Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-21

The hall, which at midday is as dark a.
night in many parts, will be lighted with
1900 incandescent lights. Outside, on
the avenues and street, will be hung forty
arc lights. A special feature of the dec
grafton will be the arrangement. OF the
lights. In the side panels, that are very
large. there will be q row OF stars made
OF eighteen incandescent lights each. In
the center Of the north panel is to be
placed portrait of Lincoln eight feet
across the face, and in the opposite panel
portrait Of Grant, the same size.
The apex of each arch, twelve In mum.
Der, will be a star of twenty-five lights,
and on the sides of the hall will be nu.
merous brackets and clusters Of lights
On the front OF the speakers stand, that
is draped with flags, is a portrait Of Wash
ington. It is not q first-class picture, bu.
bears in the cut Of the hair resemblance
near enough for Identification. Over the
speakers will be hung an immense shield
made up of red, white and blue incan.
descent lights to represent the Nationas
shield Of the United States. Beyond thin
the decoration is by flags and bunting
every inch Of space being covered.
In the space allotted newspaper men IL il
calculated to place 200 chairs with tables.
and 800 chairs without tables for the
'sknee workers" The Western Union
and Postal Telegraph Companies will be
stationed at the ends Of the press space,
the Associated Press and United Press
also being included in this arrangement.
There will be twenry-four entrances to the
hall, and all are narrow and dark, when
not artifcially lighted, and winding. The
gallery occupants, National committee
and newspaper men will 60 in from
Michigan avenue, the delegates and ale
ternates from Congress street, and the
west gallery people from Wabash avenue.
The decorating Of the hall is being
pushed for all there Is in it. Over one
hundred workmen are scattered about
hustling at their respective duties. The
decoration is but little over half done,
but fair idea is given Of the scheme Of
ornamentation. Overhead is covered
with stripes OF red. white and blue, with
festooned flags and stars Of incandescent
lights. In addition to the large panels on
the side walls is q spread of red, white
and blue stripes crossed at intervals with
bars of blue, relieved with white stars.
The front OF the upper west gallery is COW
cred with plain stripes Of the National
colors. On the lower gallery front
are the coats of arms of the different
States, with draped flag at each side,
and b0rdered by incandescent lights. The
east gallery front has broad white stripe
with blue borders and cross bars of blue
with white stars. Looking down upon the
speakers, platform at the respective ends
are boxes. These are draped with flags
and bunting.
It is proposed to have the hall ready for
opening, with the exception Of placing
the chairs on the main floor, by Satur-
day, as in tho evening there Is
to be q private inspection . by an
invited party Of citizens and Wis
itors. The incandesc cent lights were given
their first trial last evening. The sight
was an attractive one, but il seemed to be
a prevailing belief that the hall would not
be sufficiently lighted unless good many
more were put in. The lights overhead
are eighty feet away, and they are mot
strong enough to do what seems neces-
sary. Under the galleries, in the gloomy,
cavernous depths, the incandescent lights
looked lost. They were like candles In q
cellar, so vast is the space thes are in
tended to illuminate.