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

ships. each having a carrying capacity OF
80 persons. After the conductor has shout
ed ''al aboard there will be a tremendous
rafting of chains, as the ship casts Oft,
great hustle about the fastening of port
holes and matches, and, indeed, the crew
will go through all the motions which the
crew of a real airship in full running order
might be expected to go through as she
started on a long voyage. Then the airship
Will really begin to rise. This IS necessary
in order to make the illusion complete. This
will be enhanced by the sinking of the dock
to which she has been mOored, and otner
surrounding objects. The airship goes rap
idly eastward. 1t passes far above the
cities east of Buffalo. Batavia, Rochester,
Syracuse and Albany are all seen from a
great height as the arship sails over them.
After the latter point has been reached the
great monster of the air begins to rise
rapidly. Albany gradually fades from the
sight and the landscape becomes too dim
for the recognition of detail. Higher and
higher the ship sails. Daylight changes TO
darkness and the heavens are Illuminated
with a myriad of stars The moon grows
bigger and bigger and the earth changes
into great bail. which diminshes in size as
the airship scars higher above it, Finally
T. Is simply glowing sphere beneath. as,
from the EARTH the moon is glowing
sphere above. Then the landing is made
upon the moon. The details of what the
travellers are to find upon the moon have
not been given out After a brief stay on
fair Luna, the return trip is made with ire
fectly maintained. meanwhile. Of course,
it is all trick. The real rise of the airsh p
will probably be not more than ten feet. but
1t will be sufficient to give the passengers
the sensation of being lifted. The birds
eye view of the passing country is clever
panoramic effect.
Grounds and Buildings.
The grounds and the buildings Of the
exposition are now beginning to take
herent form. 1t is proudly shouted by its
managers that 1t will be the first exposition
ever to open on time. II 1t does so, there
is no doubt that 1t will break a long record
of delays and unpreparedness. The grounds
are beautifully laid out. An artificial canal
Is already constructed which connects all
departments Of the park, and will give the
usual opportunity for gondolas and launch
es. The landscape gardening is excellent,
so far as one can judge at this early stage
of the work
Buffalo has profited by Chicagos exposi-
ton experience in one respect 1t will be
remembered that a vast problem in the
shape of thousands of unemployed men and
women stared Chicago in the face, after
ues of real estate, improved and vacant
both sharply slumped after the great fair
ended. In Buffalo no man can get work
upon the buildings Of the Pan-American
unless he is actually a voting citizen of
Buffalo, and the construction Of hotels and
buildings which are likely to be useless
after the summers rush is over, is being
rgidly discouraged. The management say
that they want to see every house in Buff
falo a hotel while the fair lasts-that they
hope as many people as can will take
boarders and that they are doing all they
can to bring this about. So there will prob
ably be very little over-building. curl
Gus development of this sensible spirit on
the part of the Buffalonians is a scheme
which will probably make money for its
originator. He has rented large tract Of
vacant property near the exposition
grounds. on which he proposes to erect
several hundred substantial tents. These
will be of different sizes and will be rented
by the week at rates which can only be
considered most reasonable, when they are
compared with the prices that hotels will
naturally charge Arrangements may be
made to light these tents by electricity
and also to use the heating power Of the
fluid in electric ranges for culinary pur-