The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-01-04
From the Journal OF Commerce.
New York Crystal Palace.

The mos, sangune hopes OF the promoters OF this
enterprise in the Ultimate popularity of the undertaking
have been rapidly realized. Considerable time elapsed
before the subscription of 5000 900 capital was filled
up, and the stock is selling at upwards of seventy
dollars premium The books opened last April,
pursuant 10 charter obtained from The New York
legislature The nth of March. Incorporating the com
pany under the name Of the Association for the Elk.
hbi,ion of the Industry OF all Nations" Having Sc
cured the requisite unds the board OF directors proceed
ed to avail themselves of the beray of the city gov
eminent, which bad granted them the use of Reservoir
square for five years, for The purpose of the exhibitions on
condition that their building should be constructed OF
iron and glass; and that the admission fee 10 the exh
bton should not exceed so cents. They adopted the
plan for building submitted by Messrs Christensen and
Gldemes,er. OF which the main features are as fol
lows
Its with the exception OF the floor ely construct
ed OF iron and glass The general idea of the edihcc is
Each diameter OF the cross will he 365 feet iHches
long. There will be three similar entrances one
the Sixth avenue, one on For,leth. and Forty
second street Each entrance will be AZ feet wide, and
that on the Sixth avenue will be approached by flight
OF eight steps each front Is large semicrcuar
light Al feet wide and 81 feet high answering the
arch of the nave Each OF the cross ON the ground
plan lac feet broad. This is divided into central
and two asles, one each side the Al feet
wide, each aisle 81 feet wide. The central portion
nave carried up the height OF 81 feet and the semi
circular arch by which il is spanned is Al feet broad
There thus IN effect two ached crossing each
oiheat right angles Al feet broad, 81 feet high the
crown of The arch, and 365 feet long and each side
OF these is aisle 81 feet broad and as feet high
The exterior OF the Idgeway Of The nave IS u feet
Each aisle is covered by gallery oil It's own width, and
"a feet from the floor. The central dome 100 feet in
diameter 6s feet inside from The floor the spring Of the
Arch and lis feet 10 the crown and on the outside,
with the lantern, 149 feet The exterior angles OF the
building ingeniously filled up with triangular lean
to "a fee, high, which gives the ground plan an ocason
shape, each side or face being l49 feet wide AT each
Ia Il faat Itapaa and
feet high
Ten large and eight winding slar-cases connect the
principal floor with the gallery, which opens the three
balconies that are situated over the entrance-has.
The building contains on the ground floor II 1000
square feet OF space and in IFS galleries, which 81
feet wide, 50, 900 square feet matchmaking total
of 49, 900 square feet for the purpose OF exhibition
There thus on the ground floor two acres and a
half, exactly 52l00; IN the galleries asre and
44lo0 total, within an inconsiderabe fraction, four
acres.
The dome is supported by "a columns, which go up
above the second story TO height oil 62 feet above the
foor and support combination OF wrought-iron arches
and girders which rests casron bed plate,
srucled as TO receive the 80 ribs OF the dome.
The quantity OF iron TO be used for the building will
amount to about l25o tons The roof will cover an area
$4,000 square feet in 9O27 pancs 10 by 81 or
IS inches.
The construction of the building prosecuted with
egy and its completion is assured in for the open
ing OF the exhibition on the I'd OF May next Meantime
arrangements the most extensive scale in progress
TO secure a brilliant representation of the choicest pro-
auctions of the worlds industry in both hemispheres
Mr. Buscbeck the foreign agent of the company by
perence acquired in the capacity OF commissioner of the
Austrian department at the London exhibition OF 1851
long commercial life and excellent social position, is emf
nenty qualified to the cooperation OF the manu-
facturers OF Europe and his exerons are seconded by
diplomatic representatives abroad Local committees
are organized in the principal manufacturing and com
mercal centres OF The United States, and their efficient
action promises TO the fullest and most extensive
display Of the products Of American industry.
The most liberal couuienance and encouragement TO the
undertaking has been afforded by the public authorizes,
in the grant Of Reservoir square for the building by the
city, OF charter 10 the association by the State and last
" by the federal government in making the building
bonded warehouse, Tor the reception OF foreign articles,
duty free