Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-10-12
FROM CHICAGO.
Chl-ago, Oct. 6, 1893

comfortable labor saving devices at
| the Exposition is the moving side
| walk, which navigates out to the end
of thousand foot pier into Lake
Michigan and mosies back again. |
tackled it in the early evening of the
day which | wrote of in my last let
ter. The thing is like an endless
chain, moving around a circle at
either end of the pier, after travers-
ing the length of the structure.
There are two sections of the walk,
one of which moves much faster than
the other. You do not experience
jerk when you step on the slower
one and it is equally easy to step
from that one to the other. The
slow one moves at an ordinary walk
ing gait so that if you walk back
wards on it you remain IN one spot.
relatively to permanent surrounding
objects. If you walk forward on the
slow one you remain alongside of a
given object on the fast one. Lastly
if you walk forward on the fast one
yeu annihilate space as the man did
who wore the famous seven-league
wakenphast boots. However seats
are provided on the walks so that
you are not obliged to exert yourself
at all and will still make excellent
time if you just sit quietly down. A
glorious sunset Illumined the West
when | went on the sidewalk, and
the myriad of electric lights were lit
in and about the buildings. The
scene was very animated and bright.
The view of the white colonades,
arches AMI domes is one of the finest
to be had and amply repays one for
the slight expense of time and shek-
els.
Returning toward the centers of
attraction the various scenes open
through long views in a most de-
lightful manner. Thousands of in
candescent lamps, studding the col
umns and caves Of the buildings and
lining the low walls which overhang
the lagoons, are reflected in the dark
waters. Black forms and shadows
deep contrasts to the vivid light, give
infinite variety to each bit of color
ing. From some obscured bridge a
gondola shoots swiftly out into the
liquid light and two ebony gondoliers
clear cut in outline, bend in graceful
exertion as the sharp PROV cuts nois-
lessly into another shadow to be lost
again. Slender, silent, electric
launches glide about everywhere, al
most as Economically as the gondolas
(and at the same pglce.) The water
is soon alive with boats, filled with
happy people.
At about Z p, IN, the electric
fountains attract the esgar multitude
from all over the grounds. These
fountains are at either side of the
great central basin which is full of
figures of sporting mermaids, mer-
men and meriads, besides containing
the heroic barge of State, rowed by
lovely women and guided by old
Papa Time. During the day
time the electric fountains do not
spout. When finally they are turned
on. the water leaps 90 feet high in
silvery streams of spray. About the
base are changeable sprays which
throw the water in curving, inter
mingling jets to the carved basins
surrounding.
Suddenly the lights below are
thrown up through the water.
Green, blue, purple, violet and blood
red, each in turn, then two harmon
izing contrasts, and finally the whole
blending in uncomfortable shades, in
comparable in their brilliancy. The
water that leapt e1ultantly changes
to less forceful streams and
falls like veil of mist, constantly
assuming new tint and adding a
startling and exquisite beauty.
Shafts of intense white light, funnel-
shaped, move athwart the sky from
; 4 dozen directions and in an instant
a binding flood of radiance from the
search lights, on the highest points
of the buildings, is directed full upon
the cleaning statues and figures in
the fountains. Again the waters
leap to great height, flashing scarlet,
purple and emerald. The scene is
complete-it is thrilling it Is ineff-
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