Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-09-24
FERRIS WHEEL At
TIE WORLDS FAiR

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The great expeditions held durinf
the last fifteen years have produced
two marvellous examples OF engineered
Ing ana constructive ability one %
these. the Eiuol Tower. was dosiFnod
and built by "a Fronchman at Parish
Tor the exposition of 1889 the othoh
the Ferris Wheel, was designed and
built boy the late Geo. w. q Ferris foe
Che Worlds Columbian exposition nh
Chicago. in 1888
Paris again held % great exposition,
BOO 1900 hut failed to produce any feaii
uIt .1 take tl. place e.. tho Einos
Tower ln America, ST. Louis. ln 1900
planned and produced the greatest ou
position the world has oven seem
scores 90 attempts were made 90 la.
vent something more wonderful and
more attractive than me Ferris Vince
hg' as Paris failed to Guido her owt
E.uDl Tower. ao did st. Louis fail d
elua. the nrIamod Ferris Wheel %
tnn Worlds Columbian exposition q.
lNHi Arrangements we're according.
made to ur.ne 'ho Ferris Wheel to th'
Louisiana Purchase exposition. and h
was given O. location near the ec'
Graphical center ot thc grounds
The problem of moving tlo Ffrn.
wheel ium Chicago to SD Louis wa
atapend0ua 81, 200 tons of material. /.
c.ul.ug tho 1O.tOu axle. besides cd
zines. boilers and dorricks aud false
work had .o bo transported ono bur
Irol and seventy five freight ear
were required to move this matcrla
a brief resume of tho dimension
and description ui che Ferris Whot
mLy Dol lnterCst.ug Tho wheel .s bu
upon the bicycle principle. with iu
ufusU tension aI0NUs. O. IaIG Boo. Q
diameter Tho whroI De- goo icon in dl.
meteor HuH stand zoe Tee. high. d
reality % D.. faU Nho..H securely urao
Di ioso.lD Between che outer rims q
cheese wheels .ue oloFOu ton cars af.
suspended Ou t'a inch pins. q fnt
IrnE These car are l3 feet wide. IN
foot lows. . iret h.eh ana WIN corr.
Hl persons each There arc So oI thon
E1 tue total capacity of the wheel
2.iG0 persons AZ several times Zoo it
history the wheel has beon uued b
rs capacity The axle of tha wheel
a solid steel iorsInr. 90 inches u 90.
meter and i5 lDct long.
Tho solid brouls bearings uuu
which 10 rests arc Uneb feet long an
contain nearly tHu toms of metal no.
weight ui tho vince. H carried upo
two fourpust towers. foDt squm
900 top aud iu15l foot GO the bias
These Iu Wrr rest upon solid eunrret
and stUy. beam pillars. which ar. ca.
r.Dl down tO solid rIcN l1 fDof uolo.
tHH umfr. ol JbD Fnuud The towei
Aru m,hor q to tlo bottom of No
mass ot concrete by lNG inch cyobar
sn taat tBe wheel s perfectly SAT
even .u thu most gIu..uf sfurms ~
siIO vibration of fhU vince. in am b
mile un hour wind Or less than
Iuch Tho wheel Ia run by d1uh
reycrs.ug engine with cylinders sos
inch. capable of developing $1,000 bor
power TL power o. applied uuur
a series uf coss to spIo.... chat
which UuH1. NII. uIHs lu tHr 0u
.It. 1f each lu
Two revolution. bro aItoa each pa
sUue.I and thp Time required Dos ro
-1 tU SOD minutes. The view Ilru
'bH haI.Hour 900. Do most .ur.rrsUr
and Instructive Gradually. ls taC m
i.s.Io anal mIghy wheel rolls Que
higher and higher. strand uauoun
HHIuIdt Iu th. ti,N. a uuy million q,
nr exposition Zoo an la grandeur
before you Tho location of O
nhD"' Goo th. cUutgr of thc 20
Euuuda gives one am opportunity
thoroughly mmIilarlo thrmselyt
with thD luy ul ibo grounds and zee
heitrr general llOa of the fair thr
they could by days of trampnF TI
tasrudes lhe Plateau of States.
ihH h'r buildings. foreign uuUdiun
Philippine Reservation. tbe AIR sh
Enclpaurr DOB fact. oyorg point of !
tDrrsI u tHe grounds can bs Sea
from Ihc nIe wheel lu addition. on
gets view oF &c. Louis tbc MasI
a,HH. rItDI aud thg beautiful forest
tH. Hu' and daIos for uuy mlt
.N"'..N.H .'|'. NN..H N| N|IN 800
u.ual0u of the BUILDINGS aud GROUND
simply magnificent Eyo has ut
seen nor ear heard of more lrItn
spectacle cham tho u.eht view of U
great exposition from tHu tou oI d.
Ferris wheel
Hundreds OFF thousand of uaanIe
cent lights huuw fbc outlines off %
the bu.'Iues Boo bold relief TaD Fc
tyal haII aud thp Plateau oI staIesar
flooded .H turn with white. red at
green Ilsufs. maNur startling af
very beautiful oftD0t Tho best poit
io y.sw th,a spnd illumination
from the Ferris wheel
When you so io The fair. DO NOT Ia
to ride upon it
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