The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-04-15

That character mere. he-JlItB WI iIS
stone pillars in the la emenL are iron
columns reaching the entire height OF
the building. The building is $50 by
so and 60 feet in dimensions. The
walls at the foundation are feet and
6 inches thick gradually lessenirg to
. feet at the top. Brick was used in
the back of the walls. The stairway
aud braces supporting the roof are OF
Alabama pine. The fourth floor is
peculiarly we'll adapted to dancing,
being clear of pillars or obstructlons
of any kind, and is about the same di-
mansions AS the dancing pavilion at
Hygeia Hotel. 1t is limited that after
Lent the Arsenal will be the scene of
a dance.
The guard-house, just to the right
of the store-hOuse, is also of Bowling
Green stone, and is very neat in APP
pearance, Notwithstanding a little
gloomy by the appearance of the
cells, which are not frequently used,
however, as the small body of men
stationed at the arsenal are very well
beh aved.
In the rear Of the store-house is the
office, three stories high including
basement, and also constructed of
Bowling Green stone. On the main
floor is Major ArnOld's office, clerks
way. Above is a model room.
Further back from the railroad,
and located in a grove of tall trees, is
the commandments quarters, by far.
the handsOmest building Oh the
grounds. Built of Bowling Green
stone, and three stories high, beauti-
full i'll architecture, it at once attracts
the eye. But while the outside APP
peals to the eye in it's beauty, the in
terror is even more beautiful. Enter
ing through an immense doorway
which reaches to the ceiling, the
visitor is ushered into a hallway con-
nected by folding doors with the
reception room, library and dining
room Tie hallway, dining and re-
ception rooms are finished i'll carved
quartered oak, aud are elegantly fur
nished, yet with more of all eye to
comfort than appearance. The
library is furnished in cherry. The
upper floors are divided into bed
rooms, and furnished in carved oak.
The windows are of Cathedral glass
and give a sOftened light to the
interior furnishings and decorations.
Near the Mount Pleasant pike, and
to the south of the buildings just de-
quarters aud the married mems
quarters, two three story brick
buildings with stone trimmings, each
handsomely finished and furnished
and having all the cOnvenieDces Incl
dent to dwellings in large cities.
Everything from cellar to garnet is as
neat as can be, and the hOuse-keeper
in the barracks-a man, by the way
deserves much credit.
A little further south is the Mega
zine, a brick building, copper lined
I'D lf,,h ot
various points. 1t is thoroughly fire
and tightening proof, but no eXplo-
sives are yet stored there.
On the railroad south of the store
house is the machine shop, of brick
with stone trimmings. 1t is COM
pleted, but no machinery has been
placed yet for lack of appropriation.
The stack is 80 feet high and will con-
II ect with the boilers by an under
ground flue. In this building is also
the commissary department.. South
of this building is the stable and shed.
The Government has two horses
here.
All OF the buildings were to be COM
pleted by Nov. l, 1890, except store
hOuse, which was to be completed by
July l, 1891. The contractor was
several months behind and forfeited
a considerable amount to the Govern
ment. The cost of the main build
ing alone was $91 1873 20, leaving about
| $50, 900 for the other buildings.
The grounds are being beRutitied as
| fast as can be done without additional
appropriations. MacadamiZed walks
are being constTuc ed through the
grounds. Already a sewerage system
has been completed, connecting all
| the buildings, and emptying into
Little Bjgby Creek.
The Arsenal il supplied with water
| by the COLI IN bia Water Works, out an
appropriation has been asked for a
cistern with l20 GOO gallons capacity
to cost 81, 800
Altogether, an appropriation OF
about $4,000 has been asked foI
necessary improvements, including
All iron picket fence with stone foun-
dation to cost about $44 600; assistant
officers quarters, costing about $l7,-
| 900; gate at main entrance; Flagstaff;
constructing roads and walks; grad.
| ing grounds; cistern; shade-trees,
| ii sc hose and reels etc,
Mai Arnold few days ago re-
ceiVCd communication from Con
gresham Cox, saying that SlO.O on
was all that he could possibly get out
of the subcommittee. This will OF
course retard necessary improve
| mentS at least TWO years. 1Ile'e II
no doubt that the grounds neeC
working on very badly.
The pine for the flag .afI, in two
sectious has arrived and will soon be
erected. Ii will be over 100 feet high
When erected morning and even
ing guns will be fired.
Mai. Isaac Arnold, the clever com
mauGant at the Arsenal, is well
kno Xn and well liked in Columbis
and Maury County, and has mad'
many friends since taking charge o
the Government work. He is abou
80 years old, of average height aud in
clined to stoutness. His hair anI
beard are becoming a little silvereC
by time, but he is as sprightly anC
active as a West Point Cadet. Mai
Arnold is a native of Haddam, Mid
dlesex County, Connecticut, aud it wa
there, where his father owned valu
able quarries, that he acquired tn
knowledge OF stone and stone work
which has been of so much value I
him in experimenting the construC
ton of the Arsenal.
Mai. Arnold is the only commits
stoned officer stationed at tn
Arsenal, but he has valuable assist
ants in Sergeant Stokes and COrpC
raj Atkin The Major has an etflci
eut and valuable assistant IN hi