The sun., 1893-06-22
AT THE BIG EXPOSITION.
The FERRIS WHEEL BEGINS ITS
REVOLUTIONS IN THE MIDWIE.

| A 1000 Horsepower Enrine Turns It-Ger-
| uany's Exhibit of Winer-rhe Handle
| work OF Russian womeu-A Grand BAIL
for the Nations-DigEiar ~ Deep Hole.
CHICAGO juno 81. Tho attendance at the Fair
was not Us large carly to-day as it was ycstcr-
| day. Threatening skies and hot. muGgy weather
kept away great many persons who do not
feel obliged to Put in every dav ut sightseeing.
| Those who did como wore particular to bring
| parasolS and umbrellas that were pat to good
| use. 1t was hot on the grounds away from
| the lake. AMI visitors sweltcrcd and fumed.
| There wcro lots of children in the crowd. nd
! the number seems to bo increasing every
day. In the afternoon, when the sky looked
| less threatening, the stream Uf visitors grew
heavier, and good big crowd saw tho illum-
nation to- night, the first Wednesday opcn
night OF the Fair, the Councils order for keep
| ing opon continuously after dark going into
| effect to-day. Tho feature to-day was tho
| opening OF the Ferris wheel on the Midway,
| and hundreds OF people rilcd into the cars at
| ) O'Clock and were swung through 80 feet OF
| atmosphere. yelling aud shouting. hurrah' ng.
| and cIapping their hands ~ they went. Tho
| lown State band hudiled into ono big ear.
| blow inspiring notes through their horns and
| champagne corks flow in every direction
| such Jolly lot OF mcrrymakcrs even the Mid
| way has not seen before.
| 1t was the formal oponlng OF the big wheel
| and 10 900 people were invited. Hall dozen
men were down for speeches. which wero
made from the east platform. PRESIDENT Hunt
! oi the Ferris Wheel Company Major Handy.
Inventor Ferris. and Mayor Harrison did the
talking.
Tho Ferris wheel is to tho Columbian Expo
sition what tho Efrcl Tower was to tho Paris
Exposition OF 1880. 1t has not yet become as
widely known as that sky piercing structure.
but thore is no doubt that It will he in time 1t
is called by engineers who are supposed to bo
competent to pass judgment even greater en-
Gneering feat thnn the Paris novelty. Whatever
it may be to tie engineers. to the ordinary every
day visitor to the Midway who throws bac-
his head to look ut tho top it is Il ponderous
great network OF iron There Is nothing
original in the idea tho inventor has carried
out. 1t Is little more than n magnihcation OF
the ordinary "razzle- dazzle" OF the county
fair.
There are thlrty-six cars on the wheel. each
capable Of comfortably seating forty people.
The cars are ~ feet long, 13 feet wide. and .
feet high. and each one weighs thirteen tons.
The wheel, with it's passengers. weighs 1,200
tons. Tho whole thing rests on two pyramidai
towers at the axis. Tho towers are 140 feet
high. 40 by 80 feet at the base, and feet
square at the top Each tower has four feet
resting on a twonty-foct concrete foundation.
thesS are 0 Si borse
steam engine under the wheel. The wheel is
moved by ,cogs on the perirhery. passing
over - chain that looks like mammoth bicy-
Germanys collective exhibit OF wines in tho
southern court pf tho HORTICULTURAL building
was opened this afternoon. Herr Wocrmuti.
the German Commissioner, and others made
addresses ~
Only those who possessed the quaint little
hand painted invitation cards were able to file
their, way through the crowd that surroNnn1ded oN
The occasion was the opening OF the beautiful
exhibit tuSsian women hay. have made for the the
goods goods disraye arc arc wonderfully rich and valuc
Hbo, and Sven in the construction of the booth
SGf.y SGa IT wff IS Pneess ss
tho chief q The 3ssan lady
ffErsS0H!ai riyss in Festival Hall Hhnasls Ttrsefs
Juhilate." and the first part OF Memberships
chorus included 1900 picked singers. an or
chestra Of 200 O., musicians. supported Py y thS
S9e Ets contsnto s EMIL sIff Lena
tween Van N Bn!en street and Jackson Park.
and mark ing the safe channel for lake craft to
SnH Sn Of 4s 4s n sh09s q IS s0 ks novs
scheme OF lighting q channel route ever at
Ths 6rE oI Ct sbs apP
cost HeS the " Government "H so1Uo but owns to
tho trrncherous nature OF the passage from
necessary to provide the craft with an infaIli-
bio guido to the safe channel As soon as the |
sun sets every light will be turned on.
Twenty Kansas Popullsts. four families In |
oil. nre coming to the Fair in little houses on |
wagons Coming they will stop ut towns In |
Missouri and Illinois. and returning will stop |
nt towns in Iowa and Nebraska. spreading !
Popullst doctrines at each point. Three moro |
steam yachts bearing Fair visitors from tho |
owned Ivy II. Wado OF Cleve!and the Halcyon. |
owned by W. +. Potter Of New York. and the |
Restless. also OF New York.
Another attraction is being arranged by |
the Exposition authorities and the people |
OF the Plnislncn. The success OF the |
parade OF the nations on last Saturday was
such that 1t will bc repeated. and. in addition |
to this. 1t is proposed that all the nations take
part In n grand ball to be given In the stock
pavilion the first week in July, The bal!
exhibition of all tho strange dances to he seen
on the Midway every grouD OF Villagers having
n certain length Of time in which to perform
its peculiar hon. II possible. one great band
will tie made of tho various noise producers
TO. morrow tho Oil Well Supply. Company Will
commence 10 explore Jackson Park to its in
normost depths. The roDe and windlass on Q
hugo 7O-fopt derrick will rcvolvc. and it will |
not cease its work until u depth Of 1000 feot l.
has been reached. 1t will be one OF the most
interesting working exhibits at the Fair. and
people are anxious to know what will be found |
at tho bottom OF the hole