The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-24
wAsuNoro.- Jan. q, 1870. " A. 'N'N A''
The Use of Iron an Architecture.

10 ne Haor oT NE sun
s,E In the Tribune of the 18th INST there is
m article under tots caption, tending 70 lcad the
pm lie rroa'h astrny In the matter OF ia history,
an which am sure you vii be- glad 10 correct
iruc6 Of Undue ~ Is a. .rcd to Hadssr, Of tie
Arch.t,c url Iron Work.. IN l5l2 y " Tie fact Is
tItt utlcr Mr. Igdst-, nor suN C..tr nan in
AucrCl. ever saw one iron co'ut'u e ,,t,i over
uuui ar Dr.-te ISIS. tie ytIr in " .l James Bo-
tae model when Mr. B'gardus hld Lg.u RELY ex.
h.hiuug -lnce the summer Of 1ett 4hi- binding
WAS o. five stores - ; 100. j. was mo, lbtooV
TIC tisi comp. g. c!-rIrou huldi1I erected To- TIE
world. HlJ hal o., honor OF uVir. tic fret to lc &C.
c-cnlei iu tie LoudJH Nl.trarf Nels James
iu nrdu- Is Ne'yor. the true ilsDr Of iron src. 10
lecture: and % - absurd 10 fhiso claim ipr M
Badger merely because he bad lsct iron plan. A. a
ruu-titufc lr stone or Dr. c T. A. o. 4f., Time i,tI
teen done No ore io vps horr. Nor can ma tPtne
tuat Mr. Badger win thank an one for advancing
such uid'M-tic fact, are 700 notorious. But This
o., evidence before the United states Circuit court
In the clsc Of Jaw,s Borlrtu- re- The Corporation
coutc-ted ana established. MIR Daniel t. Badger
was von for tne defendant, and Gsked--l quote
Q-Wtcn did YOU rut up tNc frs, building with
M Iron iront more than one story hgh'
Al think the entire front wa Boo 1S3
Q.-lou put up the first with al eEtllc front ia
1897
A.-Yes. arr.
lhls ought to he concluslve FOR In the interval
between 1Sls aud 1854, Mr. Bogardus bad erected
many cls'.iron buidings-among others, the Sun
building IN Baltimore. snd that ol the Messrs Har.
ger a Brothers, publshers-and the latter when
tnev gave their order assured him that he ought TO
consider II "a triumph, for 1t was given contrary to
the advice Of all 'he architects IN New York And
IN Ills connection II IL proper 10 add that to Mr. BO.
gnrcus IL due, also, the credit OF Introducing the
recognized style VI iron architecture ridIculed
but adopted bv our architects in erecting the
costhest buildings IL ston" and marble.
The pattern OF Mr.. Boghrduss frst column was a
work Of great labor and cost and when made not a
foundry ~ the country could cast II straight He had
TO be at the exp nse OF ending out how do So and
OF teaching Others Win his own hands he lad TO
make tie original patterns OF his beautiful Corlnth.
iau capitals and other ornamental devices, for he
could find M one then to take his place Now
copies Of em are 10 be seen throughout the length
aud breadth OF tLe land Besides tie expense OF cs.
tblisiug tLs business by the press he had in order
20 induce parties To build In the face Of great op
position, to make contracts prices barely remu-
neratvr. And for all TINS labor, besides the ruin OF
his health by an accident which bee him in the act
Of teaching his men, ne has received how much I
-Four thousand dollars from the city as ROYALTY cor
Tompkins Market, and from ul other sources not SO
much AZ 300 MIR. Bo!ardus is not the to com
plain OF fortune he has thought II recompense
to have the credit OF originating business which
nov employs millions OF capital and furnishes en-.
plOyment to thousands OF men. ] am sure Mr.
Editor. you will not Intentionally deprive him Of
tat Yours truly. JOHN W. THOMSON,
Agent OF James Bogardus