New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-28

three Afrirsn dialects sni the tongues OF the Choc-
laws, chsrokees ard On5oswss among the Ipiizas.
Tes general dea OF TIE Society and the extent o its
orerS,iors vii serve TO SHOW the argent wsn, Of such
An establishment Is has been erected. The eorser-
stone OF the new house laid The 9Th Of Jane
last in an appropriate manner.
The oai1ins Of mixed style o. architecture. uios,
rSserhErs the Norman Ire frOs,s Fourth sy aud
E,ehh g. are divided into ave sections each. The t~o
ends and center sections have projection cf twelve
riches in front sud also exsnl above the neereiis,e
sections and there is also center section 10 The iront
On Ninth & with projection Of twelve inches, The
whole Of the building IS faced with Philsie'pais
s,reschers and srrmounted BY eorrsce formed
with ornsmenied tra.ses, blocks, panels, sc The
center sections on Fourth sy and the center sections
on Ninth g. and Astorplsce have segment psNfcs'ss
The principal entrance Fourth sv Is decorated BY
four round columns III cornthsn capitals and nodded
bases, resting upon ps.eled and nodded pedestas and
ssmeircnsr arches are placed between the columns
70 form the beads Of dOors SC and all suru,cun'ed
with heavy cornice and segment Pedimen;. THIS
ornamental work reaches TO the high, Of eve stories
10 niche in the fourth glory OF this rich work stands
large sized drsped female figure. carved In brown
stone. representing Religion. daughter Of Heaven,
polntng with one hand To the realms of the blessed
and char, 70 immortality.
The dimensions and uses OF the different parts Of the
building are as follows The depth Of the cellar -
feet The first story is - feet IN hight and with the
exception Of the offices end depository which are sp-
proprated 10 the use OF the society. has been nnshed
into stores. These are the Fourthsv, Eigath-st,
and Thirdsy onts and are lee for business purposes
no, incompatible with the general purposes oil the
building The secondstory Is IS feet In hight and
mostly divided into offices that portion OF fronting on
Fourth av being entirely occupied as Offices The
third story Is II feet in hight, and that portion OF
which fronts on Fourth is finished into Offices. The
fourth story /. 10 feet inches high the nth story 10
feet and the sixth feet four inches high. Access To
the ofices Is mainly had by the entrance on Foarthsv
side Besides Office rooms usei for the purposes OF the
Society the following organizations have taken ro,ms'
American Board OF Commissioners for Foreign Mss
sioss American Home Missionary Society Protestant
Episcopal Foreign and Domestic Committees Protest,
ant Episcopal society for tho Promotion OF Christian
knowledge; New York State Colonization Society
The Society for the Ameorsiion OF the Condition OF
the Jew. House OF Refuge; Childrcns Aid Society
Home OF the Fhendless, and the New York Society
Library The Room Of the Managers OF the American
Bible Society Is chapel like building extending Into
the yard from the Fourth 'front.' from the second
story OF which access l. had Il 10 hrc proof In the
frst story Of this under the Managers ROOM the De
po.ory and Library also fire proof This part OF the
structure In which the Manager Room and Library,
Is thirty feet wide ami 6ly feet deep. The Mana
gers Room 10 twenty five feet high and is lighted by
hish windows and a dome. The remainder OF the
building occupied by the Society for its mechanical
operations. lts plan comprises many improvements
and facilities for the convenient Dispatch OF work
saving much heavy labor by machinery On tho
Ninth II side places where teams can back Into
the building far enough to discharge stock or receive
freight, which Is hoisted and lowered BY steam
power to either story OF the building. The
diferen, departments of work are arranged
that the process Of manufacture commences In the up
per part Of the building aud the books descend BY
progressive nj from one department 10 another,
az they approach completion. until received a. com
peted work in the Depository on the hrst door. The
stereotype fsundry and store roons for stoch, &C.,
occupy portion OF the sixth story In this story, on
the Fourthsv side Is space about iso by 80 feet 10
extent, In which the employed In the building
can take air and exercise at their leisure From the
windows of this play ground splendid view 10 to be
had Tho fifth story 10 to be appropriated to the print
ing dep0rtment--which is under the charge Of Mr..
Frederick somers Here the type setting wetsiog OF
paper printing drying and pressing will be done. In
this department shout 65 persons will he employed,
including stereotypers, composors, pressmen, AMI
those employed In wettng paper drying sheets, roller
washing &c. There Will be fourteen Adams presses
in use No other kind OF printing presses will be used
The to tho bindery whchis the toarh
story Mr. Charles Starr IL the Superintendent Of this
department. There cen be accommodated and are 10
be employed under his supervision about $50 women
and $50 men The sheets received Into the sheet
room from the nth story whence they taken inss
the folding room on the floor aud folded thence
they go into the gathering and pressing ROOM where
the work Is prepared for che NEXT they pas
into the sewers the same door. Thus the
fourth story Is occupied entirely by the sheet
and the rooms in which the women work. Tho tables
and seats have been arranged with view to the com
fort and health far possible. OF those employed
There cloak this floor for the use oi each
ten Of the young ladies' From this the unbound books
descend through trunk 10 the third story, which IL
chiefly used a. bindery Hero the books pass through
the series Of operations regularly going through the
hands Of the FOUNDERS hackers, for~ardsrs, giders
and fn,hers in their turn ard when completed arrive
q, the trunk through which they descend TO the de-
posiory
The Superintendent OF the Depository 10 Mr. Holt
who has charge OF supplying orders and Of the work
when fnizhed. There are ave persons employed In
this department in packing and shipping
The General Agent and Assistant Treasurer Jossph
Hyde ESQ., who receives ali business communications
and transmits them their proper departmental There
are ave or sx In his Office, % book keepers messen,
gers sc.
Besides ths above the following are the oieers Of
tho Society at present; President, Hon. Thsodore
Prelinghuysen, Ii. D.; Secretaries, Rev. John g.
Brigham, d. D., Rev. Joseph HoIdeh. d. d. Special
Secretary Rev. Joseph G. stiles; Treasurer, William
whitiock. Jr Thstotsl number ofpessons, therefore,
tbs, viii be- employed In the building when the socisty
Is fully in operation vii be about 30.
The building will be supplied With croton, Lighted BY
sas, and warmed BY steam. The steam boiler room
from which power and steam Zoe warming win BE- pro
vdeJ 10 located In the yardso that VIII not be dan
gesos The building divided into four Sissinct paris
By ore proof WALL and doors There u 70 b no Gre
10 any part Of the building except Ia the stores A.
osesher this immense building has been put up with
the beet materials and ia the most approved manner,