Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-11-23
Description Of the New 1Orm0n Temple
nj Salt Lake,
From the Salt Lake Telegraph, 6th.l

principle should be introduced into the
construction of this large edifice. -
Brot Grow common ed the work,
with a small force of men, September
1, 1865.
The maximum number of men en-
ployed at any one time in the construc-
tion of the building was 205, and the
average for the last three weeks has
been 1871. These figures do not include
labor rs nor plasterers. We have not
the exact figures, but we understand
that about 20 men were engaged ia
plastering the inside of the building.
Mr.. Grow thinks that any person
who nas not seen the building can have
a very good idea of the roof by imagin-
ing tho back or shell of a common
eastern ground turtle, of huge proper
tions, but it is more frequently likened
to the hull of an old fashioned ship
without any keel, and turned topsy
turvy. This immense roof, which Is
in fact the principal portion of the
building, rests upon forty-four piers of
cut sandstone masonry, each nine feet
from outside to inside of building, by
three feet the other way, and the whole
averaging twenty feet high to the
spring of the roof On each side OF
the building are nine piers in a straight
line. From these an arch OF As feet Is
sprung. Thirteen arches spring at
each end from thirteen piers, which
stand on a circle. The height from
the floor 10 the ceiling is 6S feet III the
centre of the building. There is a
space Of nine feet from the ceiling to
the roof
The building itself is $50 feet from
east TO west, and $50 from north to
south. The room IS 100 feet straight
from east to west in the centre, with a
emi-circle of 70 feet at each end. -
There are no columns in the building.
The roof is framed of lattice arched
bents, twelve feet from centre to cen
ire, each arched bent cOnverging aud
meeting at the highest given point Of
the two main outside bents, where they
are securely fastened.
Ga the northern and southern sides
of the building are 80 spaces between
the piers. which are filed with win
dows, containing altogether 2, 500 lights
of glass. On the north and south sides
are also twelve spaces between the
piers, filed by double doors. On the
east side are two doors, but it is intend
ed to have four more some time
There are two small doors on the southss
west, two on the northwest. and one
private door on the west, opening TO
the stand.
The scaffolding was taken down on
Wednesday without injury to any OF
the workmeu The single accident
which occurred during the erection Of
the building resulted from carelessness,
and was not fatal.
Above the piers there is over
1 1000, 900 feet of lumber; in the floor,
so, 900 feet; in the joists, 100, 900; in
the sleepers, 10000; in the doors,
stands, benches. AID other parts not
300, 900 feet; in the az
gregate, 1900, 900. The roof is cover
cd with $4,000 shingles, besides a
space at the top averaging 60x130 feet,
which is covered with patent roofing
A spiral stairway from the ceiling
affords access to the outside of the
roof.
The floor of the building was COM
pleted on the 4th inst. There is sup
posed to be ample room in the building
TO seat comfortably 5000 to 5000 per
sons.
The spaces between the piers are all
Numbered from / TO "A, and the gentle
men will see to the best order aud
silence being preserved around the
4 Tabernacle. The entrances for the
public are on the east side, numbered
3 and AZ; on the south side, s, 8, 10,
IL, 10 and 10; on the north; 80, 80, 81,
30, SO and 81 On the southw st and
northwest are the entrances for the
Bishops aud Priesthood occupying the
stand. The choir enters by the door
"A, and the Presidents pri-
vate entrance is by the door numbered
%, on the west end.
The stand for the speakers is at the
west end of the building, aud covers
Z, 500 feet of surface.
The front Of the stand is a segment
of a circle. Before it are seat and
desk for the bishops and others who adj
tho sacrement. The first seat
in the centre of the stand or platform
is for the Presidency of the Stake, the
next for the Quoru m of the Twelve, the
third for the First Presidency. Back
of these are seats for choir of $50
singers, with the great organ, yet I'M
finished, behind them. On the right
and left are seats for from 500 to 1000
persons.
The speakers desk is sixty feet in
front of the western piers. In front OF
the stand, for seventy feet. the floor is
horizontal, thence to the east end the
floor rises with a grade of one foot in
ten. The horizontal portion of the
floor is seated with very comfortable
permanent benches. The remainder
temporarily with the old benches from
the Bowery.
1t will take a great many men some
months yet to make the seats and finish
other portions of the edlfice. BY the
9th of April next, the whole will be
finished and ready for dedication. 1T
is grand building, of which the Saints
have reason to be proud, and we but
echo the feelings of every faithful
Saint in wishing heightened life to
President Young, that he therein may
long continue to instruct and lead
Isreal 10 the accomplishment of the
designs and purposes of the Most
High.
HEART DISEASE -SUIcIDE.-The New
York Times says:
At the outbreak of the war, DIR. Peri
go predicted, in a letter to the Times,
diseases of the heart would become
more numerous and fatal for many
years than ever before in the history of
the Countrywide reason being, of
course, the feverish excitement of war
times and the intensity of life in all
classes of people. How far mortuary
facts have borne out the Doctors
prophecy we do not know; but there is