The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-25
THE EIFFEL TOWER.
How the TaIlest Artificial Structure ON the
Earth Looks.
From the Vossiche Zeitung.


Earth Looks.
From the Vossiche Zeitung.
The monstrous tower designed by
Engineer Eiffel for the Paris Exposi-
has three stories or divisions. The first
story is sixty metres high "a metre is
equal to thirty-nine inches) and rests
Oh the arches which join the four foun-
dation columns that carry upon them
the entire weight Of the huge tower.
The tower has four distinct sessions.
Each wing is provided with resResh- sh-.
ment saloon that may be reached by
means of winding staircases under the
foundation piers. notwithstanding
the centre of the space has been set
apart for the elevator there still remain
4,200 square metres ofhoor room for the
accommodation Of visitors who may
desire to promenade and enjoy view
of the city from the heights. z=s:
The apartments are very roomy, and
precautions have been taken to insure
the visitors against all possibility Of
accident.
An iron railing about four feet high,
with an arched roof to exclude the in
tense rays of the sun, surrounds the
extreme edge of the platform, as it may
be called, which has been reserved as "a
promenade for those who desire TO
walk about. The requirements for the
comfort of the inner man, too, have not
been forgotten. Kitchens, storerooms,
ice-chests and the like have been fitted
up in the most handy manner ira-
aginable, so that there is little occasion
to fear that the supply of stimulating
refreshments will give out, even in the
days when such lodgings in the hotels
and private houses will not be OBJ
tbinale for love or money. Each one
Of the four cafes is provided with cell
lar capable of storing 200 tuns of wine.
Everything about the structure is abb.
solutely fire-proof, for iron is the only
material that has been used in its con-
struction. Two Thousand persons per
hour can ascend and descend the stair:
cases leading to the platform, and 4 600
can find seats to rest upon in the cafes
at one time.
The second story, which is sixty me-
tres above the first one, is also reached
by four staircases built inside of the
supporting columns, which makes a.
sharp inward curve, leaving but l 400
square metres of surface for the plat
form and promenade. Here, too, in
the commodious and handsomely dec
grated cafe the thirsty and tired sight
seer, may find something more potent
than Seine water to recuperate his
strength. x. (
This story is 81 metres above the tip.
of the Notre Dame steepld dand higher
than the tower of the palace of the
Trocade 70, on the other side fthe river.
and, as may easily be imagined, the.
view of the surrounding country TO be
had from such an altitude is almost in:
describable. From here on the coll
umns of the tower fall in towards each
other until they ascend a distance of
275 metres above the ground, where
the third and last story is situated.
Only one staircase leads to the third
story, which is for the exclusive use of
the persons employed in the etower, and
all visitors are expected to use the eie-
vators, two in number, to reach that
point The platform is IS metres.
square, still large enough to erect
thereon a comfortably sized dwelling.
The view here is simply superb. The
story is equipped with rejecting mir
rors and Large supply Of feld-glasses
for those who wish to use them. It
has been estimated that the ordinary
eye can discern objects seventy. miles
away.
The tower terminates in what is
known as the lantern, 25 metres above
the third section, but this place has
been set aside for the use of the scien-.
fists for making observations.