. The Street railway journal . THE CIRCLE SWING AND CAPT. BALDWINS AIRSHIV ATLOS ANGELES VIEW OF GROTTO IN A TRIP UNDER NIAGARA FALLS looks like a huge shimmering umbrella. The view presentedshows the circle swing installed at Chutes Park, Los An-geles, and is remarkable also for its representation of a success-ful flight of Captain Baldwins airship. A TRIP UNDER NIAGARA FALLSWhat promises to be one of the most remarkable attractionsduring the coming season has been perfected recently by JosephTurner, of New York, who has made arrangements to produceat Steeplechase Park, Coney Island, a specta
. The Street railway journal . THE CIRCLE SWING AND CAPT. BALDWINS AIRSHIV ATLOS ANGELES VIEW OF GROTTO IN A TRIP UNDER NIAGARA FALLS looks like a huge shimmering umbrella. The view presentedshows the circle swing installed at Chutes Park, Los An-geles, and is remarkable also for its representation of a success-ful flight of Captain Baldwins airship. A TRIP UNDER NIAGARA FALLSWhat promises to be one of the most remarkable attractionsduring the coming season has been perfected recently by JosephTurner, of New York, who has made arrangements to produceat Steeplechase Park, Coney Island, a spectacle unequaled forrealistic effects. It will be a representation of a trip underNiagara Falls, combining therewith a series of dissolving viewswhich will accompany the guides version of the Maid of theMist legend. The front of the building in which this produc-tion is to be housed will appear as a great golden frame, show-. ASSEMBLY OF MINIATURE LOCOMOTIVES AND CARS IN ACTIVE SERVICE ing the Falls as seen from the cliffs of the Victoria Park Hotelon the Canadian side. Elevators will be installed, which willdescend to the base of the cliffs, while the realism of the scenewill be enhanced by the shouts of the ballyhoos, inviting theonlookers to purchase tickets and step into one of the the door of the elevator is closed, the occupants will enjoythe sensation of descending a great depth, the air will gradually startled to see the form of a beautiful Indian maiden slowlyrising through the falling water and apparently murmuringsome chant of her people. This vision is but the first of aseries of dissolving views intended to illustrate the chief inci-dents of the legend, and culminating in a grand panoramasymbolizing the entrance of the Maid to the happy huntinggrounds. Following this remarkable exhibition, the Falls re-sume their former appearance and the visitors retrace theirsteps, regretting th
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