The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-08
Novelties for The
NeSt Worlds Fair

II we may believe a letter by John En-
bert in the Chicago Times Herald, some
decidedly ingenious projects have been
suggested to the novelties committee of
the management of the Paris exposition.
One Mr.. Benda, for example, proposes to
fix huge mirror to the top of the Eiffel
tower which would present a mirage of
the larger part of Paris. Anothos huge
mirror is to be affixed to the base of the
tower in such a position as to reflect the
mirage of the top mirror. In this manner
the visitors to the exposition would have
the opportunity to witness Partisan life
without the fatigue and expense of par
ticipating in it. A gentleman by the name
OF Hunt proposes a siX-cornered building
100 feet in diameter and POO feet high, on
the top of which sleigh races are to be
held upon artificial snow. NJ. Banks has
the idea of a gigantic candelabra whose
three feet are to serve as promenades.
Nj. Buffa advises the erection of two
fountains, one representing man and
the other woman at 200 times the aver
age size-whch would make this proposed
inland pharos about ], 100 feet high. A pa
triot, NJ Couchol, would have the Eiffel
tower remodeled into statue of France,
the first two stories to serve as pedestal,
Nj. Mazelague proposes a house 1000 feet
in height in order to ascertain scientific
ally to what height houses may be habit
able without danger. a pyramid of 100
feet height revolving around its center
is the ideal of John Richardson. As phil
osopher and philanthropist Gustave
Songeux proposes two colossal statues,
War" and Peace" "whose contrast
would cause all nations to declare in ia
vor of peace"
The propositions of hanging gardens and
other mctamorphoses of the Effel tower
may be htly passed because they are not
at als new. For the sake of gallantry the
proposition of Miss Josefa Hamse may be
mentioned to revive the cid wooden horse
OF the memory of the siege of Troy, and
to build horse with "all the points OF a
blooded animal which would have an in
terror capable of holding 1000 people. More
prosaic and practical is the scheme of
Mile. RaTe to construct a mechanical ele-
phent Tor the children and q tea fountain
for the adults. The idea of swings flying
400 feet high, submitted by NJ. Gauss and
Mr.. Farnshaw, is old. More original is
project of AXel Shoot to construct a screw
QUO feet high. aiong the threads of which
a car would conduct visitors to a res
taurant at the top. Worthy of mention is
the proposition by Prince Della Rocca and
BY Ferdinand Hau, the latter q Partisan
journalist, to arrange an exhibit of re-
nSlous art or AL ages, and also the pro-
ject of Herr FIldermann to construct a
miniature city under the protectorte of
Hygeia, which is to be inhabited by peo-
pie who are to live strictly according to
hygenic rules H. order to study public
sanitation.
NJ. Moron, one of the committeeman,
states that of nnety-siX schemes exam
ined by him forty-five came from for
eign countries, which shows the interest
taken all over the world in the coming
exposition. OF these schemes only two
have been definitely adopted: One of an
electric platform, with two degrees of
velocity, for the transportation of yis-
itors within the exposition grounds (Which
Is probably similar to the moving side
walk on the pier of the recent worlds 8
fair in Chicago, and another of a cap
tive balloon of 10000 cubic feet, which
can keep sixty persons in an altitude of
1000 feet, also an idea known from our
worlds fair. The commissioner divides
the schemes examined by him into eight
series, the first OF which comprises aquar-
iums, vessels, naval engineering, etc.,
including a giant aquarium with $50
compartments and a colossal structure
containing cataract a lake, promen-
ades. cafes, bicycle rings. etc. The build
ing is TO be lighted by electricity and Is
to have walls of red glass to produce
the effect of a marvellous sunset. The au-
llOi tlllS plpJttl, WHICH dlOne WOulQ
cover the space of the entire exposition
grounds, is Herr Eichbaum, from st.
| Petersburg.
Aerial navigation Is represented by
| eleven schemes, including one by DR..
Zuzor, of Paris, providing for a tower,
10000 feet in height, constructed of sew
| eral balloons, to the top OF which a sep
arate balloon is to conduct visitors. In
| the group of ethnography comes the idea
| Of a Paris gardener, NJ. Leboeuf, OF a
| gigantic conservatory, in which all
| classes OF tropical animals are 10 be at
| liberty In the midst OF a flora of their
| latitude, the visitors to be protected by
walls of thick glass. In the line of rail-
roads and other means OF transportation
there are twenty-four different schemes
| including a number of air roads upon
wire ropes. A Vienna engineer, Herr
Fornatari. would like to carry visitors
upon vertical circular road, 600 feet
| high, operated by centrifugal power. lie