Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-26
Fairly Large Crowd on Exposition
Grounds Ii spIle Of Bad
Weather.
LIFE SAVING EXHIBIT ABOUT READY
Crew win Begin Giving Daily Exhibit.
tions During First Week in June
More Big Engines comins-com,
plants About Poor Car Service 20
Pine Beach Pier.

(From a Staff Correspondents
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION, May
2o.-The weather today was the worst
since the opening of the Exposition.
A heavy rain fell during the entire
aay, ana this was accompanied by
wind, which at times almost devel-
oped into gale. III spite of tn.
unlavorabie atmospheric conditions,
the attendance was very cretitabe.
owing to the bad weather the mill
tary maneouvers, the airship ascen-
sion and the athletic events schedn,.
ed for the day. had to be postponed.
but the visitors were entertained b,
the excellent musical program and the
many other attractions to be seen on
the grounds.
me work of dredging the life saving
channel Is progressing very rapidly.
The channel Will be G or s feet deem
and several hundred feet long. The
work viii be completed by the first
week In June, and the life saving
crew will give two or three exhibit.
tons daily. This will be one of the
most interesting features at the Ex-
position.
Several very leautifn: ana interest
Ing exhibits have recently been I'm.
stalled In the various buildings among
which are the exhibits of the Under.
wood Typewriter Company, the Ma
tional Cash Register Company and
the Monumental Bronze Company, all
three of which are located in the
Liberal Arts building. These exhibits
were the centers of attraction for
VISITORS ut the Liberal Arts building
today.
More Engine Coming.
IL was learned today that, four large
engines have been shipped from New
York city and are expected to arrive
here very shortly. They will form
part of the exhibit of the New York
Locomotive Works.
The exhibit of the General Com.
pressed Air and Manufacturing Com
pany, of st. Louis, Mo-, is expected
to arrive here Monday, and will be
installed In the Palace of Transpor-
tation. This exhibit is sure TO at
tract much interest as the practical
.bility OF the use of compressed air
Tor cleaning and renovating furnished
houses will be thoroughly demon
strated.
Mrs. A, II. Thicrman, of Richmond,
and Mrs. Taylor, of Chesterfield
county, who have been assisting Mrs
j. P Baker at the Virginia Building
VIII return home Monday Mrs Bak-
or expects to be here until the mid
die of June. The Virginia building
is one of the most attractive at the
Exposition, and Mrs. Baker ana her
assistants have been indefatigable in
their efforts to extend genuine Old
Dominion hospitality to all OF its Wis.
ttors. "A glance at It's register reveals
the names of many prominent people
from all sections of the country,
Pleased With Exposition.
Professor A. B. Chandler, of Rich
mond, Is hero today visiting his broth
err, DIR. Chandler, who is at the head
OF the educational and historic sub
jects of the Exposition. Professor
Chandler has visited all of the great
Expeditions for the past 10 years, ana
he says that the jamestown fair is
the most beautiful that he has ever
seen. He has recently been on tour
of the South, and predicts a large
attendance at the Exposition from
that section.
Mr.. Conlen, athletic director of the
Exposition, will leave tomorrow for
New York where he will attend
meeting of college athletic represent
tatiyes TO be held in that city on
Monday. 1t is hoped that his visit
will result in many Northern athletes
competing in the athletic events to
be held here this summer.
Captain G. Fl. Jamison, of the Vir.
ginia POLYTECHNIC Institute, will arrive
here tomorrow % make arrangements
for the coming of the cadets from that
school,
! General Barker, adjntant general of
Massachusetts. will arrive here tomor-
row to make arrangements for the
encampment of the Massachusetts
brigade of the National Guard, which
will visit the Exposition in the near
future, the exact date not having been
definitely decided upon as yet.
y Poor Car Service.
Many complaints were heard today
on account of tho poor car service
from the Exposition to Pine Beach
pier. There were q large number of
cars sidetracked at the Exposition
terminal, and force of men was
there sufficient to operate them, but
they remained stationary for over an
hour at one time, causing many peo-
pie to miss the boat. the heavy rain.
fall preventing them from walking.