, 1873-09-25

| bad fall Hhort1y aftcrwarda, while one or two
"mlnor occurrences" clone what rn,.st 10 con-
evidence Of tho Interest taken by poopo Of all
| olaHscs in tho yoifarc OF tho oitya venture. It
may DO statad that t1.o tldotors who attended
parties hurt ut tho Exposition invariably charged
| only lialf rates for thor eorytcos.
| THE CONTRACTORS
| to whose caro- this comparative freedom from
accident, al we'll M tho strongth aud beauty Of
Tho structure arc 10 largely due, are ". W. Boy
ington, architect; ". L. Carroll, snperintend-
mason work; Heath / Atiiliga1l, painting aud
glaxng; ]. 8. BasHett. plumbing; Wilson l.
Willard, gaa tittors; Lester 4 undyos, shoot
glass; y , =: gapda 49, l. Co., bolts, nuts, aud
l'outon y Co.. cast iron work D. B. uall Il Co.,
bolts aud rods; Dewey It Jones, tin roofing aud
galvanized iron work NJ. A. Powell l. Co., com.
| position and gravel roofing
THE ENTI.ANcEs.
Thero aro tllreo main ontrancos to tho build
| Ing, ono 1t tho head of Adams street, mud tho
othors III the northern mud southern projections
OH Michigan avenue. Taoro are aecontlary en-
frances III tho somicrou1ar end Of te building,
but they will 10 but little uHed. Carriages will
discharge their messengers mud will then drive
to n atalld provided for them OIL D vacant lot
south Of tho building. Each ono will be as-
sfgilod number, and. wl,cn 1t IL wanted, will bo
telegraphcd for, mid will como up to tho eoltti,-
cru main eitra1lco. This arrangement will, 1t la
| coriain avoid NIL confusion.
| INTERIOR ARRANGEMENTS.
=, Immediately OIL the right, III ono goes In by
| OH tho Left tho TroasurorFs Office. Just over
| head, occupying tile projection, aud beneath the
floor Of tho gallnry, arc threo rooms, tho aouth-
ern Que intended for tho uao Of tho Executive
| Committee, the central ono a private Office
for them. and tho northern ono for tho uso Of
the city and country press. It is comfortably
aud conveniently fitted up, and will answer all
thoir requirements. Tlleso throo roomb look ont
kf {t,}r L., hall Ir..
Windows. and form nm admirable post
in this central projection is a largo
room, WHICH will not DO uscl except for storage
flight OF stairs loads up into the central domo.
There are also similar tlIrd-story roona in the
northern and southern projections, one Of which
WILL wiLl 90 used for sleeping purposes, aod the
the building are the Art uall, in the ceutrc. and
tho Restaurant north aud south of 1t. JuAt
north Of tho Art Hall are two tiers Of water
closets. The gallery for tho musicians extends
twenty-five feet by sixty, aud will amply accom-
moda.e the forty nemDors Ut Vans i Hoi1man'a
Baud.
THE MAIN GALLERY.
which encirclcs the interior OF tho building. is
25 feot wido, except III tho threo porticos, where
oyor tho grand entrance it will 10 80x12O feet in
Bizo aud 45x8O over tho end projections. Tho
tr1!usos arc built solid up to tic floor Of this
cutlery, through which thoy pasa at 0ftcon foot
foet wide Is left, protected on tho edge by rail-
| ing Tho space inHido tho truBaeB, that IL, be-
tween the trusaes and ralls, is dosigted for
exhibition purposes.
The arrangements for gotting up-staira are
ample. On each side of tho three entra1lcoH on
Michigan avenue ate two flights and on tho cast
side there arc four fli9htht ono at each end and
two in the centre. They are 7 feot wide, rallied
Oh eithor side, aud with broad half landings.
i A II In I'm Ina
| terior, but the luck OF time and othor ca,lsc8
prevented. It will be done in time for tho Ex-
position Of next year, mud it's absence docs not
inluro the looks Of the building.
| THE ART GALLERY,
Tho section dedicated to the Fine Arts and
placed under the charge Of b[r. Aitkiu will bo
one Of tho most attractive fcaturos of the
Exposition. Tho Art Hall protr11dos from
of 12o feot north and south. THO wills run
up on the outsido to . height OF tAir.y-four
feet, 10 feet moro than the mnin wall. Twenty
five feet in wldIli OF room ina1e the building is
| taken up tho ontiro length Of tho art gallery,
aud thrown into it, giving it q floor apacc Of 4jx
| l2O ioet. There alo two wide entrances from
the interior. Tho hall is divided into three
roonls. which are printed mal oon COLOR e4ceptnn-
The light il admirable BY day and by night, tho
arrangement for gas being perfect. The first Of
thcso rooms is devoted to sculpture and arcl,i-
toctural drawings. Iu the course Of time,
ono Of tue features Of thia room. Tic
middle room is for paintings, and will
DO filled with fine pictures. including t'Autumn
IN tho sierras," by ,Bicrstadt, and AruitaGo's
for photographs, drawings, etc.
Tho mhtn hall ia given up almost entirely to
exhibitors the only exception being the magnif-
icent fountain undor tue centlo Of tho innin
amcter, which will DO kept filled with water.
Tho fountain IL Of bronze, and IL eucrichcd with
Gfa-size figures.
| LIGHTING UT.
Tho arrangements for lighting tho building
at night are Of tho most comprehensive charac-
ter. largo centro ring, IL feet III diameter,
With GO burners, will hang beneath tho great
dome. Distributed over the building will Ge 80
these will hang "a feet above the floor. There
will bo an Slight pondant eyory 10 feet under
tho galleries, ITO Of thoHe pendants, having in
all 1850 lighta. On all the arches above the
The art-roon1 will bo lighted with portoratodpipe
having about 600 burners. foot apart. The
pipes will hang about 1G feet from tho floor, md
arc go connected with the main pi,,es. that any
! one Of the three departments into which the art
room III tliyiled may be lighted alouo.
No arraugauents have haon mGde for heating
tho building. 1t iB hoped TINT the weather viii
bo favorable, aud at night tho heat from tho
quantity Of gas consumed will do much to aid in
TIE coNvEN1ENcEs.
For tho con ycnienoe Of exhibitors and viHitorB
| q Branch post-Otlco il to be Established n tho
building, where stG1nps, stamped onyelopes, etc.,
| will ho sold, and to which lottar8 Tor pershus
connected with the Exposition will bo sent. Sow
| efal letter-boxes welo put up inside some days
ago. Tho Western Union Telegraph Company
Intends to run wire into the building, and hnvo
MI operator thero, and tho American District
Telegraph will do the same thing, while the Ex-
press Companies will opon office thoro.
During tho first wook Of tho month the Office
Of the Secretary was transferred to the EXPOSE
tion building, aud ho began operations in tho
room now occupied by him, on tho loft OF tho
main entrance. This change waa convenient in
mRny RESPECTS, bnt 1t soou became necessary, for
when the building WAS 80 far advanced TINT the
floor cleared, and the exhibitors wor0 ordered
to 50 ahead with the erection Of tho platforms,
or booths, or stands, tho presence Of tho Score
tions for space which wero constantly coming in,