The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-16
WHITE CITY IMPROVEMENTS.

TRANSFORMATIONS 1T GREAT
 PLEASURE RESORT.
 Shoot the Chutes RemodeIIed and Shot
 up Fifty Feet More-Second Largest
 in worId--Five Hundred More Lights Added to Electric Tower--Win Re-
 sembIe Great shaft of Fire-Long
 List of Sensational Outdoor Features
 Already Engaged. IF
 I The White City at saytn Rock, the lcity5of.a thousand joys and the greatest mecca for lovers of wholesome amuse- lment between New York and Boston throws It's gates open to the public on
 Saturday, Maya27. With about all the old attractions and many new a sea son of great prosperity for the man. agers and of exceeding pleasure for the public Is assured.
 New blood has been infused into the
 management, and more energy and
 hustle will be shown in every depart
 ment. 8s
 { Already long list of novel and sem
 sationaI attractions have been engaged I for the outdoor vaudeville and more attention is to be paid this season to K this feature of the White City. The l idea is to have each week a show that
 Twill be free to the patrons and that will be as good as the best of these I kind of performances at the leading
 theaters of the Metropolis in the Win-5 4 ter season. SS8
 For the last six weeks large force lof men have been busy making inn provements and repairs The ..city'' Enow glistens in a new dress of white
 paint and presents even handsoner appearance than when first thrown
 open last year.
 One Of the principal new improve
 ments is that to the shoot the chutes. 1 The great slide has been rebuilt on re-
 modelled plans by E.. c. Boyce and is
 now the second largest chutes in the Eworld, being surpassed in length only lby the chutes at Dreamland, Coney
 Island From the pavilion on the top
 of the chutes to the end of the boats Journey the distance is 21 feet, fifty more than last year. At Dreamland 1.-the distance is 300 feet. This gives a 54 foot drop as compared with Dream Hand s72 foot drop, White City boats lin their downward flight attain a
 speed O. 22 miles an hour. The boats accommodate 1000 persons per hour
 and the new and graceful design of
 boat used prevents water or spray from wetting the passengers as they rush into the pear-shaped lake. A l trip on the chutes in it's renaodeled con- 3ldition is simply like a sail, through space and all in perfect safety. There lis no jar as the boat strikes the water, \ but like a fiat stone from the, hand of ! a boy the boat skins the water until the impetus of their flight dsS wasted and then a novel return -passengers
 will ride up the incline in the same boats. This ebviates the croWding and pushing to get a seat always prevalent VI " the pavilion by the great crowd at #I tending this popular amusement.
 1 Another improvement, and one most welcome to the ladies and children is \ the new and spacious ice cream par 5l Tor. Here hundreds can be accornfno- #t dated at a time and it promises to be a Ifavorite place for both small and large parties It will be an excellent IDlace for members of Sunday schools X to spend a few pleasant moments.
 The scenic railway has been com Ipletely overloaded and is in fine; shape 5I for the initial trip. The scenic part has lbeen transformed. new and livelier
 scenes being put in. It is a rare treat.
 Five hundred new lights have been Iadded to the electric tower, almost ev- 2 cry conceivable space being filled in I where it could be done with adornment. @ With these added lights the tower will resemble a great shaft of fire whose i glare will extend for miles. It will be la brilliant spectacle. ,., I On the opening day all the attrac- l tions will be ready for business and
 these will include the chutes, scenic ActtWtsSS '%NAeoliSi4i5 pcNilicl1J iIylilS i iswings, miniature railway, electric 4 theater, house of trouble, laughing gal g|lery, electric tower, basket ball, picture machine bazaar bear pit, monkey fhouse, and twenty-one smaller midway 'l devices. &- a9 stst# G't.
 Right at the main entrance of the : White City Edward Boyce has con-
 structed 9 gigantic, modern 7 roller
 coaster or toboggan slide as it is called By means of the new style cars in-
 stalled great speed can be attained and owing to the automatic brake on J every. car there is small possibility of
 accident. The ride from beginning to end is longer than a third of mile.
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 4, Judge and Mrs. Edwin c. Dow have .I returned home from theirs wedding trir l to Washington. D. c. Judge Dow did