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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-01
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successful steam turbines, all of them
related, yet as inventions they are quite
distinct.
The start was right, for the first ex-
perimental steam engine, invented by
James Watt, was a rotary. Yet. always
destined to do the wrong thing first.
inventors produced a reciprocating en-
CINE, with all its multiplicity Of parts.
and have given their attention since
the time of Watt to perfecting the pis-
ton engine.
The inventors of rotary or turbine en-
gines through the several generations
since the era of Watt have been re-
garded by their fellows as madhouse
candidates and classed with the seekers
after perpetual motion. But the idea
would never down. Hope has sprung
eternally in the inventors breast, and
the power using world may be mighty
thankful that it has.
The tyro in mechanics needs not to
be told that a rotary engine is the ideal
type. The thought is as common as
that wheels are better than runners on
bare ground. But how TO get equal eff
ficency from steam pressure in the
rotary movement as compared with the
back and forth action of the common
engine has been the apparently unsolv-
able problem. Its solution now marks
an epoch in mechanics of little less i'm
portance than the original invention of
a steam engine.
Perhaps we may attribute the cause
of failure to hundred things, but it
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-01

parts the movement TO the cylinders
fixed upon the shaft. The turbine en-
gines take but little space as COM
pared with ordinary engines, and the
noise is like that of q rapid running
dynamo The absence OF the unpleas-
ant vibrations common 10 steamers
having a reciprocating engine is at
once noticeable The Parsons turbine
exhibited at the Worlds Fair is 5000
horsepower engine and was made at
Pittsburg.
In the Curtis turbine the inventor
has profted by the experience of his
predecessors. The first patent by Mr..
Curtis for the protection of his ideas
in the construction OF the steam turbine
was issued nine years ago-in 1895.
The development has been going on
since that time.
The engine for the Worlds Fair pow
er plant is an 5000 horsepower tur-
bine, with an electric generator direct
attached, the most powerful engine ever
butt for any purpose, and is guaranteed
to deliver as high as 1900 horsepower.
or the equivalent of the entire amount
of power used at the Columbian expo
sition at Chicago ten years ago.
The construction of the Curtis tur-
bine is in some respects similar TO that
of the Parsons, with the very impor-
tant difference that the inventor has
vastly enlarged the diameter of the re-
volving parts. The revolving mechan-
ism of the Curtis engine consists OF a
series of disks strung upon shaft.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-01

These disks alternate with fixed disks
attached TO the inner surface of the
cylinder in->which the parts revolve.
The steam is admitted through a Sc
ries of expanding nozzles around the
entire circumference of the revolving
disks.
The entire outer edge of each disk
is made up of concave blades or pad
dies The steam is admitted ooliquely
in the direction which the disks are in
tended to turn. The force of the steam
at its tremendous velocity thus strikes
the blades throughout the circumfer
ence of the wheel. Resistance throws
the steam from the first set of concave
blades back against the second set of
reversed but fixed concave blades
From this set of fixed blades it is again
detected forward against moving
blades. zigzagging its way through to
the end of the series until it is finally
released into vacuum. where it is
condensed.
There may be as many blade disks
as necessary to use almost The entire
efficiency of the steam AS no oil en-
ters the steam chamber the condensed
steam IS in a condition to be returned
4IllIneulalelN 10 lRS DClleT.
The noteworthy advantages claimed
for the turbine engine over the recip-
rocating type are in the fewer parts,
the absence of vibration. the less like
lihood OF breakage, the lighter founda-
lions. the need of less floor space and
the far greater economy % construc-
ton and material y reciprocating en-
CINE is claimed to be eight times heav-
Ter than the new type of turbine OF the
same power.
Engineers tell US we are on the eve
OF tremendous revolution in the use OF
steam power. II has been estimated
that large users OF steam power may
with economy throw away their pres
ent equipment and install the steam
turbines in three years saving ~ cost
OF fuel and attendance the entire ex-
pense Of the change.
II such promises hold good Il is not
that We shall see -eyiva! Of
river commerce made POSSIBLE by The
greater speed and economy in the opera
ton of river boats. The statement may
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-01

also apply to the inland lakes and
coastwise traffic. Aside from the Cur
tbs turbine. the largest engine in the
&c, 600 horsepower plant is the Allis-
Chalmers reciprocating engine OF 5000
horsepower. valued at $f50.000. One
needs TO recall the great Corliss engine
which attracted such worldwide atten-
ton at the Philadelphia Centennial ex-
position That ponderous engine new
er developed to exceed 800 horsepower.
The Allis-Chalners engine is equivalent
to nearly eighteen of the Corliss gener-
ators. The construction of this lar
gest of reciprocating engines differs
from those familiar 10 most eyes in the
fact that il IS both vertical and hori-
zontal engine, having two pistons act
ing upon the same crNk.
Other noteworthy engines in the
great power plant are 4 1850 horsepow-
err engine from Tedel. Germany; a 600
horsepower high speed engine from
Harrisburg. Pa; 80 horsepower
medium speed steam engine from Gin
cinnati, o.; 1000 horsepower slow
speed steam engine from Burlington,
Ia; four 5000 horsepower reciprocal
ing steam engines with generators.
--OAAA L ANNoOaA kA1ASc CO 4-Ol
EXETER sets. and many other engines OF
smaller rating.
The Steam, Gas and Fuels building is
fireproof structure $50 feet long by
800 feet wide a short distance west OF
the Palace OF Machinery. A tunnel II
feet broad by feet deep connects the
two buildings. One of the steam pipes
conveying steam to the engines Of the
power plant is IS inches in diameter.
another is 16 inches, and none less than
10 inches. The many boilers in the
building when at full load will evapo-
rate 100000 pounds OF water per hour,
or $50 tons. Huge condensers will
change it again to water, when it will
be returned TO the boilers.
The great power developed here is
TO be used in the operation OF the cleo
trio railway within the grounds. the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-01
THE CURTIS STEAM TURBINE WITH ELECTRIC GENERATOR,
5000 HORSEPOWER. PALACE OF MACHINERY.

returning 10 this country he established
a studio in New York city. He has
been successful as an instructor in art.
having founded the modelling class Of
the Art Students league and being now
instructor in sculpture at Cooper Union.
one of the best sculptural compositions
at the Pan American Exposition. the
Fountain of Nature, in the West Es-
planade. was the work of Mr.. Brew
ster. Among his works are the seal OF
the University club. New York. the
figure OF Hope" on the new state
house at Providence. Z. l.: the group
Defense OF the Flag at Athens, Pa.
and the bust OF Judge George Peirce
Andrews of the New York supreme
court.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-01
OMETHING viii be doing in
the Palace Of Machinery at the
Worlds Fair-sOmething doing
all the time. Never has the

will occupy moving turntable in the
center of the building.
Two buildings OF fourteen acres each
are given up to manufactures. The
United States government has an i'm
posing palace on a hillside. 1t is 500
feet long and is filed with departmental
exhibits. y half section of a man-of-
war is one of the many features. The
government Indian exhibit and fish
cries exhibit occup. other buildings.
Many acres are occupied with outdoor
exhibits.
Fifty nations of the world and fifty
states and territories of 3he United
Estates are active participants in the
great exposition. Magnificent build
ings on every hand give outward ex-
preston of their presence, and in many
palaces are the displays of natural and
manufactured products from lands far
and near.
1t but mildly tells the story when one
says the Pike is more than a mile long.
for in that measured length are i'm
measurable possibilities for pleasure Of
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-01
Wonders OF the
Worlds Fair
Marvellous Things Which Reveal the Progress of the
World In All Lines of EifOrt-iann1oth Power Plant
Repete With Novelties-Areas Equivalent te
Farms Under Roof Outdoor Dis
plays of Many Kinds
BY MARX BENNITT.

~ OMETHING viii be doing in
n the Palace Of Machinery at the
q u Worlds Fair-something doing
>m% all the time. Never has the
world seen such an assem-
blage of machines, never such al in
stallation of power generators.
With one glance the visitor may see
in operation machines which develop
power equal 10 that Of over $4,000
horses, all pulling together.
This palace is but one of the thou
sand structures that make up this
greatest of worlds expositiOns. There
are more than twenty important exhibit
buildings. The Palace of Agriculture
covers twenty acres, the equivalent Of
farm under roof. You can walk up
and down aisles for miles without re-
crossing your path and learn a new
lesson about agriculture with every
step.
Other buildings range from eight to
fifteen acres each. The four paviliOns
of the Palace of Art contain Il total OF
the art treasures of every country Of
the world in which art has made cred
liable progress.
The Palace of Transportation con-
tains the automobile display, the auto
mobile boats of high speed and other
marine craft. The railway display has
four miles of display tracks within the
bCriding. a monster locomotive With
drivers flying at eighty miles an hour
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-01

thy with many OF the visitors Is the
placer camp. where Is shown the man
ner of washing gravel for precious bits
OF gold in the days when John w
Mackay and his associates were max
ing fortunes from the soil. Near n,
hand are replicas Of the cabins In
which these men lived during the
weary months Of their early struggles
Farther along the visitors sec the ore
crushers of the present time which
work with almost human intelligence.
They not only reduce the rock 10
dust. hut separate the dross from the
fiecks of value.
Gliding up and down an incline Is an
electric motor. exemplifying the meth
Cd now in vogue OF quickly transport
ing damp cars. while the latest models
of these automatic vehicles are shown
IN active use. And Sc. along an over
head trolley. swing buckets. bearing
burdens TO dump heaps aud TO ma
chimes that stand with open maws,
ready 10 crush out the finer sub
stances
one hears the chuE. chug. chug. OF
the oil derrick and observes the work
ing of the long arms that are thrust
into the bowels of Mother Earth &c
bring above ground the precious liquid
mineral that has become such a facto:
in commerce.
Near at hand is a coal mine. a nat
ural vein having been found on the
Fair site and made a portion Of ths
exhibit.
How 4 mine Is timbered. how pumps
are worked SO as 10 prevent flooding.
how shafts are constructed. how tram
ways go down into the blackness-al
these are shown TO the observers.
And here Is a little train tina; bur-
rows into the ground. It's engineer
or. rather. its motorman, for electricity
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-01

ing things are everywhere, but the
power plant is a marvellous thing if we
but study its details. The palace is
1000 feet long, equal TO three or four
city blocks and 500 feet wide. 1t COW
ers ten acres. The power generators
are in the western part of the building
and receive their steam from a huge
boiler plant in another great building
nearby. These engines rec uire the
equivalent of 400 tons of coal per day TO
supply the steam.
The public has never seen a steam
turbine, the dream of mechanicians
since the first application of the force
of steam.
The dream has come true. Thought
and experiment have won at last the
success that has bafied many an in
VentOr now dead.
SO recent is the invention of the
successful steam turbine that no expo
sition has before offered an opportunity
for its public display.
At the Worlds Fair in St. Louis we
shall see. not one. but three. types of
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-01
IN THE MINING GULCH.
The Days of Forty-nine Brought Into
Sharp Contrast With Those
of the Present.
BY CLAUDE II. wETMoRE.

Methods In vogue in forty mine" and
the methods OF today are brought into
contrast in the Mining Gulch at the
Worlds Fair this year.
1t is one of the unique features Of
this Exposition 10 have an outdoor dis
play in addition TO that which will be
under roof in the Mines and Metallurgy
building. Heretofore at such Centen-
NAL celebrations the exhibits have been
confined To samples of ores and 10 p
still life display OF the machinery with
which the precious metals are taken
from the ground.
But, following the keynote reveal
nent of processes" those who planned
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-01

Vgff occBgy rooms on re second foog
q tfe SDtHroE,oiogT building. TIE
Cahokia mound n Illinois 70; -
from 81 Log1s. VIII se illustrated b.
Es3o5els seaf srcfa = Ssw Tsrk re-
scum.
TIE worS - 2 rornzZ scuiy.er w.
Occupy rke Iefs - s1sscr 81 ssasuaFY a.
ire - tssslz fs1gs1sst5er.- Victory ~
Hiss Evelyn =. Lonzp-an of Ss~T ToTk
city. = % c~o-a tie dome u Festtv43
Han The statue All b< g. 4sss ard
viii 1orsz q ;rizrnpszai s-olaf OF light e.
Tie I.ctEEe- aass jolslz.. s..-eS -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-01

ton. Included II this viii Re reliet
models showing The serpent Mound in
Adams county -. and the Circle
II .un1. near CirclesIlle. .. In add
ton there Vin - ne exhibition o. the
conIeurs q the mounds. including nfrL
bo1e and copper implements Dr. &lliz
- q sEecs8l5sf 81 bore implements AZ
en as ~ EAh BOOKS aut ETTosTtseges q
bones an4 ss4tlerz = c0Eupiste assert
nszat OF the burial Tesics found 81 th@
mounds VII - tHc,stseA- > display %
tie mounts Il. Missouri w5I Be made
b. t1e Missouri! Historical society ard
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-01

ia the motive pouer--weaFs a miners
light on hia cap. Al aboaF3 Ard
away TIE opcn cars r1ove--slosTrs. dou.n.
down. irto fhe ulHel On TIE say yea
are shown tisc zails - TIE ss.sfsr-
Taacan u2rzare. enf if fs ezplafrss
row they are conasrlcteI 20 sgItas;s3a
pressure. Nga See miners - FORK
with PICK and shovel. sos Observe tiis
NiIle ghf c1rH that carry 'he pTosi-
Bct of thefe ule1a laAor % tae ssf-
lace Or tina; journey another rnzn.
wearing r lirbt in hss cap. !s yoaF
gulse enl Tells al that you Wlss 90
krs0~ concerning THE u1yste,,es 81 ~
nfe beneath the surface = ire fas
ena many EEhts giinlueF. ard Yos ass
pleasantly surpFiss1 20 ses rss;as-
rant TIE walters iva ~hlca al~o h2Ts
fniuers' iampa 81. Their eapa. Tog en-
-fop thfTe anl rszt y yos desire azss
gartaks II under Erotnf fare 81 ToG
can return in TIE Efile train and rsss@
ghe surface once acre.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-01

100000. The walls and important pub
lie buildings Of Manila are reproduced
ard also many native villages. More
than a thousand native Fllipilos viii
participate.
Twenty woodmsn from Maine are
raising" the mammoth log cabin that
viii be the Pine Tree States pavilion
at the Worlds Fair. The site IS IN
thickly wooded section. and the Maine
lCggers appear thoroughly at home.
The first order for the new Louisiana
Purchase Exposition stamps calls for
the printing OF $1,000, 900 one cent
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-01
ONE OF THE FOUR 5000 HORSEPOWER WESTINGHOUSE
GENERATORS, PALACE OF MACHINERY.
WORLDS FAIR FACTS.

Three acres are devoted % the display
Of pure foods a the Worlds Fair. The
exhibit is IN the Palace of Agriculture
and is, III charge Of Paul Pierce.
A massive steel reproduction of the
Southwest Pass lighthouse VIII be an
attraction in the Liberal Arts Palace.
The model is thirty four feet ten inches
high, and its rays viii fash over the
nine acres OF exhibits in this building.
Separate quarters viii be provided in
kA(e Indian reservation for Geronimo
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-01

stamps bearing the portrait Of Robert
r Livingston and 225. oc0. 5o0 two cent
stamps bearing Thomas Jefterson's por-
trait The STAMPS VIII be placed or
sale al every United States pcstofice
on May l.
Dr. ". g Mills % Columbus. o.. 81
chaologlst Of ne Ohio university. hss
installed the display az The state IN Iae
AuthropOlogy building al ire s. Lou $
Exposition The exhibit VII! occupy
the big central rooms az the southern
SIDE on the lower floor Il VIII be the
mound builders display OF the exAib.-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-01

fo1sows regarding tks eorrpeslfsoss-
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alass figure snsfsss - tse Usz@i g
rsale - being moTe sEg1s-sssNs e fise
Strength ard vsrllltT - 10 saeatgs
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a,iga tar. 80 sizhf t-a14 rasss.s g.
greeting ~Ers ~ - last kssz n
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CO 4 1graslea. sanslssaas1c % sssezgtA ara
vlcfrry. 80 seurs y Cd "a - ilxkt
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c3ssrtes. Use heeTg Essstis ~ wars
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most novel kind. There are trips to the
most wonderful places and back again
in a twinkling. There are delightful
mysteries and thrilling scenes, villages
and streets from many nations, scien-
tific wonders and spectacular shows.
But let's go back to the Palace of
Machinery and the power plant. Allur-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-01

tho great enterprise AZ ST. Louis de-
cided that the best lesson would be that
tive operation. Therefore the Mn z
Gulch and It's many interesting sights
were evolved
First u point q tine and IN syrnpa-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-01

and Chief Joseph, the two most noted
Indian chiefs now alive. Both have led
warriors against the United States, and
both are actually prisoners, but are &C
corded much freedom
Even With the four miles Of standard
gauge railroad tracks laid in the Palace
of Transportation At the Worlds Fair
the immense floor space was not nearly
exhausted.
The Philippine exhibit made by the
government covers forty acres and cost
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-01
LARGEST osoas lH TrE WORLD.

TIE conn ieiioa of the largest pips
o-Eza sTe- buuf bas been anzsuae@s-
u Is special exhibit fcr - worfss
Pair and oocEGles . large rooEs ss>eazi~
-, built % cortain 30 IA ia FestiT4l
Hall The organ has ist STOPS. TasTe
are 1899 pipes. Boszs CO zalcA -
Ete fssi SQUARE
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-01

pumping of water and the Illumination
of the grounds and buildings.
The value of the exhibits in the Pal
ace of Machinery alone viii exceed
IS, 900, 600, while the cost of the expo
sition. exclusive of exhibits. is esti-
mated at $4,000. 600.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-07-15
Speech Saved From the Flood.

Mr.. Curtis of Kansas. new mem
Der of the Committee on Ways and
Means did not make speech on the
Cuban reciprocity bill, although he
had tariff speech ready for use.
Il want to save it" he said, "for
general tariff debate, should one oc.
cur. ! think good deal of that
speech for it was Incidentally the
means Of saving the one book of my
library that escaped from the rayages
OF the flood that swept over Topeka
last summer.
Il was reading on the subject, and
had the second volume of Coltop's
Life of Clay in hand laid il upon
tin box. resting on the top Of the
bookcases, and when the waters
flooded the house everything but that
went
How it escaped | don't know. If
is the sole relic Of library that had
been gathering since 1879 when /
began the study Of law'-New York
Sun.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-07-15
BRIEF MENTION.

!. Archer of Hot Springs is here on
business today.
r. X. Higgs Of Princeton is a guest
at the Arlington.
DR.. ]. G. Taylor is spending tew
weeks at Yves Port, Ky.
NJ. P. Walker Of Comito is mere on
business mission today.
G. r. Mason and wife Of Tillar are
registered at the TrulOck.
f. l.. Markham of Texarkana is in
The city today on business.
Mp. DooIcr Of rrosset Is in the city
tie guest Of the Arlington.
E. NJ. sleeher prominent business
man Of E,tdora is in the city.
All JONI S.i'''''i ne ii''9 = ~ '''7''
from a visit to Arlington, Tenn.
W. \. Price pi stuttgart Is III fhs
ely today on business mission.
MISS Emma l'e"o"dE Is al'eit''Ift1
re" weeks al sulphur springs.
mere visiting RELATIVES ana if'eH''''#
i'-''he ',1''''.zz''>
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