Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-18
\ CITY or WONDERFUL NIGHT.

The daylight beauty of the Pan
American exposition will long be re-
ncmbered by the visitor; it's loneliness
n night can scarcely be forgotten.
| Very fitly the Examinations are the
,rowninr glory of the celebration. meet
reminder OF electricity's modern tfi-
umphs and of the special achievement
| at hJrnt ssing Niagara. Niagara itself
| supplies the power. one does not for
| get IL in the presence Of the scenes
| fascination. and the thought lends a
re- Increment Of mystery and ro-
| nance. says writer in the New York
| sun.
| Even if one knew how it was done
| the mystery would be no less. The
| electrical engineer. whose mind is of
| the calibrc that achieves such a result
as this admits that the mystery = all
around him stiI. He knows what he
himself ana others have done hut be
| yond II Il the unpumbed force that
makes his work possible. And ro-
mar surely. il is more than a vision
| nf brilliant light that fills our mind.
the imagination embracing also that
| other scene of natural grandeur. trav-
| cling tn and fro from the tremendous
l
magic Of the other, that, So over
| WhelminEly vaster than man. this. q
contrivance Of man 50 perfectly con
trollcd. and both related rs cause and
effect. i cable linking the ageless Won
der ~ the savage man with the Won
de; Of our own age. \ romance. in
| deed, unless we are merely overgrowu
children spoiled by the favors of civili-
| il, !,
mattcr Of course as we took our daily
! meals in childhood.
But the scene itscIf-we take our
Gtanf upon the slope of the Tri-
umphal bridge Il little before half-past
eight. 4 vantage point Of sight that
the visitor should not miss. The sun
has set on the left. leaving only A rosy
glow. fast fading out: the sky has
| grown To the amplitude of height and
! breadth very noticeable at twilight
lnG its gathering gray is absorbing
the sharp outlines of the electric tower
The latter. also. is yielding to the
larger influences around it. its ivory
md green and gold melting into dove
Nkr TINS. definition lost in an effect
| "a tom. it's soaring character checked
- 4 looming mass the upper parts Of
|
upper darkness: the Statue Of Light
| 'Ntincuished. Meanwhile the arches.
! urrcts. and cupolas of the piazza be-
N"nd are rcceding from the view: the
| srray of the fountains. shredded by
he evening breeze presents a further
| Illusion of atmosphere: the scene
framed iii by dark masses Of the near
buildings. takes on a suggestion of
III" vault Of sky The suspense of the
waiting thousands is becoming tense
| They spread over the esplanade. clus-
| ter round the bandstand. line the
oainstrades and terraces. showing as
| black patches in the faint illumination
| II few clusters of light.
| suddenly these expire. We peer into
concave of gray gloom in which all
| "Tris are blurred. Only for moment.
The darkness is scarcely comprehended
| pefore we are aware IF bunch Of dull
"sc glow: another and another. on and
| - IN np"n ranks. as the eye travels
ou1d the black hasin of the court. and
| ,nnWs them for lunches of light on the
tops OF the bronzed standards. Yet
they arc so faint at first that thew
| 'Carrely count for light. rather as
% luminosity. And even then a larger
! wonder grows. The shaft of the tower
| instant ago opaque and dull. quiv
| rs with faint flush as of returning
nlmaficn. and All around the court
ne attendant buildings respond to the
impulse. mere blush at first. the
art suffusion gathers volume. passing
rom rose tn primrose. The shaft of
nc tower blossoms into patterns of
'Sht, IFS crown begins to shine with
o3ic clusters OF gems; gems and pat
rms quicken into vibration and n mo-
nent later the slim structure energies
'n'p shape. shakes Itself free in a new |
case Of anma ton and scars into the |
Ky with burst Of light that is echoed
turrat dome and cupola and along
K lines Of roofs and loggias. white |
&c wh"lc court has c,Cme alive wiz |
.nr'iaorsarFS. |
Afar in tie night the watcher ~