New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-28
THF CRYSTkf PALACE
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TIE great storm winch Nocs' Joe
ouehfares sud railways 'ese. ne Il q q ,ara
roofs, ard inflicted immense am)nn' OF inja
IN The country has passed lgl'y over the Palace
SydeIhsm one wonid have supposed that there is h.
must have been most severely ard tfyngy felt and
the - perm uub nj m.lt have w. Zhei dlgG
ah H. oyoTwi lining load At an NJ ~ glass
erpg Fifteen of continuous roonng however soSt
supported, may Vel srgcos, missyinss as - IT. 90
n fv ac.it heavy al ot snow In this climate az 10
u.t,r.lo- il enomena a, II - rare o'caffic ~
they hardly enter into the ordinary Gales atoms OF me 20
glo,sr II j. h> business. h0f.ser, & ieaNe n''hn
chance aesinst Viii he ca reisonatiy ProNi@ anie'
VITA u, OLD building m Hyde ParN rmiy De- iem-mo's.
LAT Nh POINT " as maze the sI'Jci oi careful 60
alton Hose Irol bets of evil ~tn a'.it win 'heir ie-N
waa' thew wished - fs pr,d.ct,e that the first Cry
Palace would either he sna~h,d an by hail or sweep AZ
IN some -rca; gale ar ove- fired o. the llaiionc
OF snow - tat ridge an valley root N1ne Of these
airy calculations realized bat u might have been
urged tia, TIE omtrgeu,, ulsed . 's; them mover
arose new si,lv Fl Architecture d,ler,ug MT onl, ~
form be-. IN ricls fcm anything 20 which the
has been toned Rus rot tt u. lrel thar colile
in it, strength ard d.fahy 70 which the d,d icions 81
mcdaniel ei,, establish its uud'uOei c.ims Ine
mas of ma kiud tauroi easily hiing 80 mlycs 20 believe
that structures ISM be penn VII n dispense with
oven the fslst descriptions % machinery which the
gLt If l,lnl ates in every direction AMI wach
lebb, tl.,,.u ~ boy vii lrea> into al any po
Yet eur -rca, bucgcs are breaking down unier q
own wci.tt # masonry ard uny one who has eNNof,
the iafcios 81 -. lauls Will md sr'ng a. N" h
ple To- ks tat q inmense arches upon which ~ l..
aome ,sts oraeAed and rot m several PLACES Az
those Gou nigt the Oh palace rased mo new one ~
SydeA aIu de>aed al he very outset elect iy {"
resolve SgruoUing the sure, hills ike cpronet fon
lis rol elevation i app 90 challenge the elemental
nhuso.es. I'D set tho most Mpe.i'ns of chem 40 def
ance Hose .rtat hrr.ic'u.s witch t"pTvd ovor pom
derors di.g, ding their iaiy O. te decenliny
crash len he taiiing rs Ii substantially uniNnurct
md now nov Storm, ,u,h a. W. have . experienced
many ytars IN England reyrni proractnr the stpp
paeg ol works commenced hf tue t-ost has ptssel
without inf efnc any SERIOUS c'na-e ne high n
coupled viii d., posed Size prevented th@ actnulla rn
above which must have tnA,n place lad the weNhe'
lrCu osllA IN tlt hoI'ws of th' ridge ant valley
r,ot M ,.ftr.rt points df.~ were formed thre fest
deep lutit 0. not been found necessary 10 sn9pemcn,
IN any vy tie mechanic al arrangement Dy meeting
g. leu,i,s OF his tud \ considerable quantity of
snow found RI, way into the Interior through the long
lines or oty cl, ed louvre boards on 'he p1h ir H
by Sir Jos ia Paxton Uulsrnod The roof to esich the d
which found such 81 neea. enence IN =. ol oadnI
proved somewhat az fault this occasion. They
noocd With The outside cutters by small round aperta
inches in diameter through which the wind blew the
hehttnhes rs through series 81 ihnn'- II wa not De
dhcplt after the experience of this Storm g. shut out the
next entirely, and in the meantime NJ damage has boon
done. me casts OF Er,cN and Roman statues, ranged
on Nr Digbv Wynt,s side Of the nave. were covered
with snow aud si look rather uncomfortable in conse.
qr,uce. li the real cuff, -iugs by tho recent severe
weather have been Sir i,serh paNton's nans n, tho
south end u the nave. Swa'hcd in straw AMI covered
with shectng they have not disguised the which
the bitter frost and heou east wind auec their tender deli
cate life Their leaves shrink mp and they appear with
almost animal instincts 10 middle thems Ives eher be.
meath the unceual u!iu of the season. The time
however l. close az hand when they may safely oSpand
their beauties in climate suitable 20 their constitutions
Already portion Of tie heating apparatus Is successful
operatn and the fine collection of eamelia some II
them the Oldest in the country show unmstaSeablo ap
probation OF the comfort thus impaired to them
The influence of the weather tells ut Sydenham upoa
more than the plants The works necessarily sus.
pended and palace and park dreary silence roign
which Is augmented 10y the wrapping every external
object Ahuge mass OF scafoding stll fills mp the entire
Of the center trensep and although large proper
ton of the ribs np, and the glazing the west
end commenced time will yet eapso before this, this
most striking architectural feature of the bulng he
completed The internal ccOratons less affected in their
progress by the weather proceed apace Mr. oven Jones
is every day bringing out new beauties in the courts
under his charge Those If Egypt Greece anl Rome
far advanced az 10 speak for themselves and he Is
length evidently concentrating his chief energies upon
the restoration OF the Ahambfa Upon the opposite side
of The Mr. Dgby Wyatt is also vigorously az work
Some fears have been expressed hat he il rather over.
crowding and cutting up his space with Objects which,
however beautiful require room that their merits
NAV be APPRECIATED. Ii ia impossible of course in
the pr,seu Of this department to say confidently
whether such criticisms well or III founded but while
abiding them, incline place reliance upon Mr..
Nyaits approved good taste and the stimulus OF great
opportunity Tor distinction which must influence nat only
him but oil chief officers of he company. The decori
ton OF tie ompo ian iloue Is nearly completed AMI DIR.
Forc ION making rapid progress with his Assyrian
Court which promises to DC not tie least successful or
splendid part of the palace. 10th he and Owen Jones
may congratulate thomscivos upon new arrangement,
the result Of a compromise on disputed point, which
nav be worth mentioning II originally proposed by
the latter Of the earliest ideas for securing gre
effects within the building, 70 place At the north end Of
the the colossal seated hguro Of the god Rab, with
the head of which every visitor of the British Museum Ia
familiar. This figure 20 feet high and painted in the
striking color which give peculiar charactcrt TO Egyp
tian ant would have completely extinguished the line
winged and human headed bulls with which DR.. Ferguson
guards The main entrance of bis Assyran hall Whist
however was to be done solid pile of l-onry
than tlny feet high had been constructed tho Of
the deity and Owen Jones, having made up his mil TO
have him there, not to be easily driven from
his purpose The west end Of the north trinsept was
however offered aud the privilege Of erecting there
gods instead OF with double Of sphinxes leading
up 10 them provided the s.e at the end of the nave was
given up This was too great temptation for Mr. Owen
Jones 10 refuse and accordingly when il June July IL
cannot be ealerj the doors Of the Crystal Palace
thrown open to the public next to the building and THE
fountains and surprising Mr. WaerhOuse Hawkins
prlmoyal m0ns,es The large objects and those most ly
10 I'll the mind- and eyes OF the Lndonrs with astons
mont will be these two wonderful representations Of the
scale upon which the pors Of ancient Egypt wrought
out OF the rock the objects Of their pagan idolotry
FRANCE