The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-02
TOOK A TRIP HEAvENwARD
Party of Strangers Visit the Tower in the
City Building.

| Yesterday afternoon party of
ladies and gentlemen climbed 10 the TOP
Of the city building to take a birds eye
view of the Peerless Princess. 1t is
compare lively seldom than any one
makes the journey 10 the top Of the
tower upon this building; but some of
the party were strangers in the city,
and were ready TO venture farther than
! those who have their home here.
Some of the ladies did not go beyond
the finst flight of stairs in the tower be-
ing too tired TO go farther However.
the rest Of the party of which an Eagle
representative was one. went on up TO
the balcony just below the top.
On a warm day like yesterday 1t is
quite warm--hot in fact inside the tow
er, and upon reaching the top and open
ing door leading out upon the balcony
the most delightfully."- Good breeze that
can be found anywhere fans the patient
and persevering climber The air up
at this height is nothing like the air
near the ground. There is not the
sultry, hot, sweltering breeze which
wends it way into the stores and hot
offices near the surface, but is of that
cool and revivifying variety, which is
characteristic of the seashore.
There are perhaps fine places in and
about the city where excellent views Of
the city may be had. A fairly good view
can be had from the tops Of airmount
and Wichita colleges, both being sit
uated upon the hill cast of town. But
the greatest ones are efe towers of the
court house, the city building and that
Of Garfield university. 1t is hard 10
state just which of these is the highest.
but the towers of the city building and
court house, situated as they are so
near the center, afford excellent views
of the city and near surroundings. The
tower of Garfield university affords a
fine view Of the west part Of the city
and the farming country west. but the
building is now closed TO visitors.
From the top Of the city building the
smoothe asphalt paving stretches out TO
the four points of the compass. The
view of North Main is the plainest.
Looking down upon it from this height.
one seems to have been transformed 10
another sphere, which has nothing TO
do with the hurry and hustle of bust
ness, it being a peaceful station, just
outside all of this confusion, from which
one can look down and behold al the
gOingS on in the earth benea tn. 4
photograph of the city from this alti-
tude does by no means picture the
beauty of the scene. The fine school
houses scattered over thecity, the river
when filled adds its charm. The
smOothe waters of Little river can plain
ly be seen. and the great mass of foil
age, which in some parts completely
covers everything.
The strangers in the city who made
the climb expressed themselves as eX-
ceedingly well pleased with the city as
viewed from the surface but did not
expect anything Ike as fine a view as
was to be had there. 1t would amply
pay any resident OF the city 10 make
the trip to the top of one of these high
buildings and look down upon the city
from above. They would be glad then
If they were not before that they are
able to live in such a state. in such a
county and in such a beautiful city
which is neither too large nor too small
for the full enjoyment Of life.