The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04

large framed photos which explain
every detail Of the service. and 1t will
be seen how easily one may compre-
bend the tender care Uncle Sam evil
dences for his coastwise mariners.
In these war times the army ex-
hibits naturally command a great deal
of attention. The rail alongside the
loading machines which turn out "a
900 complete cartridges in eight hours
Is always crowded. In a rack close by
sections Of shell are shown, cut down
the centre so that the centre Is ex-
posed to view-the timing machinery
which explodes the bursting charge
and drives out the close packed shrap.
mel in q hail Of death.
In size the shells range from 3 inch
for quick firing garrison artillery to
the is inch that go with the big guns
we are mounting at Panama. Set up
on end, the latter stand five feet high.
are big around as a washtub, weight
a quarter Of a ton and require SOS
pounds Of powder for their discharge.
They are the big Berthas" Of the
Germans, and after seeing them one Is
in position to understand both the sur.
pIiSs III the TeuCu tIdt SuCH euOT-
nous guns could be used in land war
and also the tragedy Of the Belgian
forts. A 6 inch armor plate which has
been shot through and through at
trial target practice helps in the I'M
dersta nding OF the latter. Around the
holes where the shot pierced the plate
the metal is warped. twisted and
burned till 1t looks like a half-melted
ore.
Even more interesting is the glass
tank where model war vessel floats
in the midst Of nest OF mines. With
their corrugated iron bodies, bristle
Of contacts, long snake tails reaching
down to the anchor and certain inden-
tations painted red that simulate big
eyes. they look like some queer forms
of sea life. new order OF devil fish or
giant crustacea. Their first cousin, the
Whitehead torpedo, on an adjoining
rack, might pass. In turn, for an arm
ored porpoise The sailor who explain
its deadly functions also shows how
it is discharged from a model sub
marine. and dispenses general infor-
nation concerning fifty and odd other
models that cover every type of ves-
sci in the American navy. Then, in a
gigantic cyclorama. you may watch
the gradual development Of the navy
from the Bon Homme Richard OF
Paul Jones to the latest dreadnought.
In stately procession a century of
ships passes before the eye, and
further information may be gained in
free moving picture theatre-one OF
seventy on the grounds--wherein
drills Of all arms and naval evolutions
are thrown upon the screen. There
are other things. Of course, hundreds
Of them, all equally interesting. In
deed, one might spend a whole day
with this particular exhibit without
beginning to exhaust its possibilities
Here ! can touch on only a few high
spots.
The excellence which characterizes
this exhibit Is also maintained in all
of the Government displays in other
buildings. 1t may be stated as a fact
that in all Of the 10000 exhibits few
surpass in volume and none in gen.
eral interest those OF Uncle Sam
In the mining building all roads lead
to the mint. where exposition SOU
venir medals are put through all the
processes Of regular coinage from
the rolling of the hot metal into in
COTS to the final weighing and count
ing by delicate machines.
In the Governmental forestry ex-
hibits large model shows how the
forests are utilized for the best ad-
vantage OF the people at large. Look
ing down upon 1t, as though from a