The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-04-26
INGRESs AND EGREss.

INGRESS AND EGRESS.
INGENIOUS ARRANGEMENTS FOR GETTING
IN AND oUT-THE TURNSTILBs AND MONEY
BOxEs-AN OFFICER TO GOBBLE HOOD
LUNIS.
Tie Philadelphia correspondent of the
Boston Journal of Commerce thus writes:
How to gain admission on the grounds
has been matter just decided by the COM
mission. After a careful examination of
the ground, they have decided upon tnir-
teen (l3) places OF entrance and exit, Sc
Letting these by reason of their proximity
to main avenues, and to points nearest to
which the railroad lines, the passenger
cars and the steamboats, will set down pas
sengeTs. The entrances will nearly all
have four gates. One tor visitors proper to
the exhibition, that is to say, those who
pay for admission; another for persons
bearing complimentary tickets; third for
exhibitors, representatives of the press
and employees; in fact, for ell not belong
ing to the two classes just named, aud an
other for vehicles of all descriptions. At
these points of entrance will also be placed
the exits. Based upon a certain calcula-
ton OF all the traffic over each of the roads
surrounding the grounds and leading to
the entrance points selected, there have
been placed from one to thirty-three turn
stile gates. OF these altogether there will
be one hundred and six. The exits in their
vicinity will be forty-two. There will be
seventy ak money gates, six compliment
tsry gates, and twenty-four for press, ex
b b Il rs, employees. The turnstiles, which
will have the usual four arms, will be 10
twos at the end of the passage ways ten
feet long, separated by another passage
way. These will lead slantiDgly from the
doorway, so as to prevent direct crowd
pressure upon the head of the line of Wis.,
itors. Osher means will also be adopted
to prevent this pr ssure. Each turnstile
will be under the control of a keeper, who
will stand behind q short counter and re-
ceive from each visitor the admission fee, a
fifty-cent note, before the visitor passes
the arm of the stile, which, by mechsn-
ical continuance, will be operated by the
foot of the keeper. As the stile turns for
each entrance it registers itself, as well at
the gate as electrically at the managers Of
flee, with which each has electrical COM
municstion. The money, wnen received
by the gate keeper, is deposited in box
placed under the counter, and which also,
by a mechanical continuance, locks itself as
1t is drawn from its position occupied
when in use. 1t can not be opened except
by q combination of keys held by the bank
officers. Between the two counters and
en- RANGES
WILL STAND AN OFFICER,
who, with his back to the middle passage
way just spoken of, will watch both enter
ing lines. On the occurrence of the least
disturbance he will draw the offender from
the line and bounce him down this pass
age and out beyond the fence. The exits
are of ingenious contrivance. and while
permitting freely the departure of persons
/ n
rather different construction than those
described, absolutely prevents re-entrsnce,
although no officer is required to watch
them. They will resemble small rooted
sheds, with two gates opening inward and
backward from center post on the fence
line. One of the sides of the shed will be
extended or continued in an arc till it's in
ner limit is opposite the center of the gate
post. AT the other side, opposite the spot
at which the arc starts, and rising one
above another, extend out with right an
giles with the side series of fixed lateral
bars or arms nine feet high. On q line
with this, and also on a line with the end
OF the fender opposite the gate post, rises
another post, on which another turnstile
revolves, the four arms of which, repeated,
rise as high as the top of the lateral
bars, between which they pass on each
quarter revolution. This latter works
with ratchet, and always outward. It
VIII be seen, therefore, that when visitor
desires to leave the ground he places him.
self In triangle formed by two Of the
turnstile arms and the tenders. As he
moves forward and outward the turn
stiie moves with him until he finds him
self at the gate. he can not change his
mind and get back. neither can he stop on
| the way. Once started, he must move on !;
II he thinks ne would like TO see Just one
thing more, be must pay fifty cents at an
other coor. This fret false step will cost
many ard many penny. The designs OF