, 1870-01-22

From The Cincinnati Gdzet1t. Jan. %.
sor has % inss been en- COMPLETED. rio oo Vas one or
hctcplean Dimensions, und fos The past six months
artisans hare been engaged in lts erection both
aay u q q
ctnnati nEtu CONTRACTED for at1 aucceesfutly COM
p!eed what aas nesn psoeqgnssd az honor and
Tee structure is entirely COMPOSED Of cast aud
Trouentltuu. The total weight Of nateEtal Ia
anout one MILTON pcund., or i've hn7dled tons
We WILL suppose II III loao.d upon wagons wlth
ore ton ppon each. This would make hcarg tsav-
et!g r load TOT i've aundIed pairs Of good horses,
ard placed upon a uReon road With Hpace OF
four rods Allotted to e1cn team. they .woatd form
procession little more than 81 mites IN ttn9th.
MT 70 huge OF Foinfu1}y tnEerse IS the GoMe
q The E1s.oIa al Capitol, It far tnrpsases the anh
ttous structure tn grace aud beauty OF form and
ptepof.on; Is ~; M iass,sea cf eSoe o. ifon s6a
piects OF wrought ard cast fror, aud loar hundsed
irhia Of glass. rs diameter at tho base ls sixty
oIe si eeSdfed red m aad feet aud tae d.ta5cs
nom the ground to the top Of the fsgstatf,s - Two
hut d1ed una teen's.stS feet It's ent.fe W:!ghs
zess upon snestruc:usc built expressly for IT, 80
frm and eold that II msy truly be said to be
founded On q roc1. ..
An a.crlttcs, ioottpg at It from without, would
paltf-tbe drum Or laniern, tie dome proper. and
tic ,holne. TIE drum. which rises tEon! tee walls
Of the lotunds !. surrounded by coornade thtlty.
acren feet high, consisting Of tsenty-fouE nuted
CoHn:hlan columns, corEeepoudfng to Hhlca are
as many plain p!1tatcFt. Betweeo the columns
and p'la.sefs T. spsee ef ys 1F sd 1se Na,ca
to iooE In npou tue nar dsomc ntisn Of the lantern
ard sotuEds. Al the sunlight streams Ia between
patent slsss Windows, and falls npon the mold
ings, tornices and ri!aatsIs xhich ornament me
Interior, Il produces an eject decidedly ornate and
by 1a1itIesa eutahlatn1e. The spherical part OF
the dome is tHent, .ntce feet high. il Is eacrced
at the bare BY belt Of errlchuentR and has IN It
Iu1A [tn r$ hnrtt eY1d
1t IL covered with Plates Of tlun, formirg Sec
tlons Of q sphere, botet to The !ro1 ribs, and go
male hAs g safh Piss s 70 ae
ROOT roo1 that tiedes wind and rain. Aoose u the
feet M high ii is turtounded 81 eooanade os el9ar
cplonE Is, alnilBr to the one below, nnd around the
Ease Ia gallery and baluatrade and. to crown al
tefy III hRse win II " @us @ pre- L
II the ptessdieg EenlQs over the great building b.
!ox, The cIy, aao the lakee-srnly tue most sppro.
prtale and d'gnlred emblem that cocld lave been
thought OF Tor that post OF homer.
From the bottom Of the ruiuuda one looks up
1ss feet, and his eye u fa'rly dared WIN TIE
arched cetltrg overhead. Great Hreashs OF !eaVes
aud heolns circle around It IKE the parallels Of
r. tae e. a9s oes syna +
cheeks which dlminisb IN Sue IS srey approach
the po:e or eye Of tue ceiling.
s1sa e
| blue, and tne snstaces around Them straw color.
On the Top Of Tie ceinrg is Is circular opening
| hagiaR diameter Of ttseen feet, surrounded b.
| naluzt1sde and walk, and aboEe IT twelve feel
| Is canopy. painted In rs1s Of blue aud snite.
| Pssa:rg np tne stalss, bet Eeen the oater dome
AID tt. inner lining OF the inner doGe. he %.
ssr1er Is assounded At the great 1ahJn III Of iro1
! uhIch fo1mB its framework. At dest ono seen!
[ to be lcoiarg At a copfaeed puzzle Of ribs AMI
o< ia ard bais, but soon dl4coFers N RccoedaneI
T:;ila Trst . CURING plsn ~ the dl6sreut past
taEe been put toesinet: boy those twenty ~ fea
tbetr iron z,ns as II in HtantB grasp.
These ss are s1s y 81 sI sss S1e ne i
pound. at The UPPER one, provided With hear
1aosts aad securely bol1ed togesses. on to
Of wrought Iron rEeted together and forming 81
epptiruo1t bands s1uurd the entire dome.
No later than last sprt1E, the naked !nlt OF 10
rotprda. projecting from the roof Of me Capto
ntEe EXPECTED 10 see such suotssttuc'utefe feafe
upon it a1d 1a,saed by ibe 1st Of jaonarj. 15,t
| Buo tbt1 test has only been accomplished oJ N
lLdonitahie energy and Pss:eSeEancs q tae e1s
tecturai Iron Wosls, OF this city.