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Show MUNICIPAL HATHIXO IJKACH VLOODEH KOIt SKATIXO A popular 'municipal bathing beach in Chicago was flooded to form an Ico rink for skating this winter, being be-ing used for the. first time on Christmas Christ-mas Day, when a small preliminary crowd of about 2000 persons appeared ap-peared on the lco. Tho spaco prepared pre-pared for the Bleating measured about 300 to 400 feet. The beach was first sprayed over on a cold day with water, which froze quickly and formed a holding surface on the sand. This was then flooded with one and bne-half Inches of water and a satisfactory satis-factory skating surface of Ice result- ed, to the delight of residents of tha neighborhood. From the March A Popular Mechanics Magazine V - |