessels which they rep
resent. and their details are complete in
all respects. in fact are exact reDTodUc-
tons Of our fighting vessels.
Most OF the special classes of vessels ara
also represented among the models. for
arnsag them are fourd types OF nearly ali
Of the torredo vessels which have been
constructed for the navy and Of the once
rnucE-tal ked-of dynamite cruiser Vesu-
wins 4 WeIl-executed and finely finished
part of the exhibit which. in view Of the
results accomplished by that little vessel
! Is not the least interesting Of the whole
There are also models and plans of a
number Of the details Of our modern
| fighting machines, and among these q
model of the -'HichboTn tuTret' (which
has been especially vel executed viii.
doubtless. excite the attention and admi-
ration Of visitors 10 the naval section, as
I viii also many Of tho fuIl-size fittings
such as self-iIlumiuatiug Iife-uu0ys. etc.
which are found a part Of this section.
No branch Of the Government service IS
mere closely identified with the people
itEau he Postoffice- This being the fact,
il Is a il should be that the exhibit made
by III, Postofhce Department at the Pan
American Exposition abounds with live
interest for all classes OF visitors To The
complete than any tn Department has
ever before made, not excepting that at
the Worlds Fair at Chicago
In this exhibit IS q collection Of ali the
| postage stamps ever issued by the Gov
eminent This collection IS valued at So
uf9. and II is tn first tire the Govern
meut has made other than n partial ex-
hibit of original stamps. There is also a
very complete collection of Confederate
State stamps
The most attractive part Of the display
/ IS a collection Of oil and water color land
scapes through which the mali trains Of
/ the United States Government pass. as
( wei as marine views seen from the great
5 ocean maiI-carry-ins steamships. This in
! Guides some Of The finest scenery ia the
world
The United States Director Of the Post
! in Cuba, and the same official in Porto
! Rico and Hawaii were desired 10 make q
thorough collection Of Old stamps and the
machinery for carrying the mails in these
islands. The result is such collection as
was never before seen at any exposition
on this OF any other continent