The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-03
THE WHEELING PARK,
The IMPROVEMENTS MADE IN IT
To be Formally Opened To.Aorrow Afternoon for
tb.S.Ason With aSaestd Conetrtby tho Opera
HOUSE i%And-CbAuy,s In the Grounds.
The biological Collections.

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morrow afternoon at Wheeling Park, by the
Opera House orchestra, Prof. L. Was, CON.
dnotor. Provided tho day Is as pleasant 81
those OF this week have been there will prob.
ably he an enormous crowd In attendance.
The Elm Grove road is III a condition now,
to transport the crowds rapidly md safely,
Visitors to tho Park will find many improve.
mlonis completed and In progress. The com.
mIttee OF tho Park Association into whose
hands the work Of improvement was given,
have done, In tho short space they have had
to work in, admirably and II the same
amount OF work Is dono each year that has
been done since last fall, In five or ELK years
tho Park will be one OF the most beautiful In
tho country. Tho main entrance for both
vehicles md pedeBtriana has bsen established
opposite the Elm Grove depot, and all other
entrances have been closed. Ono enters on
A driveway 20 feet wide and driving along
parallel with the pike past the old refresh.
ment stand md Il few feet further on strikes
the old driveway around the mound, which
is being widened 80 as to DO IS feet wide. All
tho drlvewnyS are 10 be grnveled aud tan.
bark will be used on the walks.
Driving around the mound until tho Su.
psrintendents houso 10 reached one Is not
allowed 10 take the old driveway running
past tho front Of the dancing aud rellashment
stands, but Is turned into q very lbroad
avenue that runs in the fear Of these build.
ings where a fenoe formerly stood, and con.
meets with the entrance driveway. The mar.
row driyewsys from tho 8upsrlntendsnt's
building 10 the dancing pavilion and the
one to the ton ofthe mound are to bersserved
for p%romenaders.
The dancing pavilion, which is where the
orchestra Ia stationed on concert OCCASIONS,
Is the Same ornamental octsgon shaped
building itwss last year, capable OF holding
u large numbe. In case OF q storm. This
year 1t 10 provided with awnings that serve
Us still further protection from the rain
and sur. Ascending the gentle slope OF the
mound from this building, one fret encoun.
ters a smooth level circle that is b.ipg pre-.
pared for q croquet ground. Half way up
the slope In the open space TO tina right Of
the path there Is u new pavilion 70x30 feet.
This is not yet completed. 1t will ba u very
pretty structure and Is intended to serve as
q shelter duringa storm. 1t will also be pro-
vidsd with seats, and petsons, II they desire,
can sit there instead OF under the trees and
listen to the music. There Is always q de.
lightful breeze blowing there. -"
Another pavilion Is to be built at the rear
of the Superintendent house overlooking
the flower gardene; its dimensions will be
shout 4Oxo3. A number ornamental sum
mer houses are also to be erected in various
portions OF the grounds. Near the 6aper;n.
iendent's house Is q large space provided
forthose who wish to hitch their horses, and
opposite the house is the nucleus Of a zoo
logical collection in the shape Of owls, rab-
hits, birds, ,coons, a badger and 3 monkey.
One cage containsa happy family, consisting
Of two rabbits, u large white cat and a funny
monkey.
Superintendent Kreiger is deserving Of
much credit for what he has done to make
tie Park beautiful, Evidences Of his work
are seen everywhere; in the neatly kept
walks and fancy hower beds, ia which the
gaudy tulips are now making pretty show.
lis has also made great improvements at the
spring, having constructed & small reservoir,
Into which no dirt Can get, and thus ~insurins
q never falling supply Of the purest water ia
be had. Seats have been arranged for the
weary to rest on in the shady deli where the
spring is located, and near at hand 10 the
paddock In which three deer are confined,
To reach the spring oae passes through @
very pretty flower garden.
On the slops OF tbs mound towards the
Su nerintendent's house which was formerly
bare q number OF trees have been planted;
In fact, trees have been Bet out all over the
PARK whereye there wss a bare spice. Ga
top OF the mound are swings and seats and
tables for pinickers, and 8 large new oven
for them to boil their coffee on. Nearly
every where the Improvements can be no.
ticed. Eventually 1t is proposed to establish
a water works at the spring and force w..el
all over the grounds. aud when this is done
q number of fountains will be put in. {
AS 1t Ia now, 1t 10 3 splendid place to seek
recrestion. It offers plenty Of shade and oil
| the conyeniences that one could ask for; G
refreshing breezs is always blowing and II
is essy OF access.