Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-24
FIXING UP THE PARKS.
Workmen Busiiy Employed Getting
Ready for Summer at Schenley.
BUILDING SPLENDID BOULEvARDS.
Wild Panther Hollow Being Coaxed Into
Calmer Beauty.
THE PRoNENlDES Al HIGHLAND PARK

Workmen are busy at Schenley Park get
ting it in order for the summer campaign.
The visitor at this time is surprised when
he sees how much has been done there dur
ing the winter, when it is generally sup
posed that outdoor operations are stopped.
Chief Bigelow is determined the park shall
he has taken advantage of every fine day. A
drive through the park one bright day this
week revealed the fact that the entire 511
miles of road will be in excellent condition
this summer. Mr.. Bigelow said yesterday
that he intends to have the whole length of
driveway macadamized during the year. A
fine stone is being put down, and when it
has been thoroughly rolled it makes hard,
firm road that can not be excelled for light
traffic, such as is usual in parks. 1t is easy
for horses feet, and for bicycling is
splendid.
No one can imagine the amount of work
that has been done in Schenley Park since
it came into possession Of the city unless he
goes over it with observant eyes Hills
have been cut so as to make a roadway wide
enough for several carriages, carefully
one side, while on the other rise green
slopes to gaze at, which is rest for tired
city eyes.
Tho Beauties Of Panther Hollow.
In the famous Panther Hollow, that was
so filled with underprush that it was. i'm
possible to penetrate it, the ugly shrubbery
has been cut away, leaving only the ancient
nd hon yhoH -.
shade without keeping everybody out of
the cool hooks ALI over the vast rolling
e4panse of Schenley Park there are trees
and clumps of bushes where they add to
the beauty of the landscape, while others
that were only an offense to the eye have
been removed. Since Forbes street has
owners of horses have reasons to be thank
full that in Schenley Park there are roads
that will give every opportunity for riding
and driving.
One driving through the park sees it is
being utilized by riding parties. Looking
down the drives on a pretty day, there
comes to view group of half dozen, the
ladies in handsome gray costumes
and the gentlemen in riding boots
and the latest thing in coats and
hats. Each one in the party sits his
horse with as much grace as can be seen in
any fashionable riding resort in the world,
and one cannot but feel proud of the figures
Pittsburg men and women make in the
saddle. Ever and anon a wheel flashes past,
the gong making feeble tinkle in the great
park, while the cyclist takes in long in
spirations of the ozone that is so plcnti-
full in this great peoples pleasance.
A collection of swings are being
painted in bright colors, and before another
week has passed they will be set up for the
free use of. the children who throng the
the park as soon as spring has fairly set in.
Too Cold for the Monkeys.
The animals have not been brought from
their winter quarters yet, but their home in
the park is being made ready to receive
them. There is large herd of deer in the
inclosure, but the monkeys and .ele-
phant are still under cover in the
city. Monkeys are very suscep-
tible to cold, and the greatest care must be
taken of them. When they die it is nearly
always of pulmonary complaints. 1t will
be worth the while of any one to take ad-
vantage of the first fine day and drive
through Schenley Park.
Highland Park has also been in the hands
Of workmen all winter, and Chief Bigelow
tells of the beauties of this place with par
donable pride. He said yesterday: "Schen-
ley Park is magnificent resort, but for
some years to come it will be better for driv-
ing than anything else. Highland Park, on
the other hand, is essentially promenade.
1t is comparatively small, and is intended
for pedestrians more than for carriages and
equestrians. Then it has the view of the
river That In itself adds 50 much
to the beauty of park, and nothing can
be devised to fill its place. I think the
people of Pittsburg should be satisfied, for
they have two magnificent parks, each with
its own peculiar advantages If you want
spin in carriage or on horseback, there is
Schenley, or if you desire to enjoy a walk
amid the beauties of. nature, with con-
genial companion, what can be better than
Hichland Park?"