Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-09-01
AN ILLUMINATED CITY
ST. LOUIS OPENS ITS CARNIVAL
AMID A BLAZE OF LIGHT.
Six Miles OF Streets Gorgcously Deco
ratcd--Elcctrio and Gas Lights Ex-
ccoding $4,000 la Number Coming
Attractions.

season mas opened most auSplclouSly.
Over 1890 gas and electric lights were
lighted tonight for the first time, and
the city has on ITS gala attire The
Examinations are on the principal retail
and wholesale business streets, and
extend over an aggregate length of
six miles, square after square being
beautiticd by the nyriads Of many
colorcd globes and the scores of clc-
CANT arches. The plan of illumination
differs entirely from that past years,
being much more comprehensive and
magnificent. The number Of lights
has been about doubled, and n much
more liberal use of electricity aS an
Illuminating power has been made.
There are arches of various designs at
the principal street intersections with
several electrical devices and Sc, pieces
of striking appearance,
! Over the permanent statue OF Gen.
| Grant there are electrical representa-.
tions of the stars and stripes ANA also
the old Spanish flag under which 90.
| lumbus sailed. Close 10 the new city
hall is representation of the Santa
unique design, while close To the great
exposition Columbus medallion and
! flaming arch serves ms another remind
er that this Is the four h,mdrcdth
| anniversary of the discovery
of America. But the graudcst
| quadro-centennial device is the
electrical panorama on Twelfth street,
which really tells the story by electric
ity of the building up of n continent.
At first a star appears at San Salvador
with the date ll92. Then the conti-
nent is gradually outlined by means Of
thousands of incandcscent lights, and
finally a more brilliant star appears
$50 feet from the ground, with the le-
gend 'St. Louis, 1892" plainly told.
Then follow scintillating and rainbow
effects, and the lights go out. The
performance lasts ten or fifteen min
utes and is repeated twelve to twenty
times each evening.
The next illumination is on Sept. l.,
next Thursday and the other illumina-
ton nights are Sept. 3, 3, Is, - and 30;
Oct. |, 4, 6, 10 and 20, commencing
each evening at o'clock.
The Exposition opens on Wednesday
week, Sept. Z, and continues until the
evening of Oct. 30. This is the only
self-supporting annual exposition in
the world, and it will be grandcr this
year than ever In one respect visit
ors will be especially favored, for Gill
more's band, strengthened to 100
pieces will give four concerts each
day. No extra charge is made
for the Gilmore concerts nor for the
art gallery, the fish exhibit or the
electrical display. That the inclusive
admission policy pays is proved by the
st. Louis exposition, where twenty
five cents admits to everything.
The great annual trotting meeting
will be held from Oct. 3 to Oct. S, and
will be one of the features Of the fair.
One admission. covering grand stand
privileges as well as admission 10 the
greatest fair of the West or Southwest,
The Yelled Prophet will pay his an
nual visit To st. Louis in oriental style
and splendor. lie will arrive by water,
Saturday, October |. and will be met nj
the warf by the First regiment of thu
N. G. NJ, by whom he will he conducted
to the exposition. Ills parade and bal
will take place Tuesday, Oct. 4.
Lovers of good times should make il
point to visit St Louis during tho
forty days of the festivities. On most
of the railroads rate of one fare fol
the round trip is announced; or
others the rate is one and one
third, but this is the maxium
Further details as to rates can be sc
cured from the local station agents
programs and other information FREE
of charge from the Bureau of Intorma
ton, Fall Festivities Association, st
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