Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-08-13

iuc totdi dtiouht vi ePoSc VII 'uS Hoo' oS-
cupied by differen, countries for exhibition,
exclusive Of the naves, is about $4,000
square feet, OF which ga, 1o2 is on the ground
floor, $4,000 is in the gallery. This space is
| divided as follows
| Ground Floor. Gallery.
switzerland LABS 2s'o
Zolveiein ele9 e063
Holland and Belgium s,gle 72s
| Austria 1883 72s
Denmark, Sweden and Norway 2,9le 1915
Russia, &C. 729
British Guiana and Yves, Indies 1893
British Colonies 1850 3429
The total amour, of space occupied by
foreign counri es is 9s,749 square feet.
The United States contributions occupy
1885 square feet on the ground floor. and
l9,945 square feet in the gallery.
The total number of exhibitors from abroad
are 2,605, Of whom England sends 677;
France 521; Switzerland 1l6; Zollverein
sl3 Holland and Belgium 1855 Austria 100
Italy 1885; Sweden and Norway lS; West
Indies 3 Prince Edwards Island IS Nova
Scotia 2
This list will be some what larger, from
the feet that the local committees of Canada
have not yet sent in their list Of contributors,
and il does not include quite number from
British Guiana. A small number Of Turkish
and other contributors are also TO be added,
making the sum total of foreign exhibitors
not far from 2,7oo.
In The United States department, the num-
Der of exhibitors is l,l7s, and applications
have been received since The 1st Of March,
amosAling TO over 400, which have not been
acted on for want Of space. The total mum.
Der of exhibitors, both foreign and American,
is 1888
DESCRIPTION OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE.
From the official publications Of the Asso-
citation we compile description of the
| Cryslal Palace. Reservoir square, on which
it is erected, lies al the northern extremity
| of the city, west Of the Crotan distributing
and Sixth avenue. The Sixth avenue rail-
road runs directly past it !; the Forth avenue
railroad runs near it and it lies Immediately
in the vicinity Of the Fourth, Fifth, and
Sixth avenues the main ,horougfares Of that
part of the city.
The main features OF the building are as
follows: II is, with the exception OF the
floor, entirely constructed of iron and glass.
The general idea Of the edifce is a Greek
cross, surmounled BY dome al the inlersec-
,lon. Each diameter Of the cross will be
365 feet 5 inches long. There are three
similar entrances; one OIL the Sixth avenue,
one on the Fortielh, and one on Forty-Second
street. Each entrance is AZ feet wide, and
iha, on the Sixth avenue is approached by
fight of eight steps over each front is
large semi-circular fan.lieht, al feet wide
and 81 feet high, answering 10 the arch OF
the nave. Each arm OF the cross is on The
ground plan 143 feet broad. This is divided
into central nave and two aisles, one on
each side-the nave al feet wide, each aisle
81 feet wide.
The central portion or nave is carried up
10 The height OF 67 feet, and the semi-circu-
lar arch by which it is spanned is Al feet
broad There are thus in effect two arched
naves crossing each other al right angles, 4
feet broad, 81 feet high to the crown OF The
arch and 365 feet long and on each side Of
these naves is an aisle 54 feet broad, and As
feet high. The exterior Of The ridgeway Of
the nave is II feet. Each aisle is covered
BY gallery of its own width, and "a feel
from the floor. The central dome is l0C
feet in diameter, 6S feet inside from the
floor 10 the spring of The arch, and llS fee
r 10 the crown; and on the outside, with the
lantern, lao feet. The exterior angles of The
building are ingeniously filed mp with {
S triangular lean-to "a feet high, which give
T The ground plan an actagonal shape, eaci
! side or face being ll9 feet wide. AT eacl
angle is an octagonal tower fee, in diane
i Ter, and rs feet high
Ten large, and eight winding staircase
connec, The principal floor with the gallery
which opens on the three balconies that ar
= situated over the entrance halls, and affor
v ample space for flower decorations, statues
vases, &c. The ten principal staircase
{ consis, OF two flights of steps with two lane
Is ing places 10 each and eight winding stat
e cases are placed in the ociagonal tower
'i which lead also to small balconies on II
Is tops of the towers and to the root Of II
o. building.
=. The building contains on the ground flo
~ 900 square fee, of space, and in its ga
= eries, which are 81 feet wide, 81. 900 soua
- feet mole, making total area of 1896
!. square feet for the purpose of exhibition
s There are thus on the ground floor two acr
and half, or exactly 52-loo; in the g
leres one acre and 44loo; total, within
.d inconsiderable fraction, four acres.
sic There are on the ground floor 100 ociae
nal cast iron columns, 2i feet above the fo'