The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-06-29
EsECK FERRIS WHEEL
DYNAMITE REDUCES WORLDS
EAxE WONDEE 10 SpNK


Loals8so3f 10 pisces -
nioaafr enarse p fTnami,e. tne Ferris
Fi,ee' cams % - is10miui0pa md rls
osAer dag afler . Farlet Career ~ q
ysass As - saaiag & 80 unNei1
aa1 snaung
ro1s raesel a. one ~ TIC eng.nesr.
lnF feats - 3 eeHtufy tte N1se. fr1'
was 3 feainre " The ealeasD ~grlci :
fef ir i6e1
41ea ~ long periDc ~ m0nnmer-
81 and unprof laDlf iuaetlFlfg Sc tpe-
esel 81 a1 anusemenf para 81 Norf1
Clert sires, and NrgfsNOof avenue
A. hnaIy Nas reu,oseo - 81 40us 10
form f1r fhe second time ne hasf me-
eharieal uartei " great exposition.
f0f m0rf fhan q m0n1f neafF Nae-
on1 iade1 wa -ae sD9f tons - steel
entering into ~ construction lum-
tssrsc r1reuga Cnleasos streets
The 90 s'hee Which haf become
6f Loulg whats elephant. diec hard 81
reapifao ~ pounds - Dynamite ~ put
d oof ~ bushes The ffHf charge
vas exgi0ded nnler tne supports ~
fhe u0rfi slde ~ -he slfuclprs. vfeek-
ing ~ foundeti0r and permitting ~
whse " dfop ~ Ene grounc. mattef
~ Dui Z fes feet
~ f1f rhee seiriee d slowly turns1
vita iis Dgflom a. . apyDor and then
after t01lern9 q mqmeul Ike & huge
giant rs aiare< & collapsed slowly II
dio n0s fa1 ~ 0ne slle. a. ne Nrsck-
era piannee ~ mere'y erumpiee -
slowly within & few minutes e was
. tangled mass " sisei and Iron 80 "
~ fee high
Tl.e huee sxis. weighing 1f tons
dropped slowly wiEh me remnanis -
fhe whee'. crushing tie smaller orae.g
ano aiee' framework When she maks
stODtec settling b Dore ~ neoemD.anee
- roe v'hee which eas ~ famiiiar "
Chicago and 81 Louis aud ~ so 900
emasemerf seekers from ali over me
world whD. "a the fesx when i uas "a
cDeeaflon. made ti.e TAP - ne lep ~
~ heIgtfi ~ 1Cl feei ane rnen slowly
sfopne and down - fhs sGarEng point
following fhe Diasi that wrecked the
sheei. bsf vtiet failed - shatter -
foundations. came "a explosion ~ an
efhef charse - 10 popnds ~ dyna-
mite The sfieks were sunk ir holes
drilled ln as o9nerete foun1aflonf thaf
tayDoriec ne pillars % ne n0rth siae
- re whce
The wheel was fhf w0nder ~ two
ooDrneDis. by reason - ~ aoei -
500 90 iif dimensions. and - utter
usc.fse1ass. li was ne rival - ths
Erei tower ~ Faris Chicago wa
glae " gef rc ~ A. anc S. Louis is
fslc ~ have Witnessed ~ eestrsclion 4
rlfh aafisfaefion
George Wasbingf0n Gale Ferrs.
DffeideDt n q fittsburg en9insering
firm. org,nstec fhe idea y ne Wheel
ihaf lore his name tating ne notion
from = bicycle sn1 acayiing ne oon-
ltrucfiye Dri1aDles N steeI brlcges ~
lis erection
ferris financed ne wheel. built u in
piitsbUrg, erected Il a. ne chicago
-Dipmbian exposition. and tsok IA
I55oeoo - % cenfs . r1e Then Per
ris took ! Kaleidoscope TIP v Europe
Later be- iosf az Interest 10 TIC non
.ier snc died ip Pitisbgrg ~ rgberco-
Dsis He was oeiy ~ years oio
The stockboicers. who had made 800
~ cent Dfoff ouf n fhe Wheel in
'<ez later leased tie ground 10 North
isrk street q shori distance norfh -
ayenue an1 reefecfed II
'herf Ferris Wheel park was nof
.gfoess. ani ne eThes va taken down
,Tain an1 removed ~ 81 Louis %
lgne 3. 1909 The oosf u taking down
~ wheei va sf9AfD ~ ruins are
ssiimatec a. worh fsDoo ss scrap
non.