The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-24

4 REroRTFR IIIGn UP IL TIE WoRLD-A
VIEW OF RICHMOND FROM DRoAD-sTREET
tuUECu sTEErLF.- For several months work
ncn have been engaged, as the weather al
loved. in adding 10 the height and repairing
tAc Broad Street church stecple. 1t Is now
Lrurly done. and the scailolding which sur
rounds it viii soon be removed and reveal
t. the public the great improvemen ntS made.
L. symmetrical proportions de>tlne 1t TO be.
come Il rival of our st. Paul's, which is
acknowledged 10 be one Of the most per-
f,clly-shapcd stceples III the country. A
man Standing on the topmost round OF the
sc,liuluing looks 10 one on the pavement
buiu. no larger than iour.year-old boy,
and il is Il constant source OF wonder to
Ias>crs-by how any one can command the
nerve 10 stand UP there and use hammer and
SAN or paint-brusb. One OF our re-
portcrs desiring TO view the scene
OF his daily l4bors and troubles from
an elevated station yesterday summoned the
courage 10 make the ascent. lie was guided
by Mr.. r. l.. Tucker, under whose supervi-
SION the painting Is being done. To reach
thr organ loft and bellry of the church is an
easy matter. From the befry TO point
about halfway up the ascent is made by lad
dcI> inside the steeple. When you come to
the end Of these ladders and get out upon the
scalioldng through q hole about eighteen
ircAc> square you enter new world. You
become nervous, and think about the babies
Al homr, ifc-insuhnce policies, coroner's in-
quests. &c You step lightly upon the scat-
folding, lest your superintendent weight
cdl,c The stecpIe to topple over, and when
sou are shown the way UP, you
wonder if it is possible to follow in the
footsteps Of your guide. All the way
up there is Il space about fifteen inches wide
arl"ceu the inner planks of the scaf1o!dlng
AID The >Icep!e. IN this open space series
oi rlaEks are run up end 10 end, and cleatS
AZ nailed 10 them III intervals of two feet.
lo. climb mp with your back 10 the S!eeple,
y"ur race to Ike plank, and your movement
J, ui the band-over-hand order. Once
started and your fears well overcome, progress
l,Gun;d. AT the top you ind the scattoldlng
100 mcagrc 10 tempt you 10 promenade upon
Il. You are quite content 10 sit down and
hold Is the stcepe. Every breath of wind
mgkr> the Steeple trcmble; and though you
.mUw tee wind is not blowing strong, YOU
-,!c not s,urc but that it has enough force TO
Upset The stceplc or Whit you OF. There is
aeiight consolation experienced III seeing the
vo!oncr,s Office near by and the cheeriul lace
Vi tLat worthy lunciionary at the door.
-\r>IlS every mouse III I.tcotouh" ie t9ioie'
IAccAurches, the mills, the de!o:s, and other
.Aitc buildings, stand out in bold relief trom
lie long rows OF private residences. The
3aUoTaua spread out reaches so far that The
@ak.d eye fails 10 distin gush where the land
>~ti,c ends and the blue sky meets the EARTH |
With good glasses distant objects are plainly |
"beerYa|Jie. james river looked like great
s'!tcr thread wound through The barren fields |
&ntH io& TO sight AT Drewry's Bluff. But far
bc.NiA this and over the bluffs could be seen
ihc hil!s around Dutch Gap, and Howletts,
"tic! once sristled with Confederate guns
ana made merry music for the iaborefs in the
Dutch Gap canal. Encircling the city could
be seen The line Of intermediate Notifications.
lad the air been entirely tree from smoke
Malvern Hill, where AeClelial's discomHted
hosts found refuge, could probably have
'eeD singled out. Most OF the olt family re-
iAenccs between Drewry's Bluh and the
i,y were Plainly visible" Chats %ortb,"l
Co@kamouth," " "Powhatan," and others,
uswn before the commencement Of the
rutury. Sweeping the glass to the left,
be Nalional Cemetery, Oskwood Cemetery,
nd Marion Hill and farmhouse were 6
fought within the range Of vision. The /