The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-07-15
The Worlds Fair HuIIdings.

CHICAGO, July 1.-The Worlds Fair Build
ings and grounds are progressing. The Fine
Art building is partly under roof. There are
to be two annexes to it, but the ground is not
broken for them yet. The dimensions, accord
ing to figures said to be correct, are 800 by
800 feet, with two anneXes each 120 by 200
feet. Total floor area Il trifle over acres.
Total wall area for hanging la, S52 feet. The
building will cost 100000 and will require
13,0O0,0OO brick and over "a million pounds
of structural iron and 100000 feet of lum-
Der. 1t is claimed to be tireproof, although
built temporary.
The Woman's Building appears to be very
nearly finished. Miss Hayden, of Boston, is ar
chtect. 1t is 1919 by 38S feet, with a floor
space of 3.3 acres, and is to cost S13S, 900. 1t
will require 1,6O0, 900 feet of lumber and 49,
900 pounds of iron. On the roofs of the pavil-
ion it is intended to have tea garden and cafe.
The Horticultural building, which is well adj
vanced, is $50 by 960 feet, with floor area of
GO acres. and will use 2,5OO,O0o feet of lum-
Der and nearly 1, 100000 pounds of iron. The
dome is 132 feet high, with a diameter of $50
feet, to accommodate the tallest palms, bam-
boos and tree ferns and will cost about $780,
600. The figures used in ornamentation would
make Anthony Comstock go on the warpath.
The Transportation building has advanced
rapidly towards completion in the last month.
Size $50 by 060 feet; floor area "a acres; ma
terial used $500, 900 feet of lumber and ,100,-
600 pounds of iron, with an annex of 425 by
900 feet, with floor area OF 81 acres, cost to
be about $4,000. The cupola is 166 feet
will be on exhibition. AT present it resembles
on the inside very much what young lady told
II
There are policeman at every building to
keep people out. Some of the buildings they
allow a few people to go inside, not to exceed
u ten-fOot space from the door.
The Mining building is well advanced. The
size is $50 by 700 feet with floor area of 81
acres. 100000 feet of lumber and 500, 900
lbs. of steel were used in buildingit There is
II gallery about % feet from the floor and 60
feet wide, extending clear around the building.
m eeore a Ss
space is spanned by steel cantilever trusses
supported on steel columns.
The Electricity building is not us near com
pletion as the Mining building. Dimensions
345 by 500 feet, with spires and dOmes of coll
siderable size and height to ornament the
The Manufactures building will have to be
hurried if it is ready to dedicate at the time ap-
pointed. Dimensions 1877 by 1857 feet. The
ground area 30.47 acres. The floor area in
Guiding galleries, is Al acres. The cost will be
$1,oO0,O00. Material IL 100000 feet lumber,
120O0,00O pounds of steel in trusses of central
hall and 100000 pounds of iron in the roof
of nave. This building should be seen to be
appreciated. 1t is the largest building in the
world. 1t is three times larger than the Cathe-
dral of st. Peter in Rome, and any church in
Chicago could be placed in the veStibule of st.
Peters. The central hall has no pillars or any
supports to be in the way and has a floor area
seated i'll this room with six square feet of
space to each. The floor used up 100000
feet of lumber or over 200 carloads and car
loads of nails were used in mailing the floor to
the joiStS. There are 40 carloads of glass i'll
the roof. There are ~ trusses in the roof of
central hall, which took 600 fiat cars to bring
on the ground. The material in this building
would make two Brooklyn bridges. The ded-
cation ceremonies will be held in this hall,
which will be arranged to seat "a, 900 people
The lumber in Manufactures building repre-
sents about /, 100 acres of Michigan pine for
est.
1t is very noisy here the air is full of smoke
from fireworks of all sizes. There is Il lot of
pistol firing in backyards and the stray bullets
have hurt nearly dozen people so far. This is
The track is in fearful order, mud in places
being up to the horses knees. +.