The Washington herald., 1907-04-25
Special to The Washington Herald.

jamestown Exposition Grounds, Hamp-
ton Roads. Va. April 2l.-There are stu
pendous tasks yet to be accomplished by
Friday morning. and it is stin hoped to
have things in such shape that the open
ing of tire jamestown Exposition viii
prove highly successful, but the possible
lack Of light and power for the great cleo
trical display scheduled for the evening Of
the opening is staring the management in
the face.
1t is quite possible that the great cleo
irical display on land for the opening
evening viii have to be greatly cut
though the electrical effects aboard the
many war ships lying in Hampton Roads.
of the exposition grounds, win likely be
carried through 10 wonderful success.
Even though these unfortunate conditions
exist, the opening-day ceremonies viii be
respondent with grandeur in many par
tieulars that could not here be described.
The masnifeenee of the exposition as a
whole, even in its incompleted state. is
bound 20 attract. and even though visitors
VIII find the fair unfinished, they viii be
compelled to laud the management for
what has already been accomplished. The
TACT that the fair is unfinished will be
overlooked by thousands attracted by the
splendor Of the war ships lying in Hamp-
ton Roads.
Enough Light for Opening.
At the general offices of the jamestown
Exposition Company. at o'clock this
afternoon. it was announced that the de
layed blower needed to complete the
transfer electrical station on the exposi- /
tion grounds can be turned on and tested /
out early tomorrow Upon the compile /
ton of this transformer station depends [
the question Of lights for the opening |
night
It is declared that the 20.0o0 incandescent I
lights which are 20 illuminate the build |
ings will be all right and that there viii /
be light in abundance for the government |
and general exhibit buildings to be opened /
and Tor such concessions on the War Path 1
as viii be ready
The electrical display on land viii be a /
most attractive feature of the exposition |
Even the incomplete buildings have been /
wired. and vari-colored fncandescent bulbs /
and are lights put in position, so that on /
Friday night, should the power be suffi- /
'cient. there win be no defects to mar the !
beauties OF the scheme. In addition 20 /
the displays on the buildings. which are i
arranged TO show novel figures and set /
forth the architectural lines of the pal !
aces, the boardwalk, the streets, the Lee /
parade, and all other parts of the expo 4
sition reservations viii be so lighted as /
TO carry out a general plan that viii be 4
entirely harmonious.
White standards, about five feet high,
arranged symmetrically, have been set
up. and on top of these have been placed 4
.altr Of liz.
takes in every division Of the grounds, /
and the lamps are placed so close to-
gether that it is said that at night the /
grounds will rival daylight even without /
the aid OF hundreds of arcs and many
electrical fountains. Flagstaffs have been
placed on all the buildings, even those
that are not nearly finished. Each of
these viii bear its flag on the opening
day, and all viii be released, TO be caught
by the ocean breezes when President
Roosevelt presses the button TO start the
exposition machinery.
More War ships Arrive.
Since yesterday the German cruiser
Room, just from Gibraltar: the German
cruiser Bremen, from Newport News.
and the Argentine Republic cruiser Presi-
dent Sarmiento. from Baltimore this
morning. have joined the fleet. together
with the monitor Miantonomah, and the
old Cananicus, which, after much work
at the Norfolk Navy Yard. has been
transformed 10 what she was in the days
of the rebellion. She has a coat OF black
paint TO distinguish her from the modern
monitors, and with close inspection can
still be seen in her turrets dents made
by Confederate shells during the civil
war
The arrival tomorrow morning Of
Lieut.. Gov. Chanler, of New York. will
be quickly followed by the arrival Of
Gov. Higgins, of Rhode Island, and Gov.
Woodruff. of Connecticut. together with
the Rhode Island and Connecticut State
officials. who viii be here for the opening
on Friday
Gov. Stewart, of Pennsylvania, viii
arrive tomorrow night. The governors
of North Carolina, Vermont and South
Carolina VIII also reach here Tomorrow.
Gov Harris, Of Onto, has decided to {
avoid the crowd by not coming.
Gov. Swanson, of Virginia, viii be here
tomorrow morning. and Gov. Warheld
and the Maryland contingent will arrive ,
on Friday morning by special boats from
Baltimore.