The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-03-06
AROUND THE WORLD.
THE 7 RIP TO BE ACCOMPLISHED IN
AN HOUR.
How Art and Mechanical Ingenuity Are to
Be Combined to Give Bird's-Eye
View of the Earth's
Surface.
[Chicago Tines.l

IChicago Times.l
Mr. William Vogel, German architect,
has invented a novel plan by which an in
teresting tour of the world can be made
in the short space of one hour. This mar
velous invention is a combination of sci
ence, mechanism and art, and in all prob
ability will prove the greatest wonder of
the age. Mr.. Nogel came to this country
about two years ago, when he decided to
make Chicago his home. Since his ar
rival here he has been constantly at work
in devising and perfecting his invention,
which he is now prepared to bring before
the public in the shape of a panorama.
He has succeeded in interesting capitalists
of this city to the extent of organizing q
stock company under the name of the
United States Cosmo Electric Panorama
company.
Artists, architects, and engineers. have
been engaged to assist Mr.. Nogel in pre-
pairing a panorama which, when COM
pleted, will eclipse anything yet produced
the building has already been submitted
and accepted. The exterior of the struct-
ure will be on the same plan as those of
the Battle of kysburg and the Siege of
Paris. The building will be 100
feet in diameter, measuring from base to
top of dome 204 feet. AS shown by the
diagram the exterior will be handsomely
Illuminated by electric lights. On level
with the entrance will be the incasement
containing the electric and mechanical
contrivances. On the top of this structure,
which is so feet high, will be attached a
large globe, so feet in diameter, represent
ing the earth. Surrounding the base will
be a large painting designed so as to give
to the globe the appearance of being sus
pended in midair. At the extreme top of
the dome will be an electric light ar
ranged so as to represent the sun.
Starting from this point, Chicago, the
spectator passes along until he reaches
the gallery, which will be in the form of
a winding stairway, when he is ready to
start on tour around the world. Fol-
lowing the circuitous route, he is-sup-
posed to get a bird's-eye view of what is
taking place on the earth's surface. He
will be enabled as he passes along to study
the different countries from the realistic
scenes presented, noting at the same time
the geographical positions of the prin-
cipal cities, rivers, mountains. lakes. val
leys. etc. when the wonderful meChani-
cal effects will be put in operation, show
ing trains, ships, figures, etc, in motion.
The globe will also show both the daily
and yearly motions of the earth. The
electric cOntrivances by which the whole
is operated are so accurately adjusted that
the figures seen to move by the spectator
will present the appearance Of being con-
trolled ~ the natural laws Of gravitation
which govern the earth
The object in producing panorama on
so large a scale is to make it not only in
teresting but instructive The ordinary
spectator WILL in the short space of an
hour or two, acquire as thorough knowl-
edge of the natural laws governing the
earth as he would in months Of study of
scientific works, to say nothing of the
historical information he will learn re-
garding the different countries. a lee
turer versed in all the different subjects
will be in daily attendance to instruct the
people as they pass from one scene to an
other