Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-11-03
The New york Crystal Palace.

ful view OF the New York Crystal Palace, is now
in course of erection at Reservoir Square, about
two miles from the City Hall. The accepted de-
sign is that of Messrs. Christensen g. Cildmeistey;
of New York, who have the honor of taking the
prize even from the great Sir Joseph PaxoR him
self, he having rendered design Phe design
of the building is cruciform, and judging from the
perspective view presented in the paper before us,
will, although much inferior in dimensions, prove
far more beautiful in form and finish. We now
copy the description of the Scientific American.
Each diameter of the cross will be 365 feet 5
inches long. There will be three similar entran-
ces-one on the Sixth avenue, one on Fortieth,
and one on Forty-second street. Each entrance
will be Al feet wide, and that the Sixth avenue
will be approached by flight of eight steps. Each
arm of the cross is, ON the ground plan, l49 feet
broad, this is divided into a central nave and two
aisles, one on each side-the nave Al feet wide
each aisle 81 feet wide. On each front is q
large semicircular fan-lght Al feet wide and 81
feet high. The nave central portion is 81 feet
high, and is of an arch Al feet in diameter. There
are to be two arch naves crossing one another at
right angles. The exterior width of the ridge
way of the nave is II feet. The central dome is
100 feet in dameter-6s feet inside from the floor
to the spring of the arch, and lls feet to the
crown; and on the outside. with the lantern l49
feet. At each angle is an octagonal tower, 81
feet in diameter, and IA feet high Each aisle is
covered by gallery of its own width, "a feet from
the floor.
The number eff the columns on the ground floor,
will be 100, all hollow and of inches diameter,
and of different thickness from J to inch. On
the gallery floor there will be l22 colemns, and
the whole structure will be constructed of glass
and iron.
The building will be octagonal, the double cross,
being the galleries. With the three public en-,
frances there will also be private entrance,
The ground floor is divided into four compat-a
ments separated from one another by the nayes
and transepts running at right angles with two
tiers of galleries. The whole of the building is
to be lighted by the large dome in the centre.
The building will be seen for a considerable
distance, and it will command an extensive view
of the city. 1t will be larger building than any
ever erected in our country, and will contain, on
its ground floor, 900 square feet of space, and
in its galleries, which are 81 feet wide, $4,000
square feet more, making total area of $4,000
square feet for the purpose of exhibition. The
interior view of this building will be larger and
more expansive than any structure in our land and
those who have been astounded with the first view
of great assembly under huge tent, will when
they first behold the inside of this structure next
year, teeming with living moving mass of con-
gregated thousands ''hold their breath for time.
There are larger buildings in the world, such as
st. Peters at Rome, and it is small in proportion
to the London Crystal Palace, still it will be 'a
thing of beauty and will attract thousands to this
city who never visited it before. 1t is now sub
ject of common conversation in the remote dis
tricts of this great and growing country, and al
ready have young men and old men, too, begun to
lay by few shilings weekly or monthly that
they, may be enabled to come from the far prairie
and back-woods to see the Crystal Palace in New
York.
Measures have been adopted to obtain the ex-
hibition of goods and articles from all parts of the
world. The inhabitants of all nations have been
invited to become exhibitors, and it will certainly
be matter of no small interest for the Egyptian,
who boasts of his country as the cradle of civiliz
ation to meet here and shake hands with his |
brother Yankee, who boasts of his country as the |
model of fertilization country, too, which three
hundred years ago was trod only by the foot Of
savage men, whose habitation was only the wig !
wan of branches or the cave in the cleft of the !
rock.
We understand that the castings have all been !
contracted for and given out, and tho utmost ener-
gy is being displayed to have the building coniplet
ed SO as to be opened by the Sd of May
LATEST .CouNTERFEITs.-Our subscribers can
not be too careful in taking the 50 notes on the
Hartfort Bank, Conn.,, as the counterfeit is almost
perfect fac-simile of the genuine.
Also, SIS on the Utica City Bank, altered from
genuine ones. This is as perfect note to look
upon as ninety-nine out of every hundred we ham
die, and one that few would refuse.
los, on the Merchants & Mechanics Bank,
Chicago, ILL.,, altered from genuine ones-Bank
has no tens. -e
IS, on the Leicester Bank, Mass.,-variously
filled up, and most excellent imitation of the
genuihe-on the right end is large v; through
this in the true bill line is drawn which crosses
the ieLLers VI anu III ConpdHy; III uie counter
felt sc and Or are crossed Ihompson's Repor-
ter. SGD
HoRRID AFFAIR.-On last Saturday night, a
young man named Joseph Brooker, received
fatal thrust with knife in the left side, just below
the lower rib, which passed through to the spine
causing his death on Saturday evening.
1t was alleged that the fatal stroke was made by
Jas. H. Mccain, who was examined and held to
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