Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-19

eral thousand gallons of water will flow
down this cascade each minute, passing
over many lodges before reaching the level
of the basin. This viii be beautiful enough
by day, but when night comes il will be-
come such dazzling spectacle as has never
before been seen. From a translucent fall
ing mass of clear water 1t will be changed
into cataract of color. Lights combining
all the colOra of the rainbow Will be con-
stantly thrown upon it from behind, while
others, cast by powerful searchllshts from
the front, will add to the gorgeousness OF
the display. The effect will be that OF a
cataract of flame.
Fiery Monsters.
But this will be only one of the features
Of the great electric tower. In Its very
construction there was planned what VIII
be a really startling lighting effect. The
shaft of the tower. springing from the ''ase
at height of seventyfive feet, is treated
with great, decorative panels. which are
fantastically perforated, so that when the
tower is lighted on the inside, at night,
these designs will show in bright shafts
of light. Even more fantastic enects VIII
be produced on the face of the tower py
ali manner of wondrouS, moving electric
pictures. Strange dragons will dart about
in playful antics or mortal combat on the
field of the towers front while other gro
tesque creatures dance or crawl or madly
dash I'D and down. back and torth upon
the facade OF this wonderful structure.
The basin of the fountains, which
stretches in front of the electric tower. IS
already imposing in Its appearance, al
though it Is by no means finished. 1t Is
nearly an eighth of mile in length, and
will contain many fountains, all uniquely
lighted. but none Of them throwing Jets
high enough to obscure the view or the
tower itself from a person standing at the
remote end of the basin. An entirely rev
idea will ha introduced in the illumination
of this basin. In other exhibitions the
lighting of lakes and various bodies OF
water has come either from the lamps
uron their banks or from the lights be-
meath the electric fountains. The main
body of the water has been left black
blot in ire midst of briiiance. Some in
ventive genius has devised or this But
falo show a system of floating lights which
will suffuse the entire surface of the water
with a dull. rich glow-not strong enough
to spoil the contrast between 1t and the
more brilliant ilunina tons, and yet suffi-
Client to make the whole plainly visible.
1t will be like the hue of red-hot iron, and
will change the appearance OF the basin
from that of water into that of a lake Of
molten, ripping metal.
A Lake of Fire.
Here in this basin, as on the tower adj
vantage will again be taken of the enor-
nous amount of electrical energy which is
at the command of the managers and de-
signers of the exposition. Moving electri-
cal pictures Will be thrown upon the sur
face of the lake they Will be thrown
upon the facade of the tower. The plan
for the basin Is a series of combats be-
tween red imps and vari-coored COLLINS.
Their struggles will be furious, but the
imps will win. and slowly drown the COB
Inns. This viii be accomplished by an en-
tirely new electric device. These plans. SO
wonderful in themselves. are being con-
stantly augmented day by day. The fact
of an unlimited and comparatively mex
pensive supply of electricity has bent the
energies of many inventors toward devis-
ing new features of this kind of display.
Aside from these great spectacular fea-