The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-09-13
TWENTY TKCo -A..- .co7LE.

| OF tne flttsDurS hNpOslllOn Wds
launchsd on Wednesday evening upon
an eight weeks cruise which augurs
more Of voyage OF pleasure and in
ctructiveness than ever before. The
opening night, visitors thronged
music hall. the main building, machin-
cry hall and the promenades sur
rounding the immense Point acreage,
open mouthed wonderment expressive
at every turn. so pleasurable have
the 100000 extra expenditures this
year added to the always attractive
chow at the junction of the three riv-
ers
Damrosch and his New York Sym
phony orchestra entered spirit and
heart into the opening, and long before
the first selection, an overture from
| Rienzi, was given, music hall was
packed almost to suffifoca.ion to hear
the popular orchestra leader. Even
in the two concerts the ever popular
| bandmaster won hundreds of new
friends, and during the poet-artist's
stay OF ten days in Pittsburg a varied
selection of musical offerings have
been arranged for the series OF con-
certs, afternoon and evening. Choice
novelties are to be heard at every
concert and the enthralling encores
OF rhythmical strength are always evil
derce Of Mr.. Damrosch's popularity.
While the hundreds were showing
| appreciation Of Damrosch and his Or
chestra, equally as many were taking
In the interesting views in the other
sections of the immense buildings
"Fighting the Flames" the spectacu-
! lar, thrilling and wonderous exhibition
depicting a corp of twenty iremen res
cuing, fighting and performing heroic
deeds in machinery hall, attracted and
enthralled hundreds. To picture the
work of the firemen in the fire show
would require columns Half OF the
machinery hall Is taken up with the
exhibition. A half square Of tall build
ings was erected especially for the
show, all sheet iron covered, picturlng
portion OF busy street scene in
New York Then comes the cry Of
fire as the 100 or more pedestrians
| are traversing the streets In front Of
the immense hotel, near where the
fire originates. Fire engines, drawn
by prancing horses, hook and ladders,
hose reels are seen in dash of real
ism emerging from the fire engine
house on the stage. Men, women and
! children can be seen at the hotel win
dows appealing to the firemen to res
! cue them. Then the flemen, with
Pompier ladders, are on the scene.
The work of rescue begins Up, up
the walls of brick the firemen scale.
The inmates are rescued The fire is
out The laddles return to their
| quarters
Never has such a spectacular pro-
duction been given before the Pitts
burg public which so appealed to the
hundreds who saw 1t on the opening
night. 1t is safe to say that but brief
mention will be necessary for the
spectacle from now on 1t Is one
which will advertise itself
There was an air of happy joyful.
ness about the first night crowd
which seemed to pervade everywhere.
where the Canadian exhibit has been
placed until the passing of the big Fer
ris wheel in the amusement area some
thing interesting appeared at every
moment. The Canadian exhibit is a
novelty in ITSELF and the crowds
blocked the foyer. On every hand are
seen grain and soil products of every
bn ~
country. Fruits are on view in the
booths, while the pictures Of Cana
dian rural life add to the attractive
ness of the general exhibit.
Crowds centered about the new feat
ures Of the seventeenth seasons Ex-
position. Perhaps the Chamber Of
Commerce display in the main build
ing attracted the greatest numbers.
There the body OF Pittsburg business
men arranged a display of instructive
data which seemed to please the out
of-town guests immensely. The relief
maps OF Greater Pittsburg and the
proposed canal to Erie were centers
of interesting groups from the start
to the finish The Gallery of Nota-
bles of Pittsburg's 200 most prominent
business men also drew large crowds,
while the fish and game exhibit was
most popular. The section Of handi-
craft designed by the pupils of the
Allegheny vacation school, by the
boys and girls from Morganza and
newsboys OF Pittsburg formed three
interesting exhibits which were more
than appreciated by the out-of-town
visitors.
The theatorium with its vitagraph,
has lost none of its popularity, and
during the first evening was well
patronized. In the amusement area,
the -go-round, roller coaster and
Ferris Whee,, the wheel being the
largest ever built in Pittsburg, were
all gathering places for large and en-
tfusiastic crowds. The "In and
Around New York" show proved more
than q drawing card for the merry
throngs, and az the passengers board
ed the stationary car and took imag-
mary trips through the highways and
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