The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-24
LONDON'S TALL TOWER.
when Completed II win Be Mach HIghc
Than That OF Paris


The public now has the privilege of
looking round upon charming pan,
Drama OF English landscape from the
elevation of the first completed staga
or the great tower in Wembley park.
In the good time that il is hoped will
not be long in coming the structure
viii be reared some 500 feet nearer thu
sky as second stage, and when it IS
wholly finished the topmost point will
be 1,1o0 feet above ground. thus put
ting the Eiffel tower into the shade,
But capital must be first attracted, and
meanwhile the scheme is TO be carried
cut in installments.
At present IL stops at the first plat
form, now open for public resort. 10
is $50 feet from the ground. 400 feet
above sea level, and il will not be sur
prising If the novelty at once begins
TO assist the fortunes of Wembley park
and its promoters. The visitor Is taken
smoothly from earth Ia q roomy lift,
and landed upon a solid concrete level
an acre in area
The scene commanded from this
breezy eminence Is true country, save
near glimpses OF the railway and tho
masses of bricks and mortar IN the dis.
tant London suburbs. The shining
bosom of Kingsbury reservoir Is under
meath, with the northern heights Of
the metropolis wooded and beautiful
beyond. Harrow-on-the-Hill with itt
landmark spire, and the verdant slopet
Of Neasden, bave, as a far-of back
ground. the hills of HertfoEdshire
Windsor castle has been seen on ex
ceptionally fine days, and the great
wheel, at Earl's court, from its END
on" position. looks like tall, slendef
spire. Sweet fields, swelling slopes and
Astounding woods are all around thls
lofty standpoint, and the eye rests and
fingers upon many = mansion, village
and cottage home.
The country Is at present white with
May, and the fields. in spite of pro
longed drought, are following with
buttercups. OF wide variety of lovely
pictures, there is perhaps none NOR,
winsome than the farm which Il
mapped out just beyond 10 the parl
boundary as now eyed from the east
ern paraPet Of the tower platform. Thu
dark red tiles of the roof. the ivy cling
ing TO the walls, the greeDery which
partly hides the house, the great ricL
ynrd with its large stacks and barns
and the outbuildings and cottages, are
most typical Of the old English home
stead which artists love 10 paint. Tbs
park also is really beautiful, with iu
perfectly rural character. It's grand
fowery ehestnuts. fine oaks. now "a
LEAKAGE of the tenderest green. oT-na-
mental lake, rhododendron and Der
beris strawberries; and the groves
thickets, fiowerbeds and ether features
of Its hundred acres Of plea.anoe.
As 70 the tower, its base occupies
more space than thai taken mp by St
Paul's cathedral; it's four bult-up legt
of steel are $50 feet apart 81 the base,
eof IT tho platform; the royal exchange
could be accommodate upon the con.
crete deer above. Just now ID has
kiosk at each corner, sni rpws 81 gar
cen seats aloUg each parapct ovcrloole
Ikg thu outspzead mile and miles Of
country. The part completed is mat
tar of 2.7oo .cns Of steel, and " hen the
rest is built the tonnage viii be 1000
Two passenger lifts carry 50 person:
each Journey: they work by steam. and
the steel cables could bear - times the
strain that vii be demanded from
them The ascent Is mace m % seconds,
GBd there Is an elsborats system q
automatic brakes 20 each car. FoI
those VINO prefer walking Up some 90
steps there Is a fosH-foot wide zig-zzg
staircase.
The tower, IL NAV o. added. will oosi
& 10000 20 co-zplete, and the outLA5 /
upon The grounds 10 date nay D. pEs /
down st 20. 9ooS-LouE0a SezSz