Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-01-18
FROM THE ELECTRIC CITY,
Notes About The Pan-Amerlcan Expo
sIti0n at Buffalo,.

We have received the following in
teresting letter from Mr., E F. Fisher,
an old Staunton boy, now located at
Buffalo, n. Y, giving description OF
the preparations for the Pan American
Exposition to be held In that city:
Buffalo. N. Y, Jan. 15,-Buffalo is
now attired in winters garb, and one
must be careful in walking along the
slippery, ice glazed streets, OF an lneV!
table fall will result The grip, too, is
making rapid head way and is gathering
| in it's victims thick and fast. 1t shows
no preference, rich and poor, fat and
lean, tall and stout, old and young
share alike its disagreeable symptoms.
But Notwithstanding the cold wealth
err the work on the PanAmerican Tx
| position goes steadily On. That 1t will
be a success is far beyond doubt. 10
the lovers of the beautiful il will be a
scene of SURPRISING magnihcence. The
artistic colorings and plans of the
buildings are dainty and enhancing to
an extreme, and when the gates are
thrown open to the public or May l, il
will be signal for overwhelming praise
from an army OF visitors.
1t is estimated that already nearly
million people have visited the expo
sition grounds. The exposition vii
cost nearly 81 900, 900, and an outlay
of SO. OOO, 900 alone is being spent or
the Midway, which, it is said, will IA
surpass the famous Midway of th'
Worlds Fair at Chicago. To enumer
ate the varied attractions that will b.
seen here would be to take up to-
much room, but one cannot miss tell
ing Of few attractions-"A trip t.
, the Moon" Bostock's animal show
Darkness and DAWN the famou
, captive balloon from the late Paris ez
position, the "Johnstown Flood,
scenic railroads, beauty shows, pane
r ramas, etc., will be there galore to lur
/, away the almighty dollar that the viz
itor will bring along with him.
The electrical display at this expos
D sit1on will eclipse all former exhib
q tions. Niagara Fails-that rushing
dashing, ceasless cataract-will flu
v niyh tue power that will supply tt
b mighty fluid to the thousands of invi
g lille wires that will run through al
about the dslicately tinted bull
ings. and where, at touch Of bu
ton or the pulling OF lever will tut
- | QarkQcBb lntO d fClleHD iO Aoit AstA
Is And then, looking up, there is Il
: Howard Electrical Tower, 39l fe
high, with its thousands OF incande
le cent lights, and its huge search light
t. that will send their penetrating ra
Is down into the city Of Buffalo and Of
vl-far out-upon the broad. watery
> panse OF Lake Erie, and then aga
Is their rays will be turned heavenwa
ss and shoot into that vast OCEAN
Is nothinglsss space.
Ny pencil point cannot give mo
than slight description OF what I'll
beauty exposition will be. One mu
see it for himself and then the verd
l. viii be surprisingly grand.
! Buffalo is being well supplied WI
= good things theatrical. The coml
t. week will usher in three nights
IS Grand English Opera from New 70
city. at which some of the great ST
viii appear and sing, VIM. Gillette
Forham's comedians come we
g. later, and Della Fox, that queen
a. song, will hold the boards commence =
lv Jan. 81. IL L