The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-30
The New STATE Arsenal.

The new State Arsenal which T. now nearly coUpstoi
gives promise Of beng imposing well coLvcuiclt
and useful structure II 4 well known La tho ordnance
muske,s aud military accouiremonts II the state
constant by the volunteer military companies 81 tbs
city, and the former location N Tnh avenue Gar
out Of the way TO lie II Use. The arsenal now N tho
course Of erection situated at o. seventh ave
and Thirty lf,h street. and Is comparatively within
reach. II has moreover, the advantage q having
very large room which VII h. used a regimcnial dfi
room-somethug ,hat has been quite dtiderauin hiI
city heretofore
The lot which this new ar7cna IS tult extends one
hundred feet the avcnse and two hundred feet .n
Thirty Gith street, tn, gna co Or which as 200
but which has been swclled nearly SO ooo TIE
tract for building III arsenal which wa awarded 10
Richard Carlow Jr amounts % so3,55o bat tho whole
cost, for ground, building AID furnishing. viii probably
reach eil0,ovc
The arsenal ,ncsi completed The work OF roofing u
progressing, ard the building already pcseEs very
formidable appearance like between Old
feudsl castle and modern fr icai0n. II parailclo
gram In nrn with three towers the at the Of
tie IL sc, spare ard the other o.tigon
the sqcarc i los e., gh ant The o,hef
~ 'cet es, Tho foundation IL prsngs granite from
"a, Albert quarres and four feet thick With hollow br *
walls. The basement i level with the SIDEWALK
and " intended f0r The storag. 81 nrge ordnance AMI
other tuky materials. Tao whole floor viii be used for
'nH inrlsft Win INV fNrcfiNn " n NNrkFnof2 itle
store work cxtcnGs 10 the s,c0pd story. and the upper
part OF the building y ~ hrca. trimmed ID tue s AMI
cofrccs th sandstone rhi Ercund sl0Ty 70 b. used
tor storing nuskcs and small collection az
military curiose- ~ll be exhibited on this floor. Acolgle
uf oiccs will also situated here for the saiIcn
Of the Con nssary General and his ASSISTANTS Tue upper
foor. vhfh ol ynincent 90 feet vs. 1873
feet will be set apar, Cor rcimcnai drills and admra
by ara ted Tor that rurpsc The hoor q being under
laid with afford nlm foundation for tho
marching nd a. dcadcr the fall &C the muskets The
ceiling aud roofof his building quite osiiy their
and attracting much attention from builders aud
architects Tho ceing rises into the roof thirteen feed
above the was ri's r one of the largest, II 20, the
very largest roof ever brir wthgut tic ~ ~ base and
csahe also Tor ~ strength aad the lghinSs OF the
material boit the aggregate and 10 dctaths largest
timber beng :is inches by u inches The slate II a
very nne quality, ant frcm quarrss w this State
This VIII b. "a people Who believe hst good slate
Ouy he procured m Eur ~. II Is nt1n1ed ID have
a ere bell Lung In The large tower
There u serious defect IN this building, aud that u
The age q1autty of wnoi that uTcd construction
structure OF this Kind i0ud b. nrcrrcof for fear "
accidents, Is possible that quantvof powder win
bc kcTt Tor tn grand staircase which leads - the
Errcr stories is nlre AMI hall feet vide, aud tbc
trace Il from Thirty 9Th street. T,e towers al
erccd with ioophucs for the q N 1skcts ani rlrs
IN attecS Altogether this is ortnida5e
structure. and reflects credit upnn ts protectors.
Tho arsenal win lie completed b. the Close u the year
The an1cunc, mcnt that 10 would be nauguiacd on the
c5ih q November y pr, mature