Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-05-11
HOW TO Get In and out OF the Centen
nIaIIExhibftiOn.
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Cor. Boston journal Of Commerce.
How to gain admission to the grounds
has been a matter just decided by the
Commission. After a careful examina-
ton of the ground, they have decided up
on thirteen (13) places of entrance and
exit, selecting 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
let down passengers. The enterances
will nearly all have four gates. One for
visitors proper to the exhibition, that is
to say those who pay for admission; an
other for persons bearing complimentary
tickets, third for exhibitors, representa-
tlVes of the press and employees; in fact,
for all not belonging to the two classes
just named, and another for vehicles of
all descriptions. At these points of en-
trance will also be placed the exits
Based upon a careful calculation of 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 turnstile gates.
Of these altogether there Will be one
hundred and six.
The exits in their vicinity will be forty
two. There viii be seventy-six money
gates, six complimentary gates, and TWEEN
| ty-four for press, exhibitors and em-
ployes. The turnstiles, which will have
| the usual four arms, will be in tWos at
| the end of the passage-ways ten feet long,
| separated by another passage-way. These
| will lead slantingly from the doorway,
/ so as to prevent direct crowd pressure
/ upon the head of the line of the visitors.
| Other means will also be adopted to pre-
vent this pressure. Each turnstile will be
| under the control of a keeper, who will
stand behind a short counter and receive
from each visitor the admission fee, fifty
cent note. before the visitor passes the
arm of the stile, which by a mechanical
contrivance will be operated by the foot
of the keepers. As the stile turns for
each entrance it registers itself, as well
as the gate as electrical communication.
The money, when received by the gate
keeper, is deposited in box placed un-
der the counter, and which also, by me-
chanical contrivance, locks itself as it
is drawn from its position occupied when
| in use. 1t cannot be opened except by
combination of keys held by the bank of
ffcers. Between the two counters and
entrances will stand an officer, who, with
his back to the middle passage-way just
spoken of, will watch both entering lines.
On the occurrence of the least disturb
ance he will draw the offender from the
line and bounce him down this passage
| and out beyond the fence. The exits are
of ingenious contrivance, and while per-
mitting freely the departure of persons
: from the grounds through turnstiles OF
QlU6r60G construction
, | described, absolutely prevents re-entrance
L although no officer is required to watch
r them. They will resemble small rooted
e sheds, with two gates opening inward
e and backward from a center post on the
d fence line. One of the sides of the shed
e will be extended or continued in an all
n line till its inner limit is opposite the cen.
S ter of the gate post. At the ether side
d opposite the spot at which the arc starts
u and rising one above another, extend aoui
: at right angels with the side a series ol
= fixed lateral bars on arms nine feet high
= On a line with this, and also on line
with the end of the fender opposite the
= gate post on which another turnstile re-
: wolves, the four arms of which, repeated
o rise as high as the top of the lateral bars,
= between which they pass on each quarter
It revolution. The latter works with :
o ratchet, and always outward. 1t viii ibt
i seen, therefore, that when visitor de
|, sires to leave the ground he places him
r self in triangle formed by two of the
h turnstile arms and the Tenders. AS Ia
y moves forward and outward the turn
l. stiles move with him until he finds him
e self at the gate. He cannot change hi
n mind and get back, neither can he sto]
J. on the way. Once started, he must NOV
1t on; if he thinks he would like to see jus
IS one thing more, he must pay fifty cent
n more at another door. This first fa1st
e step will cost many and many penny
# The designs of all the entrances VIII o
20 very neat and tasteful. The wagon en-
IS frances, ten feet high, being neeessaril,
al the widest and highest, will admit of fin
II ornamentation. They will be surmount
to ed witIPAmerican trophies, shields, flags
-e eagles, etc. A flag staff will rise at eac
e. side, and the words international Exhi
st bition'' over the door. A similar style c
s ornamentation will be upon the pede:
l.. trian entrance gates and exits. Upo
al panels over the gates will be indicate
es whether they are for employees, etc., con
es plimentary or pay entrances.