Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-08-25
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Observation-Disclosures

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The new Skating. Rink on State. street
near Seventh, and adjoining the Medica
College, was a perfect blaze of light an,
beauty last night. on the occasions of it
) formal opening. The speaking was fine
the MUSIC delicious and the exercise Of
roller skates wonderful ;sgiqal,ea yshetae
Z Before we talk ofqthe programme, let u
look, at the building, Il Is an immens,
i frame STRUCTURE, ls7 feet long by 81 feet ii
! width, with arched root and patent 4entil
: ating apparatus. The freezing doors 4ex
endentirely around the building. The In.
ssttsrior fn front IS divided on into 4 Man
ayers, Room .snd Ticket Once, Ladies
4 Sitting and Dressing Rooms, Gents Smok.
ling Room, &c. Above these is . very
handsome and large aRefreshmenti Room,
tunder the charge Of that popular caterer,
Gus. Stevenson, who during the season
Twill serve oysters. lunches and the like, tor
skaters. Attached to this is the kitchen.
From the windows sof this Refreshment
Room the best view of the skaters below
can be had and the visitor can eat his stew
and drink his coffee without for moment
losing sight of the varied brilliant pano-
rama below. Across the south end stretches
the, gallery where the band viii be sta !
toned, If one be needed, during skating
hours. and where the presiding officers and
speakers of political meetings are to be
stationed. ! ..j .jt ..,si sit,s5i,ssrs Is. 30
Around the entire. building are placed
seats for s1ookers onI in Venice.n % J The
floor or the Rink Is covered with blue clay,
now as hard as adamant.I On this In the
winter the water is let In, the freezing
doors opened and . fine skating surface Of
nearly. 5000 feet is made. Thatir will be,
patronized by all who love this invigora-
ting exercise no one Gao doubt. 1t will
prove paying Investment. As it. stands
it csot SIG. 500.
THE GRAND OPENING LAST NIGHT.
At an early hour the immense edlfice was
crowded torepletion. g On the center ofthe
skating feoraa floor sixty or seventy feet
long by ,,at least thirty, wide had been
placed for the use of the Roller Skaters,
The coup de eca was magnificent. Be-
tweenltwo thousand and three thousand
tpeoples arrayed in all the colors of the rain
bow, gave animation and brilliancy to the
scene. After the performance. of two fine
pieces of music by Heidles' Band, of Gin
cinnati, Mr.: galloway appeared on the
Il Isuppose, ladies and, gentlemen, Il have
been invited to speak here tonight for two
reasons, one being to test my capacity, and
the other to- test the capacity of the
house. I am. glad this house has been
erected. We have not devoted great deal
Of time to pleasure; we have cared more
for business and making money. We need
fsuch and similar buildings co teach Gthe
world that we are advancing, with it. n, We
need rest and recreation as much -as.swe
need sleep, Everything in nature takes
more recreation than human nature. The
trees clap their hands for Joy, and the
waves play upon the sseashore.f PLAY is a
law of childhood.% They do great violence
to human nature who restrict children
from their play. The man needs it not SO
much as children, but the man who takes
no recreation soon wears out and shows
evidence of decay. Man is the only being
that prepares himself for mirth.
My Friends,sI do, not know how we
oughtto thank those who have prepared
this beautiful place in which. our youth
may enjoy themselves. There be some who
lars sd cents, Sat ii viii Sag ID h tSs heaitSy e H
development of our young folks. There
be those who object to any commingling of
the sexes as they must meet and. -Eingle
hefes butI have so great aeonfidence In the
managers of this institRtion that, I have no
fears fears OF Of any impr9priety being allowed
It is the duty of every man Ito do some
thing for his fellow man. No one cares
whether I die worth o million of dollars or
fyeexcept it might be my heirs-lo one
would care whether I was the handsomest
manin the world or not, but ifFi do some
thing for the advancement and comfort. of
others, l shall be remembered, kindly re-
membered, when I shall be called TO my
long home. They will not remember how
rich anysof these managers may sbes but
these boys and girls will remen1ber.a as long
as they shall live that Tallmadge, and
ASTON, Sand sMithof, and the Others asso1
ciated with them, built q seapacious Rink
where they enjoyed themselves, and by
that enjoy yment were made better "fss
q Mr.. galloway closed by very appfopri-
ate commentator of the enterprise. SOD
After Mr.. Galloway's address and while
the beautiful selection OF the Poet and
Peasant, the ladies ando gentlemen of the
Cincinnatf Skating Club appeared on the
skating floor and executed some very beau1
tiful and difficult evolutions on roller
skates, WITCH eiicited long and loud ap1
plause. 7T'efsa ; "
While the band discoursed the delicious
music Of the Bohemeank Girl Mr. Collins,
of Cincinnati, gave "a ladicrous exhibition
Of q young man learning to skate. That
he did mot break his precious neck, was a
wonder TO us, his delineation Z was SO excel oasl
lentSo zHuTit9Ru7 OHIO
Col. Blair Wilson, afterwards proceeded
to address the assembled smultitade, as fol-
lows .-....,--s-..-s......-4ss-s-ss "
LADIES AND GRNfbEMEN:LAfter the man.
ner of many modern great men in this counj
try, and with the living example of both our
distinguished candidates for Congress in
this district, before me. and urging me to
the deed, i now proceed, for the first time
in my life, to s'redd a piece in the presence
of a large and enthusiastic audience
When. in an une arded moment Ionn