The Arizona sentinel., 1884-07-05
New Orleans Exposition Build.
ing.

The Boston Herald says thai
the main building of the New
Orleans exhibition is in some res.
poets the most remarkable edifice
ever built in this country. 1t is
much the largest exposition build.
ing ever erected in the world.
Ths architect has succeeded, at a
moderate cost, in producing the
largest single room, every part of
which can be seen from any point
of which there IS any knowledge.
The building is $l,37S feet long
by 905 feet wide, and covers SO
acres, or ii acres more than the
Philadelphia Centennial EXPOSE
tion of 1876. There are 1866, 800
square feet of floor space, incl i'd
ing gallery. The reador may
from a better impression of the
vast dimensions of the structure
by imagining three ordinary city
blocks one way and five the other
covered by solid roof. And, if
he chooses 10 allow his fancy car
ry him still further, he can pic
ture monster panorama of the
worlds industry, extending
his vision uninterrupted by sim
gle object except the supports.
The active commercial rivalry
Of the different sections is aptly
shown by the distribution of con-
tracts for the materials. The
root, which wilt cover 1,00O,O
square feet,is heing made in Gin
cinnati. The window shade come
from Milwaukee, Wis. The glaz
ing will be done by st. Louis
parties. Four thousand kegs of
nails are being shipped from
Wheeling, w. Va. Nine million
feet of Mississippi lumb Der will be- |
consumed. A massive group in
bronze, typical of America, to be
placed over the maio entrance, is |
heiug mada at Canton, O., as are
also a statue Of Washington and
Columbus, and coats of arms of
all the States which will appear
in medallion form as part of the
exterior OrnamentatiOn. Finely |
modelled cOrnices are being made
at New Orleans. The building
will be 80 feet high, with "a tower
1l5 feet high, and the architect
has been fortunate ia rendering
the exterior unique and attrac-
tive. A platform will he erected
ON the tower, reached by eleva
tors, from which visitors may
have an exceptionally fine view
the city OF New Orleans, the ex-
grounds, the Mississippi:
river, and the surrounding couu.
try. There will be one line of
gallery extending around the en-
tire circumference of the build
ing, by which visitors will be car
ried by 20 steam and hydraulic
elevators, representing all the
manufacturers of these convey
ances in this country.
The music hall, situated in the
center of the building, will be 364
feet wide, and will cOmfortly sea
Il.OOU persons. A platform is be.
ing built for 600 musiciuns. To
llgnt the building with incandes-
cent lamps will require $4,000
lights and 1,8O0 horse power. ToI
light with the arc system
will require 700 lamps, and 700
norse power 10 operate the dyns-
mo. The total steam required
for lighting and for the mach
inary hall will be at least 1900
horse power. In this estimate is
included the power for five arc
lights of 36, 6,0O0csndle power each,
which will light the grounds.
These are the largest single
lamps ever constructed. The cost
of this great structure, lacking
no single desirable feature for the
purpose intended, will only be
about 100000, and the other
buildings will be proportionatly
tnexpensive.-Scientific AmerI-
can.