Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-06-27
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Correspondence Of the Yorkyine Enquirer.
Wales FROM THEsNAYSIDE.

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Correspondence of the Yorkyiile Enquirer.
WAIFS FROM THE.NAYSIDE.
CHICAGO, ILL, June IT. Being en- route
from Mexico and Central anerica to New
York, and having read kt the Republi-
the purpose of nominatipk a candidate for
the presidency, I cone49ded to stop off,
shake hands with old Azehds and take a
look at the crowd of '.jayswhom knew
would congregate here A0a few days to
see and be seen, and in Htlre tell to their
descendants the many Sghts they had
seen, and imaginary haiFhreadth escapes
that occurred to them while assisting at
the convention which nominated Jeems
Blaine or somebody else tosTun for Presi-
dent of the United States. I have travel
ed through cold countries, and through
hot countries since left the old home
stead in 1S49; but have experienced heat
the past week, in Chico, that rather
takes *, hdsese The CAKE sz Iophet sa
" with ts te seess eosibs st fous sosh
and Nashville; but IFthinN the cities
named will have to take off their hats to
Chicago. Chicago heat is divided into
two conditions; the bearable on Michl-
gan avenue, where about o'clock in the
afternoon refreshing breezes sweep up and
over Lake Michigan, and the balance of the
city comes in for a red-hot, suffocating at
mosphere which surrounds and envelopes
struggling humanity, the hot sun beating
mercilessly down on strangers and cltl-
zens alike.
Perhaps you would like picture of the
scene? How much easier and pleasanter for
you and your readers to sit in your calm
homes and read it than it is for meto swell
ter in this terrible heat and write about it.
The hotels are literally packed two, four,
six and dozen people crowded into a
room. The corridors are filled with ami
mals-two legged animals, I, mean-and
so far as can see, they act about like the
four footed beasts do in menagerie cage.
If you would like life-like illustration Of
these scenes, visit the next wild beast
show that visits your town and study the
Gagged beasts as they walk up and down,
up and down, without the faintest idea
why they walk up and down, and you
will get some idea of the vast crowds you
meet at every turn in Chicago, as it is
precisely what the vast concourse of people
are doing and will continue to do while
they remain here.
There being little of interest to note
from political standpoint, as the lines ale
only now vibrating to determine further
events in regard to the selecting of a can
didate, I think cursory description OF
the great auditorium building in which
the convention will deliberate, will not
prove uninteresting to your numerous
readers. This great, yet incomplete
building, covers frontage of 362 feet on
Congress St., 1877 feet on Michigan avenue,
and 161 feet on Wabash avenue, and in
cludes the hall where the Republican con-
ventiOn will assemble. 1t is to-day only
an indication of the greatest building en-
terprise ever undertaken in the United
States. The structure covers nearly two
acres. The main building, when COM
pleted, will be ten stories-71H feet high,
the tower six stories more lin all 16 stories)
291 feet above the ground. The area of
the tower will be II by 40 feet and sc feet
above the main building+ Fancy trip
of sixteen stories in an elevator. Such
will be the trip you will make when you
yse sit af s s1d ias
country for twenty miles. 1t is said the
United States signal service will occupy
the fifteenth story, the tower being consid-
cred the best place for meteorological OBJ
servations in the country. A portion OF
the tower has also been selected for the
home of the Chicago Conservatory of Mu-
| sic, and the stories that overlook the
hotel-the auditorium, the Offices, the city,
Lake, Michigan and the prairie-Will be
specially adapted for studios, as well as
for institutions of quasi public character.
From this height descend to the great con-
vention hall, entering by the three granite
arches which form the base OF the tower
and occupy the entire area of its first story.
When the building is complete the vestl-
bule will be finished in marble. On each
side will be elevators to land people on any
of the sixteen floors in the building, thus
| tors. The vestibule is ofh level with the
sidewalk and the main fayer, S0x120 feet,
can be approached without change of level.
South of this fayer will be the direct en-
frances to the main floor, and north of the
fayer will be three grand stairways to the
upper part of the house. The great hall
to be used by the convention will haye an
auditorium for the grand production of
opera, and other theatrical presentations,
unsurpassed in space by any other build
ing ever constructed-the stage Being 70x
120 feet is the largest in the world, with
the exception. of the ia Scala" opera
house, Milan, Italy, and will accommodate
over 1000 artists. The stage is so arranged
that when the full size is not required for
the representation of grand opera, specta-
cles, ETC., requiring the services of an un-
usually large number of people, it can be
cut off by iron gates, reducing the depth to
fifty feet, thus giving ample room for all
ordinary stage performances. On the
north side of the proscenium is the organ
chamber, in which will be placed the larg-
est and most complete organ ever con-
structed. The instrument will have one
hundred speaking tubes, 40 mechanical
stops, 5000 pipes, 4 manuals and all modern
appliances, including electric action and an
echo organ. For the stage and accessories
there will be 1000 incandescent electric
lights and 1000 for the auditorium. The
ceiling will rise through series of ellipti-
cal arches increasing suceessively in size.
West of the last elliptical arch the sky
light, 2Ox1OO feet, is to be filled with rich
coored glass, illuminated with electric
lights. =. The auditoriAu will seat 5000
people. For the conversion, with the
seats on the stage, it is computed there
will be seating accommodation for a,191.
BEATTY.
TRUE NAN.
II am my own MASTER" says the young