Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-11-07
THE PARIS EXPOSITION
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and to it | at once made my way on
entering the grounds. The coarge for
ascending to the first stage, either By
elevator or staircase, is two francs; ons
franc TO the second, and two francs from
the second 10 the summit, by elevator
only, started up at q 30 p. m, took a
walk around the first stage, 80 feet high
on which are located fouS large restau.
rants, and then continued to the second
stage 400 feet high. Here, though the
elevators were running at their full
capacity $50 people per hour, so great was
the crowd was comnelled to wait IN
hour and half, in 0 double line, extend.
ing around three sides OF the stage.
! While moving along in the line, l bad
igood view, OF the Figa"o office, which is
on this stage. The copy" is prepared,
the type set and stereotyped, and the
paper printed on O type revolving
machine, with an Otto gas engine for
motive power, oil nearly 500 feet above
the ground.
at length reached the elevator aud
= was drawn to the summit al the rate Of
yard per second. The sky was per-
fently clear and every part OF tho city
could be distinctly seen like @ msp.
spent three hours with my maps and
a
Y buildings and monuments OF the city.
The river Seine could be seeu for miles;
men and women, at the base, were mere
moving apscks; yet il II had not been for
the cold figures, could not have realized
that was twice as high az ths Washing
ton monument, aud over three times ag
high as the present height of tower on
tine public buildings in Philadelphia.
f1ha dosannk xvaa TnAjvAlu axpa-
ditioug. reached the ground at 80
p. M, took dinner at French restaurant
4 near tue base of the tower, and as il was
then dark, walked Gc-osst the Pont d Jena
Z to get good view of the tower by night.
4 The sight WAS tfuly magnificent took
seat in the Gardens of the Trocadero,
\ about 150 yards from the Seine. Right
before me, on the opposite side of tie
river, hero probably 100 yards wide, rose
the great tower the outline OF the
different stages, and the great arches at
the base 800 feet wiae were distinctly
drawn against the sky in rows of thou
sands of gas jets. On the summit the
powerful electric light, with reflector,
was pouring iis rays of light, like path
way in the heavens, miles and miles over
the oity and ajJacGnt country. The oen-
trail dome of the main exhibition build
Ing, with many oolors Of glass, and brill
iantly illuminated, could be seen about
800 yards beyond framed IN the arch Of
the tower, like fairy palace in a golden
horseshoe. 10 the right and left were
two smaller domes, while dozens of large
buildings erected by different govern
ments, some Of The prettisst by the South
N American republics, were grouped about
\ the bnae OF the tower. Directly behind
me nt the top Of gentle hill, and about
"A 150 yard, distant, the Trocadero Palace,
large circular edi6ce, surmounted by
two tall, slender square towers, and with
wing on either side in the shape Of a
creacent, with the convex side to the
river, in all 500 yards in length, with iiH
balconies outlined in gal jets, and hun
dreds of clusters OF ccloret lights rising
from large iron urns like flowers of fire,
added its part to the beauty of the scene.
M The palace was built Ter the ex
hibition in 1878 and is used fol
part of the present exhibition.
A series of cascades, outlined in
gas jets, pour their waters into circular
basin over 60 yards in diameter, on ths
briak OF whion 1 was standing The
whole of the grounds we're well lighted
and thickly dotted with ststuary.
MA Bat che climax came later 10 the even
ing, when the fountains between tn:
tower and the central dome were turned
on. Powerful oolored lights, constantly
changing in hue, are reflected into the
water aB it leaves tho pipes; the whole
forming scepe OF besuty and magnif
cepce whioh must be seen to be oonoeiyed
The gardens aud buildings as 10 gener
ally the rule in Paris, IN both public ant
- s,fpkn laTA Nf,Np po-fE, E,tt.
sticslly ard BymmstEicaliy il evenly bal
iAnced geomstric fsurGs. 4 line draw
from the centre of the Peoeaiero Palace
70 .he central dome, about two thirds 0
mile long. passes directly over tn
centre of the Pont d'Jena, and the E'tfr
Tower, and divides tho whole scene int
\ two equal parts, nearly identical witt
each other. This is to me far more beau
tiful than the Queea hnno and othe
meant-to be artistic Irregularities so fre
qusntly seen in England aud at hoWe.
Passing oat of the grounds througl
b the Trocadero, | was jamaie in SEA O
human beings of Gll natlonslitiss; fo
thousands have staid TO see the illumlna
tions and all want 10 go homo at once.
is like leaving q crowded theatre ate
the curtain has dropped and rushing fc
( the exit. only on fur greater scale. You
soul desoends from its dizzy elevation
when you have few corns crushed, gu
henr man mattering at you in yaricu
languages You do not understand, bT
as "actions speak louder than words
you shrewd y guess thay are n0r blessiD
you or il they age 1t IL iu O BatiricGi VIZ
and they don't mean it. Numbers of sral
cars aud buses are surrounded Il
several more numbers of people. Va
& ,aat.a ticket with a number on it at IL
kssA.Gs and wait for the conductor TO ce
ygur number. This ensures each Que h
proper turn. If you don't unierstan
French, you hold up your number {
high as you can and ehake 1t at the col
duot0r in a forlorn hope that he will S.
II aud adGiS you ut your proper time.
you can get nsar enough you may get
glimpse OF the nunbers held by tho
M entering the car, and so bs able TO te
how many thousands are ahead Of You.
There are plenty Of cabs around, 10
wheeled, low bodied pbaetons, with sto,
red faced oabbys in 81 zsd sop hats on
red waistcoats, with brass buttons, crGol
ing their whips like pistol shots. II yc
want one, you can get it for abou. f'
times the regular price; or, il you spec
French and can psrley with him, yc
may get off by paying four times the far
If you,hail him in French he won't he
you, for Frenchmen know the legal far
and cRbby is alive, and Wants to line l.
purse while ihe big show lasts
Then you bowl way as fast Us the We
poor horse they usually drive, can tal
you and get out at Your lodging
You enter, and il 1t is after IL D. M, n