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| THE CIRCULAR CASCADE AND THE SEA HORSES - The
engraving gives a detailed view of the northeastern arc of the basin
surrounding the MacMonnies Fountain, the chief decoration of the Grand Basin at the Exposition. There were
eight of these sea-horses, made in the form of the mythical
hippocampus, and they drew the Barge of
State, which is out of sight at the left. It may be seen that
the cascade was in three stages, of a single terrace at the base, and
two triple terraces the rest of the way to the summit. Enough water
was forced over this conspicuous declivity to create bubble and foam,
and additional sprays added to the crystal beauty of the scene. The
engines in Machinery Hall furnished the
required, force, and the scene in the cool of the afternoon, when ten
thousand persons were gathered to express their admiration and
delight, was, by all odds, the most satisfactory and memorable thing
connected with the Exposition. We gaze through the spray upon the
northwest corner of the Agricultural
Building. Just this side of it rises one of the Venetian
columns, with Neptune and his trident. On the corner is one of
Martiny's Horoscope groups; near by,
Martiny's Seasons. Four of his eagles are in sight, and on the piers
we obtain a good distant view of one each of his bovine and equine
groups. On the central dome is St. Gaudens' brazen Diana, which came
from the top of Madison Square Gardens, New York. |
