The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-07
SEARCH LIGHTS ON.
OLD DOMINION CIGARETTE COM
PANY CAPS THE CLIMAX.
Concert Last Evening-SpeciaI Edi-
ton of the Herald For Programs
The Light Turned on the Angel
MorOni.

The Old Dominion Cigarette company
brought its expensive advertising scheme
to climax last night when the two great
search-lights were turned on for severa
hours. The preliminary work had beer
thorough. In over 200 towns in the terri
tory posters had been placed up announc-
ing that the lights would be shown, while
the railroads had furthered the advertis-
ing by the conference rates. more op-
perfume time for booming an article could
not have been chosen.
The crowd began to gather at the Tenn
pleton and along Main street before
o'clock, and by there was perfect jam
around the band platform and along Main
street and the side streets for several
blocks, the sidewalks were all occupied,
as we'll as part of the streets. Every
point of vantage in the surrounding
buildings was taken and Mr.. Turk. man
ager for the Old Dominion cigarette, felt
well repaid for the expenditure to which
he had gone.
The programmes for the band concert
were printed in a special edition of The
Herald, which was issued yesterday art
ernoon for the company and distributed
widely through the crowd This was one
of the features of the evening, and pro-
voked much favorable comment, as show
ing the most unique and best setting for
a programme that had ever been known
at an entertainment in Salt Lake.
AT o'clock the band began its concert
with Sousa's Liberty Bell'' march, and
awakened enthusiasm with the music;
Suppe's overture Poet and Peasant" and
Fahrbach'S dreamy waltz, Les Sybari-
tes," were rendered with grace and beau
", as were the other strong selections
from ''Taunhauser, William Tell" ana
and
French horn duet were meritorious. The
concert closed with Sousa's Manhattan
Beach march.
Before 9 o'clock the crowd had become
impatient for the search-lights to be
turned on, and this Impotence became
manifest through cheers and cat-calls,
ute. Captain Donovan, of the police
force, had been given the honor of turn
ing on the. current, and Just before 3.
when the clamor was at its height, the
gallant officer was called upon to set the
wheels going. He gingerly touched the
key and gave it push. There was a
blaze and snap and the captain jumped
81 guess you didn't push it down far
enough" said the operator
The captain tried again and this time
was entirely successful. The beacon w, was
showing from the smaller search-light
against the black covering over it. The
captain then turned the current on in the
large light, and in few minutes both
the direction of the lake.
"Of with the covers" said Manager
Turk.
The covers were dropped and the re-
leased beams shot swiftly out. There was
a gasp of surprise from the crowd It
could not see the beam extending for
miles as had been expected. The truth
was not known about the beam in that it
cannot be seen from any great distance
from the points near the Search-lights
themselves, but can be seen in each
place for some distance.
In a moment the large light was
switched around and the great beam was
thrown on the figure of the Angel Moronf
on the Temple. The crowd cheered heart
lily, the figure stood out in bold relief
and in such brightness as is known only
on the most sunny days. The smaller
light was then whirled on the figure. and
it became brighter still.
In a moment the large light was
whirled and the beam sent along the foot
hills until it rested on the observatory on
though it were day. Smoke prevented
the Fort from being shown, but the beam
was trained on the residences around,
then down On the city and county
building, back on some Of the nearby
business blocks and clear down to the
university.
All this time the smaller light had been
doing execution among the lockers on. 1t
had been in operation but short time
when it was suddenly turned directly up
on the sea of upturned faces. There was
shifting to escape the terrible glare. 1t
was thrown up and down the street and
was soon enforced by the larger light.
which began dazzling the beholders and
exploring the nearby windows and roofs.
One couple was enjoying some moments
of innocent bliss on the Mccormick block,
when the beam was suddenly turned on
them, and they retreated IN confusion be-
hind a convenient chimney.
Other couples. as blissful a may be.
were surprised in windows: while others
streets. Everywhere the light went it
was binding. The beam was shot into
The Herald composing room and gave
the printers q shock. 1t was thrown into
held them until they were fairly driven
away. Used In connection with field
glasses many funny sights were seen.
During the display an alarm Of fire was
Brigham street. it was followed by the
beam, which made the surroundings as
light as day. All the residences along the
street were lighted UP brilliantly. AS the
audience came out of the concert at the
Tabernacle the beams were thrown on
them.
being thrown in all directions lighting
through back-windows and causing many
starts among the surprised ones. The ac-
ton will be continued Monday night, and
the balance of the week.
The search-lights are curious instru-
ments. Their intense power comes from
the parabolic mirrors. In the large light
the mirror intensifies, reflects and magni-
fies a 10000 candle power arc light with
1914, 000C00 candle power. The arc itself re-
quires 15-horse power to make 1t go. The
mechanism is very pretty and intricate,
the appliances for the light itself, with
the exception of the magnets. being made
of aluminium. In their operation the ope-
rator is compelled to watch the carbon
through some especially prepared dark
glasses: These are. of such a sombre hue
thatswhen one looks at an incandescent
light through them he can see only the
livid wires, and those not distinctly. Yet,
even in addition to these, the operator is
compelled to wear dark glasses, and yet
his eyes are terribly strained
Manager Turk saws he is confident that
in the next day or two he will hear from
all the surrounding country that the
lights were seen in the outside and were
as effective as had been claimed.