St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-24
THE EIFFEL TOWER.
How the Tallest Artificial Struc-
ture on the Earth Looks To-

How the Tallest Artificial Struc-
ture on the Earth Looks To-
Day.
Vossiche Zeitung
The monstrous tower designed by
Engineer Eitfel for the Paris exposition
has three stories or divisions. The first
story is sixty metres high "a metre is
equal to thirty-nine inches), and rests
on the arches which join the four foun-
dation columns that cary upon them the
entire weight of the huge tower.
The tower has four distinct sections.
Each wing is provided with refresh
ment saloon that may be reached by
means of winding stair cases under the
foundation piers. Notwithstanding the
center of the space has been set apart
for the elevator, there still remain 1920
square metres of floor for the accommo-
dation of visitors who may desire to
promenade and enjoy view of the city
from that height. The apartments are
very roomy, and precautions have been
taken to insure the visitors against all
possibility of accident.
An iron railing about four feet high,>
with an arched roof to exclude the in
tense rays of the sun, surrounds the eX-
IRENE edge of the platform, as it may
be called, which has been reserved as
promenade for those who desire to walk
about. The requirements for the COM
forts of the inner man, too, have not
been forgotten. Kitchens, stOreroomS,
ice chests and the like have been fitted
up in the most handy manner magma
bic, so that there is little occasion to
fear that the supply of stimulating re-
freshments will give out, even in the
days when such lodgings In the hotels
and private houses will not be obtain
able for love or money. Each one of
the four cafes is provided with a cellar
capable of storing 200 tuns of wine.
Everything about the structure is alb
solutely fire-proOt, for iron is the only
material that has been used in its con-
struction. Two thousand persons per
hour can ascend and descend the stair
cases leading to the platform, and 1000
can find seats to rest upon in the cafes
at one time.
The second story, which is sixty me-
tiers above the first one, is also reached
by four staircaseS built inside of the
supporting columns. which make .
sharp inward curve. leaving but 1,401
square meters of surface for the plat
form and promenade. Here, too, IN the
commodious and handsomely decorated
cafe the thirsty and tired SightSeer may
find something more potent than Seine
water to recuperate his strength.
This story is ninety-one metres above
the tip of the NOtre Dame steeple and
higher than the tower of the palace of
the Trocadero, on the other side of the
river, and, as may easily be imagined,
the view of the surrounding country
to be had from such an altitude is al
most indescribable. From here on the
columns of the tower fall IN towards
each other until they ascend distance
of 275 metres above the ground, where
the third and last story is situated.
Only one staircase leads to the third
story, which is for the exclusive use of
the persons employed III the tower, and
all visitors are expected to use the
elevators. two in number, to reach that
point. The platform is eighteen metres
square, still large enough to erect
thereon a comfortably-sized dwelling.
The view here is simply superb. The
story is equipped with rejecting mir
rors and a large supply of field glasses
for those who wish to use them. 1t has
been estimated that the ordinary eye
can discern objects seventy miles away.
The tower terminates in what is
known as the lantern, % metres above
the third section, but this place has
been set aside for the use of the scien-
lists for making observations.