Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-08-05
REVIVED
From Its Loss by
Fire.
New Buildings For Pitts
burg Exposition
Will Take Place Of Those Destroy.
ed In March.

When on the evening OF Wednesday
Sept I, the Pittsburg Exposition
opens for their season Of 1901, there
will be general wonderment among
the thousands of visitOrs at the SUR
prisinS changes wrought since 1t
slosed it's doors last October.
II will be remembered that in
March OF this year firs eompletcly de-
stroyed tho big main building with
its many costly exhibits, and Its shell
for band ami orchestra concerts. De-
termined not to miss q seascn, tho
Exposition directors the very next
day planned to rebuild on u lsrgor
and more elaborate scale. Arcnitects
aud contractors were called In foe
consultation, work OF construction To-
volviug an outlay OF fully s45O,o0o was
decided upon and night and day work
ban since bees, pushed. with the re.
suit that, spicS and span. in cnstly
now dress, the Pirtsturg Exposition
will be ready 20 welcome the public
OH the date originally fixed early In
January
Difficulties, Of course, there have
been galore in carrying out succesB-
fully sr great an undertaking, but
noteworthy It Is that not once was
there thought of altering the open
ing date, Sept. 4. On that night John
Philip Sousa and his famous band
will dedicate the hne new music hall.
to the strains Of march that the
great bandmaster is now composing
especially for the occasion.
In place of the one main structure.
through whose portals last year there
passed 100000 persons, there now
stand two monster structures. each
highly steel-arched and ireproofed
within, and beautiHed with the finest
of pressed brick and stone trimmings
without One of these is the main
building proper, and so nearly com.
pleted is 1t at this date that the
raised floors are being erected for the
use Of exhibitors In locating their
booths. A pleasing feature here will
be a promenade "a feet wide, and run.
ming unobstructed the entire length
Of the building, $50 feet.
The other of the two structures Is a
magnificent music hall, in whose erec.
ton the Exposition management
! takes especial pride, since it's mead
has been so urgent through all the
years Of past seasons. The front
alone OF this hall, or more properly
speaking, temple Of music. 10 worth
a journey Of many miles to behold.
: The interior arrangements leave moth
ing to be desired. A large stage, per.
1ectly equipped, will be available for
S great musical and theatrical enter.
talnments; comfortable opera chairs
will provide seating for 5000 persons !;
i thousands OF incandescent lights will
a furnish gorgeous Illumination; the
acoustics will he as nearly perfect as
: can be, and extra exits for use in case
. Of fire will be found in satisfactory
number. Naturally, under such con
: ditions, the daily Exposition concerts
/: will gain in favor and be more enjoy,
able than ever before was possible.
AS already stated the Sousa band
$ will be the opening attraction for
g what promises to be a season of un
approached brilliancy in every way
}. Following this organization will come
:, Walter Damrosch and his New York
Symphony orchestra. Third on the
a list is the Royal Italian Banda Rossa
!. with the noted Eusenio Sorrentiro as
conductor, while closing the season
v will come Emil Paur, who~s ac
n complishments Ms diractor Of the high
class Philharmonic orchestra created
genuine sensations In New York 81
last winter.
Naturally much interest attaches I,
u the character Of the exhibits. AS tn,
h hre In March destroyed every vestigt
o. those stored in the main building
together with the booths shelterinl
them, there viii be only new onel
this year. glance at the drawing.
for some OF the booths now under cor
|" Ftruction has convinced the manage
Il ment { Vt for artistic beauty and cost
Illness they will outstrip by far any
Is thing ever displayed at the Poin
II show.
In brie:. then. when the doors q
g. fhe rsjuvenated Pittsburg Expositio,
. swing open ON Sept 4, there will hav,
been expendad In the interest OF IL.
patrons half million dollars In nov
n bulldogs, the four finest musicsl or
- ganihat,ons ohtainSblo In the Uultei
" States will have been engaged q
o enormous cost and q lius Of exhibit.
n entirely new viii have been arranged
in addition to otner Interesting attrac
tions almost too numerous for men
rion