Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-16
THE BORDEAUX EXPOSITION.
United States to Be Represented at
the Great French Show,

The government is making unusual prep
arations for participation in the interna-
tional maritime exposition to be held in
Bordeaux from May to November next, and
will be represented by a fleet Of warships
and national exhibit. Mr.. Murphy, United
States consul at Bordeaux, has made a re-
port to the State Department in regard to
the exposition in which he says:
1.-THE exposition Is designed to comment
crate the centennial anniversary of the sue
cessful application Of steam to navigation
by Robert Fulton. The motive for the cele-
bration of this great event may be found in
the fact that in 1803-four years before his
success on the Hudson, with the Clermont-
Fulton made his initial essays in steam
navigation in France. Fulton's expert
ments appear to have been at first with
submarine boat, which he christened the
Nautilus, and In which he was submerged
for five consecutive hours on one occasion
In 1901. This demonstration appears to have
been at Brest, In the presence of the French
Admiral Villaret, and it is recorded that by
the use of torpedoes Fulton managed to
blow up boat in the harbor.
With his second submarine boat he gave
a demonstration on the Seine at Paris, on
which a commission appointed by Napoleon
Bonaparte reported favorably. Nothing,
however, came of the submarine boat, and
it was subsequently, in 1893, that Fulton
treated the Parisians to the spectacle Of
a
Seine with two bateans tied astern. A
chronicler of that time describes 1t as 'un
bateau mu par des rOueS CONNIE IN chariot
"a boat moved by wheels like a chariot).
1.-The exposition, 1t is officially stated, is
to be International in character and to
illustrate the history of navigation. The
worlds marvellous progress in the art Of
shipbuilding and the science of navigation
Is to be shown by a collection of models of
every kind of water craft, ancient and
modern. All that pertains to ocean geog-
raphy and all Industrial and artistic prod
ucts having relation to maritime affairs
are to find prominent place. There Is to be
a congress of naval architects, and there
are to be lectures on science, art, industry,
commerce and political and social economy.
River Garonne, in which the management
hopes that competing crews from several
nations will take part.
1.-THE grand palace is to be devoted to the
illustration Of maritime history, ocean
geography, ancient and modern painting,
sculpture, architecture and horticulture
Materials for the construction of boats and
Ships diving and life-saving apparatus,
fishing appliances, ships provisions, sea
food and motor machines Gland and water)
their exposition. In the place allotted to
the navy there is to be a special exhibit of
submarine boats, guns, torpedoes, ships
armor and equipment Aeronautics, cleo
trfcal apparatus signals, wireless telegra-
ply. telephones, pumps, refrigerating appa-
ratus, heating and ventilating appliances
port and harbor works. sea and river sports,
art bronzes, lace tissues, linen and tapestry
travelling articles, glassware, porcelains,
china, cutlery and musical Instruments, are
exposition should afford excellent oppor-
tunity for American manufacturers to show
the superiority of their products and ex-
tend their trade"