The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-20

writer, stated that he noticed in one
of the upper galleries, an old man die
tating q letter to a typewriter and
noticed the process was continued so
long that he determining to investi'
gate ana found that it was wax
figure. II the exhibitors are deceived
bv the figures, the visitor could not
be expected to do better. There are
gowns on exhibition in this building
that will make the average woman
think hers too insignificant and l
would therefore advise those gentle
m en- who intend bringing their wives
here to overlook to visit this depart
ment if possible.
The building in which are displayed
the writings and relics of Columbus Is
on the order of the Alamo in san An
tonic, although of course finished up
in a better manner. In this building
can he seen the writings of Columbus,
and from the amount of it displayed
he must have been a deal of scribe.
Your readers will have to come and
see what he wrote about, as l didn't
have time to read the writings, be-
sides Spanish manuscript, especially
OF the antique persuasion, is calculated
to injure ones eyes. My adj
vice to those who intend
visiting the fair from Austin
Is buy q guide and map out certain
buildings to visit during the day and
visit them and go back to your hotel,
and don't wear yourself out trying to
see everything in a day, for you can
not do it. By observing this advice
more can be seen and seen in a salts.
factory manner and besides you ex-
perience much more pleasure in Wis
iting the fair the next day when there
are buildings into which you have
not even entered.
Since the terrible storm which
struck Chicago yesterday evening the
weather has been much more plea
SAINT, fact fully appreciated by the
many thousand visitors here. The
exact mum Der of people whose lives
were lost in the gale while out on the
lake cannot be estimated at this time,
suffice it to say dozen or more, per-
haps. Several of the exhibit build
ings were more or less injured. The
writer visited the much
talked of Midway Plat
sance pronounced play.zarnce)
with the accent on "zarnce,") and
few words of advice in connection of
this part of the fair may prove inter-
esting to those who intend visiting
here. In the first place gel your
meals elsewhere, as prices are charged
midway that are calculated to startle
the unsuspecting visitor. Then there
were numerous places you aresolicited
to enter, which are totally uninterest-
ing. One place is we'll worthy of
visit-the Moorish palace. In this
building you can see thous-
ands of dollars represented
in wax figures which are very
natural, representing historical and
other events. In this building is also
the glass temple, which forms such a
maze that visitors become thoroughly
entangled and in some cases have to
be shown the way out, when perhaps
the room is not larger than 12xl4 feet.
"Old Vienna" is also another interest
ing place to spend an hour or so.
There are many places whose sole
idea seems to be that of getting the
dollar, regardless of giving
the visitor value received. The great |
ferris wheel is located in
this quarter and is proving a
great attraction to those who
desire the kind of amusement it
affords.
The different lines of transit from
the city to the Worlds Fair grounds
ere ample to take all visitors and if
there is not some special attraction
they are not even crowded.
Parties visiting the fair from Aus
tin need have no fear of exor bitant
prices as they are not imposed here
with the exceptions noted.
JOE M. SHUMATE,