The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-11


Around the Great BuiIdinEs-The
sIoSt Complete horticultural Dis
play Ever SeeB-Other Features.
BUFFALO. n Y May 1.-THE grand
canal encircIinE the great exhibition
/ buildings. mirror lakes and grottoes.
/ through which visitors are taken for
/ trips in electric launches, has proved one
/ Of the many enjoyable features Of the
} Tau-AneTican Exposition
The gTOttOes are the work of Rudolph
UlTich, the landscape architect Of the ex-
position. and all who visit them viii pro
nounce them most realistic.
The TriUmphal Causeway is one Of the
/ finest structures of the kind ever erected.
surprising the Great Alexander Bridge of
I the Paris Exposition, which was deemed
4 magnificent work II spans the neck of
water between the two delightful mirror
! lakes, near the southern entrance to the
exposition grounds, and 1t rests upon four
monumental piers, each I09 feet in height
All Of the electric launches on the can
ais of the exposition VIII pass beneath
/ the bridge, and in doing so viii carry their
passengers through the wonderfully weird
and fascinating grottoes.
There are two channels running beneath
the bridge, one of which is tTaversed by
/ boats going westward, the other by boats
going toward the east Each Of the chan
nels has length Of 400 feet, and one has
| a pink light effect, the other an illumina-
ton in green. all Of the lighting done by
/ lamps deity concealed by the magic
/ hands Of sliIIfuI 81 actricians-
| Extending off from the main channels.
! here and there, are short openings reach
/ ing out toward the opposite channel.
| through which beaUtifur views are obtain
! ed on the sides OF the channels there
/ are pretty waterfalls and cascades where
] the water leaps over rocks that gIisten
/ under the light effects. All about, on ey--
! cry side weird effects are created by
/ scraggy tree trunks, stumps and crooked
! limbs. all arranged in the most unusual
! forms. giving the Impression that the cav
/ ems were created by a great uDheavaI or
! by the erosion of swift running, power
/ ful streams of water forced through this
! subterranean passageway- Rocks stand
/ about as though left there by thu mighty
! flood StalaCtites hang from the roof Of
! the Srottoes. and staldgmites are there
! All who have visited the Mammoth Cave
/ Of Kentucky or other similar strange and
/ wonderful places in the earth VIII enjoy
/ anew the delightful experience of cave
! travel only thar the entire trip viii be by
! boat propelled by that modern power cleo
J IiCity- IN fancy the mind VIII run back
/ ID the ride on the famous Echo River Of
/ Eentucky's rema rkabIe cave, but the
. heart VIII feel glad that there are no
! places like the Fat Mans Misery to pass
! through.
These Erottoes of the Pau-Americau are
I surprising and delightful at every point
/ and every turn The pink and green iIlu-
mination of the respective channels give a
I
! experience Of the trip all the more thrill
/ ing.
! To pass from bright sunlight into the
! depths of either channel Of the arotto~s is
! uomentariIy startling, for the eyes Of al
/ who have become accustomed to the light
/ Of the grottocs before the full beauty and
/ grandeur of the creation Is appreciated.
/ But when the eyes have famiIiaTized
/ themselves with the pink or the green
( light the wonders of the place are ap-
! Prcciated and there comes a feeling Of
/ aEazement that such a scene is possible
/ on the grounds Of the exposition The
( gobIin-Iike effect, the scraggy appearance
/ of the grottOes. fascinate all. rendering
! the trip beneath the TriumphaI Cause
/ way memorable Many will say that on
/ account of its own beautiful appearance
! and creation the TriumThaI Bridge is well
| named, but after passing through the
! grottoes they VIII associate the name Of
/ the bridge with the triumph and glory at
1 tanned in the subterraneaa passagewavs-
one Of the most elaborate exhibits of the
/ kind ever collected may. be seen in The
/ Horticulture Building Of the Exposition.
/ The Horticulture Building Is an exhibit
! IN itself being the hSads0mest temporary
structure ever built for such purpose
! The approach 10 this building comprises
-
| well worth a careful examination. From
! the Esplanade the approach curves past
/ one Of the elegant fountains. with its ba-
/ sins Of aquatic plants the pathway form
! ing incline that reaches 70 the mag
I nificeut eastern entrances OF the building
This incline Is bOrdeTed by many odd va
/ Tieties OF fruiUnE trees and shrubs. inter
: sperSed with massive vases containing
: beautiful tropical foliage effects as we'll as
many. CCd boomers and lTuIL plants that
! are unusual and seldom seen even in the
J greenhouses in the laJlJtzti- - IS,-.ir,+-5-
/ LaTE" as the Horticulture Building IS It
| viii not contain all Of the horticulture ex-
| hibits. as many semI-JrOpical ferns, palms,
! and various other species OF trees, vines,
{ shrubs. End Towering plants are planted in
/ different localities about the building
! Absence Of straight lines IN laying out
! the walks with al apparent natural care
/ lessness IN connection with the whole plan,
/ together with the blending Of color with
! the quiet green grass plots cGnSpire to
/ gether TO render the surroundings Of the
J
+ fuI significance Inc area called the Music
! Garden contains about 20 beds aggTegat-
/ ing over 3g1Q@J square feet. comprising
! many different sizes and containing
/ great variety or Towering plants which
/ viii be- extremely gay with color during
/ the exposition.
! one hundred and fifty thousand bulbs
/ were planted last fall consisting Of hya-
/ ciEthS. tulips uarciSEuSeS. lgnGUiIs- Span
( ish iris. etc These bulbs are now bedeCk-
{ ing tHemseIEas ia the brightest and most
! gorgeous cH'nrS-
/ They VIII be- al their brightest and best
I IN May, and from this time on this flower
/ section viii constantly change being ar
month after month during 1.-THE whole sea
soon
All these beds are filed with exhibits
contributed by upward Of fifty Of the lead
I ing horticultural firms Of the country
For exotic plants. Conservatives have
been provided In connection with the HOT-
ticulture Building these cOlScrVatoTies
are semi-ciTcular IN form. connecting the
/ HDrticuItUT- Building with the Mines
/ Building temperatures herein are suit
able for the proper care Of the exhibits
| Of tender tropical sTDvths. Here as ev-
/ erywhere IN TINS section Of the e-noSf-
/ ton, continuous attraction has been care
fully considered and Il viii make but lit
! tie difference whether the visitor fnsDects
/ these collections III May, July or October.
! the contents OF The Conservatives will be
! exceedingly fine.
An interesting feature Of the HCrticuI-
/ ture Department VIII be the series Of
/ flower shows 10 be held from the open