The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-04
new CHUTFS TO BE
OPENED JULY ID
Latest "Thrillers" From COney
Isle Secured for Great
Amusement Park

San FraEcisco's New Chutes will open
its gates to the public Wednesday, July
IA. The big block of stores and ware
houses that once stood IN the square
bounded by Turk, Eddy. Webster and
Fillmore streets has given way to the
army of workmen that invaded it
months ago and in its place has risen a
playground which promises to be the
most popular resort of its kind ever
maintained within the city. That it
will be the most elaborate open air
amusement ground ever attempted in.
San Francisco is apparent to those who
have recently visited the busy scene of
preparation. The enterprise represents
an investment close TO the half million
dollar mark.
In order to have everything in readi-
ness for the opening day a force of
more than 100 workmen is now busy
night and day laying walks, decorating
walls and buildings, stringing thou
sands of incandescent lights. arranging
ported flowers and plants, installing the
scores of games and fun devices of
every description and gradually bring
ing into being monstrous summer
garden. =
LATEST "THRILLERs" SECURED
Everything that caters TO fun and
amusement Will be found at the New
Chutes Coney islands latest thrill
ers." such as the double whirl," the
human laundry 'Dante's inferno" and
the human roulette wheel" will find a
place along its avenues. The scenic
railway will be there-eight blocks of
it-and the chutes with their gayly
painted boats and lake. There viii be
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the diners, a big open air platform for
those who care to dance, and 40 piece
band to furnish them music.
For those who enjoy the classics and
popular airs the opening of the New
Chutes will bring the Royal Banda
Roma, said to be Italy's finest band.
The musicians, under the leadership of
Signor Giuseppi Sirignano. will be
brought to San Francisco direct from
Dreamland, Coney island. They have
made themselves favorites at the east
ern park and created great enthusiasm
with their recitals given at the New
York Hippodrome. Sirignano is a con-
ductor of the acrobatic type and it is
promised that it will be as enjoyable to
watch his eccentric leading as it will
be to hear the music of his splendid
organization. The Banda Roma will
give concerts afternoon and night
from the open air music stand
HIGH DIVERS SECURED
AS big a feature as the Italian band
will be the acts introduced four times
each day by Desperate. Demon and
Florence Spray. Desperate is the high
diver who was recently injured at Mad
ison Square garden. In his act he
dives from a 20 foot elevation to a
chute along which he descends at ter
rife speed to the ground. Demon is on
the bills to do a bicycle ride from the
top of the chutes to the lake. His
figure is enveloped in flames as he rides,
which are extinguished by his plunge
into the water Florence Spray claims
to be the champion woman high diver
of the world. She will affect the latest
creations in bathing costumes and
plunge from tower into the shallow
depths of a tank placed at its foot.
7 Ali of the performers will be seen on
| the opening day of the New Chutes.