San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-01-09
THE FAIR CAN'T BURN.
The Exposition TO Have Perfect
Protection from Fire.

The Exposition TO Have Perfect
Protection from Fire.
One OF the most perfect water sys.
TENS ever built is now about finish I'd
at the Worlds Far grounds. When
1t is completed, such a thing as a big
fire at the exposition will be impossi-
BILE, except through the carelessuess
of the Columbian fire department.
Water will be supplied from two
pumping stations, that have q COM
oined capacity Of 1900. 900 gallons q
day. The aggregate capacity Of all
the stations In Chicago is $4,000, 900
gallons day, and this supply 10 dis.
tributed over an area OF $50 square
miles. The square mile devoted to the
Worlds Fair, therefore, will have
just enc fourth tho capacity of all the
pumping stations In Chicago Ono
station 10 to be equipped free of cost
to the exposition company, by the
Worthington Pump company. 1t can
draw 40. 600, 600 gallons OF water from
Lake Michigan every day, aud drown
out any ordinary fire that might be
started. The pumps for this citation
are worth $3.50, 900. They will consti-
tute the exhibit of the WOrthingtan
Pump company. From q new pump
ing station just completed at Hyde
Park, "a ,0O0, 900 gallons day will be
secured. The water mains have been
so connected that the supplies of both
stations can be turned on = fire at q
moments notice.
Vail Aid. crown prince of Persia.
has become greatly Interested i'm the
worlds Fair. He was written for q
full portfolio OF photographs and ask
ed to be constantly informed of the
progress of the work. E. Spencer
Pratt, OK minister to Persia, has OIL
ready been chosen to represent that
country at the Fair.
1t will take q good sized fortune to
keep the wheels OF the Worlds Fair
machinery creased during the expo
sltion. An estimate has just been
prepared showing that $4,000 or
more will be required for luorica ting
oil. This estimate covers only the
Worlds Fair machinery proper ard
does not include the amounts
that will be spent by exhibitors for
oil
Relics for Chicago permanent mu-
scum of natural history have already
begun to arrive. 1t is by no means
settled that the memorial museum
will be built, bus friends of G hicago
seem to take IL for granted that the
city will not fail to take advantage of
the opportunity to secure the muse
UNI.
Miss Emma C, Sickles, who Is
working in the interest of an Indian
exhibit at the Worlds Fair exhibit
90 her interesting collection of Indian
products, fancy work, relics and Gu
riOsities in the parlors of the Grand
Pacific the other afternoon
several families of indians from
British Guiana will pr obably be sent
to the exposition by the commission
from that country, j. r dway, Sec,
rotary of the committee, writes to
Director General Davis 10 know what
arrangements can be made for carry
ing for the Indians on the exposition
grounds.
Chief Halsey 3. Ives, of the fine art
department., struck q rich field in
Munich, Bavaria, during his travels
In Europe in search of art treasures
for the Worlds Fair. He predicts a
magnificent exhibit of Bavarian art.
The dry goods merchants commit.
tee of the city of New York Is taking
measures to promote an appropriation
OF $500, 900 by the state OF New York
for exposition purposes.