The daily sentinel., 1906-08-18
MILLIONS FOR FUND.
a Marvellous Amusement Tower, the
Most Gigantic Thing in this
Line Ever Attempted,
Unique and Won
derfuI

Men catering to the amusement
loving people of the world. and most
everybody is in or ought to be in this
class, stop at no expense these days
IN devising something new and some.
thing novel for the entertainment of
the multitudes. New ideas along
this line are constantly being work
ed out. the marvels of invention. the
wonders of mechanism and building.
the thoughts of brightest minds. the
millions of the rich, are being util-
lied in bringing forth something
startling and unknown for the benefit
of fun lovers.
The latest thing to attract the at
tention of the country in this line
is the great Friede Globe Tower now
building at Coney Island, New York.
II is the biggest. costliest, and most
elaborate tower of its kind ever built
by man.
Samuel NJ. Freide. is the archi-
tect. After having made n thorough
study of the plans, specification and
operations of the famous Eiffel tower
in Paris he determined to build this
colossal amusement structure.
A S3,000.0O0 company has been
organized to build the tower which
will be the largest steel building in
the world. 1t will be open to the
public May 10, 1907. 1t will be
SOO teet in circumference and 700
feet high, constructed entirely of
steel with concrete floors making II
permanent and absolutely fireproof.
The floor space will exceed 400 600
square feet, divided into IL floors.
five of which have a circumference of
over 500 feet. The smaller floors
having a circumference of 200 feet
each. Five hundred sets of detail
ed drawings were required upon
which an army of draughtsmen
worked night and day completing the
plans by July list when the contract
for 5000 tons of steel was made.
The capacity of the tower will be
1000 people at any time and ten
gigantic elevators of the latest de
sign will carry the thousands of pat
rons from floor to floor. These ele-
vators will be made to handle safe
ly $4,000 people each hour.
Beginning with its unique shape a
com bination of entirely and novel
features are embodied in the CON
and the tower is sure to
be the most famous amusement build
ing in the world.
The first floor above the ground
viii be devoted to continuous vaude-
vlIle theatre with a large seating ca
pacity and popular priced restau.
rant Above this will be an immense
roller skating rink 800 feet in dia-
meter. The next floor will be devot
ed TO the aerial hippodrome. $50 feet
above ground. where u airing circus
VIII be in continuous operation with
4 seating capacity of 5000. On the
next floor will be the main hall where
amusements of various kinds will
hold forth, with a moving cafe. 25|
feet wide, where the kitchen, tables
and guests will travel about the outer
edge of the tower giving the effect
Of eating in a dining car and viewing
the country at a height of 800 feet.
Above this will be an enormous ball
room, accommodating 1000 dancers.
AT $50 feet above the ground will be
an aerial palm garden with cascad-
es OF running water and palm garden
arranged in the Italian style. An OBJ
servation platform. 500 feet high. a
hall of names, $50 feet and still high
er n weather bureau and wireless
telegraph station. The whole struc- |
.ure will be Illuminated with over a |
hundred thousand incandescent lights |
and 500 flame arc lights.
The tower will be kept open the |
whole year and the admission price |
will be ten cents during the summer
and twenty-five cents during the |
winter