The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-14


by 402 feet long annex the south side Of 2Os
Ieet by 20 feet The entire covered by the main
hall and annex 55S 40 square feet II " In
Guiding the upper floors The building provides IA acres
OF door space.
The principal portion Of the structure is one story in
heghA showing the main cornice upon the outside at 10
Feet nom the ground the interior height " the top or
the ventiators in the being 10 feet and in the
aisles 40 feet TO break the long lines upon the ex
terror projections have been introduced upon the four
Sides and the main finished with acades,
| tending TO rs feet in height
The annex for hydraulic machines contains a tank 90
feet by log feet with depth of of 10 feet In
connection with this Ii Is expected that hydraulic
chnery will be exhibited In full operation At the south
end OF this tank will be waterfall IS feet high by 40 feet
wide supplied from the tank by the pumps upon exhibit
ton The building is to 1922 600 and the contrac
by October next He has far advanced with already
however, that will be completed entirely month
All but the central with the for pumps up,
erected, as in the main building The daily average OF
on this structure by Mr. Qugley Is 225 and Mr.
Dobbins' workmen foot up to about 400, and yet,
vast are the dimensions Of these buildings and
tered this army OF artisans that the first impression
or severely practical vstoris that the work be
going on slowly, because few SEEN while the
sanguine, imaginative visitor wonders If IL does not
! grow up IN night, like Aladdn's palace
The materials used in the construction of Machinery
Hall have comprised the following large quantities.
LUMBER, square leet ZOO, 900
Cast iron, pounds ....-....-.............. 500 600
Wrought iron, pounds. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10000
Nails and spikes, pounds. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10000
Glass square feet weight Of glass, 10000
Perch of stone 5000 weighing (pounds). Is COO 900
The Art Gallery and Memorial Hall, the permanent
structure be the property Of the city which they
appropriated ST. 500 coo is very Ear advanced Dob
bins has contracted TO have it finished by January
next but will probably anticipate that time Its
ncent granite sides completed except tho colossal
ornamental doorways The iron frame Of the dome is
up and is being covered In II Ia the most COM
manding portion Of tho great Lansdowne plateau and
looks southwark over the city 1t Is elevated ter
the general level of the pateau-the
plateau itself being emnence 116 feet above the
face of the Schuyl River The entire structure is in
the modern Renaissance. The materials are granite,
glass and IRON No wood is used in the construction
and the building is thoroughly freproof The
Is S65 feet in length 30 feet in width and SO feet in
height spacious basement II feet in height
mounted by DOME the ceiling OF which is eighty feet
from the floor
HORTICULTURAL HALL
This building is advanced and will be
pleted next month Mr.. John Rice is the contractor
and its will be $251 937 The work is being
plished very quickly and as detailed description has
yet been published the present stage OF work makes
1t possible
The liberal appropriations OF the CITY of PHILADELPHIA
have provided the Horticultural Department of the
Exhibition with extremely ornate and comnodous
building which is To remain permanently as an orna
ment Of Paramount Park It is located the Lans-
downe terrace, short distance north Of the main
building and Art Gallery and has commanding view Of
the city. The design is in the Mauresque style OF
architecture Of the twelfth century the principal
1913 feet and height the top of the lantern 70 feet
$50 by so feet and 55 feet high, surmounted by Ian
10 feet long, 20 feet wide and IA feet high Run
ming entirely around this conservatory at height Of 20
feet from the floor, is gallery feet wide On the
north and south sides of this principal room are four
forcing houses for the propagation of young plants
each Of them 100 by 80 feet covered with curved roofs
of iron and glass Dividing the two forcing houses in
each Of these sides is vestbue 80 feet square At the
centre of the east and ends are similar vestbues
on
room, offices, &c From the vestbules ornamental |
sairways lead to the internal galleries of the conser
galleries, each 100 feet long and 10 feet |
wide, which surmount the roofs of the forcing |
houses These external galleries are connected with
grand promenade, formed by the roofs of the
the ground floor, which has superficial of l. 500
square yards. The east and west entrances APP
preached by fights Of blue marble steps from terraces
so by 20 feet in the Of each of which stands
an open kosque 20 feet in diameter The angles of
the main conversatory adorned with eight orna-
mental fountains The corridors which connect the |
conservatory with the surrounding rooms open fine
vistas in every direction In the basement which is of
reproof construction, are the kitchen, sorerooms,
coal houses ash pits, heating arrangements &c. Near
this principal building will be a number of structures
such as Victoria Rega House, Domestic and Tropical
Orchard houses, grapery and similar horticultural
buildings The surrounding grounds will be arranged
for outdoor planting and it is expected that an mpos
ing and instructive display will be made.
BUREAU OF HORTICULTURE
This department of the Exhibition working with
less noise in the world than of the Others but it
will probably be the showest and most attractive por
by Charles H. Miller, and larger space being
given to it than has been attempted previous
international exhibitions where II has been often
regarded as mere ornamental appendage to other de-
partments. Over thirty Of the grounds will be
devoted to the flower show and applications for space
have been received from Belgium, France, England,
Holland, Australia Cuba Mexico and many of own
States notably California the display Of whose flora
will be beautiful and interesting OF course there will
be the two classes OF plants those for outdoors and those
for indoors but the display Of the harder kinds prom
be lavish that elaborate parterres beds
i
proposed 10 plant among other things representative
side by side the visitor may the full
riety OF the forest products and fruits of the
country, nom the frs Of the extreme north to the
grapes and other fruits Of California In this great
II is important that the perfect should be
achieved that vastness OF territory variety OF prod
uct and perfection Of species, which constitute the
marvel and the might of America may be displayed in
such way as to be realized at glance In the centre
Of the hall
ABEAUrrPUL FOUNTAIN,
its way from Rome, will be attraction II is
the work Of the late NJ f. Foley the American artist
The design and execution said TO be exquisite
Three nude boys sit upon pile OF stones in the centre
of the basin One is cautiously shrinking back from the
Another eagerly preparing spring into the
basin The third has just emerged and is exultantly
blowing through conch. The figures extremely
graceful and life like Shelterng them large beauti
fully carved acanthus leaves with the delicate points,
such as one finely wrought Cornthian capital
The figures and the acanthus leaves stand ten feet high
but when properly placed in position the fountain will
be higher.
description Of the agricultural and other buildings
win DO made the subject OF a future letter.
MORE SPACE
The following telegram received to-day by the
Centennial Commission from NJ. du Sommerard, French
Commissioner General -
The space reserved France is insufficient We
building 5000 square feet exclusive Of passageways
In machinery hall 5000 square feet in agricultural and hor
tcultura and in art gallery sufficient for
the products Of the national DO
the expense Of the French government
INFORMATION FOR EXHIBITORS AS TO SPACE AND