The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-20

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Mekose Abbey, made famous by rs
connection with the name OF Scott, the
immortal bard and novelist OF Scotland,
oauld not be Viewed Alright except when
seen by moonlight. Wheeling Park,
beautiful as It Is In Its summer robes and
yernal grandeur, presents u still moro
attractive aspect when the frost; has
klssed the foliage and madesits blush-'
Ing cheek flame With the wondrous coll;
ors OF nature. Aud It Is a remarkable
fact, take the trees, the outrageous
shade that stretches along the Elm
Grove motorline from Fulton to the Park
gates, that all that was green has turn
cd 90 a golden hue. Evenithe forests, ! {
would seem, are In sympathy with the
gold question: II the reader doubts this
statement he can take the trip for hini-
SELF and therebysrcmove' all incredulity.
But speaking OF the Park. It As now a
thing of beauty, as ithas been a, Joy for.
ever to those whb have visited II, 1t Is
glowing in che Soft alrtumnal tlnts, andits
rerdure Is wrapped In '.color's wondrous
robe'-rnature's panorama. presenting
an ever varying picture OF her beautiful
handiwork. The summer season has
closed, but the grounds afe free TO all
visitors. This Is another indication OF
the public spirit that has always char
acterlzcd the management Of this popu-
lar place OF amusement. AS pleasant as
the Park has been In the past itlwlll be
made more attractive In the future This
was determined on yesterday at tho
meeting OF the board or directors. 1t.
would not to be fair TO anticipate the
surprises that the directors have In store
FOR the public next season; tits only ne
cessary to say that they will be pro-
nounced enough to challenge the admra-
tioh Of the most critical
The greatest improvement made this
year is the artificial lake. Owing to the
difficulty experienced in excavations and
the unfav0rable weather, this work was
not finished in time for utilization dur
ing the summer. The water was only
turned in about ten days ago, and mag
nificent sheet of water 1t makes It's
shape Is not stilted. It looks more like
natural body OF water than q pond
made by the articles of man. It's pelu-
cid bosom mlrages the surrounding To-
llage and mirrors itsverdure clad banks.
1t might have been such a pool that
Psyche saw her reflection and discov-
cred that she was beautiful, 1t will be
utilized this winter for skating-thRt Is
IL the weather Is cold enough to freeze
the water. If the weather Is not that
kind, Col. George Hook guarantees that
he, Col. Adam Hess and Col. Henry Be
berson will make private arrangements
with the weather bureau for 4 cold stor-
age battery. A house will be built at
one side of the lake where parties can
put on their skates, and, 1t may be, II the,
weather Is favorable, skates will be kept
on hand to be rented at a reasonable
price. 81 4
An amusing feature Of the meeting OF
the directors yesterday afternoon was
the suggestion OF names for the sheet of
water. Asjthc foliage had all turned to
q golden hue, one OF the prominent mem
bers OF the board remarked that he knew
OF no better designation than SILVER
Lake. He. however. admonished the
reporter present, orheaven.s sake don't
give 1t away until after the election"
The reporter has kept his word strictly.
There are several points Of interest
around the lake. For instance, there Is
Hooks landing Bleberson's bridge"
"Behren's grotto' and "Reymann's
rest" Col. August Rolf also owns the
first yacht that was ever sailed on the
lake. These are but a few Of the new
features that Will make Wheeling Park
more popular than ever.
Before this article Is brought to q close
1t might be we'll to state that next week
the lake will be stocked with fish-fsh
donated by. the United States fish COM
missioner. Secretary Conrad Hirsch
will .superintend the propagation OF this
school, and in time. hopes 10 have real
live whale floating in the waters.