Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1915 — THE WONDERFUL AEROSCOPE, HIGHER THAN THE FERRIS WHEEL. GIVES VISITORS MARVELOUS VIEW OF THE WORLD’S GREATEST EXPOSITION [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE WONDERFUL AEROSCOPE, HIGHER THAN THE FERRIS WHEEL. GIVES VISITORS MARVELOUS VIEW OF THE WORLD’S GREATEST EXPOSITION

For the seeker of amusement there is opportunity a-plenty in the unique meehanical achievement, the Aeroscope, on "Tlte Zone,” at the Panama-Pacific Internationa! Exposition. The Aeroscope resembles a giant crane of a novel and intricate design, its steel construction recalling that of the Bascule bridge. At the extremity of the long arm of the crane is a two-story car with a seating capacity for 100 persons and standing room for 20 more At the short end of the crane is a giant mass of concrete, which serves as a counter-balance for the long arm of the crane. Beneath the car are two great water tank,s, which take on water or discharge it as passengers enter or leave the car, thus always preserving the balance to a nicety. When for example a man weighing 160 pounds enters the car an amount of water of equal weight is released' from the tank, and when the passenger departs- I6d-pounds of water are automatically discharged into the tank below the car. The car ascends without perceptible motion, and perfect safety and a jarless ride of ten minutes is assured to passengers while enjoyin'- this trip of 265 feet into the clouds, or iaur feet higher than the Ferris wheel. Two motors control the ascent" and descent in conjunction with (he counter-balance of the huge car, and when it reaches its extreme height it be-ins to swing slowly around on “le wheels at its base, giving a magnificent view of the exposition, of San Francisco bay and of the city of San Francisco.