Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-09-05
Descriptions of me Amphiihea-
ter.


.uaul lFrom tho cheago 9mesJ
The mAmmoib amphiteater on thecornerof
Michigan avenue and Patk Place, tn which
the sessions Of the forthcoming National
Democratic Copvcntion are to be held, "a at
present receiving the last fni. hing touches at
the hauds Of the carpenters. la couple of
days q will te passed over 10 the decorators
who will display the taste by iestooniug il
with hundreds Of flags, banners and streamers
The building which is constructed entirely Of
wood is Of gigantic proportions Il measures
ia circbmierence 62S feet, and has accoramo
dations for an audience of over 5000 persons
The roof in the center is thirty i've from the
ground, and slopes gradually until il is only
twenty-eight feet in hight Az this point It Is
broken for the purpose Of ventilation Thc
remaining portion Of the roof commences at
a point four feet below, and slopes gently to
the outer edge Of the building Tne entire
structure is covered with patent felt roofing,
capable Of wrthstanding the heaviest rain
storms. The grand entrance to the bulldog
rs on Michigan avenue, and is through a spa
cious passage way over fifteen teet wide. This
leads directly TO The central platform on which
the officers ofthe convention, deecates and
members Of the press will be seated kunuipy
| all roundthis platform is a ueattaiing. inside
otwhieh is q narrow pathway by which dele
gates can leave the bnlding without having
tOpress through the assemblage on the plat
FORM Close 70 This loolway viii be the desks
for the use Of the members Of the press, who
will be largely represented The number of
chairs on the platform viii be six hundred.
On the sonth side Of the mammoth am phi-
theater surrounding and overlooking the cen
tral platform, isthe large gallery for the use
! Of ladies and gentlemen accompanied by Ia
dies. It has been fitted up with comfortable
! seats stretching along the entire hall OF the
structure These seats are placed ON an in
cl ned plane, so that all will have most
exeeilent opportunity OF seeing and hearing
whaievereis going on at all times. The north
side is3set apart as standing places for the
male portion Of that vast assembage that is
sure to be present The entrance to these
galleries is. by three passage ways, each four
feet in width. The columns which support
the roof will be tasteiuly decorated with ma
tone flags while The entire walls will be fes.
| toned with hags, banners and national col
ore. Externally there is not much to attract
| the eye, but the immcnse proportions Of the
bounding challenge the attention ofall On
the top of the roofare several flag.stafrs, from
which national flags will proudly Goat during
the sessions OF the convention The Ccmmit.-
tee ofArranegments deserve the utmost credit
| for the admirable manner in which ihcy have
| discharged the important duty intrusted TO
them The greatest attention has been given
to the carrying out Of every detail in the CON
struction of the building. The system OF
vehtilsiiohis perfect, and lhe vast structure is
well lighted throughout The site Of the bull
ing is very convenient, and the delegates and
others may rest satisfied that there will be ev
cry accumulation provided for their convey
] ance TO and from tbe convention Its with
IN short distance of several Of the princi.
pal lines of railway, and only couple Of
blocks from the state streets cars Arrange.
msnts are also being made 10 run large
number of vehicles between the Colr
House and the ampbitheater during the sit
tings of the Convention