The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-07-28

that even tidal waves, which are
practically unknown in this latitude,
could not injure Atalantis. The
danger from fire is always one Of those
most to be feared on the water; but
the plans Of the new structure call
for the use of practically no inham-
mable material at all, and its promo
ters claim that the building will be
absolutely fireproof. Only iron, steel,
glass, tiling, cement and other non
combustible materials will be used
in it's construction.
As TO the plans Of the superstruc-
ture they call for most commodious
building. The actual floor space will
be 260 feet square and the building
two stories high, except in the towers.
There will be four towers, one at
each corner, and they will be four
stories high. The principal part OF
the space in the great building will
be used for a great Summer hotel,
with all it's usual accessories Of din
ing rooms, parlors, cafes, billiard
rooms, bars, telegraph and telephone
facilities (for it is intended to con-
meet Atalantis with Long Island by
cable at once), Turkish bath es-
tablishment, n drug store, fishing
pavilion and cigar store. All OF
these privileges will be let out by the
Atalantis Company, for it is not in
tended by the owners Of the colony
to conduct any business at all on
the premises.
There will also be a huge amphi-
theatre seating between ID, 600 and
Is. 0OO people, which will be rented to
some responsible manager or let out
by the night. The transportation
facilities will also furnish another
source of revenue to the company
which owns the place. There will be
four landing stages, or floats, moored
to the four sides Of the structure, and
at these the ferryboats from New
York, Brooklyn, and other places
will land. 1t is intended to allow any
vessel to land, and there will be
smooth water on one or another Of
the four sides of the building,
even in the worst storms. The
details of transportation are not
yet fully matured, but it is
intended to have line of fast steam
ers run from New York and Brooklyn
all day and night. The trip will
take about two hours.
Wonderful as the natural and ar
tificial possibilities are, the legal
possibilities are still more wonderful
and battling. Lawyers will have to
put on their thinking caps when the
new island is opened to the public, to
decide exactly what its status is.
They have tried already without very
satisfactory results. Applications
were made several months ago when
the scheme was still young. to the
Acknowledgement at Washington. to
the States attorneys Of both New
York and New Jersey, to see il police
and legal protection could be secured
from either State or the National
Government. But the decisions were
all the same, and the legal men say
that as Atalantis will be outside Of
the three-mile limit o7er which the
shore authorities have jurisdiction, it
will be no part OF the United States
OF America. Hence, none OF the
States or the National Government
can either protect or interfere with
its inhabitants. 1t will be as much
another country as is Hawaii to-day.
What the form Of government Of
Atalantis will be-for IL will have
TO have some form of government TO
control its inhabitants-is not yet
known. The promoters say they will
make a stringent set OF laws and will
employ as large a force-of police as is
necessary 20 enforce them. The pos
sibillties which are offered by the
opportunity for a private corpora
tion to make laws to govern its own
actions, TO enforce them itself, and
TO be amenable 70 no law OF appeal
but that OF brute force, are wonder
ful.