Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-09-09

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Tne floors IN every room except the large rotun-
da, are covered with hydraulic cement the roof of
the building is first vauled and then graded with
common street tagging; the whole covered with
German Asphaltum. Like the Custom House il is
fire proof every room ing vsulted, and no wood
used in any part OF the building except the sash
doors; the frames of these it thought unneces-
sary to have made ef rcn account Of their being
too cumbrous; to protect them the principal stories
have iron shutters on the outside.
The foundation walls arc from 81 to feet thick,
and cflarge blocks of stone the top of the base
ment, % feet high after this the backing up of the
cutter stone walls is done with brick, and all the par
tition walls of brick Cement is used throughout
the buildings and the blocks OF granite in the courses
from feet inches, 10 feet inches one way,
and vary in length from to II feet, although there
blocks p feet in length. In all the open
ings throughout the building, there are counter
arches sprung, TO take the whole weight Of the
piers TO the centre of the opening There are two
stairwsys Of granite each Of the streets (besde
the main stairway on Wall street, with over 100
stairs in each, varying from feet TO IL feet in
width.
The Rotunda is most magnif cent room in Oh
centre Of the binding The height of 60 the spring
Of he dome is 81 feet, and above this the come is
80 feet tish the whole to he surmounted by lam
tern sky light 81 feet diameter, and feet high. The
floor of the Rounda is to be Of fine marblc-its d.
ameteris 80 feet in the clear, and 100 feet in the
cesses, forming an Of 1000 square feet, which
il may be estimated will hold 5000 persons. The
roof is supported by eight polished Italian marble
columns, with Corin hian capitals executed in Italy;
these IL feet in height, including the cap and
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ensure the stability II this part of the building, the
walls around the Rotunda have bearing of II feet
in the trenches, formed OF large blocks Of stone,
weighing tons each; the most solid foundation ever
put up in this country The Rotunda, besides these
eight Corinthian columns, has eight anita to finish
the angles of the recesses these also of marble
laid in courses with folisted capitals spondng
with the columns, all of which will be futed and
very highly polished The circular room under the
Rotunda (now used as the Merchants Exehange)
has the same AZ the one above, and contains
granite pillars to support the bearing Of the columns
of the Rotunda. granite corridor on each story
will surround the court yards and rotunda from 4 2
to b feet wide, supported IN the wall from each
story-there Is also an opening to it from every
stairway There are four court yards, each having
Of % by 30 feet. The room occupied as the
News Room, on william street, BIS Mr. GiIpin. is Is
feet by p feet Over this, again. il the room for
the Chamber Of G Tnmcrce both IL feet high. The
latter is ornamented with eight seagliola pillars, u
feet high, the capitals of which correct copies Of
those formerly in the Tower OF Winds, at Athens.
The telegraph will be placed the corner of the
entrance Exchange Place, towards William
street, 80 as to range in line with that at the Mar
rows, without being in line with the dome.
The porieo front, on Wall street will presen,
maguiic emf appearance. This il elevated on stilo-
bath Of 10 feet, aud is of the enriched Ionic order
there j. TO be row of Is granite columns. each {
feet inches diameter; the shaft Of each column is
81 feet inches high, aud the whole height, melud-
ing cap and bise is b feet The shafts weigh 80 tons
each. and the cap and base tons each The shafts
will be the largest blocks of columns ever quarrird
in this country. There is splendid church in ST
Peersburgh. tie columns Of which are Of one block
Of granite, 80 feet high next TO these the columns
Of the Exchange pertco the largest in the world
In the siobath Of the partico are eight openings
besides the entrasees to the basement The centre
Of the silobaih is broken through 60 give an ample
and uninterrupted entrance 90 the rotunda. The pc.
destas, however, placed to support the six centre
columns, pond in their Details with the si.
lobath.
This arrangement forms also a grand recess ror.
iico with three columns at the centre lesscning of
at each side The ascent from the sidewalk TO the
door ,fthe r0tunda is 30 feet high made easy by
three separate landing places The main door is ten
feet wide aud tw cnty feet high The columnsare
mounted with entablalure ~ feet high, the archi
lecture, frcize and cornice being ornamented with
moulding; the whole is capped with course oi
blocking, feet high in the centre, graduating of
each way This blocking is TO be richly ornamented
with sculpture. representing the arts and sciences
in detail On the top Of the blocking, in the csnre
will be placed figure of the genius Of Liberty, re-
cumbent with the cap, rod, cornueoPia &c. &C.
Oftne ~ magn fccnt columns for the portico, {