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---- MARINE REVIEW. 17 FOREIGN EXHIBITS. It is surprising that foreign shipbuilders and owners have contributed so much to the success of the marine exhibit, when the prohibitive duty on foreign built ships is considered, but there will be, of course, many possible customers among foreign visitors. Many of the exhibits are, however, from passenger steamship companies whose source of revenue is largely Ameri- can. The United Kingdom surpasses any two. countries together in showing fine models. 'The Victoria from Armstrong, Mitch- ell & Co., already described, isthe finest and most attractive. The Fairfield Ship Building and Engineering Company's exhibit is next in point of interest, on account of the large number of models exhibited. They show the Lahn, Umbria, Marathon, Campania, Normania, Alaska and Etruria. On account of: her recent performance, the model of the Dunnotar Castle is of interest. 'The paddle steamer Koh-i-noor on the Dover-Calais line is also included. J. & G. Thompson, Ltd., Clydebank, Scotland, is next in order. The model of a proposed ocean passenger express steamer to make 23% knots and to carry four stacks is the finest model, although the 20% knot cruiser Reina Regenta, the 22% knot El Destructor, measuring 380 feet keel and having 3,800 horse power, the Ramillies of 14,300 tons and 13,000 horse power that turns up 17% knots, as well as the Terpsichore, Thetis and Tribune, war vessels of 3,400 tons, 9,000 horse power and 20 knots, are worth looking over. In a tech- nical sense the exhibit ot Wm. Denny & Bro., Dumbarton, Scot- land, should have been placed first, for more is to be learned MODEL OF PADDLE ENGINES--WM. DENNY & BRO., DUMBARTON, SCOTLAND. from it than from all other exhibits put together. A model of an inclined paddle steamer engine is shown. It is quadruple, having cylinders 32, 46%, 64% and g2 inches by 60 inches, developing 4,600 horse power with 180 pounds steam. Several models of their fast paddle wheel passenger steamers, such as the Leopold II, which makes over 22 knots, are also shown. 'The most interesting part of this company's exhibit is two photo- graphs of their experimental tank,.the only private tank in the world, and which is believed to be the most complete. Many builders in the United Kingdom bring models to this tank for experiments. As closely as can be determined the ingenious mechanism that travels along with the carriage the length of the 300 foot tank registers the resistance and indicates the wave water line, so that in paddle steamers the paddles can be placed in water where the greatest effect is to be obtained. On account of the introduction in this country of the Purves furnace and the Serve tube, the exhibit of John Brown & Co., Sheffield, manufac- turers of these specialties, will attract general attention. In addition to showing tubes and furnaces they have a crank-shaft, armor plate and a blade of a propeller wheel. A placard which should give lake builders confidence in the utility of the flues states that 10,000 of them are in use. 'The method of bending large plates is shown. The Cunard line exhibit on the main aisle of the transporta- tion building will cause many to stop, because the greatest pas- senger steamer in the world, the Campania, is represented by a model, and many photographs of her cabins, together with some fine paintings ofthe ocean "trotter" are there. It may be interest- ing to contrast the Brittania of this line, built in 1840, 207 feet long and having 740 horse power, with the Campania's 620 feet, and 26,000 horse power. Some of the ancient side-wheel trans- atlantic steamers are also shown. 'The Thames Iron Works and Ship Building Company,London, has models ofthe Blenheim, built in 1891, and a twin-screw steam yacht, wood-sheathed, built for the king of Spain in 1875. The Compagnie Generale Transatlantique exhibit consists of a large number of panoramic paintings, which were a part of their exhibit at the Paris exposition. In 1892 this company's steamers traversed 2,500,000 miles. Some massive pier and dock building machinery is shown by paintings as well as models, from the Compagnie de Fives, Lilles. In this part of the gallery of the transportation building may be seen a complete model of the port of Dunkirque, as well as a model of the famous Forth bridge. Some nicely executed, but small, models of the Colum- bus fleet, Santa Maria, Pinta and Nina, are contributed by the municipality of Genoa, Italy. The dock yard school Yokosuka, Japan, presents some of the handiwork of the students in the shape of a modelsofa Scotch boiler and an inclined triple expansion engine. 'The same exhibit contains a model of the twin-screw war ship Hashidate, built at the Imperial dock yard, Japan. A section of the ship shows that bamboo rods as well as cellulose are used in the pro- tective cofferdams outside the coal bunkers which surround the © engines and boilers. The horse power developed by this vessel is 5,400, and she makes 16 knots an hour. The White Star line has a building of its own, some distance north of the transportation building, and it is deserving of a visit. It is easily distinguished by the deadlights in the walls, with life preservers decorating the rail of the promenade. Inside are models of the Teutonic and Majestic, and in addition to the practical illustration of the accommodations given different classes of passengers, some attractive bas reliefs are shown. The movements of the nineteen steamers of this company are recorded daily. . Two marine exhibits seem to have strayed out of the trans- _ portation building over into machinery hall. One consists of two triple expansion engines, the larger one developing 1,000 horse power at 1oo revolutions, the smaller one of 200 horse power turning 150 revolutions, and both working with great smoothness and practically with no vibration or noise. The other exhibit is a sectional four bladed propeller wheel from E. Skoda, Pilsen, standing in a section all by itself. Another exhibit that seems to be out of place is that of the Polsen Iron Works, Owen Sound and Toronto, Ont. It is a very neat little model of the Canadian government steamer Constance, to be found in the fisheries building. 'This is the alleged war ship which sensational newspapers were going to have bombard the cities on the great lakes. It was fully illustrated and described in the Marine Review some time since. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam: Navigation Company shows a diagram giving particulars of what is believed to be the greatest fleet in the world. It consists of fifty-three iron and steel vessels, the total tonnage of which is 221,807 tons and the total horse power 225,650. [hese steamers traveled during the year 1893, 2,600,000 miles. The company was organized in 1837. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co., Newcastle-on-Tyne, present a model of the Orel of the Russian volunteer naval fleet. Furness, Withy & Co., Ltd., W. Hartlepool, show one of their very large cargo steamers, 4oo feet long, 48 feet beam and 28 feet deep. Her dead weight capacity is 6,500 tons, and her engines are 32, 49 and 77 inches by 48 inches. The Castle Mail Packet Company operating nineteen steamers between England and Africa have four pretty models. All but -- four of the boats are surnamed Castle, and beginning with Dun- bar Castle of 2,608 tons and 1,500 horse power, they increase in size to the Dunnotar Castle of 5,465 tons and 6,500 horse power. In view of the recent disaster to the Cleveland life saving crew, a life boat in model by R. & H. Green, Blackwell yard, London, should be examined. The German emperor inspected the boat last year and was so favorably impressed with it, that he suggested its use on the Baltic. a The Hamburg-American Steam Packet Company's exhibit is contained in a representation of an ancient barge. The Furst Bismarck of 9,000 tons and 14,000 horse power, and a speed of 19 knots, makes a very pretty model, as well as those of the Augusta Victoria, Columbia and Dania. Yarrow & Co., the torpedo boat builders at Poplar, London, have furnished a model of the Destroyer, 180 feet long and 18% feet beam, that has a speed of 27 knots. She resembles the torpedo boat No. 2, building at Iowa Iron Works, Dubuque, Ia. In the German section in the gallery, charts of the Rhine