The Washington times., 1904-05-22

short. all the adjuncts required in order
CONGREGATIONS and saving life. The fire
men. some Of whom have won medals
for bravery in city service. Will
perform acts Of great daring. men and
women will be saved in the nick OF
time, and in every respect this emit
tainment will show the actual workiI.
OF the most modern fire-fighters
The Siberian Railway Company has q
concession which WILL take the visitor
on "A Trip to Siberia" The passenger
boards a train at Russian station, the
three coaches being Of the Russian pat
tern, and is whisked along past real and
illusory things representing objects and
scenes IN the heart of Siberia A Rus
sian tea garden Is in this concession,
and there is on hand a Russian hand. a
company of Cossac ks. and a number of
other natives Of the Cars domains.
Under and Over the Sea.
One OF the most wonderful illusions is
that produced by the .concessionaires
who operate the entertainment known as
Under and over tire Sea" Enter q
submarine boat; hatches are clapped
shut: away speeds the craft into and
under the water. IN which the passenger
sees fishes and strange marine monsters.
The submarine boat comes 70 the sur
face on the other side OF the ocean
and the passenger finds himself in the
midst OF the glories and gayeties of
Paris. Having stated himself on things
Partisan. he climbs into an airship and
sails serenely hut swiftly back over
the ocean to St. Louis, where he alights,
not many minutes after his first intro
duction 10 the submarine section.
Would you behold The Spotted Rat"
The Haunted Castle" The Bridge Of
Signs" The Aenagerie," The De
mons Kindergarten" or THE Dance Of
the Phosphorescent Phantoms?" II is
only necessary 20 visit the Pike and
turn in at the place marked Magic
Whirlpool" Here you may be whirled
around the brink OF a giant waterfall
forty feet high, in a boat. then dashed
safely but thrillingly TO the bottom,
where you will enter a tunnel in which
may be seen the spectacular effects that
carry such fantastic names. After a
terrifying whirl the boat suddenly
energies into the center Of the basin
into which the water Of the big cararact
plunEes.
The craft circles several times about
feet high, then the passenger IS landed"
near the point OF embarkation. The me
chanical contrivances which make this
thrilling trip possible are novel and ex-
tremely ingenious. The front of this
concession space will be open TO The
Pike thoroughfare. so that all who walk
thereon may see the plunge OF the Wa
ter and the drop Of the boat into the
basin. The space occupied by the con-
cession is 400 feet long. though the boat
travels 1000 feet
The Streets of Seville.
Mrs. Matte Mccall Travis. of Plain
well. Mich, the pioneer woman conces-
sionaire, presents The Streets Of Sc,
Vile" on The Pike. Typical scenes In
Spain are reproduced, among them the
Court Of Lions at the Alhambra. the
Market Place of Triana. and the Gypsy
Lane at Barcelona. Here gypsy for
tune tellers are active. Booths in which
Spanish and Mexican goods will be sold
and manufactured are in the Market
Place Of Triana. The Court Of Lions
which is pronounced the most beautifu
part Of the most beautiful building in
Spain, is reproduced In detail. including
the sculptured lions which support the