The New York herald., 1874-12-19
THE NEW POST OFFICE.

RAPID WORK BEING DONE BIZ SEVEN HUNDRED
AND FIFTY MEcHANICs-sEvEN ACRES OF 4
POST OFFICE TO BE READY FOB OCCUPATION
SOON.
No one who may happen to pass by the New Post
ONCE building az the lower end OF the City Hall
Park can help noticing the absence OF all stir and
the usual hustle consequent upon the progress Of
an edi1ce SO vast In its magnitude. And yet, Al
though there is not any sign OF labor outside OF
the building. there are inside OF 1t no less than $50
men of all trades-carpenters, workers in iron.
plasterers, kalsominers, painters, ioiners and
masons engaged from morning until dark every
day. few weeks since there was o reduction OF
seventy five men made, for the reason that, the
work progresses ana as the building approaches
completion, lighter force Is only needed to carry
on the work, and men have to be dismissed from
time to time.
NO ADM1ssIoN-BEwARE OF THE DOG.
NO person is permitted in the building whatever
unless ey permission OF Mr.. Calvin 7. Hurlburd,
the Superintendent OF Construction, or through
the medium OF an order from Postmaster James.
the building and refuse all admission, and by this
means the workmsn are not annoyed by visitors
James, accompanied by . HERALD reporter, made
formal for inspection % o. the progress Of me work
visited was the rooms occupied BY Superintendent
Huriburd. tall, keen-eyed old gentleman, who
Tsncs County tmses ea ana o. St y.
knew thing or two about his business
ngs IN sse ySa are dryn fna right sm
neither hospital nor . navy yard. There are no
swered Mr.. Hurburd, who was formerly member
OF Congress. The money order room is a mag
nidcent hall that calls 10 remembrance some OF
those and lofty salons tnat are seen IN palaces
scattered throughout the south and west OF Eu.
rope, and Will: when finished. accommodate all
particular line.
THE posrMAsTER's ROOM
The Postmaster's room is already hard finished,
and the pubic room in whiod Postmaster James
Will do business Is a splendid apartment, located
HERALD office, and looking down Broadway across
the fne balcony. One Of the large court rooms
to oe occupied by federal court has not been
pastered as yet, but 1t has very lofty appear.
ance and viii look very well Ali the doorways
have very strong and handsomely ornamented
hoors on one side Of the building facing broadway
Kept Kept clean BY moppins aud soap and wal water M There
will have to be great deal oil fresco painting
done on the ceilings Of the principal apartments,
Boston nrm, who viii probably begin work
next week. But the busiest people in the building
zeal yesterday, amid blllowy rolls OF shavlngs and
chips, making window frames and panels and
huge elevators in the new POST once to transport
visitors to all parts OF the building and these WI!
be worked by steam On the basement moor ana
on the ground no0r level with the sidewalk on
Broadway the mechanical business OF getting the
mails ready and receiving and transmitting them
all over the world will be done. These two vast
floors are freproof as is also every square loot os
the building.
SEVEN ACRES OF POST OFFICE.
"You see that there Is great deal OF space In
this Post ONCE, SIR said Mr. Hurlburd, ''f0r tho
building covers an entire acre OF ground, ana ~
course there are seven acres OF space In this
building. and that will give you some idea OF the
work that must be done before we are ready for
MIR. James and his clerks and carrers.n After
visiting other parts OF The structure Postmaster
James concluded Ills tour of inspection ana pre-
pared to leave the building and made his way 70
the elevator In the northwest corner.
A SHOCK ON THE ELEVATOR.
man wearing blue army overc0at and look
ing as II ne had seen the Shenandoah Valley In hls
time, was the mystel iOus agent who guided the
elevator up ana down. This man was IN hurry
either to get his dinner or TO draw his wages,
and when the Postmaster and the writer vi
d0ah let go with q silent touch, and Post
master ana reporter were shot through
space as II they had struck monitor loaded with
nltro-gycerine It was simply awful while it
lasted, and IL there had been any ladies present on
the elevator there would have been some terrible
screams just at that moment. The Postmaster
touched the ground before he knew II, and Mr.
building, ana felt happy with himself no doubt st
the thought that sea sickness might enSue from
the shock. Postmaster James said, on leaving the
building, 'Tne Court House In the Park cost
$13 900 ana this building will cost but ST. CO
when completed. and think that the two may be
memDering OF course that the Court house In NOS
Va dnlshed.N