The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-06-24

risen suddenly as il in the night an
other great metropolis that will be-
|, wilder with its SURPRISING beauty
and COMPEL the admiration of all
who see it. One almost wishes that
after the Fair this capital of all Ex-
positions could remain standing
even though its avenues and build
ings, 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 ba-
bel OF tongues that rang out in the
corridors OF this gorgeous place OF
enchantment.
To use another simile, il is a
flower. many colored and exquisite
ly beautiful that has bloomed and in
the heart OF these petals that will
quickly win the admiration OF the
visitor-namely the buildings con-
tanning the Galveston Flood"
"The Battle Abbey" and the "New
York to the North Pole"
The most absorbing exhibition will
be that of the Galveston Flood" ="
the most picturesque the trip "From
New York to the North Pole" and
to people Of this country the most
interesting historically the "Ba..ie
Abbey.
They are all located on what is
called "The Pike" the midway of
the Exposition and are close togeth-
er for the convenience Of visitors.
The Galveston Flood" building
contains vivid illustration of the
disaster whice overlook this delight
Iful Southland city and concludes
; with picture Of the reconstruction.
The vast entertainment is given
on a stage that has a prosecium
Opening $50 feet wide, the largest in
the world, the building proper being
$50 feet by 300 feet. II begins by
showing Galveston at the close OF
a delightful Summer day. Peace
!, broods over land and sea as the sun
einks below the skyline leaving be-
: hind soft shadows and gentle breezes
blowing from the gulf to the city
/ whose inhabitants are closing up
, their business places and enjoying
the hour. Shortly bank OF clouds
| gather in the wake of the setting
. sun in cathedral like shape and
, form a phantom city. The cupolas,
! Towering domes and lofty colonades
!, are gilded into molten glory by the
last artistic touch Of of the brush OF
the fading light. From the deck OF
an incoming vessel one can see the
flights of the city cleaning through
the night like stars, trains can be
heard and seen running out Of and
into the city with lighted windows
and the glowing port holes Of the
shipping in the offing indicate the
life inside OF the big hulls that swing
llazily at their anchors.
From the land comes the sound
of the angelus bells in the churches,
adding sweet solemnity to the scene.
Suddenly the aspect Of everything
undergoes change. The clouds
have increased and are sweeping
toward in q threatening manner.
Rain begins to fall, the breeze has
Increased to a gale, lightning is vi
Ilciously flashing its telegraph mes
sage to earth that a storm is ap-
preaching. The gale becomes g
hurricane and the shrieking winds
call the waters to a work OF destruc-
Ition. Responsive to the cry, the
Golfheaves into white crested waves,
and rolling forward dash on the shell
beach. Provoked by the storm 8
lash they rise higher and higher and
finally one gigantic roller, a very
avalanche OF water, sweeps forward
and the city is ingulfed. The scene
beggars description. The cyclone,
the bowling tempest, the laundering
waves, kissing rain and spiteful
lightning sccentuate a disaster for
Galveston.
!. Then when the tempest had done
, its deadly work, the waters recede,
the winds become breeze like that
of lady's fan and the moon comes
from her hiding place behind the
clouds and we see a swer and more
| glorious Galveston.
!, The realistic trip OF "From New
York to the North Pole," given in
the "North Pole" building tells in a
!, graphic manner how vessel starting
from attempts to reach the Pole but
becoming. jammed in the ice the
party Of discoverers make dash
over IL by sleds to their goal.
A tank of real water, 15O feet
: long, fifty feet wide and eight feet
deep is required in this biggest Of
. all water shows and one hundred
men are used to operate the effects
I and machinery.
: The opening scene shows the
B shipping in the North river at New
4 Yoyk at dawn animated and truth.