Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-12-05
NO. "a.


compl:caic this description, and would be in
appropriate al present. 1t may, however be
right to mention that while from north To
south, and across The breadth of lTe struc1
IRE the fiuuting will be perfectly level. from
west 10 east 1t viii be slightly inclined, like
the stage TO a theatre, though not of course
to the same extent. This, it is believed. will
add much To the effect of the interior, by en-
ablng visitors at the lower eud to see alri,os,
nj glance over the whole etifice Thouoh
from north 10 south the tlo0rlng will be quite
horizontal, the land slopes Il little, and This
enables the architect to give the appearance
ol raised foundation, which will he faced
with green sod. Tie advantage Of this to
Tue external beauty of the principal facade
II Is almost unnecessary 10 point ont A
light iron railing will incIose the building nj
II distance of eight feet from lis exterior. and
beyond thai there Will be a iootpaih. The
grand entrance will he nearly opposite the
, Princes gateway, and will have seven pairs
OF doors. Ample arrangements have been
made, however for the entry and exit of Wis
Itors AZ other points. The exterior surface
OF the first or ground tier will not he of glass,
but OF wood, tor the purpose OF greater secu-
rIy, and also to afford wall space for such
articles as require to be hung up in order TO
| oe seeu W du'dntdSe 10 enuiDeraie III de-
tail all that this great undertaking embraces
would lie an endless aud perhaps rather
tedious task, but some conception of the
work to be performed may he gathered from
Tlis-that The calculations Of Messrs, Fox,
Henderson & Co, the contractors, estimate
among other requisites, 81 miles of cutters,
2O2 miles of sash bars, and s miles OF table
for exhibiting.
Turnng from the building as it is TO lie to
what has already been performed. il will be
iound that considerable progress has been
made. 1t Is nova month exactly since the
actual work of construction commenced. In
That time the foundation pieces on which tine
columns rest have nearly all been fixed up
on their beds OF concrete and the earth filed
IN around them. The columns required for
a large section of the southern aud central
| parts OF the building have been put up and
connected together by sirders. The frame
work begins 10 indicate The form of the fu.
lure structure, just as the ribs and Lones of
the mammoth AT the BRUSH Museum shadow
forth what The animal must have been when
alive. The graduated outlines of The strucr-
IRE ascending tier above tier, the cathedral
like effect OF the lransept, end The long ex-
tended avenues and rows of slender pillars.
branching oft symetrcaIly on either side OF
4 them, eau already be discerned. Sleepers
and JolSs for the flooring have been laid in
one or TWO parts, and one small piece Of win
COW framing has been fixed in It's place.
The external facing of TIE ground tier has
been commenced, and while the framework
of about one-third of the structure is in
forward state nearly every detail OF the work
has been begun. Nearly all the wooden
arches required to span the trausept are com
Itlnt IL, h,r Fro,
date hearers and cutters, are got ready by
hundreds of worknen under sheds, formed
: hastily of floor planking. The hydraulic
: press is at work testing strength of girders
, and few fires are lighted TO prepare the
wrought iron bolts by which the columns
are made fast TO the connecting pieces be-
tween them. Piles OF material of every kind
are collected IN every part of the ground and
1t IS believed three-iourths OF all that will be
required are already deposited within the
boarding. There is a stable tor 20 horses,
winch are employed IN drawing. AT pres
ent about 800 hands are at work within the
enclosed space, but il is estimated that the
, number must yet be raj ed TO !, 500. No
difficulty Is found by the contractors in pro-
curing the requisite supplies, either OF MAZE
rial or labor. The timber used is from the
Baltic, and Of excellent quality. portion
t of it is prepared at mills laken for the pur-
pose at Chelsea and the rest on the grounds.
When the weather is wet, this part of the
work, which is carried on under cover. is
, pushed forward. When ii is dry, the fixing
/ OF columns and grdcrs is proceeded with
Gas has been laid IN the grounds, and the
tolls Of the day are continued frequently as
late as l | O'Clock AT night. Within q COM
modious set of Offices the heads of depart
ments regulate the work and prescribe the
division Of labor 10 he pursued. Here, 100,
Il room has been established for drafting
plans of the building, in conformity with
which II is TO be completed. considerable
portion Of the work is done by The piece,
aud no difficulty is found in procuring any
: amount OF hands that may from time 10 time
be required. Every morning they assemble
: III great numbers AT the entrance ready for
employment, and when engaged they turn
, out very efficient workmcn. Such Il supply
: must be regarded as one OF the most import
{ dnt facilities which great city like London
presents for the execution Of an undertaking
like this. An ingenious system Of checks, by
P means of varionsly shared brass tukens has
been introduced 10 deter nine ile number of
I hours per day Tor which each man has been
Occuplet!, and the remuneration 10 which he
e is entitled. Over so large space The noise
| OF labor is lost, and tie building rises almost
as silently as did Suomon's temple.
The contractors still speak with perfect
confidence OF IheIr ability 10 construct and
/ root in the whole before New Years day.
e Tney have within the last month done good
deal, but in the TWO tllat still remain to them
e they will find their energies fully taxed 10
1 do all that still rennlns 10 Ire accomplished.
! The new building in II yde park is nov
| city in architectural novelty upon a grand
: scale II is 10 be provided with many salle-
\ rles where specimens OF industry will he ex-
hbited and where, therefore, crowds of visi-
/ tors will assemble 10 inspect. Considerin 9
II tho materials used. therefore. II is most ln-
e porIant that every care should lie taken 10
J. insure the safety OF these galleries. Messrs.
: Fox and Henderson say that they have adop-
; ted every preraulion in this respect, and that
4 their calculations Of strength such as TO
II render an accident from rhe cro"dihg OF
J. spectators pos,ible.-Lonoon I'nes
) Reciprocal sympathy.
s Hall a century ago, when coach ran daI-
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