The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-25
HUB-BUB.
The Carnival OF Noise.

A Boston correspondent OF the Baltimore
8un gives q lona account Of the building csAed
4he "Colieeum, !" erected in st. Jarnes' Park for
the Peace Jubilee OF June. He says:
The Coliseum now being built on the Back
Bay lines, near the Boston aud Providence
1nanss. atructnre.l Travellers on the railroads
entering the western part Of the city are at
tfaSted BY the magnitude Of the building as it
now appears. A visit to tho locality reveals
more striking y the extent Of the great undertak-
ing. The work ID progressed with the rapidity
predicted by the warmest friends of the enter
prise. Upwards or two hundred men have
and divided INTO gangs, each under an. sx.
perie1cel foreman. About $50, 600 worth OF
2hmber has been furnished thus far, aud it. is
& y csnslss Se
roof which is to be heavily trussed, will be
supported by. lines Of upright pillars OF the
10 anorda oet,er idea Of the struoture I
quote q few figures in reference TO it: The
Coliseum will be- 800 by 800 feet; will require
1700, 900 feet Of lumber in its construction, and
ground, Or about 15O, 600 feet. There will also
be used in the work fifteen tons OF nails, and
Between four and five tons of other iron work.
such as bolts, braces. &c. 10 cover the root
tarred paper will be used. All outside toun-
datlons are 1--WE BY six feet, and fifteen inches
thick; centre foundation, supporting roof
aRbedded in eohd gravel. making. in all, i've
hundred foundation supports. rhe apex OF
the roof is eighty-s.x feet from top Of silt, At
height OF hf.y feet t1ere Will be 1850 feet Of
continuous windows, FIVE feet high, all made
to ran ON rollers, for ventilation, consisting Of
$500 teet Of glass In the upright Of the build
ing shere ere to be 1868 ights OF glass; Twelve
grand en- RANGES. each .wenty-four feet, are ap-
portioned, three on each side, atford,ng oppor-
t1nity for rapid ingress and departure. It will
have seating capacity for the easy accom-
modstion OF 16 300 spectators. and standing
an immense bumber. The promenade gallery,
raised two feet above that OF the seat gallery,
hae width OF ten feet, and ls unbrvken in its
entire cirCuit OF the structure-1600 feet.
The orchestra and chorus wll occupy the
aouthern portion of the Coliseum, Rnd an idea
may be gained Of tho area to be occupied by,
the performes bv rememDeiing that the con-
in the front centre will be 24O feet distant froIa
the renaoteet singer. fhe height OF the roof
z,ag0da viii be 80 feet frop the parGuette floor;
thAtof she side wallis IS feet snrmounted Dy
ten feet of rpsndicular gia.s the whole Cir
Onmiereuce. With the large force at work on it,
shA eaIfoa will bs fnlshed by the tenth OF fnext
month or five days before the commencement
OF tho fes9yal. tnus affording simple time for
general rehearsa 8 by the band and chorus
The instrumental and vOcsi performers in
this grand festival will be composed Of dele
a4d eysn Cana 10 has promised to be represent
cd. Mt.. a.. fonriee Of the New ENGLAND Com,
gervatory of. .lluslo nas, at the solicitation Of
the management. undertaken the arrangement
and organisation OF the chorus The city gov
eThna,nt has taken steps towards providing
Comfor tabie and sufficient approaches to the
building, st. Jan,es-avenue having been ma-
Cadami1ed and rolled solid, and the plans to
bridge Dartmouth-atreet. over the Boston and
Albany aud the Providence Railroads COM
pleted. mi ''T7T,1'--..
This morning the sale Of single tickets be-
gan for the Grand Jubilee, and over forty
Shongand doilars' worth had beon disposed OF
before the oface closed for the day. Ome order
Of Twelve hundred tickets was received fYom
the West. t5t- .-THT