The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-26
rnr cNcIyyATI AnN0RY.

the passage Of the bin the work has not
been suffered to lag. and the building
is now practically finished.
The amory building covers the entire
lot of i1N3o0 feet fronting ON Freeman
avenue and extending through 10 Dem
man street The building presents some
new features i'm armory construction.
In the first place, it is the only armory
of its size that is q combination Of facili
tics for both infantry and artillery, and
thoroughly equipped with the United
States army regulation supplies. The
building is fitted to accommodate a full
regiment and battery Of artillery Of
siN guns, and is so arranged as TO give 70
each company liberal sized dressing
room in which each soldier is provided
with q locker for his effects, and also o
large parlor or club room.
ln addition 60 these company accom-.
molations there is room for each com
missi0nod officer and abundant comforts
and convcnicnccs for the staff and non
commissioned officers. There arc also
provided separate official headquarters
for the colonel, major of artillery and al
the administrative officers, q large gem
cral parlor, a reception room and a room
that will probably be devoted TO features
distinctive OF club life.
From the headquarters floor a hall
Fight Of steps asconds to the level of the
infantry drill room, which presents the
largest superficial area of any amory
in the United States, unobstructed by
post or pillar. and capable Of accommo-
dating 2l,00O men.
This hall is ljjx299 feet, and IS
feet from floor TO dome of ceiling. To
secure this area it was necessary TO OK
tend the hall over the battery drill room
In the basement In order 10 do this
and preserve the battery drill room clear
of piIlgrcd obstruction throughout its
area Of l00x1l0 feet the projecting por-
ton of the infantry drill room is sup
ported by q system of six double trusses. /
resting upon piers built from the f0un-
dation for that exclusive purpose, and
having no point of contact with the walls
Of the building proper The roof of the
drill room is also supported by trusses.
The floor is double the under course be
ing pine laid diagonally; the upper OF
hard maple inch thick and q inches
wide
From the headquarters floor stairs
lead TO the basement corridor, extend !
ing through the confer of the building |
20 the battery drill ROOM This room is !
l00xllO feet, without pillared obsiruc- /
tion The floor is an experiment in the
United States, being made Of mixture /
of equal parts of hard pan clay and plas-
tercrs hair, and presents a springy, hard /
surface 1t is the same as used in Eng /
h.h armorics for cavalry drill This |
room opens on Denman street 10y four
largo doors so adjusted that all the guns /
of the battery cen be run out at the same |
time.
On the same floor, and ON either side
Of the corridor, are layatorics and kitch-
cn, furnace, guard and store rooms,
magazine gymnasia, shops, FORCES, ETC.,
and two rooms for squad drill each 90
NiN ll'Is III tNt rNilth Hli' tii|Ao ~ a ]
rifle range rs feet wide and 100 yards in
the clear, provided with steel shutters
and an proper appliances for target
practice. On the north side there are
stables and feeding accommodations for
twenty-six horses
The front Of the building rises 100 feet
from thccmb line. and is surmounted hya
square Norman tower, in which are the
rooms Of the band Of the regiment, and
also three fine rooms for the janitor
The facade Of the building is built Of
stock brick This was accomplished
through the self sacrifice Of f. Cort VIII
Jams. Ed. one OF the commissioners.
The other commissioners, William b.
Smith and Sol Z. Kincon. devoted their
services without reserve 10 the project,
and the result is That the First regiment
Ohio National Guards has an arnory
worth from 33i TO 90 per cent more thar
is actual cost. \ quite remarkable
hing for these days of cxtravagant
in public building is that
no work has been done within the ap