Evening journal., 1893-09-15
AN IMPOSING EDIF!CE.
The Pile of Brandywine Granite
Assuming Shape.
TO BE RoOFBD IN BY oHRIaTNAs

tion Of the New Federal Rnildina-The
Large Clock WIN BE Ninety Feet Above
the Pavement-Every Facility for the
Transaction Of Business In the DeIa-
ware District.
The work on the new Federal Building
at Ninth and shipley streets has ad-
vanced SO far that the beauty Of the
architectural design can be partially
! appreciated. Every day demonstrates
the wisdom Of those who induced the
Federal Government to substitute stone
for brick on the upper stories. The
brandywine granite is not only hand
some, bnt Il will be far more lasting.
The wall is finished to the third story
window sills, and one of the heavy der
rieks has been lowered preparatory to
raising it to the third floor joists in
about two weeks The brick work is
done up to the lintels, upon which the
brick masons are waiting. All iron
necessary for the superstructure Is on
the ground, but some Of It Is not ready
for immediate use.
Forty seven men are at work on the
structure, and A. s. Reed 4 Bros.
Company feel confident that Il will be
under cover by Christmas, II nothing
Unforeseen should happen. The contraot
calls for completion Of the superstruc-
tive In August, 1894 BY superstruo-
ture, as used In the sense Of the con
tract, Is meant the walls, roof. tower.
partitions, pavements, curbs, grading
and prepRratlon,of grass plots and hun
dred other matters which, when done,
leave the building to be finished BY
another contract. The superstructure
will take /, 600, 000 bricks, rs, 600 cubic feet
, Of granite exclusive Of the coping curb
and basement. The stone is all cut on
the building site.
A Massive Stone Tower.
The building is 154 by 90 feet over
ALL 10 will be three stories. with a
tower Of 1O6 feet high and 20 feet
square. The stonework Of the tower
will be surmounted by fneal of
4 iron and copper % feet high, making
the top 125 feet above the level OF the
frst floor. This tower will be divided
! into four rooms one above the other,
3 connected by a spiral staircase.
3 high Time for Wilmington.
The clock will be ninety feet above the
q pavement. There will be four dials,
each feet inches in diameter. The
, furnishing of the clock will be EN-
! bodied In the next contract
The Interior Arrangement.
The roof Of the building will be Of iron
!. and tile. It will have pitch Of sixty
F: degrees.
The working room Of the post Office
/. will be on the first floor. The post
masters private Office will bs In the
q southeast corner and his assistant will
/ be similarly provided for In the
southwest corner The heavy work Of
/. the department will be done in the
Y basement.
h The marshal district attorney, clerk
/, Of the court will have their Offices on the
q second floor The judges and lawyers
r parlors, Jury room, witness room and
{ library will be on the same floor.
10 The court room entrance viii be on
the second floor, but IL will occupy por-
" tions Of the second and third, being t=To
8 stories high. The room will be 81 feet
[, 6 inches by 81 feet inches. IL will be
t. lighted by FIVE large windows each Is
b feet inches high and feet inches
d wide.
Offices for the collector Of customs
n and his deputy, and collector Of internal
,e revenue are In the third story. Jury
rooms prisoners cells and an exhibits
room are the other apartments.
!. Elevator on shipiey Street Side.
The elevator will be on the shipley
m street side. It viii be of the latest
T. design, and run from the basement to
the third floor
i, Thele will be vaults on every foor
They range in size from six feet I've
l. inches by six feet eight inches to nine
c. feet eleven inches by six feet Eve inches.
pc The clerk Of the court has the largest.
3. To walk from the FIRST floor TO the top
,. room of the tower person viii have to
! climb Ave flights Of stairs, containing
= 1l3 steps.
III Costly Hosting Machinery.
The hosting machinery used by the
L. contractors cost about 81. 000
OF The two powerful derricks wee pur-
OF hased in St Paul. They are tested
he at ten tons. The wire cables used
I'D in connection with them have
undergone a test Of seventeen ton:
to the foot A twenty horsepower
engine furnishes the motive power
"a Tbs heaviest pieces of stone they vii
have to lift will be the two mail slabs
Il. They are of granite, and when cut q
- their proper dimensions each will bs
~. thirteen by seven and one half feet and
20 eight inches thick. One is already on
~ a. the ground ready for the stonemasops K
zee begin work on IL.
n Only One slight Accident.
The work Of construction has beer
a singularly exempt from accident Of any
re- kind. The only personal injury attend
EN- ing IL thus far was sustained by an ap-
prentice boy who had a little hngei
Is slightly crushed. This exemption II
rst probably due to the carefulness Of thu
ce, contractors for the safety Of their en-
vs. ployes.
.he A. S. Reed, John Reed, Harry Stewart
sty and S. L. Foster, the contractors, hav,
personal supervision Of their men, will
Hamilton Stewart as foreman. TIT
government is constantly represented bl
Ma Superintendent James w. Ware, Clerl
J. Harvey Sprusncs and Foreman JOSEPH
S. Dunlap. II is their business TO se'
ey that the contractors live up to tn
ln' bargain. Thus far there has been n
M friction between the respective parties