The evening times., 1901-05-21
BRILLIANCY At BUFFALO
Wonderful Lighting Effects at the
Pan-AmericaR Exposition.

The illumination of the Electric
/ Tower md the Temple of Music a
Source OF Admiration and Favor
abIe Commcnt-Unique Features.
! Night after night as the Pan-Americau
! EXpcsitiO& grounds are Illuminated, the
/ admiration OF the wondrous beauty Of
! tks effects obtained becomes more intense
/ 1t is recognized that q remarkable feat
/ has been accomplished. and the public is
/ free to admit that such glorious lighting
/ effects have never been Witnessed in any
/ part of the world.
/ When one locks Hpo1 this veritable city
! Of light. it is hard to realize that the
/ chance leaving of a japanese fan in the
/ laboratory Of Thomas A Edison made
/ the perfection of the incandescent lamp.
! with which the exposition grounds are
/ lighted, possibility
/ Edison had tried everything as a mate
rial for a flament making Just when he
I was seeking for new materials with which
( to continue his experiments he ran across
+ The old fan, and taking a strip from one
/ Of the ribs. he carbOnized it The result
was The long burning light that gives
such beauty to the Pan-American Exposi-
ton
/ lowed by search throughout the world
for exactly the same kind of bamboo.
Into the fever-stricllen swamps of the
Amazon men pushed their way and have
never since been heard from. Through
the wild jEngles Of Sumatra, the rare ma
terlai, which was to give the world this
perfect light, was sought. Deep into the
! interior Of Japan one man worked his
way, and there the peculiar fibre was
found.
Such facts as these are Of great inter
est when the whole world marveIs at such
magnificent lighting effects as are now
nightly witnessed at the Pan-American
Exposition. Before incandescent lighting
was discovered, it was impossible to make
the evening opening of great expositions
a success, and the thought arises, would
there have been a great spectacular. cleo
trical Pau-American rz7nosftion if that
old ian had not been let in Edison's
Workshop
One Of the most effective pieces Of fllu-
mination 70 be seen upon the grounds Of
the eXposition-aiways excepting the
Electric Towers the Temple of Music.
This building is situated in the southwest
of the Court Of Fountains. having this
great court with it's surrounding build
ings on the one side, and the west wing
Of the Espianade with the Graphic Arts.
Horticulture, and Mines Buildings, on the
other
All these structures are brilliantly nIu-
minated at night, ana the Temple of Iu-
sic, with its octagonaI form and its dome
and other elaborate architectural feat
ures. constitutes a most effective part
Of the fIluminations at this point, for all
its picturesque and graceful outlines are
traced in rows upon rows OF these incan-
descent lamps.
So powerful is the illumination thus
produced. that the brilliant coIoring Of
the various architectural features of the
building can be seen as plainly as under
the light Of the sun. and the effect is
more enhancing than it could be by day,
inasmUch IS a fatryIand aspect is i'm
parted by the lightning at night.
One Of the prettiest pieces Of decoration
in connection with the interior OF the ez-
position structures Is that in the grand
dome Of the Electricity Building. The col
ors Of the decorations IN this magnificent /
and beautiful structure are cream, light
gree Hand heIiotrope Tarlton drapery is
the material used, and high up in the
dome. right over the Westinghouse eXhib-
il, canopy top IS formed, the beautiful I
CTaDery stretching out in graceful form
to all sides from common centre
Midway between the floor and the top
of the dome, four great signs Of the /
Westinghouse Company are placed. one
on each side Of the square occupied by
their exhibit. In these signs there are q /
total of nearly 1,0O) incandgsCeut lamps.
the effect being attractive and beautiful
in the extreme.
It is worthy of note that the decoration
arranged for the dome of the Electricity
Building is to be seen in all its grandeur
BY night IS well as by day. as it is lighted !
By &ernst lamps This lamp Is the latest |
electric-hghting invention, and it offers /
great promise Of rcvolutionizing the art
Ey its Use q remarkable saving IS made /
in loss Of the electric energy. and in the |
dome there are about 100 of these wonder
fuI lamps. representing approximately,
about 5000 candle