New-York tribune., 1880-09-26
THE SEVENTIES NEW HOME.

ING FOR A REGIMENT.
Colonel Emmons Clark, of the 7th Regiment.
Yesterday conducted several members "
,,e uress through tho new armory building
,xh;eh ia bounded by Park and Lexington
ovcs and Sixty-s;xth and Sixty-seventh-sts'
T,e cxter;or of the structure has been heretofore de-
scr;bed in THE TRIBUNE. The armory building cost
S45OOOO and the finish of the interior enta'ied u"
expcnse of S15OOOO. $4,000 OF which was re-
o,,.,, &C the proceeds of the great fair, while the
remaining $4,000 was paid from the regimentai
fnd The expense of the building itseif was covert"
os follows: Subscriptions OF citizens anu IauIcs'
500 600: regiment, $4,000; veterans, $21,ooo'
hanks aud other corporations. S33'ooo; Ioan
S15O.000; miscellaneous, lnoiuoihg grano o"'''
100000.
.yisi,ors sometimes remark that our rooms are
fitted ND in almost too extravagant a style for
soldiers apartments" said Colonel Clark yes
,erlay. but the truth is that we real
lied a far greater sum of money from
our fair than expected, and IL was
WAS thought thar nothing better could be done with
than to accomplish the perfection OF the armory' IN
the heatta;nment of which end must say that thhk
we have been cmnently successful. Everything Is
now 40 or 30 per cent higher tn an when the arnoty
was bu,it and the whole thing is estimated to-day
as worth the good round sum of $1,oooooo.
Our heating apparatus alone cost Slo,ooo. lus'
ol,out half of what it would cost now, and bricks
winch are now selling ut $40 and $12 thousand
we bought for So So Here is q structure good Tor
century at least"
The main entrance to the building Is on the west
side. On entering the building, walk across the
main hall brings one at once into into tne tne
N size The visitor feels completely lost
in it's immense capacity it is large enough 10 n 10
ported by eleven enormous iron trusses which are
Elegantly finished with freseo work lnaee1, hr;ii
the entire drill-room is finished IN prl,I-
iant colors. in order to dspel the
natural gloom which pertains 10 q room o. sucn
vast SIZE. There are thirty-three large Tenec'oIs
suspended from the roof in three rows. There are
gaerics at three elevations on the west side,
and a long one at the eastern end; a'So
ern and southern walls. furnishing altogether
seating capacity of 096 These seats are all TO be
nn,nbered One thousand muskets. the entire arms
n'" nt the regiment, are arranged compacty, in
glass cases on tho west wall of the drill
room The room is lighted by electricity,
At the east end Of the room is large CLOCK, also
temporary musc-stand, only TO be used on speciai
OCCASIONS which can be taken apart in sections anu
stowed away in an hours time. , -,
A spacious hall extends from the north 10 me
south end of the building on all @ tnree OF nr .ne
oos from which G ,tG the Oranss o to0s 1Se drill G
room is the room OF the superntend-
snt and armorer. where the muskets are cleaned
Next to this is squad-drlll room There are two
Of these on the first floor and two more on
the second the latter beng provided ha visor Me&
extensive enters w"''qs ihs rdo% Teh
10, the soutbera SIDE of the building.
This sthe only room which Is hnisneu III oitfn tS
walnut In it. and inclOsed III glass ease, are the
roors that are casg!ed on parade Small toilet and
iressng-rcoms open out of .,a,oS the Co1hsliS i;di
view of the large drill-r0Om may be obtainei
Near the entrance to the CoioneFs room at tEe
lower eDd of the hall is bronzs statue Oh Jury
Crossing the hall the officers room IS entered.
Here are about twenty valuable lisgs lncloSeo III
Eases which have been presented 10 the regiment
during the last fifteen years. Over the fireplace Is Il
large painting Of Washington. On the rignt OF tnc
,Sfs 1sS sorSt of T"iSOntG" coone Clark in uniform
Passing north, the next room IS the general
reception room. This is tastefnlly htteu up III
maple and contains two handsome OIL paintings
Further north is the entrance TO the building Two
bronze tablets adorn the walls on either side tnat
On the left bearing the inscription:
Seventh Regiment Armory, erected by the an Reel
lns, AIDED by many citizens of NewYork; ls17-lsoo
'Hns tSe Saa"s a 'as co@%,tes a Ds' the u" architect
builders. engineers. and all engaged III
he G1ayv MSS Of 5zfS SmPne s the next dntsreG
This will not he completed for some time
It., is to be finished in ,nnnnG mahoSa2y. ;t
it will contain $4,000 volumes. The books
are to be entirely upon military subjects s;S Ms
coioaei @ Ell CLARK. The veterans. ro5m, north Of
the library, is also still unfinished. 1t is to
Be of oas with walls tGo iron co1oer p%es e
the building; il is 4Ox4O feet IN slze and is to be
finished IN antique style; ii will have ricn ceiling
Geld field and staff room, 25x4O feet, with
finish of mahogany IN Its natural sfate, d1iI1
room. and then comes the QuartermaSter rooms.
Descending TO the cellar che visitor fluids SIX rifle
walk sieh aS9e S0S thee side on Whe S'o
numerous magazines. Here are also several
rooms containing extra lockers benches
smoking is allowed. etc. and the boiler
room, which contains four immense poliers.
Passing up the nam staircase, the nrst gallery Is
reached commanding fine view OF the drlil-rooln
below. and then few more stairs bring one
20 the second floor. Turning to the left, the first
room entered Is the Adjutauts room. where most
Of the business of ;he regiment will be
transacted The next is squad drill
room and washing apartment All the
of the First Company IS finished III ma
hocany. and couiain, 100 lockers as DO all Ie the
into the wall. Only other company, room
boasts of piano COMPANY AS room also has san an
on the floor. There are large portraits of
Colonel Duryea and Captain Bense,. handsome
contains rich bronze audirons in the shane
of muskets. and knapsacks. and has
n camp on either side OF which IS soldier. The
Second Company room is reached by crossing she
hall. This is the southwest corner OF build
ing. II is furnished in mahogany, and is the only
room in the armory with mahogany ceiling
ln the Third Company room rows of gas Jets above
the lockers take the place of chandelier. Tins
room is of oak. and contains some antique armorr;
The room of the Fourth Company excels all
the rest in the abundance of It's heavy
carving. 1t is finished i'll mahogany, and
has a handsome clock on either side of which is a
large loi.'s head of carved wood; The Fifth Com,
paiy room contains an upright Weber piano and
many paintings. This and the sixth room
have. COSY adjoining apartments, which are
in the tower at the front of the Arm0ry.
The Sixth Company. room is plainly finished. II IS
Of oak, and differs from the other rooms III that 1t
has continuous seats around the wall of the room.
The Seventh room contains valuable GrmOr and
two handsome sofas. Its gas fixtures are of steel.
Ii is finished in oak. The Ninth has
very large lockers in two tiers with a