New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-26
ENGLAND.
The New Crystal Palace at sydesha..
IRON The London Times
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Tfom The London Tine.
The inequalities OF the ground, which ron
dered brick foundations In parts an1 excavations
in others necessary-the unf.vo1abe weather which 70
tsrded operations, besides on one occasion ctusing
teusye damsgrthe permanent, character of the wOrhs
which necessuates unusual in the details OF
suuction. and the difficulty of 6DdiDg accommodation
for the bands employed have all more less tended IN
impede pr, grees yet Il II really wonderful how much
HIS done and while In rapidly Of gro Nth tho
building a these considerations fairly estmsted hard
u yields to lis predecessor IL pleasing 10 observe that
the experience acquired In Hyde Park has been 10 every
practicable way turned 10 tho beat account The ira
and most important result thus secured has been per
iecily wsterught roofing The late rains have testei
this point sufficiently the large covered
IN Wooden orders across the ridge and valley roofing
prevent all risk Of accidents from high winds, such
took place IN HYDE Park make the root an important
element In strength OF the whole building and Afford
glszeTs the necessary facilities for executing repairs,
formerly attended with the greatest difficulty and dan
ger The gsss use except at the side, weigh, q OF,
Instead o. 10 or and arOrds therefore, Increased
protection against the risk Of bresksge from hail and
Other caDscs The ribs OF the circular roof instead of
D~ing wooden OF metal and are taken upi pieces.
Extraordinary has BE- taken with the olnfaons,
and where the strain viii be- greatest intermefate col
snd girders Of enormous strength have been In
trodaceJ.
The gallery, which in the old building passed. round
the nave will not exist Ia the that the efecs
Of the interior will be preserved unimpaired, and tbs
eye viii range freely the whole breath II the edi
ice Another greaf change introduced Il In tue ehsrac
ter Of the dscOruuOss-the columns being oil painted
uniform red, the eapitfls sl,o being gcesfly IN
proved Ia appear aBee, and means beng taken g. dims
ish The gfepOudefsnce II bus which 90 manifest
in Hyde Park when the esleo covering WA removed.
point whch strikes one particularly Ia the progress
o. the works i The SIMULTANEOUS manner In which every
par, u them carried on In the old building this
not done nearly the extent Ia the nsw Tor
sooner the coumb- and Orders up fhan On the win
sOwirsnss Of he roof and slider, and the glazing and
psnging finished on without an hours delay IL u
curious 20 ses roofing completed, AMI the sAsb- bars
painted The bird tsr, which 4 Ony accessible 81
ledder OfeOBse, AZ Sydenhsm, the dashiog heafiong
pace required 20 keep faith vah the world q not 40
strk!bey mshIiesfed bat Mr. Henderson under ~ho.s
Inmsok.te direction the works eOndaetsd does zoo
20 20 sleep The task which he mas undertaken and
while quite evident that he company cannCt possi
biz be ready 10 open the building BY the 1T u Nsy
tEese Just cause for alleging that the contract
ore have been wanting In vigorous exertoG. The pal
tself though the most important part, 4, not he
whole q the Undertaking Ia which the company have
embarked, and u progress toward cOmpletiNn 70 ct
east squs 10 that Of the other portions Of the gensr
scheme.
A VET 70 sydenkam, even In the present. rough and
unhn<hed state Oh The works Will couyince any one Oh
the superOry d the structure over Predecessor
in HYDE Park. j, promiss- 70 be oyefvhsifnins
piece II architecture Tsnder In in ate, Dooi-s IN ~
prOporrion, and more imposing In every way tnan sny
s,rHetBfe Of modern nmes II people suppose tnAt mo
novelty u such edoces cxhsas,ed AZ me ouss~ "a
hyde Psrk short rids % tho AnDefisy s,snon WIZ
eosviEee hem how ni.tssss thsJ are iney VIZ mere
sse nov ss<csprOle % 'sfo1 11n. :. - -.
iLgs q glsss aad iron are, and LOOKING me elegant
,ytauetry Of the details they may revive within TIER
mud. the deshtfuJ impressions which me hr.t CUsai
Pslscs created Crownins The hizh1 of sydenhsnn-
1870 =, - vide and commanding unparalleled
nrsr-t he imagination Of the spectator kidles with
h snrcipstjDn u what The vast edioes viii be when
eorDlesed Oiu sassers'sness there cannot Be- sqgss
rop The tsste- Of the nation may be yalgsr and our
sporee.stOn Of Sne art depfszed but the mpiess mini
vii yicd s tribute Of sdusirstiOn 10 structure ~nlea
dwaTfs our zreste<s eataedEsk-vnieh WI Se ~
troachsd By aTense and <ziresse ~ ieS pfeaa-
which viii be entered through IchssJ zO fsss
high from The summit Of which London AMI TIE Iasne:
vii spyesr only portions Of vss, gxner.ms sas
b-nestn the Lofty ROT Of WHICH ths s,AIs pra "
I've, md vnzs az earher extremity 0f he building
have BOZ YEA besn commenced; md. - Tar q ~e ess
uSge from lie progress hitherto made and mo exps
-. "A ueisce the wosk Of the esousssso
e.nncs be compeisd before the beginning or malls
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