St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-23
The PALACE OF ICE.
st. Pauls Water Beauty Will
Soon Begin to Rear Its
Head
On the Sands Of the Hoary
Old Father Of Wa
ters.
Eleven Thousand Tons Of Ice
to Be Used in It's Con-
struction.
A Winter Carnival That Is to
Surpass All Preceding
Ones.

The location Of the st. Paul ice pal
ace on the sands of the west bank of the
Mississippi, above abasha street bridge,
will bring to it a popularity greater than
the preceding palaces have had, for it
will be easier of approach than if III
Central park will not be hidden by
buildings, and can be seen for miles
from the banks and bluffs OF the valley
and the terraced hills behind them.
This level stretches along the river
come ], 200 feet and is 40 feet in width
at the site of the palace. which is some
300 feet above WabaSha bridge and 80
feet from the bank of the first plateau.
The inclosiug walls Of the palace are
tnirtv-cjght feet high, including the
battered foundation wall eighteen feet
high, and the manifestations on tne
summit. Over the portals ana elsewhere
parts of the wall are carried hlgher.
iTnrrcts or towers strengthen nearly
every angle Of the structure. The man
front is toward the southwest, and the
Mortal thereof is approached by bridge
thirty feet broad, carried fourteen feet
above the sands on three arches OF
tWenty-one feet span, under which
storming parties or PROFESSIONS may
pass. This bridge is guarded with
gateway with fianking towers thIrty-four
feet high and 4 curtain wall thirty 1eet
high from the bridge floor, which Is lever
with the first plateau and fourteen feet
above the floors Of the palace. Pass
ing through the main portal from
The bridge, grand stairways sweep
down To the right and left to the foor OF
the reception ball, j6X9O rect III size.
From this au archWay leads out ullder
the stairs and portal to the hISt arch-
way Of the bridge. FROM TINS nan lhe
eve looks to the northwest down a
.:yista'' I3O feet long. with arcadeS Of ice
on either side and an arched celllhg Oh
nine houphs frosted with natural Jewels.
At the northeast of the reception nall
tbc main tower rises forty feet square
10 height of ll2 feet, and at one angle
of the tower stair turret twenty rect
in diameter rises 132 feet. Within the
tower Is the room OF BOTealiS Rex, with
The throne on daiS reaching back into
domed Sami-circnar niche or apSe.
The northerly quarter OF the palace IS
taken No by the grand hall, ZIG feet
wide and $50 feet long; the arcade OF
one end opens TO the vista; the opposite
end toward Wabasha BRIDGE has rep
rescntatiUu OF Il polar scene, partly or
ice ana SHOW, bub tlliNllS IIOA'll"li hi'oli
II canvass hlty-siX feet long ana sixteen
high. Behind this electric lamps VIII
cause aurora effects Of light and color
10 be thrown upon the canvas. At one
side of this nail is an octagOnal tower
tWenty-cight feet in diameter and sixty
four feet high. the lower portion being
arcadcd and fitted as band stand, the
uppcr part as Il balcony, from which Il
fun view of the room and contents may
be enjoyed.
Passing across the vista a smaller hall
is found. J0XSS feet, with Il western
portal.
Returning TO the reception hall, the
maze MAY be entered. This is octagOnal,
100 feet in diameter, and occupied by
walls aud devious passages between
them. 70 him who finds the secret OF
the maze broad stair appears leading
llp to Il balcony 10 feet wide and 81 feet
long. and altording open view of the
proceedings in the three halls
The palace is $1,000 square feet in
area. 34s tcct long. PIG feet wide. eX-
elusive of bridge and gate towers, which
are 30 feet, or total of SOC feet from
the gate towers on the plateau to the
portal on the river front.
The construction will require ll,000
tons of ice, bulk equal to that of a
wall foot thick. s fCethigh and miles
long.
The programme for the Carnival is
not vet prepared, but the directors are
busy at work, and from the indications
il will contain features of surprising
at traCtlNCnCSS.