San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-08-06
NJ. EIFFEL,
BUILDING IN PARIS THAT WILL BE
THE HIGHEST STRUCTURE IN
THE WORLD.


| feet high, and has no rival in stature
at present, but the Parisians are prid-
ing themselves on the fact that by
January next they will have, stand
ing on the Champ de Mars, an iron
tower one thousand feet high, to
ascend which, shortly after, they and
vited. The work of erecting this Won
derful tower is progressing rapidly.
A few weeks ago ninety-seven persons
were entertained to lunch on its first
landing, which they reached after
laborious climb of 347 steps. After the
coffee, some venturesOme guests tried
to Chamber to the second landing
but they had to give up their attempt
was utterly insignificant when COM
pared to the feast which is to be of
fered at the same altitude to four
thousand mayors, and for which pre-
paratiOns are now being made.
Naturally enough, NJ. Eitfel, the
eminent French engineer who is
building the tower, but who is better
known to fame on this continent as
the man who invented the system of
iron locks for the Panama canal,
Is pIOuu Ol Has tdII elIIeI prise.
Speaking of it lately, he said
with enthusiasm: Consider its i'm
pOrtance from meteorological point
of view. 1t is not every day that
meteorOlogists can get upa thousand
feet above the soil. This tower will
enable them to study the decrease of
temperature at different heights, to
observe the variations of the winds,
find out the quantity of rain that falls
at different heights and the density Of
the clouds. Indeed, in all that relates
to temperature, hygrOmotry, air cur
rents and the composition of the air,
the tower will afford opportunities for
study and research many of which
have hitherto been impossible. 1t
will be equally useful to astronomers.
Here experiences with the spectre
scope can be carried on with great
facility. The laws of refraction and
the physical aspect of the moon,
planets and nebula studied in most
favorable conditions. Then there is
it's utility from a military point of
view. In the event of another siege
of Paris, see how important this
tower would be. Communications
could be kept up by means of optic
| telegraphy for great distance around
Paris; for from the summit you have
magnificent panorama extending
from 120 to 100 kilometers. Paris by
night, decorated and illuminated as
| it will be during the exhibition, is a
| sight which before was only within
the reach of aerOnauts. In fact, the
tower will be the chief attraction of
the exhibition. In our construction
of the tower we have calculated on
| the force of the wind. We have cal
culated that the tower will normally
withstand a wind pressure of three
| hundred kilOgrammes per square
metre, which amounts to total pres
sure of 2,250,0OO kilOgrammes. We
have made this calculation on the
most favorable hypothesis possible.
| We have reckOned the trellis work as
| full walls and made other allowances.
| And, as the strongest tempests
known in Paris have never been be-
You'd a pressure of one hundred and
| fifty kilOs per square metre, the tower
is perfectly secure. Should a wind
bearing a force of three hundred kilOs
arise little would be left stand
ing in Paris except the tower" NJ.
Eitfel speaks of an elevator for each of
the four pillars until the second stage
is reached, and then two to the top.
He will run the tower during the
Exposition and for twenty years after
wards, at the end ofwhich time it will
become the property of the city. Amy
one who mounts to the first stage will
have to pay two francs. This i'm
mense space will be let out by NJ.
Eitfel as cafes and restaurants. To
ascend to the summit will cost five
francs head. On Sundays the prices
will be reduced to two francs and one
franc. The tower will cost a million
dollars, of which the French Govern