One of the most enjoyable features of the visit to Prospect Park is that
provided for the hours of evening. The illumination of the Falls and
fountains by the electric light is a pleasing spectacle, and well worthy
of a tarry to see. The electricity for the purpose is developed by one
of the largest sized dynamo machines, kept in operation by a powerful
turbine wheel, located in the Ferry building, the water-power supplied
by a canal. The brilliant light thus produced is concentrated upon the
Falls and Rapids, both in clear white and with prismatic effects,
rendering them even more beautiful by night than in the full light of
day.
An arrangement of fountains in which the waters are made to assume a
variety of shapes, with revolving wheels and jets of spray, the whole
illuminated with shifting lights of all colors, constitutes an
exhibition amply rewarding a long journey to behold. The observer is
fascinated by the ever-changing colors and gorgeous effects, more
beautiful than any pyrotechnic display, which it very much resembles,
only with intensified brilliancy of coloring, and more enduring in form.