Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1907-09-12
NIAGARA FALLS To
Be ILLUMINATED
Fifty SearchllghtS And Color Scin'
iIIlaiOrS TO Produce Wonderful
Effects.

The night illumination of the
mighty torrent at Niagara Falls is
now assured and the plan for light
ing the mist and water is unques-
tionably the greatest feat ever con
cieved in electrical illumination.
The great falls, bathed in dazzling
light surrass in grandeur and specta-
cular affect anything Of ITS kind ever
seen before.
W. d. A. Ryan, Illuminating en-
gineer has the work in charge and
the falls were illuminated for the
FIRST time the night of Aug. 10,
1907. The lighting scheme for this
enormous undertaking is on a scale
never attempted before and new
invention, the color scintillator. Is
utilized for producing color effects
which make the falling water far
more beautiful and impressive by
night than by day.
A battery Of nearly fifty large
search lights, several Of them the
largest Of their kind aud capable Of
throwing a beam Of white light 1925
miles, are located below the falls.
A portion Of the projectors are set
down near the waters edge opposite
Goat Island 10 as 10 play rising
illumination on both the American
and Canada Falls. Another battery
is placed on the high ground on the
Canada side TO throw plunging
light on the falling water and flying
mist. The projectors are powerful
enough TO cover every inch Of the
torrent with a brilliant white light.
All alone the big seatchlights are an
exhibition worth trayling far to see,
but when used In connection with
the new scintillators the wonderful
effect which can be produced beggars
description.
The color scintillator consist Of a
network Of steam pipes which will
be used 60 augment the cloud effects
OF the flying mist. In front Of the
BIG light projectors are mounted
wheels containing large gelatin disks
which are revolved slowly. With
the changing of the color disks the
beams Of light are yariegated with
kaleidoscope effect producing a color
scheme on the mist and water only
exceIlcd by the Great Northern lights.
THIS apparatus was but recently per
fected by the engineers Of the Gen
eral Electric company and has never
been used before here or abroad, al
though it was given a thorough test
few months ago. The color attach.
ments tint the waters carmine, Grim
son, orange, yellow, green, blue and
violet Of the purest shades and the
rising clouds Of mist blend the colors
into hues and tints like a glorious
sunset. IL is even possible to pro-
ducc au artificial aurora boreals and
the colored beams reaching far into
the sky will be visible in Toronto
and Rochester in such volume as to
cause comment. The program for
illumination will be changed every
night and in the winter time the
color effects on the ice, snow aud
frost coated trees Of the surrounding
country will be spectacular, indeed.
The entire proposition Is to il lumi-
nate Niagara in a distinct and digni
fed manner on a scale in keeping
with the surroundings. The posi-
bilities Of the apparatus installed are
limited only by the Imagination of
the manipulators. 1T is possible to
produce colored figures, snakes, dra-
CONS, flags and thousand and one
different novelties. The apparatus
possesses the spectacular effect Of
fireworks on grand scale without
the fire hazard and danger.