Tri-weekly phoenix. [volume] ([Columbia, S.C.]) 1865-1875, 1875-05-18

4 MILLION MILLION DOLLAR TrMr1x.-Dr. n Hsii,l
new Presbyterian Church, ON FiftA ave,
nue.. New York, is briefly. described a.
| follows: fsg, sisss
The new edifce Strikes the eye. very
pleasantly. Although massive ana OK
Pensive, everything is plain and neat
1t is at Fifth avenue and Fity-dfth
street, fronting 200 feet on the latter
and 100 ON the former. The front. on
Fifth avenue, has two towers, the main
tower rising 300 feet above the side
walk, IA feet higher than Trinity spire.
The other tower is ieo feet high. The
main entrance, with four double door
ways, is between the towers, and is ap-
with stone steps. There are also Ave
side entrances. There are two other
towers, that at the Northwest corner,
100 feet high. being an air shaft to sup
ply the church with fresh air. the air
being taken at the top, to have it pure
and free from dust. The principal
entrance opens into vestibule As by 16
feet. Tho auditorium is 100 feet deep
on the main floor. 1876 feet deep on the
gallery, As feet wide, and 60 feet high,
with seats for 2. 600 persons. The pews
are arranged in concentric curves, every
seat commanding a full view of the
pulpit. The ground floor and galleries
are inclined as in theatre. There ia O
finely carved canopy over the pulpit,
and above this il gallery for the choir
and the large organ. The ceiling is OF
wood. with hL..dsomely decorated
panels and moulded ribs. There are
/ o. 1arn
window has two sets of sashes, glazed
with stained glass. Gas Jets have been
put between the sashes, 80 that at the
evening services the stained glass NAV
be seen both inside and out. The space
between the two sashes is large venti-
lating hue, drawing the air from the
church through the perforated panels
OF the wainscoting. the current being
increased by the heat of gas burners
within the space. Every gas burner in
the church is hidden by ornamental
glass work, and supplied with ventilat-
ing fues. giving q mellow light very
pleasing to the eye.
| The mir tower ut the Northwest corner
supplies pure air, which is drawn by q
fan in the cellar ut the base of the tower,
and is worked by o ten-horse power
steam engine. Ten feet above the floor
OF the tower, inside, perforated water
pipe extends around the walls, making 6
shower to cool the air in the summer
and free it from dust, if necessary. The
entire cellar floor can also he sprinked,
to cool the air. The fa:4 is of iron, seven
feet in diameter, and can make 22O revo-
lutions a minute, forcing $4,000 cubic
feet of pure air into the church every
minute. The entire cellar is an air and
heating chamber, into which the fan de-
livers the air. the ceiling being covered
with network of steam-hcating pipes.
Before the air enters tho auditorium it
passes over the steam pipes, and is
warmed. The warm mir enters the body
Of the church through movable stats
under the benches Of every new, and
every person in the pew can have warm
orcold air at his feet, as lie chooses.
When the cold nir is forced into the audi
torium it enters fifty feet above the heads
OF the congregation, so that there can be
no draft. The steam for heating is gene
rated in two ffty-horse power boilers
| The bellows of the organ are worked
by hydraulic apparatus. the water
being supplied from tank in the prin-
cipal tower. 125 feet above the sidewalk,
q powerful steam pump forcing the water
from cistern in the cellar into the tank,
which holds G,000 gallons. Near the
tank are the Are hose. through which
the entire building can be dcluged in a
few minutes. The cellar wnlls are double,
with space between to exclude damp
ness. and all the drain and water pipes
are thoroughly ventilated.
In the rear of the main auditorium is
a hall ten feet wide, with two wide st.ir-
ways leading to the galleries. Next to
the hall, in the rear. is the chapel or
lecture-room. rs by 45 feet, and 25 feet
high, with q large gallery on one end and
ladies' parlors on the other, having ac-
commodations for90O persons There ia
also trustees room and minister's
room. Over the lecture room is the Sun
day school room. with three galleries.
There are also severpl largo class-rooms
and library. Over the class-rooms js a
fiat for the assistant sexton and his
family. All the pews, gallery, fronts,
organ case, and all the interior joiner's
work are OF the best ash wood. po-
lished.
The RAID ON THE WRIsKEY MILLS.