The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-08-14


ride on the Gorge Hallway, which goes
down on the Canadian side to Queens
town, thence crossing the river again
and up the lower banks of the stream,
on the New York side, getting grand
view OF the wonderful whirlpool rap
ids and falls as we approach the point
from where we started. AtG o'clock
p. III. we took a farewell look, regret
ting that we could not spend several
days there, and returned to the city.
Ata an early hour Monday morning
the party went out to the Exposition
grounds and were soon ushcrcd into
the lrcss building. set apart exclusive
~ for newspaper folks, and were given
Il cordial reception by the energetic
superintendent. Col. Monk Bennett.
and his assistants. From here the
party scattered and were soon viewing
the great show. Several days were
spent on the grounds, and every mem
Der OF the party put in good time.
The site Of the Pan American EN-
position is al ideal one. 1t is on high
ground and includes many acres Of i'm
proved park lands. The grounds are
III the northern part OF buffalo. and
are about one mile in length from north
to south, and half Il mile wide.
Although iiot 50 large rs some other
cXpOsitiOns, the PAN American out
rivals all previous ones in many i'm
portant particulars.
The buildings, of which there are
some twenty very large ones for ex-
hlbIts and about one hundred smaller
ones, including State and foreign
buildings, midway show buildings, etc,
are radiant with color This is q dis
tlnct departure from the custom which
obtained with the earliest expositions
and has been followed up to this time.
At nearly all the cXpositions the build
ings have been white The idea of the
color scheme for cXpositions is not n
new one. 1t has been attempted a
number Of times and as often aban.
doncd. 1t has remained for the crea-
tors of the pan-Amcrican Exposition
to carry out he scheme successfully.
The variety Of c0l0rs adds wondrous
beauty to the scene and relieves the
eye OF that strain which solid white
walls gave.
In the midst of these buildings is a
tower -tl0 feet high, most beautiful in
design and graceful in proportions.
Ibis is tho Electric Tower, pictures
and descriptions of which have made
many thousands Of people eager to
visit the Exposition. Every visitor
Dauscs in wonder and admiration be-
fore this splendid structure. From Il
nlche III tho face of the tower pours n
great volume of water which is broken
into spray by detlectOr and falls upon
broad ledges from which it flows into
MI immense basin, in which nre several
fountains. jets of which rise to n great
height. BY day the scene here is
grand and inspiring. by night, when
thousands of incandescent lights and a
hundred searchlights illuminate tho
tower and it's surroundings, the gran
deur and inspiration are increased a
thousand fold. 1t is n picture that
must linger forever in the memory.
While one stands entranced by the
sight, the color everywhere changes
to purple. and from that to red, and to
blue, tc violet, and to green. Tho
imagination is too feeble to conjure up
true picture of the scene. One must
see these changing colors upon the
tower and water in order to appreciate
splendor. But the brilliant day and
night scenes are not confined to the
Electric Tower and it's basin. One has
but to turn half around to view an
other splendid sight, in the Court of
the Fountains, with it's profusion of
sculpture and Fountains. Here the
water projected into the mir assumes
various beautiful forms, and ut night
all are under the play of vari- -colored
electric lights. Nothing excelling this
picture has ever been created by man
for the pleasure of his fellows. The
framing is superb the great structures
on all sides being aglow with electric
light
Standing upon the Triumphal Bridge,
which is itself an architectural master
piece, with massive pylons and grand
sculpturtured groups, and looking
across the broad Esplanadc to the Court
OF the Fountains one gets view the
remembrance of which must be for
ever.
From this viewpoint it would seem
that tho Electric Tower bounded the
glories of this central part of the Ex-
position, but such is not the fact. Be-
yond the tower, to the north is ono of
the choicest beauty spots, the Plaza.
In the center is magnificent band
stand, from which the most celebrated
bands, such as Sousas, the Mexican
Government Infantry and Francuillis,
give daily and evening concerts.
On tho north arc the Propylaea or
monumental entrances to the Plaza
from the railway station. On the east is
the archcd and lowered entrance to the
Stadium in which tho sDOrts are held.