The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-07-05
ARTIFICIAL DAYLIGHT.

Sol Outdons-the Ways ahd Means for
Making Perpetual Day on an Industrial
Scale.
The gas illumination surrounding the
buildings of the Centennial Exposition in
Cincinnati is much more elaborate in de-
sign and brilliant in effect than anything
ever before attempted in this couu-
try. The illumination is not con-
Ined to the buildings, but extends
over tho approaches. Magnificent double
''canopy' arches decorate the intersec.
tions of Plum and Twelfth, Elm and
Twelftr and Race and Twelfth. These
arches springing from the corners Of the
block, meet In the center and are finished
with gorgeous "tree'' clusters, produc-
ing with their gas-jets, which number
nearly two thousand, IN effect compare
bls only to pyrotechnic display. Run
ming from these arches along the streets
through which the Exposition buildings
arc approached are straight runs on both
sides of the street, with arches over the
roadway at intervals. The straight
runs" alone require over ten thousand
globes. At the north end of the build
ings on Race street is situated another
magnificent double arch, and Thirteenth
street Is spanned by one which rivals in
beauty the ''canopys" at the southern
| extremity Of the plant. In this arch can
| be read in letters OF fire Centennial Ex-
position, 1888" This arch alone re-
quired nearly two thousand two hundred
burners. Connecting this with the
arches at Twelfth and Fourteenth streets
are straight runs" on both sides of tho
street, ornamented with clusters and
various designs, whose. beauty is en-
hanced by colored globes, about three
Thousand five hundred in number. At
Elm and Fourteenth streets is another
beautiful arch, with upper member out
lined in white and the lower in blue
globes the cross-bar uprights and trees
IRE covered with globes of various coll
ors, the whole being surmounted by
"Cincinnati" in brilliant Jet lights.
This arch is connected with the bridge,
which forms the main artery joining the
Park building and the magnificent brick
permanent ones, and which spans Elm
street, by continuous lines Of straight
runs and smaller arches on each side of
the street. with seventy-four ornamental
"trees' at regular intervals; four thou.
sand globes are required for this por-
tion alone. Twenty thousand globes
are used in the street illumination proper,
while the number of feet OF gns- pipe
reaches a fabulous figure. The bridge
itself is beautifully decorated, and pre-.
sents at night an imposing appearance
from either side Arches ara thrown
over the three entrances to the build.
ings, as also the south end Of the canal
building, whose interior is Illuminated
by double lines of tip burners covered
with cup globes, these lines extending OF
both sides with straight run of three
thousand two hundred feet, and rcquir,
ing nearly four Thousand globes. The
gas illumination Of the Park building Is
effected with double lines Of burners OF
each side, connected with four large
arches adjoining the fountain in the cen
ter of the building. This portion also
requires about six thousand globes. In
the whole plant over forty thou
sand jets are employed, which will con
sumo about two hundred thousand cubic
feet Of gas per night; or, to express it ii
a more familiar term, fifteen hundre,
thousand gallons.
In addition to the artificial dayligh
insured by this immense plant, vas
numbers OF electric lights are operated
and the appearance of the neigh borhoo
of the Exposition at night is one whic
the managers of fairyland will do we
| IN atu1V