New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-10
The establishment. The top slab is of black Belgian

the establishment. The top slab is of black Belgian
marble and the front is paneled with marbles of
various kinds and colors, the base being black
Belgian, the frieze consisting chiefly OF the beauti-
full black and green speckled marble known as green
star the cornice black and red and the background
of the panels dark gray Italian BardligiO marble.
The raised panels themselves of rich varcgated
marbles, in every hue and combination, and
though there are more than thirty slabs in the
room, there are not two alike. The fluted pilasters
between the panels are of red GriOtte marble. Above
each of them is an ornament of leaf design in real
bronze, aud bronze bosses are also inserted in the
corners of the panels The pattern of the counter is
continued around the walls as a wainscOt, with the
same Belgian and Italian marbles In the middle of
the south side of the room the wainscOt is modified
to form reading stand supported by handsome bronze
brackets. On top of the counter is an deliberately
carved screen of ash. inlaid with satinwOod apple,
and cherry, in black, white and brown, with figured
ground glass panels and openings for the sales and
advertisement clerks and the various bOOkkeepers.
1t is of the best pieces of wOOd-carving to DO
seen in any public Office in this city, and tho design
is extremely rich and tasteful The wainscOt behind
the counter is of ASH and its panels made of the
root Of ash, highly polished. No native wood
is susceptible of finer finish than this, and
the contrast of colors presented in tho PAN
cling will be universally admired The same
charming combination is used in the huge WIN
dow castings of the Counting Room. The Cashier
whose desk is in the old building, has arched WIN
dow opening into the General Publication Office at
tho east end of the counter, with black marble
slab curved inner casing of ash, with ash-rOot
panels and carved and inlad ash 'front.' correspond
ing with the counter-screen. Doors to match give
A. o(S,on Of fha DuI,1 iSbn and
othor portions of the business department of the
paper which for the present are still in the old
building. The flooring is composed of Mettlach
mosaic tiles. of bright PATTERN laid in cement.
These tiles made in Germany and are so hard that
they will cut glass. The entrance from Printing
House Square is by swing doors of ASH having plate
glass windows above and at the granite arch
way of this entrance being 20 feet high by 10 feet3
inches wide The two windows Spruce street are OF
about the same generous dimensions They are filled
with heavy English plate glass, the largest panes
measuring 100 by ~ inches. At night the room will
be lighted by bronze chandeliers of special pattern,
and there will be small standards and globes OF tho
same design, on top of the cOunter-screen. IL Ii
worthy of remark that the ordinary speter Is not
used all the gas fixtures throughout the building boz
ing of bronze, made after the designs OF our own
architect The other metal fittings, hinges, locks,
c.,
terms.
THE MAIN ENTRANCE.
The entrance to the main building is in the tower
and entirely distinct from the entrance to the Count
ing Room. Two magnificent monOlithic columns OF
highly polished dark Quincy granite, whose shafts
are II feet long by feet in diameter, and without
flaw. support a heavy balcony of granite. Behind
the columns are fine granite slabs. The granite work
of the facade is continued into the vestbule between
the columns and forms at the back a second arch
way approached by a light of 0 granite steps On
each hand inclosed in granite frame is Directory
10 the building. Overhead is ceiling OF descrlp-
ton quite novel in New-York, the only other exam
pie of it, we believe-aDd that very small one
being found in the Presbyterian Hospital 1t consists
of a groned arch of Baltimore front brick, neatly
set in black mortar with granite ribs crossing
in the center From boss at the point OF In
tersection hangs a drop-light. The hall OF the
first story, which lies beyond this vestibule and Is
closed by swing doors, is eight feet six inches above
the curb. 1t is paved with Mettlach mosaic tiies'
like the Counting Room, and runs back to the rear
wall of the present building the intention being
when the addition is put up to carry 1t around 10
Frankfort street. just opposite the entrance are the
stairs and the two passenger elevators side by side
The staircases are of iron with wrought-iron deck
beams of great strength, castrOn risers, and slate
treads They are carried up in tho same style and
with the same materials to the ninth floor. There
are two large windows in the course OF each flight
Hooking north, and the stairs are furthermore
LIGHTED from the elevatOrwell which Is inclOsed
nv a strong iron network Visitors who pre-
fer to make the ascent by the stairs Will DC
struck by the remarkably easy slope and tho
convenient arrangement OF the landings Inc
elevators, however which are built upon greatly
improyed pattern, will be constantly running,
and as there are two cars side by side, passen-
gers are not likely to be kept waiting under any cir
cumstances more than few seconds. There are
some large buildings in this city in which two eleva-
tors are put at opposite ends of long hall 80 TAR
apart that impatient passengers who miss one
and go to the other very apt to miss that
| too. The elevators comfortably furnished,
| and contain Directory to the rooms. Mettlach
| thing OF various patterns is laid in all the
halls. to tho very top. The ceiling of all the
halls is of French gray, with white cornces, and tho
walls are of light delicate mottled yellow tint,
with the same smooth finish which we have de-
| scribed in speaking Of the Counting Room. The
lower part however, of every hall, as well as the
walls of all the staireases, is wanscoted with large
slabs of a light bue-gray Vermont marble, sur
mounted by frieze of black Belgian and red
| Griotte The whole effect is wonderfully rich and
| imposng and the general aspect Of tho halls, with
their abundant light and air, aud chastc but stump
tuous decoration, is bright and cheerful
OFFICES.
On the first story besides the Publication Office OF
| THE TRIBUNE Lere is only one large room, and that
is on the left of the entrance, with two very large