The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-25

shape Il - vffy commonplace ond Ugly,
giving no hint shaseves of the heAuteoos-
ness Of which i is capable. Undsrn.ash
this platform il . watef-tiGhs chamber,
and down there Is the laboratory IN which
10 prepared the magic combination q
movement. mass. light and color.
Let ~ 20 down into this chamber. IL -
well iigh ted by great electric tAmns. Two
or three attendants are here. and ~
code Of electric signals they are in COM
sits in the tower OF Machinery hall. near
by. overlooking the fountains and direct
Ing their operations - display occasions.
He 10 also IN communication by similAf
means With the men who manipulate the
valves Of the pumps in the pumping sta
ton ana the sWitches which control the
electric current in Machinery hall. The
man Who sit: in the tower Is the STAG
manager. the director general OF the sffaar.
Il Is great responsibility that rests on
his shoulders
Into this chamber run the electric wires
from the four white dynamos. and one OF
the two sixteen-inch mains. The latter 10
here subdivided into . perfect labyrinth
Of pipes. IL looks like hopeless CONFUSION
down here among these hundreds Of pipes:
but - matter OF fact all 10 order and
every pipe and every jet 10 under control Of
the operators. There 10 one valve which
controls all the water, and there are other
valves which control individual pipes.
Automatic safety valves cut OF the supply
II the pressure rises above l0l pounds.
Here Is pips three inches in diameter
which the man in charge tells Us supplies
the central composite or geyser. Its duty
Is to throw one mighty stream $50 to IFS
feet in the air. the central figure OF the
water creation. Another pipe serves the
seven smaller jets which surround this
central nozzle and through which slender
streams are so thrown that high in the air
they mingle gracefully with the larger
one. Still another pipe supplies what 10
known as the central ring" OF eighty-four
jets surrounding the g-yser Each of
these streams is fve-eights Of an inch ia
diameter. There Is an outer circle conf
posed of twenty-four jets. and lesser
streams within independent Of these al
ready mentioned) numbering forty-two.
Finally. there are the jets so arranged as
10 throw series Of slender streams in ming
ling lunches. called '.wheat sheaves.
The number of these il twelve, and AZ
each is composed of 1I6 jets the tota! num-
Der Of streams required for their produc-
ton Is 1852. In each fountain there are,
therefore. $40 jets, and the two fountains
together have the grand total Of !. COS water
outlets.
Now that we know in a general way how
the water is thrown let IN see what they
y
the number Of meta; bells or hoods which
project through tho platform and are to be
seen In the DAY time when the fountains
are not playing, you Will see there are
nineteen o: them in each fountain. Each
OF these hoods is the center Of a system OF
jets, and under each is a search light Of
ao0.O00 candle po~ er. the powerful rays Of
which are projected upward through .
glass PARTITION. the jet of water and along
the course OF the stream rs IL mounts In
the air and then falls back again.
This is easily understood. But how do
they introduce the color effects? This
operation. also. Is very simple. By each
search light stands q six-ieafed fan ar
rangemcnt attached to an upright spindle.
color. One is red. another green. a third
blue, a fourth green. fifth sea-green. .
sixth ruby. The operator may throw ON
any one Of these cOiors. which is instantly
reelected through the stream and IN every
drop OF spray or particle Of mist overhead.
He may cause the fan to revolve and thus
change the coiors with kaleidoscope
rapidity. He may paint one set Of streams
in red and another in ruby. He may sur
round red and vivid central palm with .
circlet OF dozen golden wheat sheaves.
He may cause one column OF water to rise
In bust Of sea-green, and burst into .
shower of rVbies. Do you begin to grasp
the wonderful possibilities of this beauty.
making device? Do you wonder that We
who have seen 1t are enthusiastic in its
praise7
How many combinations are possible
with this magic factory? If you care to
figure il, work out the Formulation Of
twenty-slx. the old problem which used to
appear in our arithmetics as the number
OF combinations possible in the English
alphabet. You may remember working
for days and days at this mathematical
task. covering reams Of paper with your
figures, only to discover at the end one
little error early in the process had thrown
you several billions out Of the way. With
nineteen lamps and seven colors Inclusive
Of white produced clear and dazzling
through ground glass; there are 30 many
possible combinations in this device that a
row OF figures two inches long would not
express their number.
Nor is this all. The valves in the water
mains and distributing pipes are 50 ar
ranged the pressure can be projected" or
.'puisated"-the streams thrown with sud-
den force, like the bursting Of fireworks.
or be made intermittent in their action.
These movements add vastly to the effects.
Energy measured at |. 900 horsepower pro-
vides the light. 5000 horsepower the
lion dollars the appliances with which
this unparalleled delight to the eye is pro-
duced.
One Of the most surprising features Of
the exposition is the fisheries building and
the exhibit which it houses. One in.
ssructive display here represents an actual
fishing scene in Boston bay. By clever
continuance the surface Of the water il
counterfeited. and there float the boats.
Down through the blue mass the nets are
seen set. aud on the bottom of the bay are
the marine plants. rocks. old wrecks. the
debris of a roadstead. The fish are there
too. swimming about gaily Unconscious Of
their impending capture by ingenious and
ruthless man, lord of the lands and the
seas. Very effective and realistic is the
picture.
In this building you may see models of
all the great iishes-whales. sharks. devil
fish. mammoth Holsters. sword fish with
swords four feet long. surgeons and their
sounds made into commercial isirgia.s
Here que manufacturer calls your a,ten.
tion To the usefulness, Of another fish
product. and sings thu praises Of his wares
hy novel method. Two pieces OF betting.
glued together. suspend an Old rusty
cannon taken from British frigate sunk
in the Gulf Of 81. Lawrence nearly 10
years ago.