New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-17
AMENDED PLANS FoR GREAT BUILDING.
CHANGES IN THE WORK OF ERECTING THE

NEW MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.
It was announced few days ago that the Madison
Square Garden Company had decided TO make some
changes in their original plans for the new building.
The corrected plan made public by the directors
yesterday II IS now intended to build the exterior OF
buff brick and white terra Gotta, and covered arcade
will extend along the Madson-aye front and liz feet
on the side streets. The tower at Madis0n-ave and
Twenty sixthst. Will rise 300 feet and VIII Do pro-
vlded with elevators and staircase. There VIII 20
an observatory $50 feet above the sidewalk Inc
building will be built entirely Of masonry iron ana
glass and will be freproof throughout The greas
amphitheatre the ground floor will be approached
from Madison-ave. by a central entrance twentyiour
feet WIDE and also from Fourth-ave The dimensions
Of the amphitheatr will be 3I5x2o0 feet with track
onetenth Of mile long, and 1t will have permahens
seating capacity OF 5000, inclusive OF 40 prNa~
boxes. When foored over and filed with seats iof
conventions and similar purposes, the amphitheaeN
will have seating capacity Of about 1900.
Special attention Will be paid 10 It's acoustic props
critics. Underneath these seats. six feet below the
street and extending around the entire amphitheatre'
will be a continuous hall, thrtylve feet wide ana
twenty two high at its highest point, adapted 10 The
stabling Of horses, for horse. shows crcuses, and
similar purposes. The space Is lighted by windows
opening directly the street. and it will be VENT.
lated by system Of fans. The amphtheatre Will DO
provided with dressing rooms, lavatores etc. At Msdi-
and Twenty seventh-st. will be the theatre
with seating capacity Of 1900 At the south Of
the central Of the amphitheatre in Madison
ave. VIII be the cafe 30xJ0 feet and the restaurant,
G2xs2 feet. on the second floor approached through
the tower by elevators and staircase 10 feet wide.
will be concert hall, s0x00 feet, exclusive OF tho
stage, which with its galleries viii seat between
200 and 500 people.
by the side Of this concert hall, on Twenty sixthst,
and opening into IT, will be small hall, 3Ox60 feet
Both these halls connected by pantries with the
Kitchen and are intended to be used for balls
The large hall viii be connected at times also with
the amphitheatre by a movable stairway. over ths
smaller hall reached from the tower, VIII be two
rooms 2Oyj0 fer, with lavatores adjoining which
will be used "a dressing rooms in connection with the
restaurant The kitchen Will be at the top OF tho
building. The entire roof at the MadisOn-ave. end,
II2x2OO feet, Will be available for summer garden
The amph theatre viii be completed it is thought, By
March: the theatre and music hall by june and thu
entire building by August.
The architects of the building are Mckim Mead a
White and the builder David H. King il The
directors of the Garden are now: }. Perpont Morgan
ID o. Mills Adolph Ladenburg Frank X. sturgs
Charles Lanier II. H.. HOLSTER Herman oelrchs
H. l. Nicholas, 7. ". Peasal, W. f. Wharton and
Hiram Hitchcock.