Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-07-14
THE FERRIS WHEEL.

There are SO cars on the Wheel each of
them seating 40 people, so that the carrying
capacity of the wheel is 40 persons The
axle rests on two pyramidal towers $40 feet
high and 40 by so feet each at the base The
motive power is furnished by a ,0OO-horse-
power reversible engine, which will turn
the wheel quite as fast as most people care
to go, though the two revolutions that con-
stitute the trip are ordinarily made in Sc
minutes. There is a large WESTINGHOUSE
airbrake by which the speed can be regu-
lated and the machinery stopped entirely at
a seconds notice, and every possible pre-
caution has been taken to guard against
accident.
The sensations of first ride on the great
wheel are novel and delightful Scarcely
any motion is perceptible to those within
the cars. The earth seems gradually to re-
cede and then as gradually to approach
again, as though it were undulated by a
tremendous earthquake, and the blue wa
tiers of the lake seem to be moving in a
mighty tidal wave. The cloud of smoke
that usually covers Chicago, pierced by an
occasional spire or towering skyscraper,
stretches away to the north, west and
south, aud just below the wheel the White
City glitters in the sunshine with beauty
all its own. A trip on the wheel is in
structive as well as amusing.
One of the pleasantest methods of living
while visiting the fair is that provided by
the temperance camp, canvas city of some
300 tents alongside the elevated road near
Fifty-fifth street. Besides being pleasant
and healthful, life in a tent is considerably
less expensive than at some of the hotels,
and people to whom economy is necessary
find that they can thus prolong their visit
to the exposition. A tent that will accom-
modate five or six people very comfortably
can be had for $40 week, and meals at the
camp restaurant will not cost more than
an average of 25 cents each. But those who
prefer to do so prepare their own meals
and thus reduce the cost of their living even
below this small figure.
The arrangements of the camp are adj
mirably simple, but quite adequate. The
main thoroughfare through the center is
called Sylvan avenue. The cross streets
are lettered, and each tent has a number on
it, SO that members of family renting 20
j street have no difficulty finding their
way home. Water and sewer pipes are
connected with each tent The floors are
tightly boarded and raised from the ground,
so that there is no danger from the damp
ness of the earth. The ventilation is bound
to be perfect, no matter how many cots
may be crowded beneath a single canvas
roof, and there is reason to believe that the
sleep of the campers is as sweet and repose-
full as that of the denizens of any of the big
hotels.
Sept. 25 has been designated as Odd Eel
lows day at the exposition, and the mem
bers of the order expect to organize dem.
onstration that shall be equal to that of
any of the fraternal organizations which
have been granted the privilege of celebrat-
ing. Committees of the grand lodge and
grand encampment of Illinois have opened
headquarters at 260 South Clark street,
Chicago, and members of the order and
their feminine relatives who may call there
will be made welcome and comfortable and
furnished with all sorts of reliable infor-