Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-11-16
Description Of the New fIOrmOn Temple
nj Salt Lake


principle should be introduced into the
of this large editce.=
Brother Grow commen ed the work,
with small foreeof men, September
1, 1865.
The maximum number of meu-em
ployed at any one time in the construc-
ton of the building was 205, aud the
average for the last three weeks has
been 1877. These figures do not include
labor rs nor plasterers. We have not
the exact figures, but we understand
that about 10 men were engaged IA
plastering the inside of the binding.
Mr.. Grow thinks that any person
who has not seen the building can have
a very good idea of the roof by imagin'
ing tile back or shell rof common
eastern ground turtle, of huge proper
tions, but it is more frequently hkened
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 Che
building. rests upon forty-four piers OF
cut sand stone masonry, each nine feet
from outside to inside of binding, 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 ia "A straight
line. From these an arch OF As feet IS
sprung. Thirteen arches spring at
each end from thirteen piers, which
stand On circle. The height from
the floor 10 the ceiling is IS feet In the
centre OF the building. There is q
space Of nine feet from the ceiling TO
the root. -. -.-s..
The building itself is $50 feet from
east TO west, and $50 from north to
south. The room is 100 feet straight
from east 10 west in the centre, with q
semi circle of IS 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
tire, each arched bent coDverging and
meeting at the highest given point OF
the two main ontside bents, where they
are securely fastened.
On the northern and southern sides
Of the building are 30 spaces between
the piers. which are filed with win
dows, containing altogether 2, 800 lights
OF glass On the north and south SIDES
are also twelve spaces between the
east side are two doors, bat it is intend
ed TO have four more some time
There are two small doors on the SOUTH
west, two on the northwest. and one
private door on the west, opening to
the stand.
The scaholding was taken down on
Wednesday without injury TO any OF
the workmen. 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, 900, 900 feet of lumber; in the floor,
$4,000 teet; IN the iOists, 100, 900; in
the sleepeTs, 10000; in the doors,
stands, benches. aud other parts not
enumerated. 100000 feet; in the ag
grecate, l 500, 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
ROOT.
The floor of the building was COM
pleted on the 4th inst. There is sup
posed to be ample room in the building
10 seat comfortably 5000 to 5000 per
sons.
The spaces between the piers are all
numbered from 1 to Al, and the gentle
men viii see To the best order and
silence being preserved around the
Tabernacle. The entrances for the
public are on the east side, numbered
3 and A.; on the south side, 8, 9, 10,
IL, 10 and ID; on the north; 30, 80, "a,
30, sc aud 81. On the southw st and
northwest are the entrances for the
Bishops and Priesthood occupying the
stand The choir enters by the door
numbered "a, and the Presidents pTi-
vate entrance is by the door numbered
-, on the west end. ~'
The stand for the speakers is at the
west end of the building, and covers
7, 500 feet of surface.
The front OF the stand is a segment
of a circle. Before it are a seat and
desk for the bishops and others who adj
minister tue sacrement. The first seat
in the centre of the stand or platform
is for the Presidency of the Stake, the
next for the Qnoru 10 of the Twelve, the
third for the First Presidency. Back
of these are seats for a choir of 80
singers, with the great organ, yet un-
finished, behind them. Ga the right
and left are. seats for from 800 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 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 aud finish
other portions of the edifce. By the
9th of April next, the whole will be
finished and ready for dedication. 1t
is a grand building, of which the Saints
nave 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 to 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
60 predicted, in letter to the Times,
that diseases of the heart wonld become
more numerous and fatal for many
years than ever before IN the history OF
the countryside 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
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