The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-06-22
THE ELECTRIC EXHIBIT.
DELIGHTS AND PCRTENTs or GIN
cikNATpS CENTENNIAL.

ninminnted BuiidInss, Electric Fountains.
Gardens. Plants and Aniusais--The Lamp
of Aladdin Superseded ny the Electric
Flash of Puck.
The role which the electric agent IL 10
play In the Ccntcn nnial Exposition at Gin
cinnati forms no inconsiderable portion
of the immense display which will be
witnessed throughout the one hundred
days
The buildings arc to be lighted within
ond without, the grounds ARE 10 be illu-
minated, and even the attendants are 10
be- marked by electric badges on their
hats and coats, while the patrol will
carry batons on the ends OF which elec-
trio lights will flash aud sparkle. The
various halls will present many special
features Of interest In the electric adOrn-
ment and the phenomena Of nature will
be reproduced with realistic effect.
At the grand entrance 20 the Exposi-
tion buildings on Elm street the front
and the doors will be radiant with power
full lights, turning night into day. The
outlines Of the buildings, the corners,
the cornices and the apex Of the dome
will be traced by lines Of electric lights.
The Bridge Of Sighs. I" over Elm street,
the Music Hall and the Canal building
will be distinguished from every hilltop
and point Of vision BY the rows Of lights
which will cover them from ground TO
summit
But the most marvellous and interest
ing features In electric illumination will
be witnessed within the buildings. In
the Main Exhibit Hall there will be con-
structed very picturesque fountain,
with rows OF countless Jets and sprays in
varied forms, rising one above the other
to a height Of seventy-five TO hundred
feet. Under each JET, or spray, will be
placed ar electric light. The basin, fifty
feet wide. which receives the falling
spray. will be adorned with flowers and
shrubbery and trees, the rich product of
Florida, the land Of perpetual summer.
The gorgeous effect Of this combination
Of luxurious plants and innumerable fall
ing sprays, every bubble OF which viii
become irridescent with the colors Of the
rainbow over the electric lights. will ad-
NIT Of no equivalent description.
But there is still more brilliant dis
play elsewhere Of the action OF the cleo
tric light on fower and plant and falling
water. Pass 70 the north end Of the
building and fhroasIf>1o n111<uno 1snar
% the bridge Of Sighs, Y md over this,
by the light Of thousands OF electric jets,
20 the grand corridors OF the Music Hall,
and crossing this. enter the Garden OF
the Gois''--H Horticultural Hall. Dark
ness Is without, but within is radiant
light, more dazzling than that which
crowned the cabalistic words which
oyerwhelmAd u Bclshazzar's banqucters
Around ar plants and flowers Of every
Cline. Five superb and exqaisitely
wrought fountains, and thirty brcnzed
vases % unique designs, all illuminated
with the electric light; but the master
piece Of this great display is the illumin-
atcd fountain representing Ia miniature
the famous Fountain Abbey upon the
estate Of the Earl Of Ripon, Chelthana,
England. The description Of this rare
work Of art must necessarily be unsatis-
factory, as words, however eloquent,
could not do II justice. II may be said
in brief, however, that the fountain will
be constructed sixty feet In width upon
the south side OF horticultural Hall.
From lake above sheet OF water viii
fall down series Of sixteen glass steps,
70 be erected over the principal promen-
ade; the marble balustered area above
the numerous winding stairs and other
fancies Of the architect will DO ornate
with plant embellishments And over
this whole wonderful fountain and within
the falling water the frequent flash Of
the electric light viii appear, affording
display never before attempted.
There are In addition many novel fea-
lures TO BE- witnessed in the different
minor roles which the electric lights will
play. Owls will gaze upon the assembled
multitudes with expanding and contract
ing eyes, fish, fowl and flesh Of the field
will abound ;an electric umbrella, tree and
revolving garden, the aurora borealis Of
the north and tho rainbow, win pass
through their phenomenal stages, almost
defying nature In their resemblance.
Il Is impossible to convey 70 the mind
the variety Of displays which win come
under the head Of the electric exhibits,
but IL II sufficient to state that such has
been the progress in electric experiment
and manipulation, that IL will be no difyl-
cult matter to show not only that the
girdlc Of Puck compasses the world, but
that within the twelve years succeeding
the Philadelphia Exposition, he has fur
nished US also light, heat, power, and Il
can be shown that be has almost pro-
duccd LIFE.