The New York herald., 1868-04-30
THE NEW LEDGER BUILDING.
Description Of the Edifce-RemOval Of the
Ledger to It's New Quarters.

Ledgcr 10 ItS new skuurterss
A second marble palace has been added to the list
OF buildings occupied by leading New York journals
and journalists in the large marble edhce at the cor
ner Of Spruce and william streets, which was yes
terday occupied by the New York LedOer, bogra-
ply Of which would be In its main features bog-
raphy Of New York periodical literature. The ground
upon which the new Ledger, building has been
erected Is In the form Of a complete lot with half
lot in addition, making the space OF one and q half
city lots In the gore shape, the peculiar form or
it giving front Of twenty-five feet on william
street, front OF about hundred feet
on Spruce street, and depth, measured nom
Spruce street. OF ortyeight feet. The building mas
q front OF twenty-four feet the former OF these
streets and an expansive front Of ninetyseven feet
on the latter, with a rear width OF forty.seven
feet. 1t has an elevation OF seventy feet
above the level OF the walk, and Is divided into
stories as follows:-Basement, sixteen feet, and
below the level OF the sidewalk occupied az press
room; first story, fourteen feet six inches In height
paritoned inte stores for rent; second story
twelve feet six inches in height, occupied by
the editorial and mailing rooms; third story,
eleven feet six inches In height partittoned INTO
apartments suitable iSr oces @ ot rent MIN sa SeM
York Ledger composing rooms. The edlDce is Oh
plain Renaissance In styleust as 1t should be for
usual thickness the marble veneering or exterior,
being foot thick (un excess Of oneourh over the
able weight. Taken all in all, the structure is per.
haps more nearly re proof than any ever erected IN
| this city, besides being by far the most SOLID
| and compact. The window castings OF iron, and
| the brick fabric OF the noors is supported Dy nuge
Iron g o. onc Tos sn IN OF one foot in
width though this feature has since been introduced
the Park Bank sn Se
being used for the ordinary space OF three The roof
Is constructed upon the same principle as the floors
viz, with massive iron beams Intensified with brick
set en- suc--a feature which, 1t IL believed, has
never before been carried into practical execution,
though 1t has been before suggested and argued; and
supported by massive iron pillars Of the plain skee-
ton column pattern. No pains have been spared.
nor has any device been neglected to render the
structure the most absolutely fire proof In the city,
so great weight Of iron has been used The en-
trance to the editorial rooms s on William street,
upon the second story, corner OF which Is Mr. Bon
ner's ONCE. In the rear OF this are the read
ers' rooms and the counting room and still In
s is tbe and general ny
Of back numbers, with its four walls all pigeon.
square by about au equal depth, and partition
the middle line OF the room fitted up I'm the same
manner. The corner onice, occupied by the M@ccnas
OF poets and r0mancers-the autOcrat, In most
speots. OF American periodical literature, and GER
tainly It's most successful pioneeris neatly, hut In
wise either gogeousy or gaudily furnished Some few
fine portraits OF people whose regulations world
wide, some few engravings OF blooded trotters or
the walls as TO prevent any uncomfortable sensation
OF baroness; but In general there IL none Of that
OVerOdunB Win Vencerlng WHICH Is one OF the great
faults Of New York taste.
Occupying in many respects the position Of a pio-
neer In periodical literature the New York Leigev
was developed out OF an old commercial paper OF
similar name, which was bought by Mr.. Bonner In
ls5l-the buyer having served HIS apprenticeship
a. practical proof reader with Morris willis, OF
the Erening Mirror, and as practical printer
IN the. office OF the Hartford COuraDt The New
York Ledger, as literary periodical was begun In
1854, with Fanny Fern the star writer and about
that time was begun that system OF extensive adver
tsing which has given the paper tconjoned TO srer-
ling merp the widest celebrity ever gained by any
American weekly, and probably the largest subscrp.
ton list. The Led2er's bills for advertising have
often run ss high as $4,000 per week, and
on ope occasion, posters included, the bills were
$4,000. This was IN connection with nrs. South.
worth's Island Princess" The first quail
paper in New York was printed by the
HERALD ip 1888, and was occasoned by demand on
the part Of Mr. Bonner for space equal to the usual
double sheet, or eight HERALD pages, for advertis.
Ing purposes--which was probably the largest single
advertisement ever inserted In New York daily
The pressroom or the new Ledger building Is pro-
badly the finest for its purpose ever constructed IN
this city. II In furnished with eight drum cylinder
prcsses-four OF Hoes aud four Of Tayior's-and an
Andrews engine. huge Harrison boiler leviathan-
Ike, has crawled away under the sidewalk into
sort OF excavated grotio; and these with minor de-
tails, complete the furnishings OF the pressroom.