New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-23

non trte OF duty. The CRYSTAL Palace will be bonded
| warehouse for the reception of goods
The Foreign Department ofthe enterprise organized
az an early day HT Charles Busche. Of LONDON ap-
pointed For in Agent in June ls52 to secure the co op
Grafton If the manufacturers Of Europe He Comm,s-
sioner of the Austrian Department in The London EKhbi
ton OF l-5l, where he acquired valuable knowledge and
experience for such enterprise which with h position
Ia society and good Judgment it Is believed renders him
! omncntly qualified ior his station.
~ about tie time the Board Of Directors made the
following appointments. &. L. DetmOic. experimenting
Engineer. Horatio Alien, Consulting Engineer Edmund
Hurry. Consulting Architect.
The next proceeding In order 70 procure plans for
the building SrJoseph Paxton She Architect Of the Lon
don Crystal Paace furnished one OF singular beauty but
the shape Of the ground upon which to De- placed
dered is adoption impossible Many other paas were Of
tered. Of much beauty and originality and We'll adapted 10
the purpOse-rom which the finally adopted designed
by George B. Carsiense and Charles Glide n. 5r. Arch
tccts selected This plan was chosen On the edh Of
August last On the 4h IT September the masonry
signed and the 18th 81 d month the
principal part Of the iron work had been contracted tor
The contracts for the mason work specified that the ioun
daofs were 10 be ready Tor the erection 81 zoe Hon work
the 2ls Of October that time the delivery Of the
iron work was to commence
The piece OF ground being nearly square upon which the
Crystal Palace is be exhibited Is shape unfvorlble
for architectural purposes I'm other respects better
spot could be found in the City The main features of the
building follows 1t j. with the exception of the hoor
entirely constructed Of iron and glass The general idea Of
the edfce is Greek cross surmOuntec by dome a ihe
intersection Each diameter OF The eros. VII be- J6J feet
inches long There will be three similar entrances on
IT. Each entrance viii be T. feet VICE and that on tue
Sixav. will be approached by Sight Of eight steps over
each front large semi circular angh a. feet wide and
u feet high answering to the arch of tue Zach arm
Of the the ground plan - feet broad lh, Is
divided into central nave and two aise each side
the 81 feet wide. each aisle - ee wide The central
portion carried up 10 the h-; o o. feet and the
,tmicrcuar arch By which il IS spauned is 81 feet broad
There are thus in effect naves crossing each other
at right angles 81 feet broad ~ ec high to the OF the
arch and 500 feet long and each side OF these i
aisle feet broad and l3icehsh The exterior OF he ridge
way Of the nave Il feet Each aisle Is covered by -a
lery of It's width and - feet from the hoor. The central
dome 100 feet in diameter, feet inside from the floor
the spring Of the arch and H. ferr 90 the crown: and
the outside with the lantern i5ice The exterior angles
Of the building are ingcniously dlled up with triangular
eanO - feet high. which gives the ground plan an ocag
ona shape each side face being % feet wide. AT each
angle Ocagonal tower feet IN diameter, and - feet
high -Four large and eight winding cOnnectthe
principal floor with the gallery which opens on the inres
balconies that situated over the entrance halls and al
ford ample space Tor Hover decorations statues vases ETC
The four principal st4rcases consist of two flights OF steps
with two landing places to each the eight winding star
placed III the Ocagonal towers winch etd also 10
small balconies the tops of the towers and To Thereon OF
tie building The building contains on the ground moor
600 square feet of space, and in is galleries which are
81 fed wide, $4,000 square feet more making 'ot area
of $4,000 square feet for the purposes 81 cAhoon H.e
thus the ground floor two acres and halt or exactly
52lCO; in the galleries and - 100 total WITHIN
an nconsdcrable fraction four There are ON the
ground floor 80 OcagOna cast iron columns - tee above
the floor and inches diameter cast hollow, o Inherent
icknesses from half an inch to one inch These columns
high and to sustain the galleries and the wrought
iron construction the roof well to brace the whole
structure in every direction The grders, rs well AS the
second columns fastened 10 te colilhS III thr
first story bv connecting pieces of the same octagonl
shape a. the column feet inches hgh having proper
ages and Tugs to asen all pieces together by bolts Inc
number OF lower floor grdes Is 2J2 besides j. wrought
iron pirder of the same hight and 81 feet span over part
of the nave The second story contains Us columns OF
the same shape those below, and i ieet inches hSh
These receive another tier o grders, numbering I'O Tor
the support of the roofs Of the aes, each nave beng GOV
cred by cast iron semi circular arches each composed
of n ces The dome is supported by 81 columns which
go ND above the second story hight oi % feet above
the door and support combination of wrought iron arches
and grders which rests cast iron bed plate SO con
s.rcted receive the 3 ribs OF the dome Inc hSt Is
communicated to the dome through the lantern rs well as
from the sides which - escucheons III coloreI gN'
representing the Arms the Union and its several States
or the tmblems of the different nations form part % '
decoration The quantity OF iron To be used Tor me
! binding will amount IL about 1880 tuus. lhe root
will cover an area Of $4,000 square feet The glass Tor the
building will amount 10 $4,000 square feet IN 9O% piheS
10 by "a or inches On entering this building, me 90
servers eye will be greeted by the vista OF an arched nave
Al feet wide, "a feet high and 300 ieet long WINE on "P
nroacbing the center he will find himself under dome
leo feet across and lie feet high The aspect OF the build
ing will be entirely different from that OF the London Crys
tai Palace IL, form affords the requisite scope IoI peas
ING variety of architectural embellishments by wmch AL
monotony can be avoided and allows very economical
use Of the ground. The rising dome independent OF lis
effect in the interior arrangement OF the edhce VIII give
hight and majesty. The following are the objects Wnch
the architects have srvcn to combine IN their plan; l. Inc
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gance OF construction 3. well calculated and pleasing
admission of light I. variety OF coup u" III The III
terror.
The glass for the Crystal Palace made at Clmpown
j. The managers have contracted for 10000 feet one
eighth of an inch thick. The glass j. enaneed 10y ne"
proccss which saves the necessity of covering the glass
with cloth a. was done in the Crystal Palace az London
The enamel is laid upon the glass in tuid state with
brush and after being dried Is subjected TO the intense
heat of kiln, which yitlihes the coating rendering IL a.
fixed and durable the glass itself II has an circt sum
lar 10 that produced by ground glass, being translucent
but not ansparensO that the rays are du,ed ana
Weld an agrecablo light to those within the apartment en
closed without being visible To those on the outside
There has been Odable delay IN the cohstruc
ton Of the edfCe arising the difficulty IN procuring
supply of iron castings and from the necessity oil some
SLIGHT changes IN Of the castings TO be used IN the
construction Of the dome. The work IS pushing forward
now however with the utmost vigilance. About four nun
dred men are employed upon and about the building IN
fastening It's completion Full half of the number are en-
ployed III groups up in the frame work lfng httng dr
mo riyeti1, boiling sc Ropes and chains are stretched
in every direction for temporary use through Tue frame
work The upward movement OF heavy castings elevated
10y the power OF the Loan dercs the heavy cahHing ot
many hammers upon the IRON work the tahohS ABOUT oi
lumber the movements OF painters, gaLcrs ana others
and the shouts OF the supcrntendcnts L. ther wofh IN
dictate the speedy completion of the work Already
considerable of the glass has been pat H. arSe part
of the floor has been laid and the root Is ABOUT ready
for H. plank and tin covering The dome remains 10
be raised; the trusses when are 10 support II are
nearly up IL is expected that the dome Will De pun up
in week time after the truss work IS up lhe lantern
of the dome will be raised whole by the dercAs 1t Is to
be put together before going up Mes'rS Noe M1rShIl
are putting work together. In ihe course oi Week al
fer The root is the flooring will be land and Ae ar
rangement of the goods viii commence In the center oi
the Palace will BE- beautiful cry , fountain ana IN o'her
parts of the building small fountains oi co4ogDe ana -
enc.s Around the entire Palace. except next io the Rs
ervoir will be- a and substantial railing about Tour
and half feet high and twenty five thirty feet from the
building The ground within this enclosure VIII De grad
cd and asteuly laid grass plots Outside oi tins
fence the ground will be tagged There VIII b. wide walks