Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-08-03
OUR PARIS LETTER.
A Worcester Countian's Obser-
vations in Sunny France.
THE EIFFEL TOWER.
He Visits it and Tells of it's
Greatness.

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BEDFORD HOTEL. PARIS, July I, 1889.
Mcssrs. Editors Please allow me space
in the columns Of your paper to say PARIS,
containing population Of three mill ions.
makes II, with its visiting patrons. one Of
the most attractive cities in the world
The Eifrcl Tower being the most a,trac.
tive part Of the exhibition. | will make n
few remarks on It's construction
II Is by FAR the highest Tower that has
ever been constructed by man, II being
one thousand feet hish. Its projectors
encountered opposition from different
quarters before they finished their work.
The owners Of houses IN the ncighbor.
hood threatened an action for very heavy
damages on account of the supposed din
Guilty which the danger due to the proxim.
ity Of the Tower would cause them in
renting their houses Their contention
was. that IL would in short he the dishon-
ar Of Paris. They presented an inaffec-
tual petition To the minisicr,Mr. LOckroy,
against its erection. The Tower, how.
ever. survived all these attacks aud il has
been safely completed The iron work
and the foundation show no signs of
weakness and the supposed danger
To the beauty Of the city has proved To he
~ chimera Seen from u little distance,
the colossal base below the first platform
is more ar less hidden by the surrounding
buildings and trees. and the upper por.
ton then appears chiefly remarkable. Its
grace Of outline, lightncss of structure
and its s,upendous proportions become
for the first time realized, and the spccta.
tor commences To understand how Il is
TINT 10000 persons eau he accommodated
on the Tower ut one time without serious
oycrcrowding. Without troubling your
readers TOO much with the icchnicalities
Of construction il may be stated that the
Tower repOses an four enormous FONDA.
tions Of concrete, pointing exactly Ia the
four cardinal points Of the compass The
upper portions Of these are faced on
masonry. between which and the struci.
IRE of the Tower proper, come massive
foundation plates of east iron and from
each of these foundations rises one of the
four limbs OF the Tower, which are hound
together by iron arches and by the first
platform the four limbs unite together at
considerable height above the second
platform. or approximately NJ u level al
about GOO feet above the ground, thence
the undivided structure To the third or
highest platform, which in its turn is sur.
mounted by II domicilc structure. The
total weight ~ the iron work is abou,
400 tons. Access can be gained 10 the
top OF the Tower by means either If stair.
cases or elevators. There are two of tho
former each having 80 steps. The clcya.
tors each have accommodations for 100
visitors, and they rise ut II speed Of one
metre per second or ahou, 200 feet a min.
ute. They are fitted with ample prccau.
tions against accidents. The top platform
is completely enclosed 50 there may be- no
danger of visitors getting iii ~ from the
great height. II is provided with iclc.
scopes through which visitors can see
many distant objects with Interest. The
view from this part OF the Tower is simp.
" Incompatible. Paris lies "a, ones feet.
an immense congregation in the midst Of
beautiful landscape --,raycrsed by the
river scene. The view cnicnds oyc- the
hills which surround the Tower foi an i'm
mcnsc range IN every direction; on u pcr.
fcctly clear day the sea should he visible.
in two directions The iurihrrc>i point
from which the Tower itself i visible
with the naked eye Is in the forest oi
F0n,aincblcau, over ~ miles away. The
view of Paris hy night with It's countless
myriads of lights is n spectacle TINT once
seen can never he forgotten The quality
of air also a, This height is most refresh
ing. The visitor is far above the clouds.
the dust and heat of the great civ and
can enjoy the pure mountain air. visi
tors are mol allowed To ascend above the
third platform. The campanilc is rcscrv.
ed for scientific observation and for the
electric lights which send their rays in
every direction. will now mention thu,
visitors ascending the Tower are charged
according I" the hcirh, they wish To 60
The price for the entire inurnrv la :,l ilnor
is five franks or 81 in our money. The
staircase will admi, 1000 visitors per hour
as far as the second platform The clc-
vaiors will take ?i0O per hour To the same
height while the liIls from The second Ia
the third platform can take up about 80
passengers per hour From all the infur.
nation could learn the Eiicl Tower east
81 ,5nWm Most respectfully yours,