Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-09
ON THE PLAISANCE.
Facts About Interesting Places and
Persons 10 BE Seen There.
DIg0NEY And TIE FERRIS WHEEL.
rotner Riohmondsr Doesn't Want to
Coto ueaVen by the Latter Process
Costs OF Worid's-fair Trip.

l..u % has ever bbth hh'Hu III AAo HirtNtS L
's,r.v,,d. Carter Is q good fellow and 4
,..,.......-s- magic influence IN that Won /
.s. ,-.r.sAoouns city. Chicago. IL is /
,,.,.tta, .r lid not pay the same atten-
,...... ..- party that he did 20 SIpin'S in
r..,.,t. Euiais. but he indirectly gave /
,..... .als:4nd that the town was ours
......e as our money lasted. This lib |
.... .. ,sr.uok Il with in puulty. Mher- .
went We were recognized as guests !
...tlou. ! foroi gncrs looked upon 4
.. ..r0-Iues of rare value and natives I
.. rl.I tp Welcome as because we be- /
... q. tbe.r own sweet American race. I
Ia. rot been long at the fair before /
~. began 30 evidence feeling Of gladne3s |
,.r.s.r We heard anyone else speaking |
-. T.t.f.u language. IL was "a cOsmO- 1
.t.a gatlennc. indeed, that we asso- /
,. with from day - day IL those /
..-s within the six DAYS that we re- /
,....l .acrc some Of the more apt men, /
t.... aur httle delegation acquired such !
.rDrug OF the different tongues that /
g.. tt.Nwc doubtful ss 10 what na- !
..t. they really belonged. Ono Of 4
..r llrty became SO familiar with /
I..t.. notions and customs while in the {
..a Hgigng. that IN introducing /
t....auNu lrlshmau from Richmond TO /
n..uilewal representing that country, no I
.. d" rs is 10y frcud Monsieur ---. OF I
g.. tr.ud." Tho hc-hearttd son Of the F.
....l.i Isle, WAC was born and reared on +.
Nr-r.n SOIL. hut had only "a few moments /
y-., I..F been through the Irlsh castle I
l ,-'d the hiaInev-stone. ropiied; /
81 b.. am Olm glad to see yer, sor..
OIL. Neycr. IS only one incident out Of /
Is MIDWAY PGusANCE.
H.tT attribute all these influences upon |
,-r ..fty 90 their astounding tondncss
midway PAlsaBcc TIE heaft-thruilng, !
-.... u-puug, plea,urc-GNlug resort. OK
v.. poets wrte, men talk, ana mallens
f.,.. hI. Us the place where the mystery !
,! tae expenses IN connection with
u.p 10 the exposition IS solved
f.r costs OF ones visit 10 the |
fs.rvert largely depends ugon how much
.tf.c P.aI-Gncr lac wants 10 see. There ls
u. unlimited quantity OF u there, ana IL is
.. ...l--- tor . person 60 attempt 70 see II
...-lt would Toe try 90 ily to the moon
without W'uss. Just a. long ns tho iair |
r.r. all Midway Piaisauco stands 1t Will
l.. waste 90 tme aud money Tor dnv ono
f.ta.ra tIIp AtIoad or around the worId,
tr C-.eas, has 1t all Oh uor far south
tl'.
DAroMEY VILLAGE.
Even the King OF Danomey and his
Aur..u warrior. who, O. - known, are
women. huye houored tue big show by
t.,r presence. lils Majesty resembles
,.r. uIucl the colOrcd divine John jasper
on aI. lett arm Just above the wrist he
wears . silver band lucnes IA width De-
s.... Ir.raltt. Ol beads and gems ot various
kinds. Some ot the lIcnmouders called
1i..u B4luucy one Gttcruo1n-It cost
tl.m tNerty-uNe cents 'Ach. Inc oIa iel-
!.v W4. wing ON the GJur OF the paVihoh
Do tl- lalomey village. AMI his subjects
v... l.s.u- a f,'t lu high llie bciOre MN:
fle W.. tr,'i uuu the cares aud troubles OF
t.i, lte Lal left INN. lie was sleep
u.. ills ui-, cru,ty feet las III uh,
graceful proportions upon spread
something like "a bct-qWlt, anu TWO
crate, coutnuug empty err-hottts told
thut4ie. Iuc once proud hlug haI rvi-
d.urit b.ru educated 90 Chicago GUS
tucIsIn 500 brlct "a -0,ourn there. lie hai
cotton mon, OF thc toamY Hand than had
b.. hitt!-.-catret Amay 'ns and their ten
d.r.ua.rrat men. These are among tho
most fltuiesIu- people u be seen al the
fr- Nut oac of them speaks word OF
.r...l. aud they were the only race upon
....... w-h whom 10 in ,mosr Oh our
nly could converse.
CAIRO smEEr.
'.C.ir, street. realistic presentation |
of.tl.r1.gullrc IN that historic Egyptian
cts. I- one oi tho most attractive places
CO. h- seen. It's only 10 cents admission
t. tUr street, AMI tins IS the Cheapest
tNlrrfu the grounds. However, caro-
street." is very much like the modern
church festivals. After YOU got INSIDE
there age thousands Of objects TO draw
ones cash from him. IN the little stores
.r ,.th.r side OF the narrow street /
.r,. All sorts ot artIcie- tor sale; down at
tI. southern end ot tho street IS sort OF !
IuDlc nytry whore camels and donkeys
OIL. IIrcd al % cents ride through the
f..fuu.lfars. whllo AZ the other end Is
IsI-,puan theatre, III which perform
.r.r..- p.ructually going on. Therefore the
r,iAuce charged for admlttance Is song
impaired with visit 10 Caro-. IL Is "a
aet. however. that moro people so INTO
ft...u.Ace than any other IN the grounds.
Ins merry SONGS OF the Egyptians seem 10
t...ua.- toe crowds. The sun-burhed
...,iuLiclIow- have already learned few
words 1t English. and II seems 10 dcilght
'..u whenever thcy have aO opportunity
@. -sa them.
TIE FEREI3 WHEEL.
Almost directly IN front OF Cairo
f.--,i stands and TeyO.yes from early
mos. uut the mlded dome of the Ad-
lul.s'raluu Building ceases 70 liuhlhe
i.. surrounding avenues the ferris
v.-t. Inc man who designed tins con-
trtauce f.r carving human lives 2Ot icet
sl gle DIR aud showing them the sand.
I.-.f Michigan and the gr0on waters OF
Ut Iti q tfA iltA a. eAAtA ~ 'hA
IIr- while ia % sta n OF great tfepluauoh'
s.. said not 10 have eaten OF slept from the
tlac he began 30 work on his plans untll
tbs Tag machine mad made Its hrst
revolution. A splendid picture OF TINS
Wl'el I- ON exhibition m one OF thO VIM
d,ws of the Office of john ID. Potts. ESD,
division passenger agent OF the Chesa-
U,ake and ONO railway, on Man street
tUtWoeu Seventh and Eighth. 10 costs
o. cents 10 90 up IN the wheel. Inc con-
tf.yauce contains thlrtv-slX cars, with
capacity tor carrying sixty persons eacn.
lu TWO ut these carr are stationed bands
Of music The AXie around which the
wheel fcNOlyes ls over three feet IN diam-
,frr and Is fity-Odd feet long. IL Is Of
tt.el. as ure SAID II be the hundreds of
smokes and thoouter flauges into which the
cars are fastened by plyots.
AIrcULiAE SENSATION.
No one shOuid miss tiip IN the wheel.
Nl0ue vi. Waut TO take more than one.
pom eut 'riuE the car passenger Tor the
cloud lana teels gay enough. Tho
bands discourse lively strains Of music,
W4Ich keep his spirits agog un;ii be gets
bouo eighty or ninety feet above tara
f.n3 ILen h0 Is up high enough 10 see
al UvoI the cNpOSitlOn-grOuuds and part |
o. laks Michigan. he looks up and he
observes that ne has not yet gone
Asii tie distance. Has heart almost I
suAs within hlm. Higher and higher no
g1cb aud to more de,es able sounds |
tao MUSIC OF the band. BY the time the I
CIR gets nearly 10 .he top he almost de- |
.psrs himself for beiug such venture |
somo fool On reaching the summit OF the /
wheel al are told that they are Just 26l /
Zee, above the earth. and .here IS "a
general snu3der. Some one saws some |
tAiu. about never getting down alive /
llI AL hold fas, 10 their ssats.
us # they could save them IN
ease u an accident. Slowly bat /
buro,y iho car Is again making toward the |
paved avenue Of tho Plalsance. The con- |
tu,iol announces that tho wheel VIII not |
Soy iog any one 10 get out uutil another |
revolution has been made. No one SAYS q |
"yiu, tui all wish they could give all they !
possess Ou earth 20 DO allowed 20 step out /
DFcn the platform as they reach i. There |
u I'D hope Tor them until another Trip !
over the machine has boen made. |
ana tAon with great. broad grlns !
scIoss lhrir iaees tbe passengers make |
theiF ext declaring that they would not |
nave iailcd to take the expedition for any |
thing aud that they would not undertake II |
sSain ioI worlds. Scientists proclaim the !
lcrria wheel perfectly safe. but the con- !
nll. uhax.p