The daily sentinel., 1901-05-20

president Of the United States
Music.
Address by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge OF Mas
sachusetts
Poem written for the occasion by Frederic
Almy.
Address by the Hon Timothy L. Woodruff
lieutenant governor of the State Of New York
America by band. orpheus and audience.
Benedicton by the Right Rev. William D.
Walker, bishop of western New York.
At noon there was an exhibition of
scientific kitehying by Mr.. e. l. Hors-
man. scientific kite expert Of New
York, and his staff of kitefliers. This
consisted of tandem kites and Eddy
war kites. suspendng the American
flag and dschargins American flags in
the form of parachutes. Others sup
porting great banner bearing the
word welcome" with others bearing
different flags and streamers at various
heights. There were also flown tan
dems of naval block kites and keel
kites with hags and tandem of yacht
or ship kites.
AT the close of the ceremonies in the
Temple of Music there was great dis
play of day fireworks, including
grand salute Of l25 aerial guns fired
from steel mortarS. the ascent Of 27
large 12 foot gas balloons, each letter
ed with the name of one OF the Pan
American countries and carrying the
flag of the country: salute to the states.
46 mammoth cannon report rockets,
one for each state of the Union. fred
simultaneously; magnificent display Of
Japanese daylight fireworks, released
In midair from japanese bombs; oricn-
tai kite display, exhibiting $50 kites,
from which will be displayed Pan
American flags and the New York State
flag: daylight bomb cloud shells. setting
free American and Pan-American flags.
with souvenirs of the dedication day:
simultaneous discharge of 1000 small
gas balloons, sent up in triplets, each
bearing souvenir of the dedication
day; grand American salute. consist
ing of 500 large gun cotton rockets.
The completed Exposition is a dis
tinct triumph in countless ways New
err before has there been such an eff
fort put forth to produce rich decora-
tive effects. These are to be seen in
| the symmetrical arrangement of the
I buildings around spacious courts. the
! glow of color upon all the buildings,
| the play of fountains and cascades, the
profusion of blossoming flowers. the
generous use of intricate nodded orna-
ments upon the buildings, the great
number of sculptured groups by fa-
nous American sculptors and at night
the softly diffused yet brilliant lighting
effects produced by means of more
than 100000 incandescent electric
lamps upon buildings and throughout
the grounds.
The grounds of the Exposition com
prise some $50 acres, very accessible
by steam and electric lines from all
parts of Buffalo. When it is recalled
that it was only the 4th day of last
June that the first piece of timber was
raised aloft as the beginning Of what
Is now magnificent Exposition city.
one can but marvel at the executive
force which has brought this work to
it's present state of completeness.
The cost of the Exposition as it now
appears is approximately $1OOOo,ooO,
exclusive of exhibits. OF this sum the
Midway represents an expenditure OF
about 100000. Nothing seems to
have been forgotten in perfecting the
plan, and there is every conveniepce
for the visitor and an abundance for
him to examine and enjoy. The admis-
sion price is the same as usual at expo
sitions. half dollar. but 1t entities one
to a full day at the most beautiful fes-
tival of the kind that has ever been
brought into existence. No pen will
be SO presumptuous as to attempt to
describe the architectural and color
beauty of the Pan-American Exposi-
ton. 1t is magnificent, an extrav va
CANT. dream brought to a harmonious
and beautiful realization. The triumph
of the architect, the colorist. the land
scape architect, the sculptor and the
electrician is complete.
There are about $50 buildings in the
| Exposition plot. of all sizes and de-
| scriptions. and an abundance for every
one to see, no matter how long he may
choose to remain. The most novel ex-
| hibits perhaps are to be found in the
Electricity building, for in that partic-
| ular science wonderful strides have
been made within the last few years.
Notably among these is the transform
er plant. where 5000 horsepower is re-
ceived from Niagara Falls by cable at
a pressure Of 900 volts and stepped
down to 1900 volts. This power Is
used for lighting the vast Exposition
area. daylight brilliancy will per-
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