The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-22

park are grouped nearly all the state
buildings, tho fine art building and tho
various structures OF foreign nations.
Next comes the fisheries building,
which Is situated just north OF the Ia.
coon, and directly west OF tho fisheries
DuAiding on the opposite size Of the
parl;, stands the woman's building.
South OF the woman's building and on
the lame side Of the lagoon, which par
aiIc.s the luke, are the horticultural
building and the transportation build
ing, To the southwark OF the govern
ment building, on the east side OF the
lagoon and bordering on the lake, is the
giant structure OF the fair, the manu-,
igc!nres and liberal arts building. South
OF this edifice is the great pier, for
lake steamers, extending 1000 feet
into the lake and on one wing OF which
is The music hall. Extending westward
from the pier is n long avenue several
hundred feet wide. All down this grand
avenue, oncompassing a beautiful sheet
Of water, stand imposing buildings
along the majestic facades OF which
sweeps the gaze Of the visitor until it
rests on the administration building
nearly q mile distant. West OF the agri-
cultural building stands machinery
hall, which is its equal in size and is es-
peClaly rich in architectural lines and
detoiIs. To the northward OF tine ad-
ministration building on either side
and Ilclne tho grand avenue stand two
more immenoe buildings, for the
electrical and the other for the mining
exhibit. Near by is tho wooded island
"A dclightfll gem OF primitive nature
in striking contrast with the elaborate
productions OF human skill which sur
round it. In the southwestern portion
ci the grounds are the great depots, tho
numerous railway tracks and the stock
families. The forestry building fronts
the AXE in the southeast and nearby
ie The saw mill, the dairy building and
various other smaller but equally inter-
esting structures.
MANUFACTURES ASD LIBERAL ARTS.
Like a giant among pigmie, the Man
ufacIrres and Liberal Arts building
looms up above its companion build
ings until their colossal proportions are
dwarled into lnsigniicance by the very
comparison. Noted as the lurgest
building ever constructed, itlosea moth
ing OF its beauty by its size, as in sym
mctrical proportions ond design it
rivals an Of the great architectural
triumphs OF the Worlds Columbian
Exposition. This building, which is
completed and ready for exhibits to-
dag Cover1 over thirty acres and has in
floor space, including galleries, an area
OF iorty-thfee acres. II is owe n quar-
ter OF q mile in length, cost $i,700,0O0
and contains 5000, 900 feet OF lumber
and 100000 pounds OF iron. 1t is
only possible to appreciate the i'm
mensity OF this structure by COMPARE
son, aud when one is told that it is four
times larger than the old Roman
Coliseum, which seated $4,000; that the
great pyramid Cheops could be COM
fortably housed on its inside and still
leave DON for the Sphinx, Cleopatra,s
Needle, Liberty Statue on Bedloe's
Island and Notre Dame OF Paris rs adj
diLionai attractions, an adequate appre-
citation is received OF its mag
nitude. 1t is the boast OF its
builders that the Manufactures
Building contains in its roof alone
enough iron aud steel to build two
BROOKLYN bridges. An unprecedented
feat OF engineering and architecture
is accomplished in the construction
OF the roof of this building. Under the
single roof span OF the building over
the main hall is enclosed over eleven
acres, an area entirely free from sup
porting pillars or posts, from which the
iooi, over 200 feet above, looks like the
yaulted heavens having for its support
the horizon, where roof and earth
gradually appear to approach each
other. 4 gallery fifty feetwlde encircles
the interior OF the building aud pro-
jecting trom.this are eighty-siX smaller
galleries, twelve feet wide, from which
visitors will have an excellent view OF
the acres OF exhibits below. Its multi
tude oil galleries, corridors and aisles,
parallellng and intersecting, give the
interior Of the building the appearance
OF a great city. so much so indeed that
q system OF street nomenclature has
been found necessary in indicating the
geographical location OF exhibits.
Ten thousand electric lights will be
necessary 10 illuminate the building.
II the fantasy had led the exposition
officials to have indeed constructed a
city beneath this roof along the various
avenues and streets, 1000 colleges could
have found room within its walls and a
population Of 5000 people could have
existed here without n single discomfort
OF m over-crowded city. The CORN
than style OF architecture is the one
which prevails in this building.
Severely classic, this long array OF
columns and arches which its facades
present is relieved by elaborate orna.
mentation OF female figures, %symbolicat
OF the various nrts and sciences. Three
hundred thousand people can be com
iortably seated in this building, and the
%larges, standing army in the world
-thar OF Russia-could be modified
beneath is roof.
ELECTRICITY BUILDING.
In the electricity building is to be ex-
hibitcd the browning glory of the nine
tocnth century. No other industry or
science has made such progress within
the last decade, and thia building and
its exhibits may DO declared q monu-
ment to mon already l%iving-to Edison,
OF America, Werner Siemens, oil Ger
many and Sir William Thompson, OF
Engiand, the ME who have led the
van in electrical discoveries and inven-
tions.
This is tho first time in q great expo.
sition that electricity has been named
as one OF the important departments OF
industry. For tho Columbian EXPOSE
ton, however, those intrustod With the
formulation Of tho great Consultations