Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-26
THE TOPS OF BUILDINGS
Some Beautiful Views to Be Seen at the
Fair.
What Can Be Seen From the Roof Of
the Liberal Arts BuildinE-Work
of the Red Cross.

CdlCAGO, august 20, 1850.
The result of the burning OF the cold
storage building was the issuing OF the
order to allow no one to ascend to the tops
Of the large buildings for the views to be
obtained. Up to the time of the fire the
roof Of the liberal arts was black with peo
pie at all times but especially at evening,
when first the sunset and then the illumi-
nations and fireworks made an enchanted
scene upon which to look from this height
was delight The administration building
likewise was crowded as to it's upper bal
comics on the special evenings, and the
electric fountains and lighted basin could
be seen from there in a way that the
ground view could never equal. 1t is wise
decree, however, which has closed them to
the public. for no risks should be run of a
panic on any Of these lofty places. The
elevators in the liberal arts made a trip
to the top very easy. though one had to
nerve oneself for the sensation of the giddy
rise, and then to step from the solid roof
INTO the little car, hung in the air, with its
windows showing the ground floor, made
dim by distance, and begin the downward
Journey. made one distinctly uncomfortable
real relief. The upper walk around the
great structure gives a good bit of exercise
and ah, In every direction there is so much
gan spreads out like an ocean, blue and
P p its shore as far as jackson
buildings Of the fair Beginning at the
northeast. far away, are the foreign gov
eminent eminent houses. all picturesque in their
'front.'. making a charming environment;
then comes the north inlet and government
plaza plaza. wit. with the great brick ship lying out
from shore. In the narrow space between
the liberal arts itself and the water is the
long promenade, dotted with the small
Walking toward the southeast, next comes
the Peristyle. classical in form, centering
IN the triumphsl arch. surmounted by the
Columbus Quadriga, which is quite sug-
gestive of the Brandenburg gate at Berlin.
The View to the south.
The Basin and beautiful agricultural de-
partment are delight as one CAGES toward
the south. with La Rabida nesting in the
distance on its little peninsula; turning the
southwest corner the towering administra-
MacMonnies fountain keeps the attention
Tor some minutes. Going on up the west
side. the white length of the electricity
building stretches along the opposite side
OF the north canal, and soon comes the
great lagoon and the green depths Of the
wooded island. Over and beyond this, the
the grounds lie, making lovely picture at
/ this distance; first, transportation. with its
tawny coloring and golden door," next
Doric architecture comes in as minor
detail. then horticultural and woman's
buildings, fair in form and coloring facing
| the blue lagoon. Nearest on the north is
our own government exhibit with the pic
| turesque fisheries Just beyond; this and the
duJOlnlng piazza mentlOned before, BRING
one to the elevator again, and the rapid
descent through the airy arches and great
girders Of the huge building soon lands one
| on terra ffrma, which seems unusually safe
and solid. The memory of the roof view Is
one OF the most impressive of the fair. and
earlier visitors were sure to commend 1t to
wise as / said before to prohibit the trip,
| but that is one of the deprivations late
| corners suffer. Theodore Thomas is another.
and only those who have Toasted on the
orchestra
know what the fair without him will be:
one day some weeks ago one lady said to
| violin) give a solo at the noon concert one
stradivariusr' "Oh. what { pity" said
Europe. Cholera and everything horrible of
that kind seems to come from there!'
Work Of the Red Cross.
But / read this in a newspaper, and it
may not be true. Wherever one goes on
the grounds comes every once in a while
the startling sounds Of the gong on the Red
| Cross ambulance The sight of this wagon
| always arouses interest. and gives everyone
| feeling Of security, that in case OF any
accident or sudden illness succor would be
at hand and promptly administered. The
Emergency Hospital is near horticultural
Hall. and over 1t waves the Red Cross fla
| For two years the Medical Bureau has been
| In existence. first for the treatment OF ac-
cidents among the workmen employed there
In the early days Of the projected fair. and
The cases have averaged 100 a day. and
| only seven deaths have occurred out of H.
| 900 patients. At the time OF the burning Of
crowded with the injured firemen Besides
| this more important working exhibit,
there is the Naval Hospital. which has a
eminent building. and many hospitals all
| over the country have sent contributions of
photographs and models. which are dis
played in the department of ethnology.
Medical and nursing congresses have been
| held on the grounds during the summer
and have been full of instruction. Mrs.
papers at the latter, on subject which is
most interesting that of District Nursing. .
Nee an5 Nntona general q the
! citation, and is qualified to tell of the work
done by 1t. District nursing is the taking
care OF the sick in their own homes, and
has been very successful. though when IL
| was first attempted even the veteran
Florence Nightingale was much inclined &c
strated that ladies or gentle women" as
| Mrs Craven calls them, have done better
work in the district nursing than women OF
lower grade. I'm the first place the
| nurse in the patients own home has
more responsibility than in a hospital, and
so the more education and intelligence. the
| more effective the services, while her high
| er social position gives her greater influence
| with the poor, and raises the whole profess
sion IN. In the ts eyes Of the public" In addition
| to spend six months in a special course Of
| district training, but the points are too nu-
| merous to detail here, though Mrs. Craven s
| entire paper Is thoroughly Interesting to
read. In conclusion she says when peo-
| pie speak Of the hardships of a district
| nurses life, they forget that 1t Is a life In
which love and human sympathy have SO
| large a share, that patients cease to be
| mere cases. and may be rather termed the
friends and children of these servants of
| the poor
The queen of England is so fully alive to
the good accomplished by this associa ton
! that she devoted the Women's Jubilee fund
to providing trained nurses for the poor, so
that district nurses in England are known
all over the country as Queens Nurses"
Some American cities are carrying on
this work also and 1T Is to be hoped it will
spread all over the land; Chicago has such
charity, and the good II does is almost in
calculable. In many cases homes are not
broken up, which would be II the mother or
father had to be removed to q hospital;
then the care OF the sick Is taught In the
family. sanitation and proper cooking also,
so the indirect benefit il Of the greatest
value.
In this country gentle women" have of
late years, been much drawn to the pro-
fession Of nursing, and the most successful
among them are those who brought to
their special training the best culture and
education of a general nature.
A MODIFIED wHALEBACK.
Ship Builders Are Interested in a
Novel Craft in England.