The Van Buren press., 1904-05-21


veuience Of visitors.
The Galveston Flood building
contains vivid illustration of the dis
aster which overlook this delightful
Southland city and concludes with "a
picture of the reconstruction.
The vast entertainment is given on a
stage that has prucenium opening l5O
x3OO feet. 1t begins by showing Gal
weston at the close of u delightful SUN
mer day. Peace broods over land aud
sea rs the sun sinks oelow the sky line,
leaving behind soft shadows and gentle
breezes blowing from the gulf to the
city, whose inhabitants are closeing up
their business places and enjoying the
hour, Shortly after bank of clouds
gather in the wake of the setting sun in
cathedral like shape and form phantom
city, The Cupolas, towering domes and
lofty colOnades are Rilded into molten
glory by the last artistic touch Of the
brush of the fading light, From the
deck Of an incoming vessel one can see
the lights of the city cleaning through
the night like stars, trains can be heard
aud seen running out Of aud into the
city with lighted windows and the glow
ing port holes of the shipping in the
otfng Indicate the life inside Of the big
hulls that swing lazily at their anchors,
From the land comes the sound of the
angelus bells in the churches, adding
sweet solenity to the scene.
Suddenly the ASPECT of everything
undergoes u change. ihe clouds have
increased and are sweeping forward IN
4 threatening manner. Rain begins
to fail, the breeze has increased to u
gale, lightning is viciously flashing its
telegraph message TO earth that storm
Is approaching The gale becomes II
hurricane and the shrieking winds call
the waters TO u work of destruction,
Responsive to the cry, the gulf heaves
into white crested waves, and rolling
forward dash on the shell beach, Pro-
voked by the storm = lash, they rise
higher and higher and finally one gi.
gantic roller, a very avalanche of water,
sweeps forward aud the city is inEulfed
The scene beggars description The
cyclone, the bowling tempest, the
laundering waves, kissing rain and the
spiteful lightning accentuate u disaster
for Galveston.
Then when the tempest has done its
deadly work, the waters reCede, the
winds become u breeze and the moon
comes from her hiding place hehind the
clouds and we see u newer aud more
glorious Galveston,
The realistic tripof From New York
to the North Pole, given in the North
Pole building tells in II graphic man
ner how u vessel, starting from New
York, attempts 10 reach the Pole, but
becoming jamed in the ice, the parGy Of
discoverers make dash over It by sleds
10 their goal A tank Of real water
$50 feet long, 80 feet wide aud eight
feet deep, is required In this biggest OF
all water shows ana 100 men are used
TO operate the effects aud machinery,
The opening scene shows the shipping
iu the North river at New York at dawn
animated and truthful. The steamer
starts on her long voyage aud ~ the
coast is skirted all Of the familiar sights
on land are seen FROM the deck Then
the nose Of the vessel Is turned toward
the seR and soou she N but a speck on
the wide expanse of water. She Ia next
sighted IN the high latitules Ice is seen
floating by IN the shape Of huge tee
burgS, The wall Of the eternal ice
pack Is approached and finally the dar,
ing advrntnrers hnd their ship In the
grip Of the lee King,
Now they take sleds and start on the
hstpart Of the journey to the Pole which
they reach and see the sun from the
North peak Of the earth, The stars aud
stripes ARE unrurled, three cheers for
Uncle sam are given aud the party
st,rts on its return trip,
The "Baltlr Abbey building Is a
unique institution, aud viii arouse the
patriotism Of all citizens VI this country
and win the admiration Of foreigners
II will contain vast mnspNm Of the
historical epoches Of this country, morp
important thtu that oI the SnJl hsualm
Institute IN other word, II wll Dr \
war rrlu history ot the Uuitod States,
beginning with the Indian wars, the
French and English war, the Rpvou.
uUnhfy war, the war ct 1919 Mexican
war the struggle Of Texas for bet
Independence, the CiyiI war, Clusters
last liant and that Of the conquest oI
Spain p uolOuics by this country IN the
late Spont.hsAmvfiuhn gonAlut These
ppotus viii be- illustrated IN Wbleaus,
The mosl important conflicts being seen
Ns follows
ruu Revolutionary war, by the BATH,
ul Yorktown the war Ut 1872 by th'
battle Vt Spw Orleans, the the wal %
rasas tor her Independence, by IN,
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