Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-04-25

[C1icf Of Mechanical and Electrical Bureau, Pan.
American Exposition1
harmony with the general setting, and
though, while in the daytime they
serve no lighting purpose whatever,
at night such supports become all inn
portant
1t is intended that the lighting in
the Esplanade. while maintaining the
lighting unit throughout, which is es-
sental for the purpose of traffic, shall
he increased in decorative effect
gradually from the entrance to the
surroundings of the Electric Tower,
which location las been designed as
the climax of electrical and fountain
effects.
Advantage has been taken through
out the grounds OF the different pat
terms of details Of staff to produce an
effect of translucency of the staff
itself. While the light will stand out
plainly, there will be no visible evil
dcnce of its source.
The fountain displays throughout the
courts will follow the same idea as the
llI.llE, anu IIlC ClluitlA W III bt Ab tAS
Electric Tower In short, as the visit
or advances toward the big centerpiece
of the Exposition lie will realize that
all the decorative effects increase from
the quiet to the strenuous, though the
change will be so gradual rs to be al
most imperceptible.
The lights and water will he of the
same tone. The sky lines will be de-
fined by the United States Government
group of buildings on the east and the
Horticultural group on the west. Thus
the effects will be nicely framed.
In the Fountain of Man the motion of
the water will be very quiet. In the
Fountain of Abundance, at the foot of
the Court of Fountains, the motion will
be rapid, giving the effect of n great
quantity OF water, as the name implies,
in order to complete the parallel of eff
fccts of light and water. The basin of
the Court of Fountains will be filled
with large jets of water thrown verti-
cally and called pillar jets, all illumi-
mated with circles of incandescent
lights taken up by the projected water
and will be again reflected on the sur
face of the basin by the water in agita-
ton from the falling drops.
In this basin also will be located
groups of water figures, formed by the
manner in which the water is projected
into the shape of large wheat sheaves
and lilies. There will be IL or more of
these water figures, about IL feet high,
on the center axis of the Court OF
Fountains.
There will be a group of statuary
representing the Genius of Water just
north of the Court OF Fountains basin.
In front of this group water will lie
made to boil in a manner serving 10
carry out the sculptOr's idea. 1t will be
in constant violent agitation, rising to
a height OF fOur or five feet above the
level Of the surrounding water in the
basin.
The climax Of the spectacular light
ing effects will be reached im the
basin In front Of the Electric Tower
and OF the water effects in the niche
in the Tower, which is 40 feet above
the basin. On each side of the central
axis of the structure will he located
two groups Of jets of water. with q
large pillar jets, throwing water to q
height Of 80 feet. On the arc Of thu
circle whose center Is the niche II
the Tower will be located some 4:
large jets. throwing water in parabol,
curves toward the cascade in front o.
the niche. These Jets will be arrange,
so as to make very ragged stream
that is to say, not broken up as mucl
as liz the spray jets. From the nicb
itself water VIII be thrown by mean
OF dehector, breaking the entire vol
ume-13,OOO gallons per minute-int
| an immense water screen.
The arrangement of the color disk
to blend the pFismatic colors of Iigh
thrown on the water In front of th
Electric Tower Win he operated so a
to produce a gradual but cOnstan
play OF changing eoiors. -
The decorative lighting Of the build
ings In the grounds takes advantag
OF the many designs In stan and bring