Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-01

the visitor comes first to the promenade
floor 20 feet above the water. At
height of II feetwill be the second prom.
enade, to which elevators will carry thu
sightseers. The third floor is at the
height of 100 feet. A large restaurant
will occupy the floor at the height Of
200 feet. Here the diner may have one
of the most charming views of the ex.
position. There will be three Other
stops, at the heights of 227 feet, 253 feet
and 292 feet. Above the last promenade
floor will be lookout from which the
eye may take in a broad sweep Of thu
landscape. 1t will give one complete
birdseye view of the exposition and vi.
cinity. About the base of the tower viii
be disposed fountains, cascades and
other embellishments that will give thu
work an attractive setting. Electricit!
will be employed in many ways to ent
liven and augment the beauty Of thif
artistic centerpiece. The Electric Tow
er was designed by Mr.. John G. Howe
ard of New York City, member Of thu
Board of Architects.
The completed Stadium for the expo
sition will offer to the lovers of SPORT
the most spacious and splendid aren't
ever erected in America. The Athletic
Carnival to be held during the great
exposition will be the most notable il
the history of American sport. The COO
operation of many of the best promote
ers of athletic games and contests hal
been secured. Visitors to the Pan(
American Exposition may therefore ex(
pect to witness the meeting Of the mos
famous athletes of the world in compe
tition for prizes worthy of their be1
feats Of endurance, strength and skill.
1t is said that the great Coliseum 81
Rome, built in the first century of thu
Christian era, could accommodate 87.t
900 spectators. The Pan-American Sta
dunn will be 129 feet longer and but Il
feet narrower than the historic amphit
theater of Rome. The Stadium, how
ever, will have a larger arena, and THY
seating capacity is estimated at 25,00(
people. The top row of seats will be 81
| feet from the ground, and every seat
will command a perfect view Of the vast
| interior. Standards are to be placed at
various points for the support of awnt
ings in such a way that they will NOT
obstruct the view from the other seats,
The Stadium will have quarter mil(
track and a sufficiently large space iny
side Of this for any of the athletic
games. Great attention has been paid
/
reach the seats, and, in addition to thu
principal entrance on the west, there
are provided seven large exits. Thesf
exits are made of sufficient breadth ant
height to admit in case of need the lar
/ gest vehicles or floats, as 1t is proposet
to use the Stadium for certain pageanta
| exhibits of automobiles in operation
| judging of live stock, horses, agriculture
al machinery, road machinery, etc. NJ
exhibitor has ever had such splendid
arena in which to display such exhib,
it's The space under the seats is to bt
| used for exhibition purposes and is II
| itself the equivalent of a very largl
building.
A large and picturesque buildini
forms the main entrances to the Sta
| dunn. This is 241 feet long by So fed
| wide, with towers 1854 feet high. Thu
style is in conformity with that Of thu
other buildings, with an arcaded effec
in the lower story, red tiled roof, broa(
caves and bright colors. The old Spant
ish towers give finished beauty to thu
structure and make it one of the most
| prominent features of the expositionl
The Stadium resembles in a general
way that erected at Athens a, few yearl
ago. although this one can be, of course
| only temporary structure. 1t is in4
l tended as model of what it is hoped
may be executed some day in permal
nent form. 1t will cover ten acres Of
ground, and it's situation is on the east
side of the Plaza, opposite the Midway
1t is near the great entrances from thu
steam and trolley railway station al
the extreme north end Of the exposition
| grounds.
At the exposition will be seen and
heard the largest and finest set oi
church bells in this country; in fact
they are little, if any, inferior in siz(
or musical quality to the most famou{
European chimes of Copenhagen, Wesri
minister Client Or Amsterdam. These
carillons, as they are termed by theit
French originators, which will delight
the visitors to the All-American Expo,
sition next year, have a peculiar histot
ry. Although they have been in thii
country more than 80 years and theil
fine qualities are we'll known, their SUI
perb tones have never been advans
tageously heard. For over quarter oi
a century they have hung with duml
1 tongues in the silence and gloom of tht
tall tower of Buffalo's big Cathedral OF
1 st. Joseph. They were produced by thu
/ noted French bellmakers Bolle ct Fills
having been contracted for by Bishop
] Timon in 1865 at cost of about $25, 900
They were cast in 1866 and exhibited al
the Paris Exposition in 1867, being there
awarded a gold medal. They reached
Buffalo in 1868 and were then hung ID
st. Joseph's tower, which, however,
proved very unsuitable receptacle, bes
ing damp and Of very limited area. Ate
tempts were made to sound the chimes
but the result was Intellectual and since
1875 the bells have been mute. TherG
are 43 bells in this splendid carillonf
ranging in weight from the small tenor
of Is pounds to the ponderous and so.
norous monster weighing 5,O68 pounds
Each bell is artistically ornamental,
and each bears an inscription in Latin
with some religious phrase, such al
"Deo Uni Trio Laus ct Gloria Sempis
terna," 'Laudate Dominum Omnea
Gentes," Gloria In Excelsis," etc. The
metal of the bells is composite Of "a
parts copper and 225 parts tin.
1t was originally intended that these
chimes should be rung by clockworx,
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