St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-30
THE PAST SURPASSED
In the Plans for the Central
Figure Of the Coming
Carnival.
The Crystal Palace for the
Winter to Show Unique
Designs
IN the Disposition Of Statuary
and the Schemes for
Illumination.
Some Advance Ideas Of the
Designs Worked in by the
Architect.

ice palace and winter carnival Is IN the
right hands has never been doubted for
a moment. all those actively engaged in
the work being old and tried men. An
additional evidence. however. that these
gentlemen intend to maintain their rep
utatiOnS as managers OF the greatest
event in the yearly history of the city,
is found i'm the fact that at this early
date the plans for the palace and
grounds are iii an advanced state, and
will probably be completed in time for
their adoption at the meeting of directors
to be held at the Merchants this after
noon. The plans. which will in all
probability be- adopted as submitted,
have been prepared by Architect Z. L.
JOY. whose office is in the Lumber EX-
change. Up to last evening they were
in an incomplete condition. none of the
plans of elevations being visible, though
a good general idea of the proposed
structure was ObtainaOle from the
drawings presented. As has already
been stated, the site of the palace Will
be on the south side of the river, be-
low the Robert street brldge-than
which, it may be said, no more suitable
place cOuld possibly be selected.
The Dimensions of the entire en-
closure will be 36Sx200 feet. The
main tower will be 15O feet in height
and - feet square. The ground plans
show provision for circular enclosure
at one en- of the structure 100 feet in
diameter, with square enclosure at the
other extremity, 50 feet. divided into
smaller squares and designed to con-
tain the Statuary in ice, of which much
greater display will be made than in
former years. The main entrance, with
an elevation of 60 feet. will front the
main tower ami face toward the south
West st. Paul. ! he walls enclosing
THE ENTIRE PALACE GROUNDS
will be from thirty-tive TO forty feet in
height, with the Old-timp battlementS
and eTubraSureS. The enclosures at
either end will be connected by an
arehed pasSageway twenty feet wide.
which will thus form a vista sos
feet long, extending from end to end of
the entire palace. The plan pro-
yides for the decoration Of the
arches with evergreenS and incandeS-
cent lamps. and an arrangement
of combination illuminants will
he visible at either end of tine passage
to add to the general grandeur of the
effect. The principal tower will be
square instead of round, as in former
years. and all ice stairway will lead 10
the tower aptrtureS. from which a
view of the entire enclosure Will be OBJ
tainablP. The enclosure at the south
ern extremity will also be provided with
broad StairwayS ieAtIing TO the top of
the walls. and there will he no lack of
vantage points from which TO take in
the grandeur of the scene. 1t is under
stood that the arrangements now under
way for lighting the palace are such
as to provide for more, extensive
illumination than has ever before
been attempted. Every available niche
will be occupied by a god or ddess
carved in ice. and statuary OF a massive
character will guard the main entrance.
From the eX ent and magnitude of the
arrangements it seems safe to assert
that the ice palace of 1889 will erlipS9
anything of the kind the world has ever
seen. Already inquiries as TO the date
of
THE FIRST BOMBARDMENT
of the ice kings domain are pouring in
from the East, West, North and South.
CaIifOrnians will fOrSake the genial
climate of their home for the SurpaSS-
ing glOrieS of a Minnesota winter and q
St. Paul winter carnival. New Workers
will dasert the attractions of season at
ifs height the SCireeS. balls, receptions,
and gaiety generally, which makes
Gotham endurable in the winter months.
for the superior novelty or a Sanity City
attraction before which all others pale
into insignificant nOthingnesS. From
California i'm the West to Portland in
the East there is a rustic of ant cipa-
ton, and all those whose lines have
fallen in prosperous places during the
past season and " no can afford winter
4,-ir I'm hand TN yKrIfnnsc thu first
st0rming OIL Jan. 80. At this time there
is every indication cf sufficiently severe
weather for the production of ice of a
proper thickness for purposes Of con-
Struction. As to Notwithstanding
prior to the beginning of preparations
for the carnival some averred to be
lackiug-there never was greater inter-
est in the proceedings since the first
palace was built, nor more enthusiastic
cooperation by the business men of
every ward in the city. The West side
JUBILANT OVER THE LOCATION
decided on. Not business man in the
Sixth ward but has shaken hands
with himself again and again since it
was decided that the other shore of the
river was to get the palace. A plan is
talked of for the illumination of the
bridges leading to the palace in such a
manner that those structures will form
10 incOnsiderabln detail in perfection of
the whole. There will also be drive
way from the city below the bridges
leading directly to the palace across the
river. and all probability the latter route
will be much used. Altogether, the pros
poets for palace and carnival unequaled
i'm beauty and success seem Of TIE best,
and those who predicted failure for the
scheme so far as the presentyear is con-
cerned, will probably find that they had
reck0ned without the people of the
South and West, millions Of whom
know the st. Paul carnival by reputa-
ton, and have sworn TO witness the
reality in all its native glory at the first
opportunity.