New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-25
THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.

May, every department 10 exciting l,self To the ut
most, and tho buildi x grows toward COMPLETION
with progress 30 rspid to be viibo with almost
each hOurs work. Nearly 400 men Of every con-
ceiyable branch OF TRADE are now emoloyed, but ~
the eud OF th. week, less than so viii be required
and OF bs al nuc,ber almost al will be OCCUPIED
in sending down the dome scaFoles and erectit z
counter-sD acss lor exhibi,o In fact, during this
week TIE building Will 70 virtually finished, and the
work If erec,ng cases end counters az once con-
uencel. The flooring VI The bmIdinB is now hn-
isied excepting space about 90 zee, wiie, ieidIS
from the CrOmwe-roid cbtrauoe u NJ across ,be
nave 20 TIE roIth side, and this l. prrQosely lelt
oyer to allow passage for he vans OF such COOL a.
mast be taken st into 'be in,orcr Inc task OF
unloading tho packages "a tLCy arltre mas Deei
given over to Messrr. Kelk sud Lucas, qua 1t
could not be conided to better hands. 10 order 20
hasten this work Is ush as possible come cranes ~
three fva and elk tuns end one Of ID have bee
erected in tie Cromwell Road, and two or three
temporary e,sssances broke1iu The walls beneath tue
wrdows of DC p'.tulo galleries. IRON 'nele
entrances a liui Of broad roadway o. three-inch
planks Ia laid down to GiGereu, pats OF tho on'd-
~, 70 thar with heavy goods the weight may oe
spread rs much Gs possible over large surface OF
flooring. For such packages a. weigh more thai
three ar four ons lie Commissioners have got some
admirable broad, low-wreeled trucks fr1'l Messrs.
Chaplin Of Glasco ", three or four OF which 10
fastened ether side by side, 70 dis rbue the
load over me greatest pos BILE amount OF surface.
Yet, with al tneee aids -Dd appliance il will tax
tDe ugcluity of tie contractors 20 convey some OF
the mosi .ssive things acfcss the building. FOR
Instance, on Thursday last O block of led granite
arli-ed from to Zoilyerin Wei ting 70 less thGa
if,een t,uls. = ia was got out OF tie wagon by
means Of gCr-,i Crs, aud sind down u che OF The
entrances IL he Cromwell i'osd when /. was found
that i wa. 81 exactly tie inrthest polt from the
place IN which II was 70 be ex'l0ued. II has there
lore TO be screwed ~ into wagon again, taken
round 70 the western anuexo, ipr machinery in
molioY, ard along the bf.ckwcrk trtmway
:Or no V.ssfga OF heavy machinery, TIL 1t 10
landed az lcar as possible 70 Ito u.inaie nls'ioa-
i.on. Do.ors sending 10 IN this journey, 10 ever,
Al ,as thought advisable TO opCI part Of the case,
.htn Il wts found that this grsa. mas5 was .nost
care oily packed il cotton wool, IN tie whole bloak
!. !lo5t eltbOsaeiY Ell Ind polished. &, course,
ito uris # tho fOor ovsf wb.ch Ibis great weight
passes VII have 10 5s tOubly tored aud strength
enej, aud gJiId t0undal % butt GuGer tho spot on
which Il e 10 rest Iet ,his block il very far from
being tue heaviest Of the articles expected. hrnpPs
moot Of cist-sieel weighs more than ~ tuus, ara
t.crt l.. q single wrOIgntrOn forging coming the
weight OF NLi,h Ia 10 less than IS ,noS. A., these
must {: course Iss' upoL iOn,nou 81 concrete AMI
bgickw0rs, eCch rs VIII be made down al ne nave
10. tie fountains, oDsilskG, ana trophies which VIII
he placed ,hefe. Foundations are already being eX
caylted IN the s0ut-easteIn tlauseTt ior par OF
cast.iron qstes which ara ~ be exhibited by the
CoebrookdaIe Company, aud ne mt trophy - ny
H. the nave in the form ~ mast OF hghsllp, To DC
/ IA
Tie ohisf consi9nme..g Of goods dung the past
week have been from tho Iollyeoil, Prussia, Kus-
u sui Ausfrin, but great deal more bss stiu -
come from each country. TIE Engliah exhibitors
are very diiatOry II sending their toiugs, and this
barkariness nav give gise 10 increased trouble and
nbor when the line for tie opening arrives. None
Of ne French goods have arrived IN the building
vet BAT thcir commissioners have mapped ont thU
,roond floor Of their court inost odmlriby 30 as,
while scoucmi2ing thor space To the utmOs' % ailj"
everything to be seea by lea'iog ample moor WY
round tie cfses foT tie passage VI Ysiiofa Some OF
heir ca.ee IL IA said, TO b. perfect models OF io-
feiior arrangement thoHgn on this polut, We Dehoye
3 Nj G. =. Hancock OF Deuion street, VIII pear tie
pair from al competitors
Under ID. energctic care Of hir. Clark. the an
rcxs for machinery in motion ia fast advaucIo. =.
/ Ihs r. cam AID eyhgntt pi0es are conveyed unccr
ground 20 the bottom ~ a squafe buok trough,
riong the TOP u tho I'D. walls Of which Il lald q
trDmWBy, by which al tie Heaviest machiUerT viii
te brou D: up the lnIel.e 10 Their stations. The e.
a.ue-hoaro qua 10 O; chimney are nearly built. In
a former " n be sx vcry large boilers capable Of
.u,.irin' ITO machinery Win ;loi 69to a. i5 Of
stc.lu. iLc ritum lipes nie httD1 az every length
OF - lcct wi,h hollow ci,cs or drums OF wrought
ilon 20 allow ~ contraction ana exg sion and the
whoo len "a Of piping 70 Laid, ~ sfinu4lIy dimn-
isii1r ds.icte.s, q. an Incline OF ] III 100 sia
pie On, very ingenious seli-actng drain provides for
20 esca " tlo wa-er condensed 80 q iowest end
u tie n lcs. The s..tiing -oT working al the ma
.
noNo "a hauasJue hGtet cs-t-iron llCurs 10 feet
, d AID 10 ..c, apart. These sest on bed-platos
oJ,ed Through slabs O.! stone to s!iniar bed iate,
pn.el beueglh uaf,es CT concrete aiUUl fJlc feet
'r.Ow lie ear'b ~ that cUc5 individual column vi
20 o., rigid AID imuogabie rs the b1ildI;g il elf.
some OBJ fus crolps 81 machinery h. tLis aruexe will
Oe N.gS L. - I'D powerful, t~3 IN Particular. zoe
which foundations are being eEcayatei, are steam
pumps q t--horse power. Une IS Tor draining
waste Isnas, aud IL be worked ID show The body
al rsfgr -
non, tbs aer vii be 10 enoy he mass NJ w.,er 1t
ttu GisCDprgo .-e. ra-irg 10 hi5D. Here are 20 be
s0me powerful r.sgD hammers here, and here also
must he nus TIE "eIamper," or quydz-crusbins
machine, which las been sent from Aueliahe, win
= cargo Of gut quartz for IT. supply. Here, also,
We believe, VIII b. lie eiegn-h0 -ts designed by
Nr. Ashton h7sf uiea ia this bulldog, ana which
have ilttd aud lowered eYe.y tun ~ the materials
used IN is erection. Il proves how nearly tue
1llirv al. Don. W hen, for the irst tmo since the
boz .a. iug II JGac, tless hoists ccsed WORK on Sat
r.l.ay is- .nd were removed igo.n their old eta-
ti1ae. ~ 81 intended 10 ne tnem M lowering tie
dome sca.fol H. but u wds found chat this could Ue
accomplished molo quickly " inaAin8 slanting tim.
/ ber.s- cots nom the sunr11t 10 thc ground, and
sliding the reans down tt.s on ~ wad-
ding Of old sacks and rOpe-yara. In this
way tllsy aIe now laundering down 10 u rate o. %
aud c. hn hour. Tie Interior vi the GoBles l.
row painted and 20 also are all tire transeps
auc tlo rave. The effect OF Toe colonng low that
AL d finished, can be larry realized, ahd Tie general
tone y even icher AND more beautiful than we aa-
licilated. 'ce interior OF the domes will he as
elective ~ the nave, but It IS iaipossible yet to
iud 10 Of this lr,ly III the seaolding If removed.
TIE least favorable appearance which the dou.es
present j. decidedly IRON tle outs.de, where the
ines N sash5as, iustead Of conyergng toward the
tou. ar, seen cutting the ribs OF iie dome iato
s.IIes Of snau sharp angles that have II most un-
tltnsatt eject This malaTrang.ment takes oil at
'eag, 20 feet from the apparent hight OF Tue domer
md, with The square, dumry terminal towers OF the
nicinre calle-.s IL tie ross uniavorsble external
ie.tn,, in the building Inside, however, il ia all
that could lo wished, and is, beyond doubt, the
be,f-adsDted binding for exhibiting purposes that