Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-14
THE EIFFEL TOWER.
A WONDERFUL STRUCTURE 1000 FEE,
IN The AIR AT TIE PARIS TX
POSITION.
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49, Pans, April 2, 1889.
The French Exposition to be held in
pans this simmer promises to exceed in
masnitude. interest, and variety OF fea-
turcs all previous attempts Of this kind !:
aod OF al things 10 be seen in the cav
French capital this summer il ia certain
that none will attract greater attention or
excite more discussion than the enormous
toVcr projected by Nj. Eifel and already
nearly completed. ~
NJ. cAsILLET's DREAM.
In this tour the great French euci.
neer realizes the dream of a certain NJ.
Cabillcit who as far back As 1S45
planned tower OF similar height TO be
made OF stone. In placing before the
public this scheme. which WAS never
realized, N. Cabillet issued shot
pamphlet IN which be advanced many
reasons IN support of his enterprise /:
and IN his attempt 10 prove that the
tower would be literally pAtronized by
The public he said Even our ladies'
who for the past quarter OF century
have been amusing themselves bv
riding on roller coasters, which
lead TO nothing and leave no
sonn1ir, would not be the last
so avail themselves of an opportunity to
be transported to an enormous height
where they could comfortably behold
the rising aud the setting of the sun. "
From 1915 until the present decade the
idea of a great tower remained dor
mant, and it remained for the famous
civil engineer (Oacked both by the Gov
eminent and by private capi,al) 10 push
Che scheme to completion. So much in
terest indeed did the work excite
throughout all France that NJ. dc Les
Eeps, who Was then struggling tooth and
nail with his colossal Panama bubble,
induced Nj. Eidel to identify himself
with the canal as a contractor simply on
account of the prestige OF his name.
a MAMMOTH EXPOSITION.
In order to give some idea of the mag
nitude OF this Exposition IL may be SAID
that over three millions Of square feet on
the Chsmps-de Mars are covered with
magnificent structures of glass and iron.
illuminated by tho most brilliant electric
lights and made in every way as commo-
dious, convenient, and handsome as the
latest modern inventions coupled with
Che most refined taste can make them.
The Eiiiel tower stands Mt the grand en-
trance to the Exposition, and around 1t
extends the beautiful park of the Champs
de Mars. with its cascades, fountains,
and pleasure gardens. Near it is the
eeventy-tive thousand square feet of
tpace allotted to the United States, IN
which will probably be found many of
She most interesting exhibits OF the TX
position. The EDISON Company alone
are spending nearly a Thousand dollars
on their display, which will embrace all
the most recent inventions in electricity.
Among other things will be 10000 beau
tlfully-culored electric lights arranged to
represent our national flag. Iitiiny d
60. have also gone TO a great expense
and have sent u collection OF diamonds
nud other precious stones which will
readily bear comparison with the crown
gems Of any court In Europe.
~ ONE THOUSAND FEET HIGH.
The tower when completed will reach
the enormous height OF 1000 feet and
will be by far the tallest structure IN the
world. In order to form some idea OF a
building 900 feet high let us compare
|. il for a moment with the other tall
towers in the world. TIE dome of St
paul's Cathedral in London is 404 feet in
height and that of ST. Peters in Rome
133. The top Of the spire oil St.
Stephens IN Vienna is ten feet higher,
while that OF the Strassburg Cathedral is
4G6 feet from the ground. The famous
Cathedral in Cologne enjoys the dis
tinctlon Of being dozen feet more than
half the height of the new tower. The
cost of this vast structure will exceed five
million OF francs of which one half was
contributed hy the Government and the
remainder by NJ. Eihell and his ascot
ates. The projectors of the affair will re-
ceiye Oh the money taken in during the
Exposition. after which the tower Will
become the property of the French
Government At the first grand
landings, which is situated $50
feet from the ground, there will be a
superb cafe and restaurant conducted by
N essrs. Speir a Ponds, the well-known
London caterers, and also variety of lit
tie shops and booths devoted TO the sale OF
small souvenirs of the Exposition. -Four
staircases will lead to this landing, and
besides these fonr elevators of American
manufactures will run from the top TO the
bottom and il is expected that the whole
trip can be made IN from seven 10 eight
minutes. The charge for ascending TO
the first landing viii be 81 and to tho
top of the tower 81. 1t will be seen,
& therefore, that if two thousand people
make the ascent each day the receipts
from that source alone will be 5000,
and In addition TO this there will be the
profit derived from carrying people to
the first landing and also from the rent
OF the care aud shops situated there
The platform reached by the eleva-
4 tors includes balcony of square form
i measuring about sixty feet on each
i SIDE. There Will also be large outside
n promenade formed of glass plates in
4 movable frames In the centre OF tho
platform will be a cabin, divided into
labratories, TO be used for making ex-
periments Above this platform is the
H highest landing on the tower, the summit
of which contains lantern twenty three
feet high, in which will be placed an
optical system similar to that en-
ployed in the finest lighthouses.
There will be fixed light and
in addition to this two optical
projections, giving the power of
Illuminating at will the principal monu-
ments Of Pans.
PoR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES.
The Engineer, the well-known Eng
lish authority on such subjects says that
the question OF the possible Use OF the
EiIel tower for scientific purposes has
been often raised and as yet we have
seen no authoritative documents on that
head signed by any scientific man or en-
dorsed bY any learned society, but sclen-