Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-20
THE EIFFEL TOWER.
How the Taliest Artificial Structure
OM the Earth Looks EOdaY.

The monstrous tower designed by En-.
gineer Eitfel for the Paris Exposition has
three stories or divisions. The first story
| is sixty metres high Ia metre is equal tt
thirty-n nine inches) and rest on the arches
which Join the four foundation column
| that carry upon them the entire weight
of the huge tower.
The tower has four distinct sections
Each wing is provided with a refresh.
ment ealoon that may be reached by
means OF winding staircases under the
foundation piers. Notwithstanding the
center of the space has been set apart
for the elevator there still remain 4,20O
square metres Of floor room for the &C.
commodation of visitors who may desire
to promenade and enjoy a 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 acci-
dent.
An iron railing about four feet high,
with an arched roof to exclude the in
tense rays OF the sun, surrounds the ex-
treme edge OF the platform, as it may be
called, which has teen reserved as a
promenade tor those who desire to walk
about. The requirements for the
comfort of the inner man, too, have
not been forgotten. Kitchens, store
rooms, ice chests, and the like,
have been fitted up in the most handy
manner imaginable, so that there is little
occasion to fear that the supply of stimu-
| lating refreshments will give out, even
in the days when such lodgings in the
hotels and private houses will not be
obtainable for love or money. Each one
of the four cafes is provided with cellar
capable of storing 200 tuns of wine.
Everything shout the structure is ab-
solutely freproof, for iron is the only
material that has been used in its con.
struction. Two thousand persons pei
4 hour can ascend and descend the stair.
case leading to the platform, and 1900
can find seats to rest upon in the cafes
at one time.
The second story, which is sixty metres
above the first one, is also reached by
four staircases built inside of the sup
porting columns, which make a sharr
inward curve, leaving but l 400 equare
metres of surface for the platform and
promenade. Here, too, in the commod
thirsty and tired sightseer may fut
SOLucIuluS mOto polout tueu poluO WatSi
to recuperate his strength.
This story is ninety-one metres above
the tip of the Notrs Dame steep'e, ant
higher than the tower OF the palace .
the Trocadero. on the other side of the
river, and, as may easily be imagined
the view of the surrounding country t.
be had from such an altitude is almos
indescribable. From here on the col
umns of the tower fall in towards eac}
other until they ascend distance Of 27j
metres above the ground, where tht
third and last story is situated.
Only one staircase leads to the thirt
story, which is for the exclusive use c
the persons employed in the tower, ant
all visitors are expected to use the ele
vators, two in number, to reach tina
poiL.. The platform is 1Smetres square
still large enough to erect thereon a com
fortably sized dwelling. The view. her,
is simply superb. The story is equipped
with rejecting mirrors and large sup
ply of field-glasses for those who wish t.
use them. 1t has been estimated tina
the ordinary eye can discern object
seventy miles away.
The tower terminates in what is know
as the lantern, twenty-five metres abov
the third section, but this place has beel
set aside for the use of scientists for max
ing observations. II Vossiche Zeitung.