Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-09-30
LETTER FROM CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Sept. 26.

clal panic chicago wears cheerful and
iubilant face. The panic has of course,
to limited extent reached this city,
but the position taken by our banksY
seems to be on the self defensive prin-
ciple, and meets with general endorse
ment, by the people. eve don't
think there's going to be much of show
er after ALL
The great exposition building was
opened last evening, with an immense,
crowd of at least twenty thousand peo-
pie. Splendid bands, booming cannon
string and eloquent speaking, made
this magnificent specimen of modern
architecture the scene of great excite
ment and unrestrained enjoyment.
Everybody seemed happy, and in the
language Of one, who had INDUCED a
little too freely in the exhibitions of
sparkling Heidsic Everybody seems
to be enjoying themselves, he, herself,
and she, himself" and SO it did seem
to your correspondent Nothing in the
way of money, effort and enterprise has
been lacking to make this one grand
national success.
I will not undertake a description Of
the elegance and magnitude of this no.
BILE structure. But figures will not lie,
so here goes for few figures.
The cost of the building two hundred
and twenty five thousand dollars. Com
menced building June 16, 1878. Open
ed September 25th, 1878. A wonder
full achievement in few brief months.
Site Of the building, portion of Lake,
Park, lying between Michigan avenue
and Lake Michigan, bounded on the
north and south Of Monroe and jack
son streets respectively. 1t affords an
exhibition surface of two hundred and
fifty thousand square feet Building
eight hundred feet long, by two hundred
feet in the main width. The grand CEN
ter dome is sixty feet in diameter, and
one hundred and sixty-five feet high.
The end domes are forty-eight feet
square, and one hundred and forty feet
in height. The building is supported
by thirty one main trusses and ten half
trusses at each end. The former are of
one hundred and fifty feet span, four
feet thick. twelve to fourteen inches
wide, made OF one and three quarter
inch dressed pine plank, fastened with
bolts and tie rods.
The style of architecture is TIA
liam. The ends of the building are
circular, permitting the continuation of
the gallery in circular form around the
entire building, gives unbroken sky
light and an effect to the building on
the exterior and the gallery in the in
terror which neither could get by any
other style of finish. There have been
used, one million seven hundred and
sixteen thousand bricks, three million
feet of lumber ; four thousand two hun
bred cubic feet of stone, one thousand
five hundred squares of plates, four
thousand six hundred feet of galvaniz
ed iron cornices, one thousand feet galva-
nized iron conductor pipe, seventhousaud
feet of glass, in the windows, five thou
sand feet of sheet glass in the ventila-
tors, and twenty-seyen thousand two
hundred feet of glass in skylights, four
teen thousand feet of gas pipe in the
structure, half of which is very large,
some of it being three inches wide.
There is probably more largo pipe in
this than in any other building in the
world. Lighting at night are of the
most comprehensive character. A large
center ring, eighteen feet in diameter
with sixty burners, hangs beneath the
great dome. Distributed over the
building are fifty, six feet rings, each
one having thirty-six burners. These
hang twenty-four feet above the floor
There is an eight light pendant every ten
feet under the galleries, or one hundred
and seventy of these pendants, having
in all one thousand three hundred and
sixty lights. There are four hundred
and seventy-three windows, one hun
bred and sixty of which are in the first
story. There are eighteen doors. Two
main doors are ten feet wide, and four
teen feet high. There is Crane Bro
theirs elevator in the north dome, and
under the others are large fountains.
The supply of water is obtained directly
from the water works. AS has been
stated in the exposition programme,
the exhibition OF 1878, while it may
not be reasonably supposed that the
first exhibition will be so comprehen-
sive and varied in character as to be
Justly styled clutter National" or even
Inter State" it is now quite certain
that in many important respects it will
assume very wide range. The bust
ness and industrial relations of this city
alone are far-reaching ami cosmopoli-
tan. There is scarcely an industry OF
art pursued by mankind anywhere
which is not represented here either in
actual practice or by its products as the
basis of traffic hence if contributions
were to be confined to the city alone,
they might be made to reflect creditably
the industry of all nations. In this
view it has been determined to admit to
the exhibition not only manufacturers,
producers, artisans, and artists, but tc
accept worthy offerings from dealers
and collectors as we'll Neither IS there
any restriction as to the territorial
limits. Contributions will be welcomed
from the citizens OF other states and
counties who may desire to avail them.
selves of this opportunity to exhibit
their choice or peculiar products.
Occasionally you may expect to heal
from me, relative to this great exposi
ton enterprise which now promises, il
the very midst of financial troubles, tc
become an eminent success, and one
which will reflect great honor upon the
driving and enterprising projectors.
One thing characteristics this city of the
great northwest-nothing here is done
by the halves. 1t must be one grand
whole or the people are not satisfied