Evening star., 1901-08-01
A B lG MID W. AY DAY
GRAND CARNIVAL OF NATIONS AT
THE BUFFALO EXPOSITION.
Every Feature to He Let Loose-Grand
Pageant Parade-A Genuine Circus
and brilliant Night Display.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

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BUFFALO, N. Y, July 80. 1901.
1t Is expected that Midway day at the
Pan-American exposition on August 8,
will be the biggest in every respect of tho
special days The concessionaires recently
conferred with the exposition mana cement,
with view to proposing what they claim
VIII be the greatest boom the fair has yea
had, and naturally enough the manages
ment readily encouraged these energetic
showmen.
1t is to be a grand carnival OF all me-
tfons by name, and In fact a mammoth
midway performance, occupying an entire
day, night included, and extending In its
many features about every part OF tho
exposition grounds. Briefly, the midway will
be turned loose. wild animals and all ft
20 De regretted that the announcement
OF the event was not made sooner for 70
ls hardly likely that at any other time
during the fair will the visitor get so much
Tor his money. Those who have attended
expositions for the past fifteen years do
not remember OF any such occasion as this,
II Will be a greater Mardi Gras at an eye
position unsurpassed in attractiveness.
Spectacle of the Attractions.
Beginning at 1890 o'clock in the morning
with pageant Of all nations, augmented
by every contrivance that the ingenuity Of
the American Snowman can produce and
every movable part and parcel of the Lane
OF Folly. winding through the grounds
| from end to end. the program will present
a number of events well worth a transcon.
tinentai trip. Any one familiar with the
beauty of the grounds themselves and
aware or the fact that this midway Ia the
most extensive ever created, either In this
country or abroad, can judge what an uns
usual sight next Saturday will witness. AZ
| 80 the grand canal encircling the main
group Of buildings, the lagoon and the lake
! will fill with galy bedecked craft OF every
sort, laden with merrymakers In bright
| costumes, with all the effects that have
made Venetian water fetes so famous At
noon sensational dive Is to be made by
an expert from the electric tower into the
canal at its base. which will be considera-
| bly, deepened at this place for the purpose.
Just from what point on this lofty struc-
| ture the dive will be made is not known.
! but hardly from the summit.
The afternoons entertainment Is to occur
| In the Stadium, the seating capacity OF
which Is to be increased. 1t now accom-
/ modates II, COO A genuine circus will be
| presented here. The Indians will particI-
1 pate in wild west show, with a sham bat
| tie and exhibitions of horsemanship In
conjunction with American cowboys. A
| race between an automobile, q bicycle
horse, a camel and an elephant will be
| more exciting and ridiculous than any
] handicap ever run. Representatives of no
| less than twenty nationalities will contest
| In foot race. which will be followed by
horse race between an Arab, Mexican,
| an Indian. Filipino and a cowboy It
! has been stated that q Mexican peon on q
burro and an Esquimeau on a dog sledge
Will also compete, but II ia thought this
| race will be declared off. An international
cake walk will conclude the Stadium pro-
gram.
Brilliant Night Display.
In the evening the grounds will be trans
cendently brilliant and lavish display OF
fireworks will light up the lake section In
Pains most fantastic style. In the court
OF fountains II is proposed to have a float
ing platform. on which Bolossy Kiralfy Of
spectacular fame will give the ballets and
dances Of his new production, "Constanti-
nople," which is playing six-months en-.
gagement at the Teck Theater 1t Is at
! least equal to his America" OF the worlds
| fair. Special electrical effects will be added
about the lagoon.
There are several large military organi-
| cations encamped on the grounds, and
these will cooperate In the representation
| Of a triumphal march in feudal times
It is generally believed that the day will
be all its promoters announce, and 1t Will
| be the endeavor Of the concessionaires OF
the exposition to awake from the lethar-
gic sleep which holds them In somnolent
apathy those who have remained away
| from this earthly paradise" 1t might also
be said that the concessionaires do not
know what to think Of the people Of Buff
| falo, who seem SO lacking In enthusiasm
over an enterprise which has charmed
thousands Of visitors from abroad 1t 10
mainly Buffalo and the surrounding terri.
! tory that Is over-sleeping.