Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-06
NAVAL EXHIBIT AT WORLDS FAIR.
Full Size Production of American
 Life Size Figures of Officers and Menhode of Dry Docks

war aud in peace, as we'll as stirring IIe-lKe scenes Of maneuvers of yes seis, torpedo attacks. manipulation and Irlng of great guns, landing parties, boat races, lire quarters. naval recruit Ing once, Where recruits are given physical and mental examinations to tesL Lheir fitness for the requirements or The naval service. recreatiOns afioaE, general muster. etc. A dark room or enclosure, 60 by 24 feet, with a seat Ing capacity of 200, has been specially 1 constructed in the navy departnent space in the goyernment build- dng TOT the purpose of exhibiting these scenes in groIIns of len or twelve at stated hours each day during the exposition. They will be protected in moIlOn form on canvas 15x25 feet ana promise to be an exceedingly rare treat to visitors. It is indeed other Wlse Impossible, except for officers and enilsUed men Of the navy under condi- tons of actual service, to have the op- pOrLunity that will be afforded af St Louis of witnessing the life, duties and activity of Uncle Sam's navy at sea under conditions approximat ting actual warfare In fact there will be notl- Ing missing from these realistic scenes except the roar of the cannon and the cneers of the men. For visitors who cannot accommodate their time to the stated hours for the large biograph scenes, there will be continuous ex- nlpltlon of the same pictures displayed ID mutoscope or biogen. With this instrument the pictures will be shown in photograph cabinet size III the form of a succession of bromide prints mounted in a circular form on nange or reel so as to pass before the eye at the rate of fifteen to twenty a second, obliterating the flicker and un- steady vibration noticeable in project cd moving pictures. Among these scenes is one showing the departure of the president. Secretary of the Navy Moody, Admiral of the Navy Dewey, Lieutenant General Chaf1ee, Rear Ad- mirals Taylor and Rodgers. from the flagship Kearsarge, after an official visit to Rear Admiral Barker, com manding the North Atlantic squadron.
 An exhibit to which visitors, particu- larly those who reside at a distance from the coast, can devote much time with pleasure and instruction, is the models Of vessels of the United States navy embracing the various types of battleships, arnnored and protected cruisers, double turreted monitors, gun. boats, torpedo boats, submarie boats and old slOops of war. These models are actual productions of the vessels they represent. they are made 1-4Sth of actual size, complete in every detail, and bear the critical inspection of ex- perts. Practically all of the vessels which these models represent took part in the Spanish American war.
 The United States marine. corps, one of the coordinate branches of the mili- tary forces of the United States which was organized in 1775, and has partici- pated in all of the glorious victories Of american arms. will have model camp, "Camp Elliott" close to the Gov ernment building, where POO enlisted men under the command of Major James E. Mahoney, will give repre- sentation of their life in the field, in- cluding a regular daily routine and drill. They will be regularly detailed to do guard duty in the government building, and their soldieriy bearing will add much to the dignity of the exhibits.
 In addition, the marine corps will exhibit in the government building samples of uniforms, armor, accoutre- ments, etc.
 There are hundreds of other exhibits installed to give the visitors a general idea of the work being done by the navy, and observers will find large store of information on the most i'm portant features of naval progress past and present.