The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-16
WORLDS FAIR FEATURES
interesting Exhibits on "The Pike
The Midway of the ST.
Louis Exposition.


Special to The Bulletin.
ST, Louis, May 1i.-Inside the lin.
It's Of St, Louis has risen suddenly as
if in the night another great metrop5.
lis that will bewilder with its surpass-
ing beauty and compel the admiration
OF all who see it. One almost wishes
that after the fair this capital OF ali
eNpositions could remain standing
even though its avenues and buildings
its pale halls and many hued palaces
were only peopled by the memories Of
the millions that passed through, and
Of the sound OF the babel Of tongues
that rang out in the corridors Of this
gorgeous place of enchlntment Tor
abode Of enohantment it will be when
It's massive gates are thrown open u
the nations OF the earth. Among the
features that will quickly win the at
miration OF the visitor are the Gal
weston Flood" THE Battle Abbey
ana tho New York to the North
Pole.
A most absorbing exhibition will pc
that Of the Galveston Flood, ana q
most picturesque one the trip From
New York to the North Pole, while
to the people OF this country the most
Interesting historically is the Battle
Abbey
They are all located on what is cali.
ed THE Pike" the midway Of the OK.
position, and are close together for
the convenience OF visitors. The
Galveston Flood" building contains
a vivid Illustration Of tic disaster
which overlook this delightful south
land city and concludes with pic
ture OF the reconstruction.
The vast entertainment is given On
a stage that has procenium opening
$50 feet wide, the largest in the world,
the building proper being $50 feet by
300 feet. 1t begins by showing Ga;
weston at the close OF delightful
summer day with peace broodne
over land and sea as the sun sinks be.
low the sky Shortly bank OF cloucs
gather in the wake OF the setting sun
end the aspect OF everything under-
goes o change The clouds have in
creased ana are sweeping forward in
q threatening manner Rain begins
to fall, the lieezc has increased to
gale, lightning is yclOusly flashing It's
telegraph message to earth that q
storm is approaching The gallo Dc.
comes hurricane and the snriehing
winds call the waters to a work OF &C.
slruction. Responsive to the cry. the
gulf heaYes into white crested waves.
and rolling forward dash on the shell
beach. Provoked by the storms lasn,
they rise higher and higher ana hnai
ly one gigantic roller, very ava.
l-nche of water, sweeps forward ana
the city is ingulte1 The scene oc=-
gars description. Tho cyclone, the
bowling tempest, the laundering
waves, kissing rain and the spiteut
lightning acccntuate 2 disaster io-
Galveston.
Then when the tempest has donc 6s
deadly work, the waters recedo, tac,
winds become a breeze like that oil
-ady's fan and the moon comes from
her hiding place behind the clouds
and we see newer and more yloH
,ua Galveston.
The realistic trip of From Now
York to the North Pole given in the
North Pole building, tells in
graphic manner how a vessel starting
rom New York attempts TO reach the
POLE, but becoming iammed In the zee.
he party ct discoveries make a dash
'ycr it by sleds to their goal 4 tank
II real wator $50 feet long, 50 feet
vide and fee. deep is required IN
bis biggest OF ali water shows ana
me hundred mon are used to operate
hc effects and machinery.
The Battle Abbey" building is
Unique institution and will arouse the ]
'atriotism OF all citizens of this couu- T.
ry and win The admiration OF foreign (
r.
lt win contain a vast museum OF !
he historical opochs of this country !
moro important than that Of the .
smithsonian Institute in ether word, d
viii be a war relic history Of the t
'ritpd Stafce hpofnnfno with tho -. y