Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-30
PARK OPENINGS
wHEELING'S BREATHING SPOTS THRoNsEr
WITH VISITORS
Large Crowds Take Advantage Of the Pleasant
Weather to Visit the Two Resorts and
Hear Excellent Music.

Owing to the disagreeable weather on
the previous Sunday, the formal open
ing of Wheeling and Mozart parks took
place yesterday afternoon. Large
crowds were present at both'resorts, and
the summer season opened auspiciously.
The weather was delightful. The
rain Of the previous evening had cooled
the atmosphere, and the hot rays OF the
afternoon sun were tempered by pleas
ant breezes.
At Wheeling Park. justly famed as
the garden spot Of the Ohio Valley, the
crowd was very large for the opening
day. The w. d Z. G. road provided
extra trains, and all the visitors were
we'll cared for, there being no complaint
on this score. Probably 1000 people
were present during the afternoon, In
GLIDING manv Pittsburg people.
The visitors found the park more at
tractive than ever. After passing
within the gates, the neat walks and
drives, the bright spring verdure, the
neatly trimmed trees. and freshly
painted buildings-all were suggestive
of well-kept lawn. The improvements
recently made, and those in contempla-
ton, will make the Park an ideal re-
sort. The management displays COM
mendable desire to constantly improve,
and add new features to the Park, and
deserves the patronage of the public.
The new casino building, within the
enclosure, is rapidly assuming shape.
1t will be, when completed, the largest
public assembly hall In the State, and
will be admirably adapted to conven-
tions and mass meetings, as well as the
musical and dramatic entertainments
which will be given during the summer.
An excellent programme was render
ed by the Opera House orchestra, In
the pavilion, and hundreds OF visitors
fingered in the vicinity TO listen to
tho melody of this superb musical or
ganization. The orchestra will give q
concert every Sunday afternoon during
the season.
AT MOZART PARK,
the splendidly located hilltop resort,
big crowds were also present, and the
incline was constantly running. The
attendance exceeded the most sanguine
expectations of the Association. AT
| four o'clock in the afternoon l, 600 peo-
| pie had been carried up by the incline.
No better place for breath OF fresh
air than Mozart Park could well be Inn
agined. The view from the highest
| point is unequalled in this vicinity.
n Il l.. enir ~
Clairsville Court House, twelve miles
distant, can be plainly seen. The entire
valley Of the Ohio, for miles In each
direction, dotted on either bank by
! thriving cities and towns, lies spread
out like a panorama, and this view IL
alone worth a trip to the hilltop.
During the afternoon the music hail
was crowded. Meister's orchestra rem
dered pleasing programme OF eight
numbers, and Prof. w. B. Williams
| played an excellent cornet solo.
The improvements just completed,
and in progress, will cost the Associa'
ton 500, 900, in round figures. A force
| Of men is at work on the one-third mile
drive around the highest knoll, which Is
to be adapted, also, to use by wheel men.
| The building containing bowling alleys,
restaurant and billiard hall. an impos'
| ing structure, is now ready for the
roof. 1t will be completed by the mid
die of May. Trees are being planted
all over the grounds, and within ter
days sixty large arc lights will make
the grounds bright after night. The
power will be furnished by the Schmul
bach brewery plant. The resort will
then be open every night. 1t is under
stood that the Association contemplates
after the close of the season the build.
ing of large casino.
VIM. C. Handlan, Jr., is manager OF
the park, and Mr.. Aug. c. Marschner,
| Secretary.
The two skeletons. supposed to be
those of Indians, which were unearthed
by workmen few days ago, while ex-
cavating for the driveway, will be pre-
served for the ZOO" which is TO be an
attraction at the park in the future.